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199721465<p>New York:: Norton 1997. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine clipped dust jacket. "Spotted Dog" is a kind of pudding and is also the favorite pudding of Jack Aubrey the fictional creation of writer Patrick O'Brian. Aubrey's adventures as an officer of the British Navy--and those of his friend and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin--during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars have been masterfully detailed in O'Brian's many novels; now Anne Chotzinoff Grossman and her daughter Lisa Grossman take readers on a culinary adventure through the kitchens and cuisine of the early 19th century. Since food figures prominently in O'Brian's novels his fans will already be familiar with such names as Skillygalee Drowned Baby Soused Hog's Face and Jam Roly-Poly but they may wonder exactly what those dishes are. Lobscouse and Spotted Dog makes it all clear: Skillygalee for example is oatmeal gruel while Drowned Baby is similar to Spotted Dog only without the currants and eggs. And Spotted Dog is. You'll find the recipe in the Grossmans' book along with excerpts from the Aubrey/Maturin novels and many other authentic 19th-century dishes to test your sense of adventure your culinary prowess and possibly your waistline. Lobscouse and Spotted Dog is more than a cookbook--it's a window into the past and a delightful gastronomic companion to the novels of Patrick O'Brian.</p> Norton, hardcover
1022731165.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1772117<p>Extraordinary rare first edition of the famous treatise on Cyprus wine by Giovanni Mariti</p><p>A complete analysis on wines grapes vines and production technique</p><p>Mariti Giovanni. <em>Del vino di Cipro ragionamento di Giovanni Mariti socio corrispondente dell'Accademia dei georgofili di Firenze: Rei agrariae avgendae</em>. Firenze : G. Cambiagi MDCCLXXII 1772.</p><p>8vo 220 x 155 mm original printer cardboard pp. 2 XVI 127 1 illustrations along the text engraved title page before the dedicatory letter at leaf a1r a chalcographic vignette with coat of arms of the dedicatee Lord Nassau Clavering signature a⸠πa1 A-Hâ¸.</p><p>xylographic illustrations along the text one full page plate depicting tool for wine production</p><p>In his treatise <em>Del vino di Cipro</em> About the Cyprus Wine published in Florence in 1772 by Cambiagi Mariti dedicates an ample analysis to the wine of Cyprus discussing a lot about the types and varieties of the vines and wines produced in the different regions of the island and reporting its own "observations" made in the countryside around Larnaca where it draws indications and procedures to follow in Italy too to reach the maximus possible efficiency of the crops as Mariti himself well describe in the Preface to the volume:</p><p>"In questo mio Ragionamento ho avuto il riflesso di appagare non solo la curiosità di qualche dilettante de i grati e generosi Vini di Cipro e di dar la norma per qui allignarli ma ancora di poter giovare alla Coltivazione alla Manifattura e alla Conservazione de i nostri Vini Toscani e particolarmente per migliorare alcuna sorta di quegli che oggigiorno sogliono qui farli in scelta maniera il che mi lusingo possa ottenersi dal genio de i nostri Agricoltori Mariti 1772 p. 3. In this reasoning I had the will to satisfy not only the curiosity of some amateur of the grateful and generous Wines of Cyprus giving the rules to list them but also to be able to improve the Cultivation the Manufacture and the Conservation of our Tuscan Wines and particularly to improve the quality of the wines produced there using the support from the genius of our Farmers"</p><p>More in details he starts addressing the issue of the poor resistance of Tuscan wines to navigation deepening the observations already published in the first volume of his "Travels in Cyprus". Mariti studying grapes and winemaking processes in use in Cyprus gives an account of the island's wines distinguishing them by types based on the quality of the grapes the length of the aging process and their conservation and also giving data and figures relating to the sale of the product both in the East and in the West.</p><p>Mariti dedicated this essay on the wines of Cyprus to Lord Clavering whose arms are engraved at the top of the first leaf of the dedication. The preliminary leaves also include an account of the <em>Accademia dei Georgofili</em> devoted to the study of agriculture which was founded in Florence in 1753 and is still active today.</p><p>Giovanni Filippo Mariti 1736 –1806 he was an Italian antiquarian scientist and historian. Intellectual with multiple interests he became famous in Europe mainly for his travels in the East.</p><p>Mariti became interested since his youth in natural sciences cultivating botany and especially agronomy studies and in 1772 he became a corresponding member of the <em>Accademia dei Georgofili</em> founded in Florence on July 4 1753 by Ubaldo Montelatici under the impulse of that renewal of agriculture that the Habsburgs-Lorraine hoped for and promoted to remedy the problems that arose in their lands starting from the first decade of the second half of the century regarding crops and food supplies.</p><p>Mariti lived for seven years at Larnaca in Cyprus becoming honorary British vice-consul and became increasingly familiar with the wine-making process of the island. A shortened version of this treatise was included in the French translation of his "Travels in the Levant".</p><p>Beside <em>Del Vino di Cipro</em> he is remembered for the treatise titled <em>Della Robbia sua coltivazione suoi usi</em> Florence 1776 dedicated by Mariti to the Grand Duke of Tuscany Pietro Leopoldo concerning a plant the <em>Robbia</em> Madder cultivated in the East and used for the colouring of clothes which Mariti hoped to introduce in Europe and for <em>Odeporico o sia itinerario per le colline pisane</em> which was published in Florence in two volumes between 1797 and 1799.</p><p>The first volume of this work which remained partly unpublished deals with the agricultural history of the Tuscan hills the second is dedicated to the history of the water bath today Casciana Terme. The two volumes are divided into chapters that take the form of letters written to an imaginary friend.</p><p>George Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper 1739 - 1789 was an English nobleman and politician. In 1780 he purchased Villa Palmieri in Fiesole with a splendid view of Florence. Skilled diplomat and politician he decided to obtain prestige by turning a blind eye on the relationship that his wife had established with the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo from which he managed to obtain the title of Prince of Nassau d'Auverquerque.</p><p>The art collection that Count Cowper built during his years in Florence was a great investment of time and money for him. Among the most important works that were part of his collection we mention two paintings by Raphael the first known with the name of <em>Piccola Madonna Cowper</em> and the other as <em>Madonna Niccolini-Cowper</em>.</p><p>Conditions: fine copy untrimmed in its original printer paper board small restoration at spine.</p><p>Provenance: I. Ownership signature dated 1868 at rear inside board. II. Handwritten title at front board and spine.</p><p>References: Lastri p.82; Sormanni p.79; <em>Bibl. </em><em>Vinaria</em> p. 139; Andre Simon Bibliotheca Gastronomica page 97 No 1002</p> G. Cambiagi hardcover
184827<p>Rare collection of treatises on wine making and vine cultivation</p><p>Puvis Marc-Antoine. <em>De la culture de la vigne et de la fabrication du vin / par M.A. Puvis</em>. Paris : Librairie agricole Dusacq Mme Bouchard-Huzard 1848.</p><p>bound with: Puvis Marc-Antoine. <em>Des différens moyens d'amender le sol</em>. Paris : Madame Huzard 1837</p><p>bound with: Thackeray Thomas James<strong>. </strong> <em>Observations sur le fumier de basse-cour les engrais artificiels la construction des granges et le labourage profond<strong>. </strong></em>Paris : A LA LIBRAIRIE AGRICOLE DE Ve BOUCHARD-HUZARD 7 RUE DE L'ÉPRON-ST-ANDRÉ. 1847.</p><p>Extremely rare collection of treatises on wine making and vine cultivation agricultural technique on different ways of fertilizing the soil and on different kinds of natural and artificial fertilizers.</p><p><em>De la culture de la vigne et de la fabrication du vin</em> is the most important opera written by the renowned agronomist and member of parliament Marc-Antoine Puvis 1776-1851 member of the Ain Agricultural Society discussing the importance of wine making and vine cultivation in France the influence of climate and soil different vineyards Côte-d'Or Hermitage influence of the grapes quality on the quality of the wines search for new varieties of vines by the seedlings plantation of the vine size and disbudding proving and uprooting fertilizers and amendments synonymy and variety of grapes.</p><p>The second part pp. 167 to 308 is entirely dedicated to oenology harvesting de-stemming and crushing hydrometer oenometer production of red wines and white wines conservation and clarification of the wines conditioning and improvement bouquet and flavor; comparative analysis of Burgundy wines etc.</p><p>Marc-Antoine Puvis is also the author of the second treatise dealing with different kind of techniques of fertilizing the soil. Among the different techniques an material used to amend the soil he describes liming or treating the soil with lime to reduce acidity and improve fertility or oxygen levels. marling using a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime faluner to amend poor limestone soil with falun a sedimentary rock made up of shells debris the use of ash peat ash kelp sea fertilizer land mix burnt clay or burning the soil</p><p>The third treatise written by Thomas James Thackeray renowned British playwright army officer and agriculturist can be considered a manual on benefits and way of use of different fertilizers as: cattle droppings horse urine cow dung guano peat bran marl salpetre and nitrate of potash sulphate of ammonia etc.</p><p>All the treatise included in the present collection are very rare. In detail:</p><p>Vol 1: Only one copy in Italian Libraries. WoldCat records only 6 other copies; 5 in France and 1 in UK. the copy in Cornell University belongs to a different editio with no date or printing place</p><p>Vol 2: 4 copies worldwide 2 each in France and Switzerland</p><p>Vol 3: 6 copies worldwide 4 in France 1 each in UK and Canada.</p><p>Bibliography: Bourquelot VI. 94. Unkwnown to Vicaire Bitting. Oberlé</p> Bouchard-Huzard
1664ABC_50496Amsterdam 1664. Oblong 8vo. Hieronymus Sweerts Contemporary vellum sewn on 2 supports laced through the joints. With an engraved frontispiece and 32 engraved plates 1 folding 31 full-page. 96 pp. Rare first edition of one the finest and most extensively illustrated early works on culinary carving describing and illustrating refined techniques the order of serving and the handling of various foods including poultry hare rabbit pork veal lamb mutton venison ham lobster fish artichokes and both sweet and savoury pastries. The plates illustrate a variety of carving methods and include a large folding plate depicting forks and carving knives. The work predates Joseph Moxons well-known deck of cards with illustrated carving instructions by thirteen years.The frontispiece depicts a gentleman at table attended by a servant carving a fowl in the Italian manner holding it aloft on a fork and carving it in mid-air for display. As noted by the anonymous author in the preface this method was not customary in the Netherlands. Accordingly the work addresses both this practice and the more conventional technique of carving on a platter. Hieronymous Sweerts 1629-1696 was a printer bookseller and poet from Amsterdam who was trained at the printing office of his uncle Paulus Aertsz. van Ravesteyn. He established his own press in 1664 and printed a wide variety of works including Bibles poetry fables and separate prints. The present work was published anonymously but one WorldCat description of the present edition says that Sweerts signed the preface "H. Sw." suggesting he might be the author of the work or at least the preface. However in all copies we have seen including the present the preface is unsigned.The vellum is soiled and somewhat stained with a small split at the spine and at the bottom of the front board. The leaves and plates are somewhat foxed and occasionally stained. Otherwise in good condition.l Bibliotheca Gastronomica 6508 4 copies; Bitting p. 530; Ferro 81a; Horn-Arndt 114; Landwehr Ned. Kookboek 17.2 this issue & 17 1664 issue; STCN 84289344X 4 copies; Van Tol et al. Kookboeken 1991 13 & ill. 10; USTC 1801667 4 copies; Vicaire col. 870; WorldCat 993593983 1170905165 902095689 504084118 8 copies; cf. for Sweerts: Van Eeghen IV pp. 138-140. hardcover
2009355490724345London 2009. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Reaktion Books Ltd 2009. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like dustwrapper with a slightly faded spine. . Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
180935461Paris: Imprimerie de Brasseur Ainé Capelle & Renand 1809. First edition. Large folding gastronomic map of France by Tourcaty. xx 364 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Untrimmed map with good margins. Modern wrappers. First three leaves professionally repaired at outer margins ex-library with bookplate on title page verso some browning of paper stock else about very good. First edition. Large folding gastronomic map of France by Tourcaty. xx 364 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Avertissement states that the Cours gastronomique is published under the heading of Second Edition although it appears here for the first time in its entirety; earlier chapters had been published in the Épicurien Français.<br /> <br /> The glory of the book is the attractive Carte Gastronomique de la France depicting each region of France with the products for which it is famed. Bitting p. 71; Cagle 112; Vicaire 137-8 Imprimerie de Brasseur Ainé, Capelle & Renand unknown
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
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
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
