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Selected Cookery Books - August 2011 Catalogue A Lady - Simpson, James (Foreword by) - Vegetarian Cookery. By A Lady - Illustrated by: Published by: Fred Pitman, London, (1852) Fifth Edition Good, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall, No Jacket - as issued (Hardback) . Comment: James Simpson was the first president of the Vegetarian Society. British Library only list a copy dated 1866, published after the death of Simpson in 1859. With an explanatory of the principles of vegetarianism. First published in 1821 with the title Vegetable Cookery. The Lady is the wife of Joseph Brotherton who was a prominent member of the Vegetarian Society and published his own cookery book in 1812. This title was first published in 1821. BOOK REF: 16892..... £750.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes Vegetables Vegetarian 1 Acton, Eliza - Modern Cookery for Private Families - Illustrated by: Published by: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, London, (1859) Newly Revised and Much Enlarged Edition Good, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, No Jacket - as issued (Hardback) . Comment: 643 pages together with 24 pages of publisher's advertisements. Nicely rebound by an amateur binder, contents tight and clean. Reduced to a system of easy practice, in a series of carefully tested receipts, in which the principles of Baron Leibig and eminent writers have been as much as possible applied and explained. Copiously illustrated. Bitting page 3. BOOK REF: 20481..... £80.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes English Acton, Eliza - Modern Cookery in all its Branches - Illustrated by: Published by: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, (1848) Eighth Edition Good, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, No Jacket - as issued (Hardback) . Comment: Modern cookery, in all its branches: reduced to a system of easy practice, for the use of private families, in a series of receipts, which have been strictly tested, and are given with the most minute exactness. Illustrated with engravings on steel and numerous woodcuts. Front and rear hinges have been repaired with tape, otherwise a nice good clean book. Brown cloth with gilt title and decorations to spine. BOOK REF: 16090..... £120.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes Acton, Eliza - Modern Cookery - Illustrated by: Published by: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, (1855) Newly Revised and Much Enlarged Edition Good, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, No Jacket - as issued (Hardback) . Comment: Modern cookery, for private families, reduced to a system of easy practice, in a series of carefully tested receipts, in which the principles of Baron Liebig and other eminent writers have been as much as possible applied and explained. Tape repair to front and rear hinge, and tape repairs to spine. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. BOOK REF: 16091..... £100.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes Acton, Eliza - Modern Cookery - Illustrated by: Published by: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, London, (1865) Newly Revised and Much Enlarged Edition Good, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, No Jacket - as issued (Hardback) . Comment: Modern cookery, for private families, reduced to a system of easy practice, in a series of carefully tested receipts, in which the principles of Baron Liebig and other eminent writers have been as much as possible applied and explained. Tape repair to front hinge. Brown cloth board with dark brown spine and gilt title. Pages 147-154 have loss to bottom spine corner with some loss of text, pages 155-160 have been repaired to the hinge with sellotape. BOOK REF: 16089..... £60.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes Adair, Arthur H. - Dinners Long and Short - Illustrated by: Published by: Victor Gollancz, London, (1928) First Edition Good, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, No Jacket (Hardback) . Comment: 252 pages. Bitting page 3. Interesting collection of recipes - Philomel dry hash, or why not try Lobscans? BOOK REF: 17919..... £60.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes Dinner 2 ALI-BAB ( Henri Babinski ) - Gastromomie Pratique Études Culinaires Suivies Du Traitment De L'Obésité Des Gourmands - Illustrated by: Published by: Ernest Flammarion, Paris, (1950) Eighth Edition Good, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, No Jacket (Hardback) . Comment: 1281 pages. Boards are a little dusty, but otherwise this is a good clean book. Printers date is given as 1950. Loosely inserted to front is a copy of The New York Times article by Craig Claiborne dated Thursday, July 25, 1974. This book has a shipping weight of 3.5kg, additional postage may apply. BOOK REF: 20258..... £75.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes French France ALI-BAB ( Henri Babinski ) - Gastromomie Pratique Études Culinaires Suivies Du Traitment De L'Obésité Des Gourmands - Illustrated by: Published by: Ernest Flammarion, Paris, (1931) Sixth Edition Fair, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, No Jacket (Hardback) . Comment: 1281 pages. Boards are stained and scuffed. Good working copy. Printers date is given as 28 November 1931. This book has a shipping weight of 3.5kg, additional postage may apply. BOOK REF: 18249..... £70.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes French France Allen, Darina - Ballymaloe Cookery School, A Year at - Illustrated by: Published by: Kyle Cathie Ltd, London, (1997) First Edition Very Good, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good (Hardcover) . Signed by Author Comment: Signed 'Cooking is Fun, Darina Allen' to the short title page. There is small printers ink fault on the facing free front endpaper, not in any way affecting the contents. Containing over 100 Irish recipes using fresh ingredients, this book also records the author's energy and successes as founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork. Darina Allen makes use of the wealth of produce grown in her own vegetable, herb and fruit gardens. BOOK REF: 15462..... £60.00. KEYWORDS: Ballymaloe Cookery School Ireland Irish Cooking Food Recipes Cork Vegetable Herb Fruit An Old Housekeeper, Gooding, Ralph and Baird, James - House Book, The - Illustrated by: Published by: Crosby Lockwood & Co., London, (1877) Good, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, No Jacket - as issued (Hardback) . Comment: Comprising 1. The House Manager - being a guide to housekeeping; practical cookery; household work; cellarage of wines, etc.; dairy and garden operations; stable economy, etc. etc. 2. Domestic Medicine - containing a description of the symptoms, causes and treatment of the most common ailments, extended as a family guide in all cases of accident and emergency. 3. Management of Health - a manual of home and personal hygiene. Some tape repairs to internal hinges. Blue leather spine with gilt titles, scuffed to top and bottom. Brown cloth boards. BOOK REF: 15848..... £50.00. KEYWORDS: House Domestic Medicine Health Cookery 3 Austin, Thomas - Edited By - Two Fifteenth Century Cookery Books: Published by: Early English Text Society by OUP, London, 1964. Reprint. Good, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, No Jacket. ( Hardback) Comment: 151 pages. Original series 91. Harleian Ms. 279 (ab.1430), & Harl. Ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with extracts from Ashmole Ms. 1439, Laud Ms. 553, & Douce Ms. 55. BOOK REF: 20525 ..... £50.00 Keywords: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes Bailey, Patricia - Gourmet Cookbook, The - Volumes I and II - Revised - Illustrated by: Published by: Gourmet Books, New York, (1979) Eighth Printing Good, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Slipcase (Hardback) . Comment: 820 + 831 pages, both volumes contained within red slipcase.Red leatherette bindings with gilt titles and decorations. Small tear to top edge of volume I spine. A very attractive set aimed at the serious cook. Overseas customers please ask for shipping quote before ordering, this set has a shipping weight of 5kg. BOOK REF: 19791..... £175.00. KEYWORDS: Cookery Cooking Food Recipes Gourmet Bareham, Lindsey - Onions Without Tears: Cooking with Onions, Leeks, Garlic and Chives - Illustrated by: Published by: Michael Joseph, London, (1995) First Edition Very Good, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Very Good (Hardcover) . Comment: Onions are a universal ingredient, appearing in food internationally, and one that can be treated and cooked in myriad ways. The allium family comprises onions including the bulb onion, red onion, spring onions or scallions and Welsh holtzers, leeks are the mild member of the family, and extremely versatile on their own right, chives and garlic including green garlic, en primeur garlic and elephant garlic. Dust jacket in protective film. BOOK REF: 15436..... £50.00. KEYWORDS: Onions Leeks Garlic Chives Cooking Cookery Food Recipes Bareham, Lindsey - Onions Without Tears: Cooking with Onions, Leeks, Garlic and Chives - Illustrated by: Published by: Michael Joseph, London, (1995) First Edition Very Good, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Very Good (Hardcover) . Comment: Onions are a universal ingredient, appearing in food internationally, and one that can be treated and cooked in myriad ways. The allium family comprises onions including the bulb onion, red onion, spring onions or scallions and Welsh holtzers, leeks are the mild member of the family, and extremely versatile on their own right, chives and garlic including green garlic, en primeur garlic and elephant garlic. BOOK REF: 15513..... £50.00. KEYWORDS: Onions Leeks Garlic Chives Cooking Cookery Food Recipes 4 Barnett, Edith A.