 | BRISSE,
Baron. The Classic Cookery of Baron Brisse. 366 Menus and 1200 Recipes in French
and English translated by Mrs. Matthew Clark. 1979. [14647] Dent, London,
1979. Hardback, 8vo. xvi, 400pp. small mark on top edge else very good in slightly
worn d.w. Facsimile reprint of the 1909 edition. £15.00 |
 | DALLAS,
E.S. Kettner's Book of the Table. Centaur Press, 1968. [2223] Facsimile reprint
of the 1877 edition with an introduction by Derek Hudson. Centaur Press, London,
1968. 8vo. cloth, 500pp. a very good, clean copy in clipped wrapper. A typical
cookery book of the Victorian era with recipes from the celebrated restaurateur
Auguste Kettner. Arranged alphabetically from Absinthe to Zootje. £19.50 |
 | DOUGLAS,
Norman. Venus in the Kitchen or Love’s Cookery Book. 2002. [13287]First
edition thus. Bloomsbury, 2002. Hardback, small 8vo. 192pp. fine in d.w. as new.
£8.50 |
 | (EPULARIO)
Opera Nova Chiamata Epulario la quale tratta il modo di cucinare ogni carne, ucelli,
pesci ... E per fare sapori, torte, pasticci al modo di tutte le province ...
composta da Maestro Giovanni de Rosselli. MDXVIII. (1973) 1973. [10372] A.
Riccio, Roma, 1973. Hardback, 8vo. two volumes, brown simulated leather cloth,
gilt lettering, illustrated from old sources, fine in cloth backed slip case with
illustration from the original work. Facsimile reprint of the original edition
together with a modern edition with a few notes and an Introduction by Alberto
Riccio. £45.00 |
  | (EVELYN,
John.) Acetaria. A Discourse of Sallets. 1982. [1180] Prospect Books facsimile
reprint of the 1699 edn. Cloth, t.e.g. 192pp. folding table of vegetables and
herbs A fine, near mint copy. A useful reprint of this classic work being a limited
edition. £22.50 |
 | FRANCATELLI,
C.E. A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes. 1993. [4236] First edition
thus. Pryor Publications, 1993. Wraps, 105pp. advertisements, v.g. Facsimile reprint
of what is probably the first edition (1861) of this very scarce little book which
contains a great many good, nutritious and very edible dishes which could be used
today. £2.50 |
 | HACKWOOD,
F.W. Inns, Ales, and Drinking Customs of Old England. 1985. [8911] Facsimile reprint. Bracken Books, 1985. With a new foreword by Paul Jennings. Hardback, 8vo. 392pp. b/w illustrations many from old sources, a very good clean copy in sometime repaired and sunned d.w. £20.00 |
 | HOLT,
Vincent M. Why Not Eat Insects. 1992. Pryor Publications. 1992. [8454] Facsimile
reprint of the original 1885 edition. Recipes for Wood-lice sauce (which I cannot
bring myself to try even though they are the bane of my existence) grasshoppers,
grubs of all kinds and two sample menus. Wraps, 102pp. as new. £3.50 |
 | KIDDER,
Edward. Receipts of Pastry and Cookery. For the use of His Scholars. 1997. [9765]The
Iowa Szathmary Culinary Arts Series. Iowa, 1997. 8vo. xi, 179pp. portrait and
pp. of ms. in facsimile. Fine in d.w. As new. With original and updated recipes.
£9.50 |
 | (LEWIS,
T. Percy). The Victorian Book of Cakes. Recipes, Techniques and Decorations from
the Golden Age of Cake-Making. 1991. [10235] Charles Letts and Co. London,
1991. Recipes, Techniques and Decorations from the Golden Age of Cake-Making.
Facsimile reprint of the original edition. Large 8vo. 248pp. b/w and colour illustrations,
fine in d.w. £25.00 |
 | LLANOVER,
Lady. Good Cookery. The First Principles of Good Cookery, Illustrated. And recipes
communicated by the Welsh Hermit of the cell of St. Gover. 1991. [15680] Brefi
Press, 1991. Hardback, 8vo. cloth, 24, 491pp. line illustrations of various wheat,
barley and corn stacks, beehives etc. A facsimile reprint of the only edition
of 1867 with a long and informative introduction by Bobby Freeman. £25.00 |
 | MERRYTHOUGHT,
A. Carving Made Easy. or, Practical Instructions for Diners Out. (Groombridge
& Sons, Paternoster Row. 1857.) Facsimile edition of the original edition.
c.1999. [12673] Andrew Low, n.d. c.1999. Maroon card gilt decoration, all
edges gilt. 31pp. A fine copy. Woodcut illustrations with instructions for the
carving of many different cuts of fish, meat, game poultry etc. (Still useful
today.) £15.00 |
 | MONOD,
Louis. La Cuisine Florentine. 1977 [15625] Daniel Morcrette, Luzarches, 1977.
Facsimile reprint of the original edition first published in 1914. Hardback, olive
green silk with white lettering and decorations, 126pp. pictorial endpapers, a.e.g.
Covers sunned at edges and backstrip, contents very good. Monod, a Swiss French
chef was the much acclaimed head chef at the Hotel Savoy in Florence from 1901
- 1909 and was also the correspondent from Florence for the renowned French journal
L'Art Culnaire. £125.00 |
 | SIMMONDS,
P.L. The Curiosities of Food: or the dainties and delicacies of different nations
obtained from the Animal Kingdom. London, 1859. Facsimile edition. 2001, 2001.
[12638] First facsimile edition. Ten Speed Press, Toronto, 2001. Hardback,
(x) (xvi), 372pp. As new. With an Introduction by Alan Davidson. Without doubt
this is one of the most absorbing and fascinating volumes on the eating habits
of man throughout the world. And man will, when desperate, consume whatever nature
provides however disgusting it might seem to our now sanitized minds and palates.
£20.00 |
 | SHORT, Thomas, M.D. Discourses on Tea, Sugar, Milk, Made-Wines, Spirits, Punch, Tobacco etc, with plain and useful rules for gouty people. 1974. [14220] Facsimile reprint. Zentralantiquariat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1974. Hardback, cloth, (ix), 424pp. small band of sunning to top of front cover else a fine, clean copy. No jacket as issued. A detailed account on the various substances and their effects on a person’s health. £20.00 |
 | TICKLETOOTH,
Tabitha. (Charles Selby) The Dinner Question, or How to Dine Well & Economically.
1999. [11091] Facsimile of the 1860 edn. Prospect Books, 1999. Paperback,
(xiv), frontispiece (of the author in drag), vi, 192pp. v.g. Sage advice to young
women setting up home, stoves, lighting, furniture etc. as well as giving clear
and wonderful instructions in cookery. With an introduction by Alan Davidson.
£10.00 |
 | VERRAL,
William. The Cook's Paradise. 1st. edn. 1948. [1953] First Edition. The Sylvan
Press, 1948. Hardback, cloth, 139pp. 4pp. facsimile notes and bills, top of backstrip
frayed and browned, contents clean and tight in torn, repaired and partly lacking
d.w. Previous owner's name on pastedown, Rosemary Martineau, 1950. Introduction
and Appendices by R.L. Megroz. Interesting observations on Thomas Gray's notes
on cookery written on the endpapers of his copy of the original. Verral, chef
at the White Hart, Lewes had been apprenticed to the French chef Clouet in the
Duke of Newcastle's kitchens. £22.50 |