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1934355490723575London: Cape 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's ochre-coloured boards with green lettering to the spine. Dustiness to the top-edge; some faint foxing to the fore-edge overall VG indeed. No inscriptions. The dustwrapper is price-clipped to the front flap rubbed to the spine edges and the head and tail of the spine which is also a bit darkened. No loss to the dustwrapper. Photographs/scans available upon request. Cape hardcover
1981355490724395London: Faber 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's orange boards with black lettering to the spine. A fine copy in a near fine very slightly spine-faded dustwrapper. A very nice copy indeed. "Common sense realistic recipes using real ingredients in reasonable quantities.for British cooks I cannot imagine a better more economical cookbook" GoodReads. Kitchen in the Hills is a simple cook book compiled by Mrs West during her years living in relative poverty up in the hills in their little cottage in rural Wales in the 1960's. Between each chapter the author reminisces about her life in a humourous and affectionate way.you feel like she has never quite left the hills even to this day. Elizabeth & Alan had to stretch every penny they had to last a very long time and she recalls the simple but nutritious meals that sustained them both through the lean times after they had jacked it all in leaving the rat race to try their hand at self-sufficiency and a completely different way of life. Most of the recipes contain herbs vegetables or WEEDS that they picked from the garden or meat that they received in payment for Alan's odd jobs. Photographs/scans available upon request. Faber hardcover
19713554907243561971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Paris: Editions Jean Pierre Taillandier 1971. First Edition. In French. Publisher's orange boards with gilt lettering to the front board and spine. A near fine copy in a good edge-worn dustwrapper. With the ownership signature of Jill Norman British Food Writer and Editor. Uncommon these days in the true first edition. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
1986355490724320London 1986. London:Published exclusively for J Sainsbury plc by Walker Books 1986. First UK edition. Illustrated by Julia Binfield. A very fine copy. As new. Not issued with a dustwrapper. A hardback. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
19743554907243171974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Paris: Editions J.P. Taillandier 1974. First Edition. In French. Publisher's teal-coloured boards lettered in brown to the spine and front board. Wonderful photographic illustrations. A fine copy in a VG complete slightly spine-faded dustwrapper minisculy rubbed to the spine tips in the original green velour slipcase which is slightly rubbed. A very nice copy indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
1997355490724271London 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. Richmond Surrey: Curzon Press 1997. First UK edition. A hardback. Not issued with a dustwrapper. A very fine copy. As New. From the Library of Jill Norman British Food Writer and Food Editor with her bookplate to the front paste-down. pp 151. ISBN: 07007 06860. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
19603554907242561960. Singapore: Jay-Birch & Company Limited 1960. Second Edition. A large format softback. 202 pages. Printed by Union Printing. Illustrations by Judy William. This edition includes a new section showing market produce available in Sigapore with local names of foodstuffs a section on wine by Andre L. Simon President of the Wine and Food Sociuety extracts from the Party-Givers Book by Maria Gallati and 100 additional recipes including a number by well known writers of food. Nearly half the pages are Singaporean adverts from the period. The spine of the book has: "BETTER BUY BIRD'S EYE". A VG or slightly better copy with minor surface loss at the base of the spine. Quite scarce in my experience. Photographs/scans available upon request. unknown
19013554907242441901. First Edition. Hard Cover. New York and London: Physical Culture Publishing Co 1901. First Edition. Publisher's full brown cloth binding with very faded but still visible white lettering on spine. A clean tight and unmarked copy. 249pp. index advertisements. No inscriptions. Slightly soft spine tips. A VG or slightly better copy. No dustwrapper. Quite uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
19623554907242421962. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: The Y.W.C.A. of Malaya 9th Edition 1962. ELIZABETH DAVID'S COPY WITH HER BOOK-PLATE TO THE TITLE PAGE. A book of culinary information and recipes compiled in Malaya. A stiff-bound book not issued with a dustwrapper. A VG copy. Great provenance. Photographs/scans available upon request. unknown
1927355490723635London: Routledge 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: George Routledge and Sons London nd 1927. First UK Edition. Octavo viii 87 pages. Published in May 1927 according to the English Catalogue of Books for that year. Publisher's original green-blue boards stamped and lettered in dark blue. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. Offsetting to both sets of end-papers and mild foxing to the fore-edge otherwise a VG copy. In the RARE VG pictorial dustwrapper priced 1/6 net to the spine as called for. The dustwrapper has loss at the head and tail of the spine which is also darkened; a chip from the middle of the spine not affecting any lettering and from the top left-hand corner of the front cover affecting the CO of Cold; and a couple of tears to the spine edges. Part of the "Lure of Cookery" series by the legendary Mrs Leyel. Menus and the necessary recipes for 67 meals also Sandwich recipes. Superb dustwrapper art by "K. Hale" Kathleen Hale the legendary British artist illustrator and children's author most famous for her illustrations for Orlando the Marmalade Cat. NB: the pictorial first edition dustwrapper by Kathleen Hale should not be mistaken for the pale-green non-decorative reprint wrappers. Photographs/scans available upon request. Routledge hardcover
1927355490725672London: Routledge 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: George Routledge and Sons London nd 1927. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. Octavo 87 pages. Published in May 1927 according to the English Catalogue of Books for that year. Publisher's original grey-green boards stamped and lettered in dark blue. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. Foxing to the prelims and to the page block edges that has crept into the text otherwise a VG copy. In the RARE good only pictorial dustwrapper priced 2/- net to the spine by way of a publisher's label pasted over the original price on the spine. The dustwrapper has minor loss at the head of the spine removing the "l" of Cold. The bottom quarter of the spine is missing below the "Lure of Cookery". The rear panel of the dustwrapper has the pricing blacked out for the Lure of Cookery books. The spine shows evidence of possible water damage at some stage in its life. Part of the "Lure of Cookery" series by the legendary Mrs Leyel. Menus and the necessary recipes for 67 melas also Sandwich recipes. Superb dustwrapper art by "K. Hale" Kathleen Hale the legendary British artist illustrator and children's author most famous for her illustrations for Orlando the Marmalade Cat. Quite uncommon in the pictorial dustwrapper and much preferred to the later plain dustwrapper used. Hilda Leyel 1880-1957 was a leading light in herbalism in Britain. In 1927 the year after the publication of this book she founded The Society of Herbalists and went on to establish the Culpeper chain of herbal shops. Further photographs available upon request. Routledge hardcover
19493554907242211949. Hard Cover. Occupied Japan: Japan Travel Bureau 1949. Originally published as a First Edition in 1949 this is the fourth edition from February 1952. Publisher's green boards with inlay of a lobster to the front board. About VG wear and minor surface loss at the head of the spine and marks to the rear board. No inscriptions. "A collection of ordinary Japanese recipes. In the past so many foreigners have eaten and enjoyed sukiyaki and tempura but that is about all." - Preface. 162 pages. Index. Occasional colour and black & white photos. Diagrams. Text in English. An early English-language Japanese cookbook. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
193215476AB1932. Tokyo 1932 27 : 20 cm. 6 leaves 12 plates with many coloured illustrations. Coloured illustrated original wrappers. Beautiful sample book of Japanese sweets. A hugh varaity of different designs for sweets. - In front end paper there shows Chokudai: theme of the Imperial Poetry Contest. The theme is 'Morning Sea'. Some of Japanese song which match the theme. 1932 was the Year of the Dog so there are some sweets which use the Dog mark. - One corner a bit pumbed back wrapper missing. unknown
1976355490724212London: Cape 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Jonathan Cape 1976. First published in Great Britain in 1976. Publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to the spine. A near fine or better copy in like dustwrapper priced £5.95 net to the inside flap. Uncommon. 'Madhur Jaffrey's classic "An Invitation to Indian Cooking" demonstrates how varied irresistible and inexpensive Indian cooking can be and how easily you can prepare authentic dishes at home. There is no other book on Indian cooking as persuasive as this "invitation" from award-winning cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey. Focusing on the flavourful cooking of her native Delhi Jaffrey offers more than 165 easy-to-follow recipes'. GoodReads. Photographs/scans available upon request Cape hardcover
19053554907242101905. Hard Cover. London and Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack 1905. Fourth Edition. Publisher's pale-blue boards with dark blue lettering to the spine and front board. Hardback. Advert end-papers to front of book. Slightly soft spine tips and minor wear to the corners otherwise a VG copy. No inscriptions. No dustwrapper. An early 20th century guide for nurses and others caring for invalids in the care to be taken "upon the preparation and securing of appropriate and appetising dishes" for the patient. A nice copy. Rare. hardcover
19663554907241761966. Oudaia-Rabat 1966. Seventh Edition print run 5000 copies on the presses of the Agdal Printing House in Rabat. A softback. Quarto. 209 pages. Not issued with a dustwrapper. Illustrations by J. E. Laurent. A VG copy. Front cover illustration of an Oriental Scene. Quite rare. In French. Photographs/scans available upon request. unknown
192618753AB1926. Dixieme édition. Paris Flammarion 1926 245 : 18 cm. LIV 772 XXV pages with over 400 illustrations in the text. Original cloth. One of the classic French works on foreign cuisine. With more then 2000 recipes collected from all over the world. - Complete rare with all the inserted advertisments. hardcover
195519857AB1955. Edinburgh and London Oliver and Boyd 1955. 22 : 145 cm. XXIV 80 pages title vignette and a further 20 in-text engravings showing various pieces of culinary equipment . Original cloth with original illustrated dust-jacket. First trade edition. - One of the first Moorish/Arab recipe books printed. - "The first purpose of this book is to provide for those Europeans who wish to make Moroccan dishes the recipes in the most approved and classical manner of Moroccan cooking. How many dishes may be of purely Mauretanian origin it would be hazardous to suggest. Some of them are know to have come from East among which is the pastry called Treed which History records as far away as Mecca. It can scarcely be thought rash to surmise this dish to have been introduced into Morocco in the time of Mulai Idris descendant of the Prophet Mohammed who fled to Morocco and whose body lies at Fez the land of his exile. It was he who brought to the West the Mohammedan religion and may not the faithful Fatima have brought to the Moors the recipe for Treed" Foreword. - Some text in Arabic. - A mint copy. hardcover
193619858AB1936. New York and London The Literary Digest 1936. 205 : 145 cm. XV 650 pages 1 leaf with 17 1 coloured plates and 5 illustrations. Original blue cloth. Contains Menus Recipes and house management. - A mint copy. hardcover
192212920AB1922. Dresden Weber n.d.ca. 1922. 30 : 25 cm. 4 pages With 24 coloured plates. Original illustrated boards. Written by one of the most important editors on this field. Text in German English Swedish Spanish. About the art of painting caskes pastry cookies etc. with cocoa. - Binding wrikled inside good. hardcover
19303554907236221930. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Seattle Washington: Lowman & Hanford Company 1930. The inside flap of the dustwrapper states: "National edition second printing". 411pp. 4 blank pages for Additional Recipes adverts. Publisher's silver pebbled cloth titled and decorated in black orange and blue. A former owner's address details to the front free end-paper otherwise a fine copy in a near fine slightly spine-faded dustwrapper with a short closed tear at the top left-hand corner of the front panel historically repaired to the verso. A nice copy of an uncommon book the first edition of which was published in 1924. From the Foreword: a community cookbook with recipes attributed of the Seattle Fruit and Flower Mission "an organization of women all volunteers which gives dietary aid to those who are ill or undernourished irrespective of race or creed" Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
1916355490723608London: Pearson 1916. First Edition. Hard Cover. London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd 1916. First UK Edition. Publisher's original decorative red cloth lettered in black. Advertisements to both set of end-papers page block toned throughout due to the poor quality of paper used a neat name in ink to the half-title a few leaves very slightly chipped or frayed at edges. Cloth somewhat marked faded spine a little worn with some fraying and a couple of tiny holes. The "Home Notes" Books No. 4. No dustwrapper. Inexplicably uncommon. At the time of listing we can no other example listed on the web. Photographs/scans available upon request Pearson hardcover
19093554907240411909. First Edition. Manchester: Albert Broadbent 1909. First UK Edition. A softback with deckled edges. Hand-sewn binding. A VG copy with clean interior. 50 useful salad recipes. Quite scarce. Photographs/scans available upon request. unknown
1936355490724032London: Heinemann 1936. Hard Cover. First published June 1932 this is the third edition from October 1936. Used Hardback without dustwrapper as issued. A VG copy boards lightly tanned; some mild wear at the base of the spine and a neat former owner's name to the front paste-down. A very nice copy indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request. Heinemann hardcover
1925355490724025London: Heinemann 1925. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. FROM THE LIBRARY OF JILL NORMAN BRITISH FOOD WRITER AND FOOD EDITOR. 8vo. cloth viii 156pp. Frontispiece by Laboureur. Covers worn and marked offsetting to both sets of end-papers pushing and miniscule wear to the slightly-darkened spine foxing to the early/late pages of the book and to the page block edges which has crept into the text in places. Clean interior. A contemporary gift inscription to the front free end-paper. No dustwrapper. A new collection of recipes of simple French cooking. With the book-plate of Jill Norman to the front free end-paper. A timeless classic that demands to be included in any keen cook's collection. Photographs/scans available upon request. Heinemann hardcover