‎Cooking‎

‎Lang David C.‎

‎The Complete Book of British Berries‎

‎London: Threshold Books 1987. Illustrated large 8vo pp 223 lower corner very very slightly bumped otherwise a very good copy in dustwrapper. From the library of the botanist Alan Leslie with his bookplate. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly Worn & Faded. Threshold Books Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 010386 ISBN : 090136634X 9780901366344

‎Lang David C.‎

‎The Complete Book of British Berries‎

‎London: Threshold Books 1987. Illustrated large 8vo pp 223 a very good copy in a dustwrapper with a slightly faded spine. From the library of the Cambridge botanist David Coombe with two signed letters from author - one typed and one hand-written. Signed letter from author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly Worn & Faded. Threshold Books Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 010132 ISBN : 090136634X 9780901366344

‎Anne Tynte‎

‎Meat Dishes Colour Cook Books‎

‎Littlehampton Book Services Ltd 1972. Paperback. Used; Good. Photographs. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #417760</p> Littlehampton Book Services Ltd paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 417760 ISBN : 036102200x 9780361022002

‎Berry Verhoef‎

‎Bier Encylopedie: Ein Deskundig En Allesomvattende Gids Over De Birren Van De Wereld‎

‎Netherlands: Rebo Productions 1997. NETH No markings tiny bump to lower corner of back cover about Fine; no dust jacket perhaps as published. Hardcover 304pp index. Colour photos of beers and beermakers. This is a survey of European and international beers in the late 1990s with the text in Dutch. A heavy book. 2.5 JM FO 37/5. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". Rebo Productions Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 68773 ISBN : 9036610818 9789036610810

‎Paterson Wilma‎

‎A country cup: Old and new recipes for drinks of all kinds made from wild plants and herbs‎

‎London: Pelham Books. 1980. UK No markigns very good in pricec clipped Good dust ajcket with 1" tear to lower edge of front panel. Boards 88pp. Colour and B&W illus of herbs. Recipes for Nettle Beer Lime Flower Wine Birth Leaf Tea. 1.33 JM FO 40/3. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". Pelham Books. Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 68514 ISBN : 0720712343 9780720712346

‎Bruce Cass Jancis Robinson; Editors‎

‎The Oxford Companion to the Wines of North America Inscribed copy‎

‎Oxford / NY: Oxford University Press 2000. USA INSCRIBED BY Jancis Robinson: "To---/ Jancis R." no othe rmarkings Fine in Fine dust jacket. Green cloth 302pp index. maps ; colour photos; Despite the title the book deals almost exclusively with American wines. A heavy book. 4.5 JM FO 77/2. Inscribed By Editor. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12". Oxford University Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 68152 ISBN : 019860114x 9780198601142

‎Burke J. Henry‎

‎The Citrus Industries of North Africa Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture 1952. Small quarto one plate pp 4 152 typed and stencilled paperback stapled slightly aged and worn. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fish" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. Paperback. Good. U.S. Department of Agriculture Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 009311

‎DAVIDSON Alan‎

‎Food History Comes of Age - Praemium Erasmianum Essay 2003‎

‎Amsterdam 2003. Small slim 8vo pp 48 paperback in sewn covers a very good. copy. Rarely offered for sale - a scarce ephemeral piece. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 009322 ISBN : 9080395625 9789080395626

‎La Diversite des Plantes Legumieres: hier aujourd'hiu et demain Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎Paris: JATBA 1985. Symposium results. Large 8vo pp 230 small label attached to title page paperback covers a little faded otherwise very good. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fish" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. Paperback. Very Good. JATBA Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 009334

‎Brouk B.‎

‎Plants Consumed by Man Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎London & New York: Academic Press 1975. Illustrated large 8vo pp x 479 very slight foxing to the fore-edge otherwise a good sound copy in a price-clipped dustwrapper which is slightly worn and torn. SCARCE. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fish" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly worn and frayed. Academic Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 009347 ISBN : 012136450X 9780121364502

‎Nagy Steven.; Shaw Philip E. & Veldhuis Matthew K‎

‎Citrus Science and Technology. Two volumes/ Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎Westport Connecticut: The Avi Publishing Company Inc 1977. Two volumes large 8vo pp x 531; xii 667 very clean internally. the slightest of wear and marking to the cloth but a good set. Volume 1 - nutrition anatomy chemical composition and bioregulation; Volume 2 - Production processing practices derived products and personnel management. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fish" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. The Avi Publishing Company Inc Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 009294 ISBN : 087055221X 9780870552212

‎Harlan JR. J. R.‎

‎Les Plantes Cultivees et L'Homme Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎Paris: Presse Universitaires de France 1987. A very few illustrations and maps pp xxx 414 thick paperback spine faded covers very slightly worn a label and neat original price inside front cover. SCARCE. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fish" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. Paperback. Very Good. Presse Universitaires de France Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 009306 ISBN : 2853191885 9782853191883

‎Painter Gilian‎

‎The Home Orchard Cookery Book Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎London: Hodder & Stoughton 1977. Line illustrations throughout mainly reproduced from early herbals pp 315 a good copy in a very slightly worn dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fishy" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly worn. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 009094 ISBN : 0340209283 9780340209288

‎Hobson Len‎

‎Papino Papaws Please! - Original Ways to Update Your Menu Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎Pretoria & Cape Town: Muller & Retief 1972. Illustrated small slim quarto pp 62 pictorial boards slightly rubbed and worn. A wonderful period piece. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fishy" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. Pictorial boards. Good. Muller & Retief Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 009128

‎Salmon William‎

‎The Family Dictionary: or Houshold Companion containing cookery .pastry . confects.potable liquors.perfuming.husbandry.preparations Galenick and Chymick‎

‎London: Rhodes at the Star corner of Bride Lane Fleet Street 1710. Fourth edition. full title reads - "COOKERY in dressing flesh fowl fish herbs roots making sawces etc; PASTRY making pyes pasties puddings pancakes cheesecakes custards tansies etc; CONFECTS candies conserves preserves creams gellies pickles etc; POTABLE Liquors as ale beer mum mead cider perry rape English wines chocolet coffer tea etc; PERFUMING sweet balls pouders pomanders essences sweet waters beautifying washes etc; HUSBANDRY as it relates to the improvement of our barren and waste lands manufactures etc; PREPARATIONS Galenick and Chymick relating to physickand chirurgery as cordial waters spirits tinctures elixirs syrups ponders electuaries pills oils balsams cerecloths and emplasters fitted for curing mist diseases incident to men women and children". 8vo pp 12 560 browned and a bit used throughout the t.p. & preface pages frayed at the margins rear hinge cracking rear e.p. marked and tender front endpapers replaced probably nineteenth century contemporary panelled calf rubbed upper and lower joints cracking though sound spine worn and lacking most of its surface lacking the label. An unsophisticated copy of a rare work. William Salmon 1644 �1713 - an empiric doctor advertising himself as "Professor of Physick - was a writer of medical texts that savor to the modern eye of quackery. "Prolific but somewhat disreputable" - Knight and Eddy. Full-Leather. Fair. Rhodes, at the Star, corner of Bride Lane, Fleet Street Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 008966

‎Slater Nigel‎

‎Thirst‎

‎London: Fourth Estate 2002. UK First Printing No markings Fine. . Wraps 101pp. Colour photos. This is a collection of juice recipes and recipes for fruit based drinks 1.5JM FO 40/4. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". Fourth Estate Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 65847 ISBN : 0007228104 9780007228102

‎Short Thomas‎

‎Discourses on Tea Sugar Milk Made-Wines Spirits Punch Tobacco etc with plain and useful rules for gouty people. Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎Leipzig: Zentralantiquariat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1974. Originally published in 1750. Facsimile reprint small 8vo pp vi 4 424 brown cloth a good copy. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fishy" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. Cloth. Very Good. Zentralantiquariat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 008661

‎KIMBALL Marie‎

‎The Martha Washington Cook Book Alan Davidson's copy‎

‎New York: Coward-McCann 1940. Illustrated large 8vo pp 212 decorated cloth spine slightly darkened otherwise a very good copy in a very poor browned and broken slipcase. Alan Davidson's copy with his "fishy" bookplate. One of the most important figures in twentieth century culinary writing and scholarship Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food. In 1948 Davidson joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Washington Tunis Brussels Cairo the Hague; from 1973 to 1975 he was ambassador to Laos. While living in Tunis his wife asked him to look for a cookbook on fish because she did not recognize any of the local varieties. Not being able to find one he wrote one himself. The original manuscript was copied with a stencil machine. A copy reached the British cooking guru Elizabeth David who passed it on to Penguin Books which published it in 1972 as Mediterranean Seafood. This was followed by Seafood Of South East Asia 1979 and North Atlantic Seafood 1979 for which he travelled throughout the region gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. Decorative Cloth in slipcase. Good. Coward-McCann Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 008693

‎Gardner Sarah‎

‎Read It and Eat: From Irresistible Beach Reads to Timeless Classics a Month-By-Month Guide to Scintillating Book Club Selections and Mouthwatering Menus‎

‎NY: Hudson Street Press 2005. USA No markings Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with tiny tear to the top of the front flap fold. Boards xviii 300pp index. This book is based on the auhtor's newsletter The Literary Gathering and book selections and recommedations paired with recipes and nenus. Some Jan Eyre is presented with subjects for discussion as well as Thornfield Manor Tea Sandwiches featuring the Rochester slightly flamed and the Jane plain strong and good. 2.3 JM FO 39/3. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12". Hudson Street Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 65425 ISBN : 1594630046 9781594630040

‎Hallgarten S. F.‎

‎Alsace and Its Wine Gardens‎

‎London: Andre Deutsch 1957. UK No markings Near Fine with the fold-out map in perfect order in unclipped Fair only dust jacket with panels clean but with several large chips and small edge tears. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Tan boards 187pp index B&W photo plates. There are chapters on Language and Character Geography and Climate Kinds of Vine Grape Harvest and Fermentation Alsatian wines Kirsch and other fruit brandies Alsatian gastronomy Wine Itinerary appendices. 1.8 JM FO 75/4. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Acceptable. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". Andre Deutsch Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 65307

‎Andrews Jean‎

‎Peppers - the Domesticated Capsicums New edition‎

‎Austin: University of Texas 1995. New edition. Well illustrated with 34 fine botanical colour plates a few other illustrations large quarto pp xvi 186 very clean internally a very good copy in dustwrapper. Second edition. Cloth. As New/As New. University of Texas Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 008344 ISBN : 0292704674 9780292704671

‎Mowe Rosalind ed‎

‎Southeast Asian Specialities Specialties - a culinary journey through Singapore Malaysia and Indonesia‎

‎H.F. Ullmann 2007. Well illustrated quarto pp 319 paperback contents very clean covers slightly marked and creased lower cover slightly bumped. Soft Cover. Good. H.F. Ullmann Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 008088 ISBN : 383314047x 9783833140471

‎Fine Cooking Magazine‎

‎How to Squeeze a Lemon: 1023 Kitchen Tips Food Fixes and Handy Techniques‎

‎Taunton Press 2010-11-09. Hardcover. Used:Good. Taunton Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : DADAX1600853269 ISBN : 1600853269 9781600853265

‎No Stated Author‎

‎Woman's Own Cook Book‎

‎London: George Newnes Limited 1971. UK 6th Printing No markings Very Good in Good only dust jacket with rubbing to edges tear to edge of rear flap and a few minor edge faults. Boards 640pp index. 31 colour plates; 450 B&W photos. This is a great compendium of 1500 recipes dating from the late 1960s. A heavy book. 93.5 JM FO 33/2. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". George Newnes Limited Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 63042 ISBN : 060040336x 9780600403364

‎The Early Childhood Education Center Cookbook‎

‎1997. 8vo size spiral bound softcover with laminated front cover; 143 bright white pages to the cookbook section followed by a 16-page craft illustrated craft section which is then followed by a few pages of publisher supplied contents on cooking and a pocket now filled with circa 1997 glossy advertisements as produced intended for your recipe cards. Illustrated color section dividers. Recipes are signed with the name of the contributor. There is a list of contributors but no index of contributors. There is a Recipe Index. Craft project are also signed with the name of contributor; there is no index of craft projects or craft contributors. While community recipe collections enjoy widespread popularity and collectibility community craft collections are rare. This volume combines both. Contents include: Appetizers Breads Cakes & Cookies Desserts Main Dishes Soups & Salads Vegetables Recipes include: Taco Salad Dip; Sweet Sauce Meatballs; Quiche Squares; Pepperoni Eggplant Crisps; Spinach and Roasted Garlic Panini; Mrs. Nelles' One Egg Banana Bread; Anise Bread; Tiny Raisin Apple Loaves; Penettone; Spinach Pepperoni Bread; Lebanese Bread; Italian Date Nut Bread; Nana's Italian Twist Cookies; Pasticiotti; Apple Pound Cake; Jumbo Raisin Cookies; Mexican Mocha Balls; Glazed Lemon Cake; Grammies Best Carrot Cake; Italian Sesame Cookies; Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars; Toaster Oven Apple Crisp; Honey Chicken; Shrimp Creole; Stuffed Squid; Shrimp and Fontina Panini; Shrimp Buongusto; Tail Gate Chili; Hamburger Stew; Sausage Cacciatora; Pizza Chiena; Stuffed Peppers; Texas Potato Salad; East-West Asparagus Salad; Zucchini Soup; Zucchini Pie; Snow-Capped Broccoli; Summer Squash Casserole more. Quick Crafts include: Receiving Blanket Baby Dolls; Strainer Piggy; Smilin' Sunny; Hostess of the Earth; Whisk-Away Wendy. Creased bottom corner; light soil on back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Spiral Comb. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 004794