Search Results: Food / Drink from Books Bought and Sold

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1827. Antiquarian cookery book giving receipts for making soups, gravies, ragouts, pies, puddings, pickles and preserves plus home made wines and much more. 525 pages with some foxing and some marks throughout, foxing is a little heavier at beginning and end few pages but not too excessive and percentage of pages affected is around 30 to 35% to a greater or lesser degree of foxing, Page 518 has a tear which has been repaired with see through archival tape, text can still be read,though not as clearly as the rest. Some illustrations. Book has been rebound a while ago and has endpapers and spine renewed, outer covers rubbed and worn on edges, a sound copy of an antiquarian cook book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Second Edition. Half-Leather Marbled Boards. Good/No Jacket. 7½ x 4¼ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Grant Richards, 1931. Cookery and recipe book from 1931, no other date possibly first edition but cannot be sure.195 pages in overall bright clean condition just light browning to outer edges of pages and very occasional tiny foxing spots, top edges of pages are goldwhich is a little dulled. Many recipes for starters, main dishes, sweets and cakes. Outer boards are a little marked with slight fading to spine. Overall a sound copy of an interesting cookery book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8 ¾ x 5¾ Inches. Hardcover.

London: National Leisure Catering Ltd, 1994. Detailed account of a proposal by N L C Ltd for the further development of catering services at Lord's Cricket Ground, presented to Marylebone Cricket Club St. Johns Wood London on 7th May 1994. Oblong format book with spiral metal spine, 56 pages in very bright clean condition, colour and B/w illustrations plus details of the plans and improvements for bars and banqueting suites. Book comes in an attractive green cloth covered case with gold emblem on it, a unique piece of memorabilia for the cricket collector, HEAVY BOOK 1-5 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS .A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 14 x 10 Inches. Card Covers.

Cumbria UK: Parthenon Publishing , 1986. Very informative book on food preservation through history and the technology that formed around it. 184 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed/ published plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped, a very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 24 Cms X 16 Cms. Hardcover.

The Hague: Dr W Junk Publishers, 1951. An in depth study of insects as food throughout history and around the World. 352 pages in very bright clean condition. Many B/w photographs and illustrations accompany the very informative text, very light browning to endpapers and outer edges of pages. Outer boards are very bright and clean. dustwrapper is slightly browned on edges and spinelight wear to top and bottom of the spine of the wrapper. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8 ½ x 6 Inches. Hardcover.

London: William H Ainsworth, 1827. Antiquarian book on cookery, 276 pages in overall clean condition just a few very occasional small light foxing spots ,frontispiece portrait has some light water staining around blank margins light overall browning and some foxing. Two pull out extended pages at rear with illustrations of various pieces of equipment, one is lightly browned the other has a 2½ inch closed tear along one fold. Outer half leather boardsare very worn on edges and spine, boards showing through but binding is sound and firm.Though not perfect a reasonable copy of a collectable antiquarian cookbook SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Third Edition. Half-Leather Marble Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8 ½ x 5½ Inches. Hardcover.

Paris: Librairie Paul Ollendorff, 1899. Very informative book on cooking and recipes, second edition 1899 TEXT IN FRENCHno english translation. Contains 710 pages in bright clean condition, pages browned at edges as usual due to quality of paper used, some browning to endpapers and former owners name on front endpaper. Several B/w illustrations, all present plus very informative text IN FRENCH, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are a little dusty with age and slightly browned on edges, spine is darkened with some marking. Though not perfect still apleasing example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Second Edition. Illustrated Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8 x 5¼ Inches. Hardcover.

Paris: Marval, 1989. Very informative book of words and phrases associated with wine and drink in France, TEXT in FRENCH, no English translation. 157 pages in very bright clean condition. Many quality B/w photographs of people ,from all walks of life, in bars and restaurants taken by various Photographers, all present as listed plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is also bright and clean, vertical tear to top front1 inch long not price clipped, A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 11 ½ x 9 Inches. Hardcover.

London: John and Edward Bumpus Limited, 1909. Fascinating book on the authors passion for collecting all manner of items including cookery books of which he gives a very informative bibliography.116 pages in very bright clean condition, untrimmed on two sides, browned to endpapers, all other pages bright and clean. INSCRIPTION from author on front endpaper A B from A W O in tempus afflictionis. NO dustwrapper outer boards are bright and clean, slight wear to paper label on spine. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Initialled, Inscribed By Author. First Edition First Printing. Paper Cover Boards Cloth Spine. Very Good/No Jacket. 9 x 5 ½ Inches. Hardcover.

Oxford Uk: Academic Press , 2016. Very bright clean hardcover NO dustwrapper,as issued Many technical illustrations accompany the text. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Second Edition. Laminated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 9 ½ x 7 ½ Inches. Hardcover.

Edinburgh: Peter Hill, 1791. Antiquarian cookery book, 254 pages with much information on how to prepare meats, sauces, pickles, preserves, puddinggs and much more. Two illustrated plates at front of book. Pages are overall clean with just some occassional marks on a few pages and slight browning to outer edges of pages. Book is bound in full leather which is a little rubbed and worn on edges, spine has been renewed professionaly and blends in well with book also corners have been repaired very well and again blend in with original book, endpapers have some marks around edges. A pleasing sound copy of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good Plus/No Jacket. 7 x 4 Inches. Hardcover.

Japan: Shotenchiku, 1988. Excellent book on architectural design of cafes and restaurants in Japan, 220 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour and B/w photographs and architectural illustrations plus very informative text in english and Japanese. Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, a very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 12 x 8½ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Ltd Very Bright clean hardcover, 114pages plus index and 36 pages of book adverts. Many photographs, illustrations and map. Previous owners name on inside front board, slight fade to spine. Not dated from text appears mid to late 1920s. Believed to be early reprint .A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . Reprint. Cloth Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 19 x 13 Cms. Hardcover.

Baltimore: Bacchus Press Ltd Limited edition facsimile of the second edition of this book on wine. This book is limted to 500 copies, 540 pages plus 24 pages of adverts at end. Book is very bright and clean with attractive imitation leather binding with gold decoration, pull out double page illustration at front. Small raised bump at base of spine and couple of light marks to top outer edges of pages not inside. A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Limited Edition. Gold Decorated Buckram. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 ¾ x 5¾ Inches. Hardcover.