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ABSINTHE. Catalogue Général - Distillerie Pontissalienne - Fabrique d'Absinthe Supérierue.Pontarlier, Doubs : c.1900
Attractive brochure with full catalogue of products and prices from a leading manufacturer in "la capitale de l'absinthe" at the turn of the century. Superb chromo. endpapers by A. Waton of St. Etienne, who were specialists in labels and catalogues; Michael Twyman noting that their work "transforms everyday items into objects of beauty." (A History... Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 141557
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MARKHAM, Gervase. The English Hous-Wife,London : 1660
Later edition of this popular 17th-century guide to housewives. The work is in two parts: the first offers a guide to domestic medical recipes, including to whiten teeth, aid conception, ameliorate venereal diseases and cure drunkenness; the second part acts mostly as a cook book, alongside guides to brewing drinks and preparing cloth. The work was... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 129225
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WHITE, Florence. A Fire in the Kitchen. The Autobiography of a Cook.London : 1938
First edition, first impression, in a remarkable example of the scarce jacket. A Fire in the Kitchen is the autobiography of the founder of the English Folk Cookery Association. White (1863-1940) founded the Association in 1928 and in 1932 published Good Things in England, her manifesto for the merit of traditional English cooking.
Her work coincided... Learn More£650.00Stock Code: 113651
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BOYLE, Patrick. The Publicans' Daily Companion;London : [1797?]
First edition of this guide for publicans. A wide ranging handbook, Boyle's work covers duties and the storage of drink, offers recipes for various mixed drinks, gives a process called "The Doctor" to disguise the taste of drinks that have gone bad, narrates how to make wine from turnips, birch and cowslip, and warns young publicans of the rogues and... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 130661
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SPEECHLY, William A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine.York : 1790
First edition. William Speechly (c.1740-1821) was gardener to the third Duke of Portland at his Welbeck Abbey estate in Nottinghamshire. Encouraged by the duke Speechly started writing down and publishing his knowledge and experience in gardening; in 1776 he had contributed to Alexander Hunter's edition of Evelyn's Silva, which was shortly followed... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 120229
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WHITE, John. A Treatise on the Art of Baking,Edinburgh : 1828
First edition of this comprehensive and wide-ranging study of baking, tying in the history of agriculture, the growing and milling of wheat, the baking of bread, biscuits and pastries, and the current state of baking in Britain. The work is now uncommon, with 8 copies listed by Library Hub in British institutions.
Provenance: The Lawes Agricultural... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 129237
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HOGAN, Lou Rand. The Gay Cookbook.Los Angeles : 1965
First edition, first printing, of the first gay cookbook, well represented institutionally - albeit almost entirely in the US, the exceptions being New Zealand and Monash, with no copies recorded in British and Irish libraries but remarkably scarce on the open market.
Stephen Vider, Assistant Professor of History at Cornell, writes, "Published... Learn More£775.00Stock Code: 144661
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BEETON, Mrs Isabella. The Englishwoman's Cookery-Book.London : 1863
First edition of the first of Beeton's "cookery" books; the affordable spin-offs from her Book of Household Management (1861). Although the Book of Household Management is largely remembered as Beeton's legacy it was primarily these cheaper "part-issues, spin-offs, and extracts" which most influenced English cooking habits (Beetham, p. 395). This copy... Learn More£3,250.00Stock Code: 133857
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COOKERY - A Boston Lady. The Dessert Book.Boston : 1872
First edition. This cookery book, designed for a mass audience using products readily available, notably features a section on chocolate and its uses as a beverage. This work provides a useful insight into the practice of sellers adulterating chocolate "with a variety of starch grain items" to meet ever-increasing demand. The author cautions readers... Learn More£400.00Stock Code: 118484
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KITCHINER, William. The Cook's Oracle;London : 1829
Later London edition, uncommon in the original boards, of the most famous of Kitchiner's cookery books, "an acknowledged source of inspiration for Mrs Beeton, and mined by the writers of other household guides" (ODNB). First published in London in 1817, The Cook's Oracle "was written in a down-to-earth style, and demonstrated Kitchiner's familiarity... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 113405
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RAFFALD, Elizabeth. The Experienced English Housekeeper,London : 1793
A later edition of this popular Georgian-era cookery book, first published in Manchester in 1769; there were some twenty further editions before the turn of the 19th century, of which only twelve were authorised. Elizabeth Raffald (1733-1781) was born in Doncaster and spent some fifteen years in the service of Lady Elizabeth Warburton at Arley Hall,... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 124697
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CURTIS-BENNETT, Noel. The Food of the People, being The History of Industrial Feeding.London : 1949
First edition, deluxe limited issue, number 51 of 100 copies, presented to Eric Simonds by the directors of Peter Merchant Ltd, with their numbered presentation bookplate. A highly attractive copy of this study of the history of the feeding of employees in the workplace, from the middle ages to the factory canteen. Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 128771
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COCKTAILS - DE FLEURY, R. 1700 Cocktails From the Man Behind the Bar. [Together with] 1800 and all that. Drinks - Ancient & Modern.London : 1934 & 1937
First editions, first impressions, both of de Fleury's scarce but classic cocktail recipe books presented together with the very scarce dust jackets over the publisher's full leather bindings. At the time de Fleury's 1700 Cocktails was the most comprehensive to be included in one book. The author's note in his follow up volume 1800 and all that reads... Learn More£2,750.00Stock Code: 134199
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[HESSUS, Helius Eobanus.] De generibus ebriosorum, et ebrietate vitanda:[Frankfurt : 1557
The German humanist scholar Eobanus Koch (Coccius) (1488-1540) was considered the foremost Latin poet of his age. His prose work "On the species of drunkards" is a mock-quodlibetical speech that applies the scholastic method of argumentation, first printed anonymously in 1515. His first bestseller, the satire was reprinted in 1516 and 1550 and afterwards... Learn More£950.00Stock Code: 108213
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XENOPHON. Xenophons treatise of House holde.London : 1573
Sixth edition in English of Xenophon's Oeconomicus, first published by Thomas Berthelet in 1532, this edition the first to be published by John Allde, at his busy establishment at the Long Shop next to St Mildred Poultry, London. The text is a Socratic dialogue principally about household management and agriculture, one of the earliest works on economics... Learn More£7,500.00Stock Code: 127728
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MORECK, Curt. Fuhrer durch das "lasterhafte" Berlin.Leipzig : [1931]
First edition, first printing, of this rather uncommon guide to the notorious nightlife of Weimar Berlin. Moreck and his writings were proscribed by the Nazis from 1933. His works from immediately before this period are, as such understandably hard to find.
"Curt Moreck" was one of the many pseudonyms of prolific writer, translator and editor... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 147978
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COCKTAILS - VERMEIRE, Robert. Cocktails. How to Mix Them.London : 1922
First edition, first impression, including what may be the first appearance in print of the recipe for the Sidecar. Also included are various recipes for medicinal drinks, such as the usual hot toddy for a cold, but also absinthe for a headache and champagne for seasickness. The author was the Belgian bartender Robert Vermeire (1891-1976), who worked... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 121318
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PARLOA, Maria. Home Economics.New York : 1898
First edition, first printing. Parloa's eighth book covers a range of topics ranging from the maintenance of pantries to the digestive system. Parloa was a "pioneer in home economics education", sometimes described as a founder of the discipline, and was arguably America's first celebrity cook (ANB). Her first work, The Appledore Cook Book, was published... Learn More£350.00Stock Code: 120633
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ACTON, Eliza. Modern Cookery, in all its Branches:London : 1845
First edition, with the advertisements dated January 1845. Modern Cookery established Eliza Acton as the first of the modern cookery writers. This first edition is notably uncommon with just six copies traced institutionally worldwide, four of which are held in the UK.
This copy has the appealing signs of use, with a number of recipes checked... Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 132125
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HARTLEY, Dorothy. Food in England.London : 1954
First edition, first impression. Food in England, "a treasury of information on the gathering, storing, and cooking of food from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries" is widely regarded as the definitive history of English food and cooking techniques (ODNB).
Dorothy Hartley (1893-1985) travelled the country writing a weekly column on English... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 146496
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LEYEL, Hilda Winifred Ivy, Mrs. C.F. Picnics for Motorists.London : 1936
First edition, extremely uncommon in the attractive Alex Jardine jacket. One of Leyel's cleverly targeted series of themed books on cooking and presentation, issued under the banner "The Lure of Cookery" - "most serviceable and attractive little books" Daily Telegraph - part of a 1930s renaissance of interest in English food.
"There are many... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 134171
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DAVID, Elizabeth. French Provincial Cooking.London : 1960
First edition, first impression of the author's most influential work. David (1913-1992) taught herself Mediterranean-style cooking while living abroad during the early 1940s, and began writing a food column for Harper's Bazaar in 1949. Her first book was published to wide acclaim the following year, and she is now recognized for her profound influence... Learn More£1,375.00Stock Code: 138099
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SPOONS. Catalogue of a Remarkable Collection of 16th and 17th Century Provincial Silver Spoons,London : 1935
The catalogue for Sotheby's sale of the Ellis collection of spoons, held on 13 and 14 November 1935. The catalogue remains an important reference work for provincial spoons of the period. With a photocopied obituary for G. E. P. How, who worked on the catalogue, loosely inserted. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 131527
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DUPONT DE NEMOURS, Pierre Samuel. Examen et parallèle des différens projects de droits sur les boissons, par M. Dupont, député de Nemours à l'Assemblée Nationale.Paris : 1790
First edition. A supporter of constitutional monarchy, Dupont represented Nemours in the National Assembly. The present work is his report on the taxation of drink. A scarce item, with WorldCat listing copies in ten institutions: one in the UK, five in the US, three in France, and one in Switzerland. Learn More£450.00Stock Code: 127703
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BARTENDING. Jayne's Bartender's Guide.Philadelphia : 1934
First edition, first printing. Published soon after the repeal of Prohibition, recipes include the Charlie Chaplin Cocktail, the Pousse Cafe American and the Klondyke Cocktail. The final page of the book contains an afterward, warning that bartenders must uphold certain values to prevent the calamity of Prohibition ever happening again. A scarce work,... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 143685
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TERRINGTON, William. Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks.London and New York : 1869
First edition of this early guide to bartending, covering wine, cocktails, and other drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. The book underwent several editions, and, though the word cocktail is only used a few times, helped to further popularise the mixing of drinks. The work has also recently been cited as a further stage in gin's evolution from... Learn More£450.00Stock Code: 143703
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YACOUBI, Ahmed. Alchemist's Cookbook.Tuscon : 1972
First edition, first paperback printing, signed by the author on the title page and in beautiful condition. This collection of 125 recipes "based on the ancient science of Moroccan cuisine" is uncommonly found signed. It collects recipes such as "soup to cure jealousy" and "how to be gentle to your brains" alongside "rainy day greens" and "fancy goats... Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 144397
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DAVID, Elizabeth. French Provincial Cooking.London : 1960
First edition, first impression, of the author's most influential work. David (1913-1992) taught herself Mediterranean-style cooking while living abroad during the early 1940s, and began writing a food column for Harper's Bazaar in 1949. Her first book was published to wide acclaim the following year, and she is now recognized for her profound influence... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 143032
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DAVID, Elizabeth. French Provincial Cooking.London : 1960
First edition, first impression, of the author's most influential work. David (1913-1992) taught herself Mediterranean-style cooking while living abroad during the early 1940s, and began writing a food column for Harper's Bazaar in 1949. Her first book was published to wide acclaim the following year, and she is now recognized for her profound influence... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 146509
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BURTON, Richard F. Four autograph Indian recipes:[c.1850]
A brief but fascinating list of Indian recipes attesting to Burton's absorption of the culture of the subcontinent. Burton's father was a colonel in the Indian Army and in 1842 finally "acquiesced to his son's requests and purchased a commission for him in the Bombay army. Burton arrived in India on 28 October 1842 and was posted to the 18th regiment... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 127294
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WINE. Weingroßhandlung Carl Wiewels Trier seit 1847.Trier : [1846-1948]
A unique collection of papers and photographs documenting the history of a family-owned German wine business across two centuries. Beginning with a photograph of Ernst Ferdinand Cronenbold, who founded the company in 1847, this extensively illustrated scrapbook charts the growth of what would later become known as Carl Wiewels, a wholesale wine merchants... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 116915
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THATCHER, Margaret - CURRIE, Angela (ed.) A Salute to Cooking.London : 2009
First edition, first impression, presentation copy from Margaret Thatcher to her personal driver Malcolm Taylor, inscribed on the title page: "To Malcolm - Happy Christmas, Margaret Thatcher".
Taylor served as Thatcher's driver from 1998 to 2010. As with all her staff, he was treated with great kindness by the former Prime Minister; she hosted... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 145479
