Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Books & Bygones

New York: Hearthside Press, 1964. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 224 pages. Some interesting recipes you can freeze before serving later. Page edges are dusty and foxed. Dustjacket is chipped and scuffed..

London: Frederick Warne, 1907. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original red/brown boards with colour illustration pasted to front. 19 colour illustrations, free front endpaper has been removed, and short title page is detached, otherwise a very good tight copy..

London: Newnes, 1960. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.75 x 8.75"; 358pp; red buckram with gilt; dustwrapper; tape marks to front and rear end papers; good clean copy; illustrated; publishers correction notice loosely inserted to front;.

London: Batsford, 1937. Book. Good Reading Copy. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.25 x 8"; 124pp; burgundy cloth with blue; spine faded; map and fold out chart detached; colour frontispiece, numerous illustrations including two in colour; good reading copy;.

London: Golden Cockerel Press Book. Illus. by Lancaster, Osbert. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collected by Nancy Quennell with an Essay on The Epicure and the Epicurean, by A.J.A. Symons and Decorations by Osbert Lancaster. Man, embroidering on the primitive act of eating has eventually created a comprehensive function, a ceremony significant in a variety of ways, illustrative of culture or decadence and a revealing that the table metamorphosed becomes a stage on which both poets and emperors appear, the scene of endless productions, many of them magnificently spectacular, whilst other are remarkable less for their decor than for characterisation and brilliance of dialogue; and some are curious and fantastic experiments designed to stimulate a jaded audience; the remainder, drames amoureuses, idyllic embarkations for Cytherea....

London: Penguin, 1955. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 4.25 x 7"; 219 pages; paperback; number 1062; very good;.

London: Hutchinson, 1962. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.25 x 8"; 199pp; blue/yellow cloth with copper and white; dustwrapper; bottom corners bumped; good clean copy;.

London: Dorling Kindersley, 2002. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This guide includes all famous and notable gardens in the UK and highlights their horticultural attributes. An A-Z listing of popular plants enables readers to organize which gardens to visit in accordance with their plant preference. Addresses, telephone and fax numbers, websites, opening times, location maps and facilities offered by the gardens are included..

Natal Branch of the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa, 1986. Book. Good. Paperback. 4vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 64 pages. No inscriptions.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1985. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original articles by A. T. Quiller-Couch first published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine in 1891. This edition selected and edited by Stuart D. Ludlum..

Paris: Libraire Commerciale - Aristide Quillet Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 602 pages. Fold-out plate of serviette folding techniques. 14 wonderful colour plates (XIV planches hors-texte en coleurs) plus two monochrome. La Cuisine Moderne Illustrée comprenant la cuisine en général La Patisserie, La Confiserie et Les Conserves. Alimentation de Régimes. Classées Méthodiquement par une Réunion de Cuisiners. Le plus complet des livres de cuisine. Renfermant, outre la classification des vins, les soins nécessaires a l'entretien d'une bonne cave. Indispensable à la Maitresse de maison et à la Cuisinière bourgeoise. Nouvell Édition Illustrée. Libraire Aristide Quillet, 278,Boulevard Saint-Germain, 278, Paris VIIe. Front board is heavily embossed depicting kitchen range with chicken draped across. French text throughout..

Quince fruits READY NOW in units of 5 kg, together with recipes, which we will send to you by email upon request. (we will also have Medlars for dispatch soon. Check out my other items! These fruits are from our own garden and grown without pesticides or fertilizers. ABOUT: Quince They are similar in appearance to pears, with a slightly fuzzy covering which washes off easily and you should do this. They need to be cooked to be edible as these are an extremely hard fruit, and do not soften even when ripe. Although this fruit is native to South-West Asia it grows successfully in this country. Although this fruit is readily available in France and also Turkey, it is generally not so easily come by in the U.K., which is why we offer our surplus for sale. Taste wise they have a slight citrus tange to them, almost like a dash of lemon, with a slightly fragrant taste. (I love them). Texture is like that of a gritty pear, but much more extreme. WHAT TO DO WITH THEM: It can't be eaten raw, its… Read More

London: Arrow, 1996. Book. Very Good. Paperback. A young woman is accused of the mercy killing of her mother. She says she didn't do it..

Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 1986. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages. A fascinating insight into this ancient craft..

Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 1986. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages. A fascinating insight into this ancient craft..

London: Piatkus, 1985. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5 x 8"; 252 pages; red cloth with gilt; dustwrapper; g/g;.

Paris: Editions de la Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 7.25 x 7.25"; 95pp; illustrated card covers; fully illustrated guide;.