JANET CLARKE

ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS

Specialist in Gastronomy

THE MEDITERRANEAN ~ MIDDLE~EASTERN ~ EASTERN EUROPEAN COOKERY

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	Anon. Not only Spaghetti! Invite your friends to an Italian meal by The cook to a Florentine family. 1st. Eng. edn. 1975. [12752] First English Edition. Libreria Editrice Fiorentina, 1975. 8vo. illustrated card covers, 125, (ii)pp. printed on cream paper, illustrations taken from old books. Lower cover slightly damaged where price label has been removed, contents clean and tight. Best described as Italian Country House cooking. Simple but delicious dishes. £8.50
	BUTCHER, Nicholas. The Spanish Kitchen. 1st. edn. 1990. [12789] First Edition. Macmillan, London, 1990. Hardback 8vo. 314pp. line illustrations by Debbie Lian Mason, a near fine copy in unclipped d.w. This is the real food of Spain, the food the Spanish cook and eat themselves rather than the stuff planted on tourists. The author is exuberant about the dishes “There are some tapas so irrisitible that one finds oneself helplessly devouring vast quantities of them”, “There are few things more sensuous than a dish of perfectly cook creamy scrambled eggs. They seem to me cooking’s answer to velvet.” £25.00
	CAIMI, Enrica. (ed). The Best of Cooking Made in Italy. 1st. edn. 1987. [10638] First Edition. La Spiga Milano, 1987. Hardback, 8vo. brown corrugated cardboard covers, rather surreal illustrations, a very good, clean copy. Like new. A collection of regional recipes. £15.00
	CARLUCCIO, Antonio and Priscilla. Complete Italian Food. 1st. edn. 1997. [13262] First Edition. Quadrille, London, 1997. Hardback, large 8vo. 320pp. colour illustrations throughout. Light wear to d.w. else a very good clean copy. Divided into main food types and then alphabetically with hundreds of recipes. A superb work encompassing the foods and recipes from all the regions of Italy. £20.00
	CAVAZZUTI, Vittorio. Aceto balsamico. Tradizione e usi di un antico e pregiato condimento. 1999 [14592] 2nd. edn. Nardini, 1999. Cloth backed pictorial boards, tall 8vo. 116pp. woodcut illustrations from old sources, printed in various colours, a very good near fine copy. text in Italian. £5.00
	CHAPMAN, Pat. The Curry Club Middle Eastern CookBook. 1st.edn. 1989. [13806] First edition. Piatkus, London, 1989. Hardback, 192pp. colour illustrations, line decorations, a fine near mint copy in unclipped dust wrapper. With suggested menus and a collection of authentic recipes. £7.50
	COLTRO, Dino. La Cucina Tradizionale Veneta. 1st. edn. 1983. [6190] First Edition. Roma, 1983. Hardback, 8vo. cloth, 315pp. illustrations from old books, fine in d.w. With recipes for traditional, festival and seasonal and regional food and wines. £19.50
	CONTE del, Anna. Anna de Conte's Italian Kitchen. I Risotti and Other Rice Dishes. 1993. [14690] First US Edition. Simon ans Schuster, NY, 1993. Hardback, square 57pp. fine in unclipped d.w. Wonderful recipes beautifully illustrated by Flo Bayley. £12.50
	CONTE del, Anna. Gastronomy of Italy. Revised and Updated. 2005 [15670] Pavilion Books, London, 2005. Hardback large 8vo. 416pp. colour and b/w illustrations from many sources, light wear to edges, note on inside of rear endpaper else contents very good in worn at edges and repaired dust wrapper. Over 1200 entries of fascinating information of the food of Italy with hundreds of wonderful recipes. £20.00
	COSTA, Helene. Helene's Recipes. 2000. [12745] Fragonard Maison, n.p. 2000. Tall, slim paperback with fold-over flaps, 55pp. Edition of 2000. A fine copy. Family recipes made with ingredients found in the Forville Market in Cannes where her family have shopped daily for generations. Printed in the author's own hand in purple ink on cream paper beautifully embellished with her own paintings of fish and vegetables. £5.50
	DESCHAMPS, Marion. Travels in Provence. 1st. edn. 1987. [11251] First Edition. Phoenix Publishing, 1987. Large paperback, 176pp. line drawings and maps, v.g. Description of a two week tour from Orange to Castellane with much on museums, churches etc. as well as restaurants and food. With recipes. £3.00
	FERRIGNO, Ursula. Italy Sea to Sky. Food of the Islands, Coasts, Rivers, Mountains, Forests and Plains. 2003. [15332] Mitchell Beazley, 2003. Hardback, 192pp. colour photographs by Jason Lowe, a very good, near fine, copy in very lightly worn wrapper. A collection of mainly simple but delicious authentic Italian dishes. £9.50
	FLOYD, Keith. Around the Med. The book of the hit Channel 5 TV series. 1st. edn. 2000. [12791] First Edition. HarperCollins Illustrated, London, 2000. Hardback, large 8vo. glossy pictorial boards, 144pp. colour illustrations throughout, a near fine copy in unclipped d.w. Recipes from Greece, France, Turkey, Spain, Morocco & Tunisia and Egypt with each chapter including a 'Postcard' written in Floyd's colourful style, 'My enthusiasm for food ... was inspired by my grandmother who kept a pig, and by my Uncle Ken who poached pheasants and snared rabbits. My interest in food stemmed from a bamboo fishing rod made by my father ... and when I returned with a basket of trout I cleaned and gutted them ... and deep-fried them. I was 13 years old.'£20.00
	GRAY, Rose and ROGERS, Ruth. River Cafe Italian Kitchen. 1st. edn. 1998. [7839] First Edition. Ebury Press, London, 1998. Square illustrated paperback, 191pp. b/w illustrations., very slight wear to cover, contents excellent. All recipes from the Channel Four TV series. £10.00
	GRAY, Rose and ROGERS, Ruth. River Cafe Cook Book Green. 1st. edn. 2000. [14011] First Edition. Ebury Press, London, 2000. Hardback, 8vo. 463pp. b/w and colour illustrations, very light wear to edges else a very good, clean copy in dust wrapper sunned at the spine. Over 200 wonderful Italian recipes for both savoury and sweet dishes incorporating vegetables and fruit. Please note that this is not a vegetarian cookery book. £17.50
	GRAY, Rose and ROGERS, Ruth. The River Cafe Cook Book Easy. 2003. [14014] Ebury Press/Ted Smart, London, 2003. Hardback, silver boards, 8vo. 269pp. b/w and colour illustrations, very slight bumping to base of spine else a fine, near mint copy in clear plastic wrapper. Simple, easy and quick yet totally delicious recipes. £10.00
	GRAY, Rose and ROGERS, Ruth. River Cafe Two Easy. 1st. edn. 2005. [14012] First Edition. Ebury Press, London, 2005. Hardback, 8vo. 288pp. b/w and colour illustrations, a fine, near mint copy in dust wrapper. Stylish yet simple Italian recipes for easy cooking. (Heavy item which may incur extra postage charge.) £17.50
	GRIGSON, Jane. Dishes from the Mediterranean. 1st. edn. Sainsbury, 1984. [5481] First edition, Sainsbury, 1984. Paperback, 96pp. coloured illustrations, a narrow band of sunning to top of front cover else a very good clean copy. £22.50
	HARRIS, Valentina. Valentina Harris's Complete Italian Cookery Course. 1st.edn. 1992. [13898] BBC Books, London, 1992. Hardback, 320pp. colour plates and line illustrations, a fine, near mint copy in likewise d.w. Classic. traditional and regional recipes. £5.50
	HARRIS, Valentina. Perfect Pasta 1994 [14460] Select Editions, 1994. Hardback, illustrated laminated boards, colour photographs and illustrated throughout with pretty decorations by an unacknowledged artist, a very good, near mint copy in wrapper. An excellent collection of recipes many of them very simple, quickly prepared and totally delicious. £6.50
	HAZAN, Marcella. Marcella Cucina. 1st. paperback edn. Macmillan, 1999. [8488] First paperback edition. Macmillan, London, 1999. Large paperback, 400pp. colour photographs by Alison Harris, a fine copy near mint copy. A collection of favourite recipes. £20.00
	JABBOUR, Sandy. The Melting Pot. Cookery Book III. 1985. [10319] Al Zahra Compound, 1985. Large paperback, 181pp. attractive decorations, one corner bumped else v.g. With a chapter of Arabian dishes plus others from different parts of the world from various contributors. £15.50
	JAMAL, Salah. Arabian Flavours. Recipes and Tales of Arab Life. 1st Eng. edn. 2003. [12792] First English edition. Souvenir Press, London, 2003. Hardback, 8vo. 208pp. b/w illustrations, a near fine copy in d.w. A lifetime's collection of recipes together with recollections of a childhood spent in Nablus. £9.50
	Kenedy, Jacob and Hildebrand, Caz. The Geometry of Pasta. The Perfect Shape. The Perfect Sauce. 2010 [15390] 1st. edn. Boxtree, Limited, 2010. Hardback, 8vo. cloth, 288pp. b/w designs throughout, a near fine copy in likewise d.w. Over one hundred recipes to pair with the different shapes of pasta by Jacob Kenedy founder and chef of the renowned Bocca di Lupo restaurant in London. £25.00
	KHAYAT, M.K. and KEATINGE, M.C. Lebanon, Land of the Cedars. 2nd. edn. 1960. [7743] Second edition. Beirut, 1960. Hardback, 8vo. cloth, xii, 166pp. tipped in coloured frontispiece, b/w photographs, browning to front frre endpaper else a very good copy in chipped and repaired d.w. An account of the old and new life in Lebanon with much on homemaking, food, the social life etc. £15.00
	LESBERG, Sandy. At the Table of Israel. 1st. Eng. edn. 1973. [9295] First English edn. Peebles Press, London, 1973. Hardback, large 8vo. 224pp, colour illustrations of people not food, a very good, clean copy in clipped d.w. A unique collection of three hundred traditional and modern Israeli recipes. A classic item. £11.50
	LUARD, Elisabeth. The La Ina Book of Tapas. Classic small dishes from Spain. 1995 [11404] 4th. imp. Martin Books, London 1995. Paperback, 160pp. colour illustrations, a fine copy. With a little history of origin of the dishes and of the Domecq family firm, producers of La Ina sherry, hundreds of recipes and advice for various tapas parties. £7.50
	MEDICI, Lorenza de'. The Renaissance of Italian Cooking. 1989. [13741] Fawcett Columbine, N.Y. 1989. Landscape hardback, 192pp. A near fine copy in unclipped d.w. Photographs by Johm Ferro Sims. A culinary journey through the regions of Italy chronicling their history and customs. £8.50
	MEDICI de', Lorenza. The de Medici Kitchen. 1st. edn. 1993. [13380] Headline, 1993. First UK edition. Hardback, 4to. 128pp. colour iluustrations, a very good clean copy in price clipped d.w. with very light wear to the edges. Compaion volume to the ITV series with over 75 recipes representing the simplicity and purity of Italian cuisine. £8.50
	NAHOUM, Chef Aldo. The Art of Israeli Cooking. 1st. Eng. edn. 1970. [12739] First English edition, John Gifford Ltd. London, 1970. Hardback, 8vo. white cloth, 152pp. colour photographs, other decorations, a very good copy in slightly worn d.w. Original Israeli recipes never before published as well as favourite traditional dishes, all Kosher. £8.50
	READ, Jan and MANJoN, Maite. Flavours of Spain. A gastronomic journey. 1st. edn. 1978. [9294] First Edition. Cassell, London, 1978. Hardback, 8vo. 181pp. b/w illustrations, a very good, clean copy in d.w. slightly sunned at edges. A gastronomic exploration through the different regions of Spain with recipes. £8.50
	READ, Jan and MANJóN, Maite, JOHNSON, Hugh. The Wine and Food of Spain. 1st.edn. 1987. [14467] First edition, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1987. Hardback, 217pp. a fine copy in clipped (by the publishers with a new price sticker added) wrapper. Striking photographic endpapers of vines and olive trees on the plains of central Spain.The cuisine, the wines, the landscapes, the cities and traditions of each area. All beautifully illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. £12.50
	RODEN, Claudia. Mediterranean Cookery. 1992. [8889] B.B.C. Books, London, 1992. Large paperback. 336pp. colour photographs and line illustrations, a very good, clean copy. £8.50
	RODEN, Claudia. The Food of Italy. Region by Region. 2002 [15338] New edition, Chatto & Windus, 2002. Hardback, 256pp. colour illustrations, a very good near fine copy in d.w.. A collection of absolutely delicious recipes from every region of the Italian mainland and islands. £12.50
	SCOTT, David. Traditional Arab Cookery. 1st. pbk. edn. 1983. [10687] First pbk. edition, Rider, 1983. Paperback, 160pp. very light wear to covers contents v.g. Two hundred and fifty dishes together with sections on Arab customs, a glossary, and tables and bibliography. Attractively illustrated. £9.50
	SENCIL, Edith, E. The Famous Turkish Cookery. c.1980. [7342] Galeri Minyatur, Istanbul, n.d. c.1980. Glossy paperback, 160pp. v.g. Authentic recipes illustrated with colour photographs of the finished dishes. £9.50
	SENCIL, Edith, E. The Famous Turkish Cookery. Istanbul, n.d. c.1985. [7343] Galeri Minyatur, Istanbul, n.d. c.1985. Glossy paperback, 159pp. slight crease to top cover else v.g. Authentic recipes illustrated with colour photographs of the finished dishes. £9.50
	SETA, Paul. Corsican Cooking of Yesterday and Today. 1991. [11975] La Marge Editions, Ajaccio, 1991. Laminated large paperback, 96pp. colour illustrations, crease to corner of lower cover else v.g. Forty-five authentic recipes drawn from the past. £19.50
	(Treviso). (Treviso). Quarto Festival della Cucina Trevigiana. 8-19 Dicembre, 1962. [5762] Treviso, 1962. Illustrated card, 40pp. v.g. Beautifully produced agenda which includes the menus from the various participating restaurants. Illustrated from old Italian cookery books. £7.50
	VAUDAGNOTTO BIANCO, Maria Teresa La cucina del risparmio. Come mangiar bene con poche lire. 1976 [15275] Priuli & Verlucca, (1976). Soft cover, 336pp. covers laminated (possibly by a previous owner) otherwise a nice clean copy. Each recipe within a ruled border most embellished with a cartoon character. Text in Italian. Simple recipes using inexpensive ingredients but most sound well worth trying - there is even one for the Italian equivalent to Eggy Bread! £9.50
	VIEIRA, Edite. The Taste of Portugal. 1995. [11129] Grub Street, 1995. Paperback, xii, 244pp. v.g. Like new. Traditional Portuguese Cuisine. Regional recipes from simple peasant fare to celebratory meals. £7.50
	WOLFERT, Paula. Good Food from Morocco. 1st. UK edn. John Murray, 1989. [13049] First UK edition, John Murray, London, 1989. Hardback, 8vo. 286pp. drawings by Sidonie Coryn, a very good, clean copy in slightly worn and repaired unclipped d.w. A well researched volume with authentic recipes which is as delightful to read as to cook from. £20.00
	YAZGAN, Mehmet. (ed.) Specialities of Turkish Cuisine. 1st. edn. 1988 [13681] Yazgan Turism Ticaret, Istanbul, 1988. Glossy paperback, 172pp. colour illustrations and advertisements throughout, very light wear to covers else a near fine copy. A collection of recipes illustrating the wide varieties of this ancient cuisine. £6.50