The American Family Receipt Book: Consisting of Several Thousand Most Valuable Receipts, Experiments, &C. &C. Collected from Various Parts of Europe, America, and Other Portions of the Globe

London, Not Stated, 1866. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this American cookery work, which contains a variety of recipes that had not been previously printed in England Reprinted from the American edition. This work offers an extensive variety of recipes from America, as the author states, many of the recipes in this work had not previously been printed in England. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Written anonymously. It is stated that the author spent years collecting rare and valuable recipes from around the world. Publisher's adverts to the pasedowns and endpapers. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Small cracks to the head and tail of the joints, resulting in a little lifting. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Front hinge is weak. Rear hinge strained but remains firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd spot. Textblock from the front endpaper to the title page is detached but present. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Book no.: 664P17

GBP 175,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 199.5 US$ 230.09 | JP¥ 35482]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: cookery american book of cookery american america american book of cookery cooking food Not Stated

The American Family Receipt Book

London, Not Stated, 1861. Cloth. A mid-century American cookery book, delving into many popular recipes of the era. Reprinted from the American edition. This work offers an extensive variety of recipes from America, as the author states, many of the recipes in this work had not previously been printed in England. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Written anonymously. It is stated that the author spent years collecting rare and valuable recipes from around the world. Publisher's adverts to the pastedowns and endpapers. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Boards and spine are a little discoloured. Small crack to the head of the front joint. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some tidemarks. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book no.: 753P50

GBP 175,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 199.5 US$ 230.09 | JP¥ 35482]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: The American Family Receipt Book america cookery cooking america recipes food Not Stated

The American Home Cook Book

New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, 1854. Paperback. A scarce mid-century cookery work from America, very unusual survival of a fragile book. A scarce work, hard to find in the original binding.An extensive collection of several hundred recipes that were popular in mid-century American society.Illustrated with engravings throughout.No author stated, the book is attributed to 'An American Lady&apos.Four pages of publisher's adverts to the front. Thirty-four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart, with some discolouration to the wraps. A couple of small chips and closed tears to the wraps. Minor marks to the wraps. A little loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few odd spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book no.: 753P52

GBP 275,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 313.5 US$ 361.58 | JP¥ 55757]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: The American Home Cook Book america cookery cooking america domestic economy recipes Not Stated

Cassell&Apos;S Household Guide: Being a Complete Encyclopaedia of Domestic and Social Economy

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1869-1871. Leather. A complete set of this illustrated encyclopaedia on domestic and social economy from Cassell, Petter and Galpin. Complete in four volumes. A detailed and comprehensive encyclopaedia of domestic and social economy, written during a time in which each aspect of human life is becoming more intricate and complex. Giving a precise record of the rules surrounding the regulation of the house and home. Being a practical guide taking up various departments of household management, from cooking to household mechanics and gardening. This set contains: Volume I - with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. With guide to domestic surgery, carving, the rearing of children, arranging the table, decorative art, and much more. Volume II - with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. With guide to patchwork, souvenir albums, wine and beer storage, laundry, cooking, and much more. Volume III - with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. With guide to keeping animals, point lace work, fishing, articles for gifting, writing and calligraphy, and much more. Volume IV - with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. With guide to household chemistry, window decorations, using textiles, hints about fruit, guests, and much more. Dated from the Victoria and Albert Museum libraries. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spines with the odd mark to the boards. Minor loss to the board tips. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Further spotting to the first and last few pages with age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book no.: 969T67

GBP 345,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 393.25 US$ 453.61 | JP¥ 69950]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Cassell Household Guide Encyclopaedia Household Social Not Stated

The Cocktail Key

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this fantastic cocktail chart with measurements of each spirit and ingredient. First edition. A single sheet chart comprising a list of cocktails and the corresponding ingredients. With a column detailing whether this drink should be shaken or stirred, and another column detailing the type of glass to use. Simply find the cocktail you desire in the left-hand column and trace the amount of the different ingredients necessary. For example, a Manhattan requires one dash of Angostura Bitters, two dashes of Curacao, 1/3 of Rye Whiskey, and 1/2 of Italian Vermouth, with one cherry and one squeeze of lemon peel to be stirred and poured into a cocktail glass. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear. Internally, firmly bound. Page is very bright with the odd small spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book no.: 960T70

GBP 240,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 273.5 US$ 315.56 | JP¥ 48661]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Cocktail Key Recipe Key None

The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen

London, John Macqueen, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A handsome first UK edition of this classic cocktail recipe book by Frederic Lawrence Knowles. The first UK edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, blind-stamped to the front board.This charming volume provides recipes for many classic cocktails as well as guidance on the technique and skills of mixology. Cocktails include a Manhattan, martini, whisky sour, old fashioned and absinthe frappe. Although published anonymously, this work is credited by many to American poet Frederic Lawrence Knowles. With a contemporary ink inscription of a Manhattan recipe made by the previous owner to the rear free endpaper. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A couple small marks to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. With scattered spotting throughout, heavily concentrated to the endpapers and pastedowns. Ownership bookplate tipped in to the front free endpaper. Contemporary ink inscription of a Manhattan cocktail to the rear free endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book no.: 968Y3

GBP 695,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 792 US$ 913.8 | JP¥ 140914]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen Drinks First UK Edition Drinks None

The Confectioners&Apos; Hand-Book and Practical Guide to the Art of Sugar Boiling, in All Its Branches. The Manufacture of Creams, Fondants, Liqueurs, Pastilles, Jujubes (Gelatine and Gum), Comfits, Lozenges (Plan and Medicated), Chocolate, Chocolate Creams, Drops, Bars, &C. ; American Caramels, Ice Creams and Moulded Ices of Every Description; Jams, Jellies, and Marmalades, Preserved and Crystalized Fruits, Candied Peel, English and Scotch Pastry, Cordials and Syrups for American Hot & Iced Bev

London, E. Skuse , 1881. Cloth. The third edition of this illustrated hand-book for the confectioner, an uncommon work. The third edition of this work. Uncommon in all editions. Dated via Jisc from a copy at the British Library. A concise practical guide to confectionery techniques including sugar boiling, crystallising, jellies, marmalades, syrups, clarifying, and more. Introduction signed by E. Skuse, practical confectioner.Illustrated with numerous figures in text. Complete with thirty leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, light bumping to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge affecting only first and last few leaves; pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book no.: 846A23

GBP 160,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 182.5 US$ 210.37 | JP¥ 32441]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: confectionery cookery confectioner's cookery Not Stated

The Family Receipt-Book or Universal Repository of Useful Knowledge and Experience in All the Various Branches of Domestic Economy. Including Scarce, Curious and Valuable, Select Receipts, and Choice Secrets

London, Oddy and Co. 1810. First edition. Leather. A scarce early 19th-century book of diverse recipes and household hints from around the globe. The first edition of this scarce volume. Bound in half calf, with marbled boards.Undated, dated from copies held institutionally. A substantial 'Universal Repository' offering a practical collection of receipts, the most interesting of which have international origins - Turkish coffee, soy sauce, and curry powder among the recipes described here as well as German egg soup and an Arabian method of preserving eggs. Also with hints on gilding, varnishing, fowling, brewing and perfumery, as well as remedies for 'bile indigestion and giddiness', 'gout and rheumatism', and a 'salve for a green wound, a burn or a scald&apos.Anonymously penned. Loosely inserted to this work is hand-typed pamphlet dated 1939 titled 'Salop County Council Agricultural Education Sub-Committee: Cultivation of Special Vegetables and Salads' and a charming pop-out bookmark-style menu from a 1928 dinner held for "The Most Noble Order of Crusaders". Bound in half calf, with marbled boards. Externally, with rubbing to the extremities and fading to the boards. Cracking to the front joint, which is strained. Internally, front free endpaper is detached but present. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional spot, heaviest towards the front and rear. Creasing to the last few leaves. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 986Y45

GBP 350,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 399 US$ 460.19 | JP¥ 70964]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: The Family Receipt-Book or Universal Repository of Useful Knowledge Scarce Cookery Scarce None

Food Facts for the Kitchen Front: A Book of Wartime Recipes and Hints

London, Collins, 1941. Paperback. A very scarce wartime recipe book put forth by influential Minister of Food at the time, Lord Woolton. A very scarce World War II cookbook, with a foreword by Minister of Food, Lord Woolton. In the publisher's wraps. Undated, dated from an identical copy held at the British Library. Offering a series of simplistic and ration-friendly recipes, including the widely shared Woolton pie, a pastry dish of vegetables created by Francois Latry and commended to the British public by the Ministry of Food. Recipes also include a 'War and Peace' Christmas pudding, minced meat roly, oatmeal bread and potato pastry. This publication coincides with Lord Woolton's arguably most influential marketing ploy, a BBC radio programme aimed primarily at housewives entitled 'The Kitchen Front', which was broadcast six days a week.  In the publisher's wraps. Externally, very smart, with minor edge wear and scattered spotting visible to the white text. Glue attaching the front and rear hinges coming away, however contents are internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned, but generally clean, with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 969Y16

GBP 190,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 216.5 US$ 249.82 | JP¥ 38523]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Lord Woolton Food Facts for the Kitchen Front Cookery World War II Food Facts for the Kitchen Front None

Government Reports on the Adulteration of Food and Public Health

London, Ordered by the House of Commons, 1855-56. Cloth. A collection of five scarce British government reports on food regulation and public health from the mid nineteenth century, bound together in a single large volume. A fascinating collection of government reports on food alternation, food regulation, and public health from the 1850s, published by the House of Commons. These works have been bound in one volume, in cloth with refreshed endpapers. These works are all scarce. This collection includes: The 'First Report from the Select Committee on Adulteration of Food, &c.; with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix&apos. This report covers the year 1855. It contains four folding graphs illustrating enquiries about the water quality in the River Thames. The 'Second Report from the Select Committee on Adulteration of Food, &c.; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee and Minutes of Evidence&apos. This report covers the year 1855.The 'Index to Reports from the Select Committee on Adulteration of Food, &c.' The 'Report from the Select Committee on Adulteration of Food, &c.; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix, and Index&apos. This report covers the year 1856.The 'Report from the Select Committee on Public Health Bill and Nuisances Removal Amendment Bill; together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index&apos. This report was ordered to be printed by The House of Commons in May 1855, and contains proceedings from February, March, and May of 1855. This collection was previously held in the library at the College of Surgeons of England, and contains library stamps to the title pages of the reports. Rebound in full cloth with refreshed endpapers. Externally, some shelf wear to the boards and slight splitting to the cloth at the joints. Internally, front hinge is starting slightly at the head and tail. Remaining binding is firm. Library stamps to the title pages of each work. A very light handling marks to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book no.: 845J6

GBP 420,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 478.75 US$ 552.23 | JP¥ 85156]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: food adulteration cookery government reports house of commons cookery Not Stated

Handwritten Recipe Book

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1866-85. Leather. A very scarce handwritten volume of recipes written in different hands, containing many recipes for different meat, sauces, and pudding. A very scarce and unique handwritten recipe book, written in different hands, and including many additional recipes loosely inserted.The bound volume contains a total of one-hundred and six recipes, written across a total of one-hundred and eighty one pages, of which fifty-two are blank.Alongside an additional fifty leaves loosely inserted, all containing recipes, mostly handwritten, some extracted from newspapers. Recipes in this volume include: to boil a calf's head, to boil a turkey, lemon sauce, to boil eels, fennel sauce, to roast venison, to fry beef steak, veal cutlets, stuffing for geese or ducks, brown celery sauce, shallot sauce for boiled mutton, oyster sauce, ox cheek soup, clarified butter, mock turtle, carrot soup, orange preserve, beef tea, elder wine, rhubarb meringue, scotch scones, cheese pudding, white wine whey, and more. Loosely inserted recipes include: French rice fritters, fruit cake, treacle pudding, princess pudding, velvet cream, paisley rolls, macaroni cheese, vegetable pudding, tea cocks, cottage plum pudding, gingerbread, lemon preserve, wine cup, banana pancake, and more.Some of the recipes are dated, with dates ranging between 1866, 1868, 1871, 1880, 1882, and 1885. In the original calf binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Spine is faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Small tidemark to the rear paste down, and to the final few pages. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a few spots and handling marks, as to be expected. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 967P28

GBP 1.900,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 2165 US$ 2498.17 | JP¥ 385231]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Handwritten Recipe Book recipes notebook scrapbook recipes cookery None

A Life-Time Collection of 688 Recipes for Drinks

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vast collection of drinks recipes from cobblers and coolers to toddies. First edition. A collection of six hundred and eighty-eight recipes of the most useful and common drinks for bartenders at this time, scaled to a home bar size, and written in the typical jigger measurements. This volume covers Cobblers, Collins, Juleps, Rickeys, Sours, Slings, Smashes, Toddies, and much more. With both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options. Some of the most delightful being the four dollar cocktail, the pink lady cocktail, or an automobile cooler. Rumored to have been written by Robert Vermeire, a Belgian-born bartender famous in London, though this has never been confirmed. Vermeire was most notable as the head bartender at the Embassy Club and as the author of "Cocktails: How to Mix Them" (1922), perhaps the most commercially successful bar guide of the era. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book no.: 968T93

GBP 180,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 205.25 US$ 236.67 | JP¥ 36496]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Life-Time Collection Recipes Drink Collection None

Patsy: Learn to Cook by Pictures, Patsy&Apos;S Reflections, & Patsy&Apos;S Christmas Reflections

London, Mirror Features, Daily Mirror Newspapers Ltd. c1949. Paperback. Three uncommon Patsy comic style cookery books, being charming introductory guides to cooking with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. Scarce works. "When Patsy and Peter got marries, she couldn't even boil an egg. Cookery books were difficult to get, and most of the recipes in them required more ingredient that the rations for two would afford. So with the help of Mum (to say nothing of Dad) and her two cheery neighbours, old Mrs. Always and young Mrs. Peatherpenny, she set out to teach herself to cook." A collection of comic-style cookery books, following the story of Patsy, an ex-private in the A.T.S. who hasn't had much chance to learn to cook. With recipes interspersed in the charming story intended to encourage and develop knowledge of cooking with pictures and illustrations. This set contains: Patsy: Learn to Cook by Pictures, c1949. An introductory volume, providing comic recipes for potatoes with watercress, breakfast eggs, and baked fish. Patsy's Reflections: Learn to Cook by Pictures, 1949. A larger volume providing all sorts of recipes in simple language, arranged in sections for soups and sauces, vegetables, sweets and puddings, cakes and biscuits, and much more. Patsy's Christmas Reflections: Learn to Cook by Pictures, 1949. A collection of festive recipes with tips for cooking all of your Christmas favourites, from vegetables and chestnuts to marzipan and preserves. Dated from the British Library. In the original card wraps with spiral bound spines. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small mark. Light sunning to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 968T81

GBP 295,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 336.25 US$ 387.87 | JP¥ 59812]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Patsy Learn Cook Reflections Learn None

Recipes of American and Other Iced Drinks

London, Tapp & Toothill Ltd. c1916. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this collection of cocktail and iced drink recipes, illustrated by Farrow and Jackson. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. A collection of recipes for American iced drinks and other cocktail, including some non-alcoholic beverages found useful by a considerable class of customers. With guides of how to make and pour punches, hot drinks, long drinks, short drinks, and more, from the mint julep to the gin sling. Illustrated by Farrow and Jackson, a London engineering, manufacturing and distribution company supplying equipment and merchandise to the wines, spirits and aerated beverages trades for more than a century starting in about 1860. With publisher's advertisements and memoranda pages to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Farrow & Jackson Limited. Very Good .

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Book no.: 968T94

GBP 650,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 740.75 US$ 854.64 | JP¥ 131790]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Recipes American Iced Drinks American Farrow & Jackson Limited

St. Ivel Cheese Recipes

Yeovil , St. Ivel Limited , 1926. Brochure/Pamphlet. A vanishingly scarce collection of cheese recipes from Yeovil-based dairy company, St. Ivel. A  scarce pamphlet of St. Ivel cheese recipes, with only one copy held at Wellcome Library. In the original wraps. St Ivel is best known for its Lactic Cheese, which was first produced in 1901 by Aplin & Barrett, a Yeovil-based dairy company. It was heavily promoted, with claims of health-giving lactic cultures. This volume offers a selection of recipes incorporating the cheese, including salads, sandwiches, soups, pastries and other miscellaneous dishes. In the original wraps. Externally, with spotting and edge wear, with a chip to the front cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with spotting to the first and last couple leaves. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 965Y29

GBP 165,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 188 US$ 216.95 | JP¥ 33454]

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: St. Ivel Cheese Recipes Cookery Very Scarce Cookery None