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London: Maclaren & Sons, 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 360 pages. Green cloth with gilt titles and black decorations. Bitting page 435 lists the book with 336 pages. This book is described as Edition Deluxe on page 337, which would indicate that this was a limited edition for the subscribers. Full list of subscribers to the Edition de Luxe, starting with Mr E. Archibald and finishing with Edward Yates. there are a total of 132 subscribers, listed on pages 337, 339, 341 and 343, they appear at the end of the book with the advertisements, index to illustrations, index to contents and index to advertisements..

London: T. Wotton at the Three-Daggers, Fleet Street, 1725. Book. Good. Full-Leather. Second Edition with Additions. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 218 pages plus index. Containing the Choicest and Newest Receipts for making Soops, Pottages, Fricasseys, Harshes, Farces, Ragoo's, Cullises, Sauces, Forc'd-Meats, and Souses: With various ways of dressing most sorts of flesh, fish, and fowl, wild and tame; with the best methods of potting, collaring and pickling. As likewise of pastes, pies, pastries, puddings, tansies, biskets, creams, cheesecake, florentines, cakes, jellies, sillabubs and custards. Also of candying and preserving: With a bill of fare for every month in the year, and the latest improvements in cookery, pastry. etc. Oxford page 55, lists the first edition of 1723. Preface of this edition is dated Piccadilly, Nov. 21, 1724. Good tight clean book, original boards, spine has been replaced with full brown leather, raised bands and gilt title to red label..

London / New York: Macmillan / Century, 1896. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 8.5"; 12.25"; 283+283+270+313pp; new red cloth with original half leather, slightly scuffed, raised bands to spine with gilt titles; colour plates and illustrations throughout; top edge gilt, other edges uncut; a very good tight set of books..

London: R. Baldwin, 1771. Book. Good. Full-Leather. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 384 pages plus index. For the use and ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c. Wrote purely from practice, and dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, whom the author lately served as House-keeper: Consisting of near eight hundred original receipts, most of which never appeared in print. Professionally rebound in brown leather with raised bands to spine, gilt title on red leather. This edition is not mentioned in either Oxford or Cagle, but in fact has three fold-out prints..

Coventry: Merridew & Son, 1812. Book. Good. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 372 pages. Improved system of domestic economy; containing above eight hundred valuable receipts, many of which are entirely original; the whole forming a most useful economical companion. Rebound with three quarter leather and marbled boards..

London: William Mackenzie, 1879. Book. Good. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 11.25 x 15"; 204pp; pink marbled boards with leather corners and spine with gilt; front board and spine detached; water stains to contents affecting edges of some prints; 41 wonderful colour prints; sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return;.

London: W. Collins Sons, 1922. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 386 pages. Book One - Anthony Patch, Portrait of a Siren, The Connoisseur of Kisses - Book Two - The Radiant Hour, Symposium, The Broken Lute - Book Three - A Matter of Civilisation, A Matter of Aesthetics, No Matter!.

Oxford: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1750. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 304 pages. Boards are scuffed and chipped. Good tight book, some evidence of worm to front and rear hinge. Former owner, John Wright, label to front pastedown. Latin Redditum A Guilielmo Dobson, LL.B. Nov. Coll. Oxon. Socio. Latin text throughout..

Little Brown and Company, 1904. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo, 289 pages, plus advertisements, one of which shows an inscription by Fannie Merritt Farmer. Hardback green cloth with gilt. In excellently clean condition, looks unused..

Edinburgh: William Creech, 1797. Book. Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 146 pages. Selected and translated from the German of Dr. Faust. Illustrated with copperplates. Now first published for the use of the inhabitants of Scotland by the recommendation of Dr. Gregory. This book only has plate II which is detached..

London and Totnes: Prospect Books Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collection of 68 issues. Number 1 is a limited edition numbered 92 of 500, signed by Alan Davidson. Dated 1979-2001..

Brooklyn, NY: Lia Rand, 1896. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 62 pages. Well known for her Philosphy of Cooking, this is a very scarce title, with beautifully illustrated front board depicting an Italian flower seller in traditional costume..

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1880. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 226 pages. Brown cloth with black title and decorations to front and gilt title to spine. Good tight clean book. Edited by Henrietta De Condé Sherman. Axford page 18..

London: Faber and Faber, 1963. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 224 pages. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Nice tight clean book..

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1847. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A wonderful selection of recipes for preserving meat and fish. Title page continues - Both in the British and Foreign Modes; with many useful miscellaneous receipts, and full directions for the construction of an economical drying-chimney and apparatus, on an entirely original plan.. Oxford page 177. Olive cloth with gilt title to spine..

Luzarches: Daniel Morcrette, 1980. Book. As New. Full-Leather. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 388 pages with three fold-out table plans, 376 pages with five fold-out table plans, together with 38 page supplement. Burgundy leather with gilt titles and decorations, all edges are gilt. This is number 76 of a limited edition of 300 initialled by the publisher, volume one originally published in 1814 volume two in 1816. Both volumes appear to be unread. French text throughout..

London: Michael Joseph, 1960. Book. Illus. by Renny, Juliet. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 493 pages. Original green cloth, titles to spine gilt on red ground, pictorial design to upper board in red, red top-stain. With the rare dust jacket which has been professionally restored. Pages 247-250 have been re-stitched by a professional bookbinder. First edition, first impression of the author's most influential work, some light staining to bottom edge. 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, to her amazement the only place you could buy olive oil in England at that time was the chemist!.

London: Michael Joseph, 1960. Book. Illus. by Renny, Juliet. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 493 pages. Original green cloth, titles to spine gilt on red ground, pictorial design to upper board in red, red top-stain. With the rare dust jacket which is in need of restoration. First edition, first impression of the author's most influential work, some light staining to bottom edge. 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, to her amazement the only place you could buy olive oil in England at that time was the chemist! Loosely inserted to front is typewritten note detailing her life and books published between 1950 and 1977..

London: I.Upcott Gill Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 12 Volumes. Volume 12 being The Century Supplement to the Dictionary of GArdening - A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture for Gardeners and Botanists. Nice bright green cloth covers with black and gilt lettering. Beautiful illustrations..

Allen W H, 1985. Book. Illus. by Bennett, Gail. As New. Hardback. Inscribed By the Author. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by the Author, Gary Downie (17 July 1940 -19 January 2006) was a production manager on many 1980s episodes of the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who..