JANET
CLARKE
Specialist in Gastronomy
 | BRUSTAD,
Odd. Dekor av Kaker. Tillegg til Fagbok for Konditorer. 1955. [9502] Oslo.
1955. Hardback, large 8vo. half rexine, decorated boards, 64pp. four colour plates,
b/w illustrations and many line designs, with the perforated plastic plate at
end still in place. With a short text in Danish. Typical designs of the period.
£20.00 |
 | ALDINE
Home Series. (Anon). How to Make Home-Made Sweets and Icings. c.1920. [14865]
The Aldine Publishing Co. London, n.d. c.1920. Wraps, 32pp. stapled, very light
browning to edges else very good. Easy-to-follow recipes for boiled and unboiled
sweetmeats. An economical booklet. £4.50 |
 | CLAYTON Jr., Bernard. Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads. 1st. edn. 1987 [13935] Simon & Schuster, NY, 1987. Hardback, 8vo. cloth backed boards, gilt lettering, 748pp. line illustrations in brown on cream coloured paper, light dampstain to lower corner throughout but not affecting text otherwise a very good clean copy, no d.w. A comprehensive work with hundreds of recipes including a short chapter on Baking for Dogs and instructions for the building of a home-made brick oven. £6.50 |
 | COOPER
ENGLISH, Colin. The National Trust Book of Sorbets, Flummeries and Fools. 1st.
edn. 1985. [12779] First Edition. David & Charles, 1985. Hardback, tall
8vo. pictorial boards, 95pp. illustrations from Mrs. A.B. Marshall. A very good,
clean copy. Some interesting and historical receipts, some modern, altogether
a useful item. £6.50 |
 | GILL,
Mlle. Berthe. La Patissière en Chambre. Choix des meilleures recettes pour
la confection sans four des entrées, hors-d'oeuvre, entremets, desserts
et la préparation facile des glaces, sorbets et rafraîchissements
divers pour soirées, lunchs, bals, etc. 1908. [3629] Paris, Garnier
Frères, 1908. Pictorial wraps, vi, 208pp. illustrated, top cover detached,
covers worn, contents good with a few marks and notes. Classic confectionery.
£17.50 |
 | HAMMOND,
Dorothy G. Calendar of Luncheon and Tea Dishes. 2nd. imp. 1933. [10765] Country
Women’s Association of New South Wales, Sydney, 1933. Decorated wraps, 11x6¼
inches, contents v.g. with original cord for hanging. Recipes including Soups,
Savouries, Salads and what to do with Cold Meat. £10.00 |
 | HELBE,
Dr. Histoire d'un Morceau de Sucre. c.1895. [8669] Abbeville, n.d. c.1895.
Hardback, sometime rebound buckram, 319pp. contents very good. Cane and beet sugar
from the field to the table. Illustrated. £12.50 |
 | HOWARD,
Lady Constance. Pastry-Cook and Confectioner. 1897. [6838] Fifteenth Edition,
London, G.P. Swinborne & Co., 1897. Soft cloth, red with black printing, 40pp.
advertisements, slight wear to covers, contents very good. Re-edited with additional
recipes and recipes for invalid cookery by Lady Constance Howard all using Swinbornes
products. £27.50 |
| HULING,
Charles C. Revised American Candy Maker. 1908 [15759] First edition. Published
by the Author, Philadelphia, 1908. Green cloth gilt, 331pp. 5pp. advertisements
for tools and ingredients, frontispiece portrait of the author; corners to covers
bumped, front cover marked with possibly melted sugar, very light foxing to verso
of frontis., and title owner's name and address on verso of front e.p. else contents
very good. A extensive collection of recipes for candies of all types together
with a section on Ice Cream. A manual written for the professional confectionery
trade. £95.00 |
 | KAPOOR,
Sybil. Simply Baking. 2012 [15669] 1st. edn. National Trust 2012. Hardback,
pictorial covers, 320pp. colour illustrations by Karen Thomas, a very good near
fine copy, no d.w. as issued. Bread, cakes, puddings and pies, mainly sweet dishes
together with some savoury ones too with inspiration from Britain's mill and dairies,
kitchen gardens, orchards and hedgerows. £9.50 |
 | LACAM,
Pierre. Le Memorial Historique et Geographique de la Patisserie contenant 3000
Recettes de Patisserie, Glaces et Liqueurs. 10e. Edition. 1914. [5490] 1914.
Le Memorial Historique et Geographique de la Patisserie contenant 3000 Recettes
de Patisserie, Glaces et Liqueurs. 10e. Edition. Chez l'auteur, Paris, 1914. 8vo.
original cloth backed marbled boards, xxxii, 866pp. Covers rubbed, Dupont &
Halgat stamp dated 1914 to title and half title with original publisher's name
neatly excised otherwise a very good, clean, tight copy. A classic work on the
subject by an author who was awarded 10 Diplomes d'Honneur. With short biographies
and portraits of many notable gastronomic authors and two folding facsimile letters
from Câreme. Previous owner's name to f.e.p. M. Sauget. Maurice Sauget once
chef to The Hon. Olive Cecilia Paget, Leeds Castle, Kent. £225.00 |
 | LATHAM
& Co. Ltd. The Housewife's Guide to Cakemaking. 13th. edn. Liverpool, n.d.
c.1903. [4852] Latham & Co. Ltd. Liverpool, c.1903. Wraps, illustrated
on lower cover, 12pp. staples rustedbut holding else a very good clean copy. D.179.1
later editions. Pamphlet published to promote "Cakeoma", a flour ready
mixed with with baking-powder, sugar and flavouring. £10.00 |
 | LEOPOLD,
Allison. Victorian Preserves, Pickles and Relishes. 1st. edn. N.Y. 1992. [10940]
First Edition. Clarkson Potter, N.Y. 1992. Hardback, 64pp. Illustrated with old
advertisements, scraps etc. fine in d.w. As new. Recipes and customs from America.
£9.50 |
 | MAHER,
Barbara. Ultimate Cake. 1st. edn. 1996. [6469] First Edition. Dorling Kindersley,
London, 1996. Large 8vo. 160pp. fine in d.w. Over a hundred recipes for spectacular
gateaux, cheesecakes, flans and tarts from around the world. £20.00 |
 | MANN,
Sue. Fantastic Cakes. 1st. edn. 1985. [13675] First Edition. Century Publishing,
London, 1985. Hardcover, 144pp. b/w, coloured illustrations and diagrams. Covers
lightly marked, no d.w else very good. The author starts with a history of cake
decorating from 16thC. and then gives many examples of modern designs such as
a box of tennis balls, a picnic hamper, a jigsaw puzzle with instructions for
working in fondant, lace and lattice work, piping work etc. £3.50 |
 | MARREC,
François. Traité Général de l'Ornementation Artistique
dans la Cuisine. (1911) [13709] First Edition. Culina, Paris n.d. (1911) Softcover,
large 8vo. 105, xii, (2)pp, 2 only of 3 plates with the third sometime supplied
in photocopy but not bound in, many figures in text. Wraps very chipped and loose,
page edges browned, stitching broken, various stamps and names on top cover, a
poor copy only. A very scarce item. Bitting 310. £55.00 |
 | MICHEL,
Fernand. Les Conserves. 125 recettes practique. Preface de Phileas Gilbert. c.1930.
[5492]Paris, n.d. c.1930. Softcover, wraps, tipped on illustration, 191pp.
a very good, clean copy. Instruction for the preservation of meat, vegetables,
fish, fruit etc. suitable for hotels, restaurants and the home. £17.50 |
 | NUTT,
Frederick. The Complete Confectioner; or, the Whole Art of Confectionary Made
Easy: with Receipts for Liqueures, Home-Made Wines, &c. The result of many
years experience with the celebrated Negri and Witten. 1808. [10743]Fifth
Edition. London: Printed for J. Smeeton, for Mathews and Leigh. 18, Strand. 1808.
12mo. original leather very worn, lacking backstrip, detached from boards, frontispiece
of Pomona, 10 plates, 269pp. 3 (of 4) publisher’s advertisements. O.117.
The author was obviously highly proficient in his art and his recipes are meticulous
"do not leave the oven one minute, when you think it is near baked enough"
and was, at one time, offered £1000 to withdraw his work from the public
in order to protect his fellow confectioners who were fearful of losing business
to those who might rival them having learnt their art through this work. £225.00 |
 | PTAK,
Claire. The Violet Bakery Cookbook. 2015 [14457] Square Peg, London, 2015.
Hardback, 8vo. 272pp. colour photography by Kristin Perers a fine, near mint copy
in likewise wrapper, lovely endpaper illustrations of the bakery in the morning
and, at the end, in the evening. Clare Patak worked as pastry chef for Alice Waters
at Chez Panisse so it goes without saying that her knowledge of the subject is
first class and this shines through on every page with an utterly delicious collection
of recipes for scones and muffins, biscuits and cakes, puddings, icings, jams
and jellies. £20.00 |
 | RAITH,
L.M. Hand-Made Continental Chocolates and Pralines. [13420] Garden City Press,
n.d. c.1955. Hardback, square 8vo. green cloth, 87pp. b/w illustrations, lettering
lightly rubbed else a very good clean copy with the bookplate of Pauline Napper.
Translated from the original by the “British Baker“ Staff. Advanced
chocolate making. £20.00 |
 | SANDLER,
Nick and ACTON, Johnny. Preserved. 1st. edn. 2004. [13486] First Edition.
Kyle Cathie, London, 2004. Hardback, large square 8vo. 224pp. photography by Peter
Cassidy. Covering everything from drying, salting, pickling, preserving in sugar
and alcolho, sausages and salamis, infusions, fermenting etc. etc. A fine, near
mint copy. £15.00 |
 | SCURFIELD,
George & Cecilia. Home-Made Cakes and Biscuits. 1975 [13358] Faber &
Faber, 1975. Paperback, 88pp. small marks on lower cover else a very good clean
copy. Good, old-fashioned recipes. £6.50 |
 | SHIRCLIFFE,
Arnold. The Edgewater Sandwich Book: With Chapters on Supremes, Hors D'Oeuvres,
Garnitures, Relishes and Flavored Butters. 1930. [12664] The Hotel Monthly
Press (label pasted over John Willy), 1930. Hardback, tall crown 8vo. soft green
cloth, frontispiece portrait of the Earl of Sandwich, xii, 260pp. unused blanks,
8pp. publisher’s list, 15 b/w photographic plates, name on rear paste-down,
covers a little worn at edges, contents v.g. Written for the restaurant, cafe,
tea-room trade the choice of dishes is huge especially in the sandwich section.
These are, in the main, elaborate with many of them needing cutlery which, of
course, defeats the object of being able to eat “a slice of meat tucked between
two pieces of bread’. £22.00 |
 | SIMPSON,
Helen. The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea. 1st. edn. 1991. [10137] First
Edition. Ebury Press, 1991. Hardback, 84pp. colour illustrations, a fine copy
in v.g. d.w. The art and pleasures of taking tea with recipes for all types of
sandwiches, cakes, jams etc. £3.50 |
 | TREUILLE
, Eric & FERRIGNO, Ursula. Bread: Baking by Hand or Machine. 2007 [14461]
Revised editition. Dorling Kindersley, 2007. Hardback, pictorial laminated boards,
168pp. colour photography by Ian O'Leary. A very good copy in d.w. A collection
of breads from around the world with clear instructions for the various techniques
and information on ingredients. One small food stain bleeding through six pp.
but not affecting text. Highly recommended. £5.00 |
 | WAGSTAFF,
Mandy. Sweet Indulgence. 1st. edn. 1996. [6470] First Edition. Kyle Cathie,
London, 1996. Hardback, large 8vo. 176pp. coloured illustrations, fine in slightly
sunned d.w. Over 100 great desserts in seasonal order. £15.50 |
 | WALLACE,
Evelyn. Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft. 3rd. edn. 1975. [3793] Third edition,
Hamlyn, 1975. Hardback, large 8vo. 192pp. b/w and coloured illustrations, fine
in d.w. Classic and novelty cake icing clearly and simply explained. £4.50 |
 | WATKIE,
Mrs. A.H. (ed.) Calendar of Cakes with Supplement. 9th. edn. 1961. [10763]
S. Australia Country Women’s Association, Adelaide, 1961. Wraps, 11x6¼
inches, top cover with a couple of small tears, contents v.g. with original cord
for hanging. 365 cakes, biscuits, scones etc. contributed by association members.
£7.50 |
 | WENNBERG,
G.L. Desserts, Pastries and Fancy Cakes. 1964. [13923] First English edition.
Copenhagen: Ivar Forlag 1964. Hardback, 244pp. b/w/ and colour plates, a very
good near fine copy in v.g. d.w. Translated by Brenda Bosse. The author was Head
Patissier at the Hotel d'Angleterre in Copenhagen. £8.50 |
 | WHITTAKER,
Nicholas. Sweet Talk. The Secret History of Confectionery. 1st. edn. 1998. [8633]
First Edition, 1998. Hardback, 8vo. 252pp. b/w and coloured illustrations. As
new. Informative and sometimes amusing history of forgotten brands and manufacturers.
£16.50 |
 | (WITHERSPOON,
Edna.) The Perfect Art of Canning and Preserving. Butterick, London & N.Y.
n.d. c.1895. [7120] The Butterick Publishing Co. c.1895. Wraps, 48pp. covers
marked, contetns very good. (D.1170.1.) Part of a series but complete in itself.
Hundreds of recipes for pickles, catsups, jams, wines etc. £17.50 |
 | Women’s
Institute. More Yeast Cookery. 1961. [9121] 1961. N.F.W.I. Wraps, 31pp. line
drawings, foxing to inside covers else a very good copy. Information on yeast
and how it works with recipes. £5.00 |
 | WOODMAN, Mary. 100 Varieties of Sandwiches. c.1940. [12802] First Edition. Foulsham’s Pocket Library, n.d. c.1940. Hardback, pocket sized 8vo. cloth, 92pp. some-time price on ffep, contents clean and tight in worn and slightly chipped d.w. Scarce. Sandwiches both savoury and sweet in listed alphabetical order with a chapter of recipes for breads, scones and biscuits. Some unusual ideas. £25.00 |
