JANET
CLARKE
Specialist in Gastronomy
 | ALLYN,
Rube. How to Cook your Catch. c.1982. [5240] Florida, n.d. Wraps, 80pp. line
illus. v.g. Interesting recipes for planked, smoked and grilled fish straight
off the hook. £2.50 |
 | Anon.
Favorite Game Recipes. 1st. edn. 1982. [11010] First Edition. Wellspring,
Hellam, 1982. Soft card, pictorial covers, 36pp. each page in a ruled border,
calligraphy by P. Dutery, v.g. Some unusual recipes for both the game and stuffings.
Squirrels too - the bane of my existence. £3.00 |
 | ASHBY,
Margaret. The Hook to Cook Book. 1st. edn. 1985. [9042] First Edition. Witherby,
London, 1985. Hardback, 112pp. a near fine copy in d.w. Trout and Salmon Recipes.
Very useful for those who return home with a heavy creel, which, sadly, is seldom
me! £5.50 |
 | BADHAM,
Rev. C. David. Prose Halieutics or Ancient and Modern Fish Tattle. First Edition.
London: 1854. [5412] First Edition. John W. Parker, London 1854. Hardback,
8vo. green blind stamped cloth, xii, 552pp. covers very slightly worn, contents
clean and tight. A fascinating item on the history of fish of all types, fish
markets, tackle, cookery etc. gleaned from many sources such as Apicius, Pliny,
and Galen as well as many modern writers. No lover of fishing or the eating of
fish should be without this remarkably informative volume. £125.00 |
 | BAILEY,
Muriel. The Game Cook 1978 [15169] A WAGBI Recipe Book. Laminated card covers,
metal ring spine, 34pp, illustrations by John Tinckner, light wear to corners,
contents very good. Recipes for game birds, rabbit, hare and venison and a section
on sauces. £5.00 |
 | BOLITHO,
Hector. The Glorious Oyster. 1960. [14517] First edition. Sidgwick and Jackson,
London, 1960. Hardback, 8vo. cloth with gilt lettering, 174pp. b/w illustrations,
a very good clean copy in Rex Whistler illustrated dust wrapper stained to the
inside. The historyof the oyster in Rome and Britain, its reproduction and growth
and a chapter on Oysters Raw and Cooked. £20.00 |
 | BOUCHON-BRANDELY,
M. Rapport au Ministre de la Marine sur la Generation et la Fecondation artificielle
des Huitres Portugaises. 1882. [2038] Imprimerie du Journal Officiel, Paris,
1882. Wraps, 51pp. a very good, clean copy. A rare pamphlet on the commercial
breeding of oysters. £35.00 |
 | BURDGE,
Janet VENISON COOKERY: 37 Varied Recipes From The Farm Kitchen. 1983 [15170]
Batney Deer Farm, Mesahw, 1983. Softcover, 54pp. stapled, very light ink marks
to lower edge notes to one recipe else v.g. Advice and recipes. £5.50 |
 | CLARK,
Eleanor. The Oysters of Locmariaquer. 1st. English edn. 1965. [12491] First
English edition. Secker & Warburg, London, 1965. Hardback, 8vo. 203pp. line
illustrations, sellotape marks on covers, contents clean, d.w. with crease to
bottom and a couple of small tears. The history and biology of the oyster interwoven
with the lives of the people of Locmariaquer. £12.50 |
 | DAVIDSON,
Alan. North Atlantic Seafood. 1979 [15386] First Edition, Macmillan, London
1979. Hardback, 8vo. 512pp. line illustrations, faint marks to original price
on wrapper else a very good clean copy. Containing catalogues of all the edible
species of fish, crustaceans and molluscs of the North Atlantic region and over
270 recipes. A magnificent work. £40.00 |
 | DAVIDSON,
Alan and KNOX, Charlotte. Seafood. A Connoisseur's Guide and Cookbook. 1st. edn.
1989. [13484] First Edition, Mitchell Beazley, 1989. Hardback, large 8vo.
blue cloth with silver lettering, 208pp. a near fine copy in unclipped but sunned
and repaired d.w. Beautifully illustrated by Charlotte Knox with the informed
knowledge and recipes by Alan Davidson. £15.00 |
 | DRYSDALE,
Julia. The Game Cookery Book. Compiled for The Game Conservancy. 1975. [15965] First Edition, William Collins Sons, London, 1975. Large 8vo. cloth, 223pp. top edge carmined, line drawings by Anne Knight, a very good clean copy in clipped d.w. Still one of the best books on the subject with recipes from many sources including Elizabeth David and Jane Grigson amongst others. with a lovely chapter on bread and cakes for shooting, fishing or dinner parties. Sadly for us now the chapter on game fish the recipes for salmon are now redundant as all line fishing is catch and release so the fish is unavailable except for farmed salmon which is untenable to the right-minded although, of course, we can use rainbow trout from Chalkstream® Trout. £20.00 |
 | DUNAWAY,
Vic. From Hook to Table. How to Clean and Cook Fish. 1st. edn. 1974. [10794]
First Edition. Macmillan, N.Y. 1974. Hardback, small 8vo. illustrated boards,
150pp. b/w photo illustrations, a very good, clean copy. Excellent advice, instructions
and recipes for indoor and outdoor cooking. £5.50 |
 | EDEN,
Ronald. The Sporting Epicure. The tradition of great game cookery. 1st. edn. 1991.
[11643] First Edition. Kyle Cathie, 1991. Hardback, 8vo. x, 221pp. v.g. in
slightly worn d.w. A really lovely anthology of anecdotes, advice, recipes etc.
taken from many different sources including H.B.C. Pollard, Patrick Chalmers,
Dickens, Surtees, Ambrose Heath, all the Fur, Feather and Fin series, Isaac Walton
et al. Bedside book or kitchen? Both, undoubtedly. £17.50 |
 | EDEN,
Ronald. The Sporting Epicure. The Tradition of Great Game Cookery. 1991. [15974] 1st. paperback edn. Kyle Cathie, London, 1991. Paperback, x, 221pp. line drawings by Dorothy Moir. A very good, clean copy. One of the very best books on game cookery with recipes, general observations and quotes from many, many different classic sources. £8.50 |
 | FARMERS
WEEKLY. Game Cookery c.1960. [15970] A Farmers Weekly Home Section Leaflet
n.d. c.1960. One page folded into three, eleven recipes possibly compiled by Kathleen
Thomas. Cover illustration by Brian Walker (1926-2020 West Country cartoonist
and illustrator of many publications including the Farmers Weekly, The Countryman
and Moulton Bicyle Christmas cards for many years. Was also the 5th. Wurzel.)
Condition excellent. Recipes (as does the cover) lean to Scotland with grouse,
snipe, blackcock and venison. £7.50 |
 | FARMERS
WEEKLY Hare and Pigeon Recipes. c.1960. [15971] A Farmers Weekly Home Section
Leaflet n.d. c.1960. One page folded into three, advice and ten recipes possibly
compiled by Kathleen Thomas. Cover illustration by Brian Walker (1926-2020 West
Country cartoonist and illustrator of many publications including the Farmers
Weekly, The Countryman and Moulton Bicyle Christmas cards for many years. Was
also the 5th. Wurzel.) Condition excellent. £7.50 |
 | FARMERS
WEEKLY. Kathleen Thomas. Game Fare. c.1960. [15969] A Farmers Weekly Home
Section Leaflet n.d. c.1960. One page folded, seven recipes including Mrs. Archie
Coat's recipe for Rich Pigeon Pate. compiled by Kathleen Thomas. Cover illustration
by Brian Walker (1926-2020 West Country cartoonist and illustrator of many publications
including the Farmers Weekly, The Countryman and Moulton Bicyle Christmas cards
for many years. Was also the 5th. Wurzel.) Condition excellent. £7.50 |
 | FLETCHER,
Nichola. Game for All with a flavour of Scotland. 1st. edn. 1987. [12777]
First Edition. Victor Golancz Ltd., 1987. Hardback 8vo. 208pp. b/w illustrations
by the author and from old books. A very good copy in slightly creased unclipped
d.w. An excellent work containing much historical information and unusual recipes
for all types of game from rivers, land and sky. £12.50 |
 | FLETCHER,
Nichola. Venison. The Monarch of the Table. 1st. edn. 1983. [8831] First Edition.
N. Fletcher, Auchtermuchty, 1983. Hardback, ring bound, ix, 65pp. light stain
to base of some pages, else v.g. With general information and many interesting
recipes plus sauces etc. Very useful now that venison is becoming easlily available
and is considered to be an extremely healthy meat. Line drawings by the author
and other illustrations. £10.00 |
 | GOUY
de, L.P. The Derrydale Fish Cookbook. 2000 [13694] First paperback edition.
The Derrydale Press, Lanham and N.Y. 2000. Softcover, 330pp. light creases to
covers else a very good copy. First published in the 1930’s this is one of
the classic books on American fish cookery with hundreds of recipes including
sauces, stuffings, marinades etc. £4.50 |
 | GORDON,
Nat. Food from the Shore. 1st. edn. A.C.Black, 1980. [5947] First Edition,
A.C.Black, 1980. Hardback, laminated pictorial boards, 56pp. illustrated, a very
good clean copy. How to catch, fish, gather etc. shrimps, crabs, eels, samphire
etc. with advice on their preparation and cooking. £5.50 |
 | HARGREAVES,
Barbara. (ed.) The Sporting Wife. A Guide to Game and Fish Cooking. 1987. [13288] H.F. & G. Witherby, 1987. Paperback, glossy pictorial covers, 336pp. illustrated with old woodcuts, a very good, clean copy. Incorporating The Sporting Wife and The Compleat Angler's Wife together with many additional recipes. £9.50 |
 | HASTINGS,
Macdonald and WALSH, Carole. Wheeler's Fish Cookery Book. 6th. imp. 1979. [11165]
Michael Joseph, 1979. Hardback, 8vo. 127pp. a very good, clean copy in d.w. "A
fish straight from the sea will be as moonbright as a sword blade." The magic
of Hasting's pen illuminates this delightful little book. £4.50 |
 | HASTINGS,
Macdonald and WALSH, Carole. Wheeler's Fish Cookery Book. 1975 [15171]
2nd. imp. Michael Joseph, 1975. Hardback, 8vo. 127pp. a very good, clean copy
in clipped d.w. Illustrations bt Antony Wysard. "A fish straight from the
sea will be as moonbright as a sword blade." The magic of Hasting's pen illuminates
this delightful little book. £4.50 : |
 | HEATON,
Nell. Shell Fish. Crustaceans and Molluscs. 1st. edn. 1952. [2805] First Edition.
Faber and Faber, London, 1952. Hardback, cloth, 128pp. a very good, clean copy
no d.w. A collection of classic recipes together with advice on suitable wines.
£8.50 |
 | HICKS,
Susan. The Fish Course. 1st. edn. 1987. [10558] First Edition. BBC Books,
1987. Paperback, 304pp. illustrated, one corner creased else a very good, clean
copy. Sea and migratory fish together with shellfish and freshwater fish. £5.00 |
 | HICKS,
Susan. The Sea Fish Cookbook. 2nd. imp. 1987. [10557] Hamlyn, 1987. Large
paperback, 192pp. colour illustrations, v.g. With useful charts for availability
and suitable methods of cooking each fish, boning, filleting etc. together with
excellent recipes. £7.50 |
 | (HUGHES,
William). Piscator. A Practical Treatise on the Choice and Cookery of Fish. 2nd.
edn. 1854. [8347] Second Edition. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman, London,
1854. Hardback, crown 8vo. green cloth neatly recased with new endpapers, worn
at corners, iv, 291pp. contents v.g. The first part of the work is taken up with
the description and choice of various fish and shellfish to be found in British
waters, the second with their cookery including recipes for potting and pickling,
pies and patties together with a few sauces. £250.00 |
 | JAINE,
Tom. Fish Times Thirty. Recipes from a Dartmouth Restaurant. 1980. [15172]
Published at the Carved Angel, Dartmouth, 1980. Soft card, 39pp. illustrated with
photographs of the local fishermen and line drawings. Fish recipes with appropriate
sauces and advice on the preparation of shellfish. £9.50 |
 | KIRSHMAN,
Irena. Seafood Treasures. 1970. [14627] Potpourri Press, Greensboro, 1970.
Blue pictorial covers, 48pp. drawings by Bob Penny, a very good, near fine copy.
A nice collection of recipes for fish, shellfish and crustacea. £7.50 |
 | KURLANSKY,
Mark. Cod. A biography of the fish that changed the world. 1999. [11039] Vintage,
1999. Paperback, 294pp. b/w illustrations, v.g. Totally absorbing history. With
a few recipes. £5.50 |
 | LASSALLE,
George. The Fish in my Life. Cooking and eating fish for health and happiness.
1st. edn. 1989. [12773] First Edition. Macmillan, 1989. Hardback, 8vo. ix,
227pp. line drawings by Harriet Lassalle, fine in unclipped d.w. Chatty biography
interspersed with anecdotes and fish recipes which will fascinate the reader.
The author first met Elizabeth David when she was working in Cairo during the
War. £15.00 |
 | McANDREW,
Ian. A Feast of Fish. 1990. [10571] Macdonald, London, 1990. Large paperback,
232pp. colour illustrations, corner to one page dog-eared else a very good clean
copy. Nicely produced with over 150 excellent sounding recipes from this brilliant
chef. £4.50 |
 | MACDONALD,
Claire. Delicious Fish. 1st. edn. 1986. [10596] First Edition. Grafton, 1986.
Hardback, 8vo. 208pp. a very good, clean copy in d.w. Soups, sauces, starters,
simple and elaborate main dishes. £8.50 |
 | MAC
FISHERIES Housewife's Diary for the year 1938 1937 [15165] Mac Fisheries Ltd.
Ocean House, Pudding Lane, London, 1937. Hardback, tall 8vo. 160pp. corners and
backstrip worn. contetnts very clean and tight. Mainly fish recipes of all types
together with a few for game and various sauces. UNUSED. Useable as a diary in
2022. £10.00 |
 | MORRIS,
N, and BORTON, P. (eds.) The Great Fish Book. 1st. edn. 1988. [12780] First
Edition. Absolute Press. Hardback, oblong 8vo. 128pp. with decorations from Bewick
and other old sources, a near fine copy in unclipped d.w. A wonderful collection
of over 100 fish recipes from the finest restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland.
£5.50 |
 | SALIS,
de, Mrs. Oysters à la Mode. Or, The Oyster and over 100 Ways of Cooking
It. 1899. [13705] Third Edition. Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1899. Hardback,
cloth backed boards, xii, 68pp. Edges worn, contents very good. A wonderful collection
of oyster dishes and with extra recipes for cooking all kinds of shellfish including,
cockles, clams, crab, lobster, prawns etc. £95.00 |
 | SCOTT,
Philippa. Gourmet Game. 1st. edn. 1989. [15009] First Edition. Barrie &
Jenkins, 1989. Hardback, oblong 8vo. 160pp. coloured illustration bt Francesca
Pelizzoli, a very good, clean copy in repaired d.w. Recipes and anecdotes from
around the world. Some interesting recipes especially those from India where the
author grew up before moving to Scotland. £5.50 |
 | SETTERN,
Bokforlaget. The Book on Salmon. About salmon of Halland in rivers and pots. 1st.
Eng. edn. 1983. [11672] First English edition. Malmo, 1983. Hardback, oblong
8vo. 122pp. unused pp. for notes, colour illustrations and b/w photographs of
fishing in the early 20th.C. v.g in repaired d.w. History of the fishing of the
Halland area together with many recipes, some of them most unusual. £20.00 |
 | THWAITES,
Mrs. John B. (Isabella). Fish Cookery including many new recipes, entrees, soups,
sauces, &c. fish cookery for invalids, special instructions for frying, keeping
fish good, &c. 1st. edn. [11018] Edward Howell, Liverpool, 1883. Cr. 8vo.
red cloth with fish (a nice fat trout) on top cover, xii, 1-99pp. light foxing
on last couple of pp. else a very nice, clean, tight copy of an exceptionally
scarce item. With recipes for fish soups, sauces and puddings; how to preserve
fish &c. In her preface the author, who was Principal of the International
School of Cookery and Domestic Economy, Liverpool, states that she had “aimed
throughout at the most utmost possible plainness” but, on reading the recipes,
perhaps simplicity would have been a more apt word. The dishes contain butter,
cream, egg yolks etc. so are not plain but are simple in their execution. With
the plate of John Marks. £225.00 |
 | THWAITES,
Mrs. John B. (Isabella). Fish Cookery including many new recipes, entrees, soups,
sauces, &c. fish cookery for invalids, special instructions for frying, keeping
fish good, &c. 1st. edn. 1883. [10982] First Edition. Edward Howell, Liverpool,
1883. Hardback. Crown 8vo. blue cloth with fish (a nice fat trout) on top cover,
xii, 1-99pp. light foxing on last couple of pages else a very nice, clean, tight
copy. With recipes for fish soups, sauces and puddings; how to preserve fish &c.
In her preface the author, who was Principal of the International School of Cookery
and Domestic Economy, Liverpool, states that she had: 'aimed throughout at the
most utmost possible plainness' but, on reading the recipes, perhaps simplicity
would have been a more apt word. The dishes contain butter, cream, egg yolks etc.
so are not plain at all but are simple in their execution. £155.00 |
 | WALKER,
Mrs. E.M. The Sportsman’s Cookbook. Fish and Game. 1st. edn. 1978. [9060]
First Edition. Hutchinson, London, 1978. Hardback, 8vo. 192pp. colour illustrations,
a very good, clean copy in clipped d.w. In the angling world this is known as:
Richard Walker’s mother’s cookery book: and is sought by those who return
home with a heavy bag or creel. Attractively produced with lots of good recipes
and decorations from old books. £20.00 |
 | WATTS,
Elizabeth. Fish and How to Cook It. 1st. edn. 1866. [11667]First Edition.
Frederick Warne, London, 1866. Hardback, crown 8vo. original orange cloth worn
and grubby, iv, 140pp. clean and tight. The sole edition not listed in the usual
bibliographies. An excellent collection of recipes for sea, migratory and freshwater
fish, shellfish and crustaceans of, mainly, European species together with useful
sauces and condiments to accompany them. There are several different recipes for
Kippered Salmon these being: Scotch; Border; Irish and Welsh. In her preface (and remember this is dated 1866) the author states: 'What man has to do is by legislative interference to protect the fisheries from spoilation, and to forbid the destruction of immature and embryo fish ... to allow the natives of the deep to reach maturity.' We have not, alas, followed this sage advice and are now having to face the dire consequences. On a lighter note she writes:'It has been related that at the Falls of Kilmorac, on the Beauly, in Inverness-shire, the Frasers of Lovat ... used sometimes to surprise their guests with a voluntarily cooked salmon. A kettle was placed on a flat rock on the south side of the fall ... and kept full and boiling until a salmon fell into it.'£75.00 |
 | WRAY,
Tom. (ed.) Commercial Fishes of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Fisheries Co. c.1983. [12741] Glossy paperback, 120pp. colour photograph for every listing, initials on front fly leaf else a very good copy. A useful hand book giving a short description, habitat and edibility. No recipes. £7.50 |