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8vo., First Edition, ALL PUBLISHED; original photographic wrappers, backstrip lightly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. First appearance of this work, conceived initially as the first volume of what would have been a fascinating series. In the event, the sole volume published. Cover photograph by Anthony Denney. The original edition is strangely elusive.
Since ancient times Saffron has been used not only as a seasoning but as a medicinal plant, and its history features in many countries and cultures such as ancient Greece, Persia and Rome as well as England, primarily in Saffron Walden, Essex... The slender, dry crocus filaments add a rich colour, fragrance and flavour to food, qualities which have been much prized in the cuisines of many countries.160p. illus bibliography ndex Book
4to., First Edition thus, with 8 coloured plates, very numerous monochrome illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and decorative endpapers; yellow cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. First published in 1970, this is arguably the best of the single-volume compendia of herbs and spices. A well-known mountaineer and member of Hunt's 1953 Everest Expedition, Stobart later developed two other careers - as photographer and cookery writer. This volume was some twenty years in the making. Curiously elusive in this condition.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Creases to spine and wear to cover. Previous owner's name inside. 402 pages.
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and interior/text is clean with no marking of any kind. 290 pages with over 400 illustrations including b&w photos throughout, mechanical diagrams, layouts, maps, scale drawings, fleet lists, etc.
Fully printable 509 page PDF listing over 2,000 works, searched in seconds, non-English titles translated, this book has been produced in CD-Rom version only, CD in case. New. Compiled from numerous sources by a well-known medical author; Catalogues books, articles and manuscripts written in 10 European languages; Annotations and translations: English; 33MB PDF - Best viewed in Adobe Reader 6.0 or 7.0: Electronic search tools; Small page format for easy reading; Collation, biography & illustrations; Manual search tools: Topic cues in margins - Alphabetical index of authors; Appendix: A New Translation of Cleyer on Tongue Diagnosis 1682.
336 pages. Index. "More than 100 recipes for healthful tonics include both the familiar and the arcane." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Book
211 pages including index. Includes descriptions, origins, history, culinary uses and availability. A much needed source of information. Please note: pages 5 through 8 are loose. Otherwise, unmarked and lightly worn. Remains a nice copy in glossy covers. Book
xiv, 335 pages. Index. Color photos. "Here at last the legendary Madame Benoit opens the door to the kitchen in her own home, at Noirmouton, her sheep farm near Sutton in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She tells of her own cultural heritage, in which food has played such a large part, enriched by her own studies and travel. A practical and valuable cook book with fascinating sections on Herbs and Spices, Beverages, Soups, Salads, Breads, Cereals (including her granola recipes), Egg and Cheese dishes, Fish, Meat, and Poultry, Vegetables, and much more." - dust jacket. Prior owner's details handwritten inside front board, otherwise book tight and unmarked with average wear. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this lovely and nostalgic Canadian cookbook. Book
88 pages. Features: Fantastic fold-out two-panel colour cover photo of the four Richardsons of Regina who are world curling champions; Brief article on how Nanaimo Realty paid its realtors to lose weight - and sales increased!; Nice one-page black and white Volkswagen photo ad entitled "Who backs up the Volkswagen?"; Nice one-page colour photo ad for Florida orange juice shows smiling girl wearing white ear muffs; What Winter Does to Canada - and vice versa; What to wear to a Fashion Opening - photo-illustrated article; Duel in the Kitchen (fiction); The Return of the Winter Carnivals; The Simple Joys of Camping in a Snowdrift; Hockey Isn't As Rough as it Used to Be - Part 1 of Jack Adams' "My 43 Years in Hockey" - photo-illustrated article (with large photo of Howie Meeker pounding a limp Canadien); The Second Splendid Discovery of Spices; How to Gain Entree to the Social Pages; Canada's world champions of Curling - Ernie Richardson and the Richardsons of Regina; Population Explosion on the Ski Slopes; Skier's Dream - two-page colour-photo-illustrated brief article with two maps describe how Franz Wilhelmsen and the Garibaldi Olympic Committee seek to have the massive potential of Whistler Mountain developed for the Winter Olympics of 1968; Best and Worst Movies of 1960; Escape to the Sun - Robert Thomas Allen's road trip from California to Florida; Seagrams ad features colour painting of winter carnival by Henry Simpkins; Large colour ad for Apollo Beach waterfront real estate development near Tampa; Canadian Club colour-photo one-page ad features Walter Gonnason falling into an ice crevasse on Mount Victoria Glacier in Alberta; Why color TV isn't here yet - and when it may be; Colour-photo Coke ad on back cover features skating couple; and more. Discrete six-inch clear archival tape repair to bottom left corner of front cover, otherwise unmmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine