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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
193654291Chicago: Walter Hill 1936. Each signed with initials of the Artist. Matted with the corresponding captioned illustrations. 1 vols. Various Sizes 13.5 x 11 inches to 3 x 7 inches matted on 14.5 x 22 inch boards . In worn and split cloth drop box morocco label. Each signed with initials of the Artist. Matted with the corresponding captioned illustrations. 1 vols. Various Sizes 13.5 x 11 inches to 3 x 7 inches matted on 14.5 x 22 inch boards . Bitting p. 13: "Fully annotated. The name was synonymous with gourmandise and among the ancients was given to choice dishes the name of the author was probably Coelius who gave the name Apicius to his book"; Vicaire p. 277 Walter Hill unknown
199729093Wash. D.C.:: Counterpoint Press 1997. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine bright unclipped dust jacket. Six decades of correspondence sketch the story of a young adult who shouldered enormous domestic responsibilities as daughter mother and wife - a sensuous woman who managed to find success as a writer despite a paucity of money time and occasionally spirit. A Life in Letters features an introduction by Anne Lamott and includes thirty-two pages of photographs. Counterpoint Press, unknown
199727944Wash. D.C.:: Counterpoint Press 1997. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine bright unclipped dust jacket. Six decades of correspondence sketch the story of a young adult who shouldered enormous domestic responsibilities as daughter mother and wife - a sensuous woman who managed to find success as a writer despite a paucity of money time and occasionally spirit. A Life in Letters features an introduction by Anne Lamott and includes thirty-two pages of photographs. Counterpoint Press, 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
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
199127443<p>New York:: Atlantic Monthly Press 1991. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. In this memoir Ferrary recounts her fifteen year friendship with Fisher and shows us the person behind the persona found in her books. It is also the story of a young woman's relationship with an older woman who is famous and charismatic.</p> Atlantic Monthly Press, 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
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
19753554907239981975. First Edition. Singapore: Longman 1975. First Edition. Publisher's original coloured and illustrated glazed boards. viii 64pp. Coloured detailed illustrations by Yusoff Haji Hohd. Saman on 12 plates species names in English and Latin detailed black/white illustrations in text select bibliography general glossary glossary of Malay words index species names also in Thai and Tamil language list of illustrations table of contents. Malaysian Nature Handbooks series. Not issued with a dustwrapper. 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
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
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
198024396<p>New York::: Simon & Schuster 1980. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a short closed slit to the front panel of the jacket. Root is one of the world's leading food authorities and in this comprehensive volume he shares two hundred delightful essays as well as shorter entries on the foods of the world discussing the history of food from ancient to modern times and offering a host of food facts and trivia accompanied by two hundred illustrations.</p> Simon & Schuster,, hardcover
198025533<p>New York:: Simon & Schuster 1980. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Very Good copy with a remainder mark on the bottom edge and dampstain to one corner of the text block not bleeding through to the text in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with damp stain to inside tope edge of the jacket. Root is one of the foremost authorities on food and in this volume he provides a comprehensive guide to the foods of the world. 602 pages fully illustrated.</p> Simon & Schuster, hardcover
198022835<p>New York:: Simon & Schuster 1980. First Printing of the First Edition. A Near Fine copy with a remainder mark on the bottom edge in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Root is one of the foremost authorites on food and in this volume he provides a comprehensive guide to the foods of the world. 602 pages fully illustrated.</p> Simon & Schuster, 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
1934355490724031London: Heinemann 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Illustrated by J.E. Laboureur. 7 1/2" x 5". Xavier Marcel Boulestin 1878- 20 September 1943 was a French chef restaurateur and the author of cookery books that popularised French cuisine in the English-speaking world. Publisher's original title-blocked brown cloth. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. The merest hint of foxing to the fore-edge otherwise a near fine copy in a good price-clipped dustwrapper which is browned to the spine as often found and chipped to the spine ends affecting the publisher at the base of the spine and also in one place to the right-hand edge of the spine partially affecting the "L" of CHANNEL. The dustwrapper is marked in places and has wear to the corners. Quite uncommon in dustwrapper. Photographs/scans available upon request. Heinemann hardcover
1934355490724030London: Heinemann 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. FROM THE LIBRARY OF ELIZABETH DAVID. Illustrated by J.E. Laboureur. 7 1/2" x 5". Xavier Marcel Boulestin 1878- 20 September 1943 was a French chef restaurateur and the author of cookery books that popularised French cuisine in the English-speaking world. Publisher's original title-blocked brown cloth. Slight pushing at the base of the spine and dustiness to the top-edge otherwise a near fine copy with the book-plate of Elizabeth David to the front paste-down. In the rare dustwrapper priced 6/- net to the inside flap which is in bright and clean near fine condition with NO BROWNING to the spine and scarce thus. Elizabeth David the most celebrated English food writer of the 20th century praised Boulestin in her books and adopted many of his precepts. In David's hands his personality leaps from the page and she makes a good case for the lasting impact of his work. David decides that"his special gift was to get us on the move" metaphorically and intellectually" British Food in America. Elizabeth David's copy of this book is a rare find indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request. Heinemann 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
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
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
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
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