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BARBER James
JAMES BARBER'S PERSONAL GUIDE TO THE BEST EATING IN VANCOUVER inscribed copy
Moscow ID: Solstice Press 1985. USA First Printing This book was written in time for Expo 86 and the inscription by the author says: "James Barber Expo 86". No other markings two stress creases to front cover Good used copy 8vo photo wraps x 158pp index of restaurants. About 130 restaurants are reviewed everything from the tiny Green Door in a Chinatown alley to the William Tell. Many of the restaurants are defunct but the book does provide a snapshot of the dining options in mid 1980s Vancouver. 1.1 JM FO 75/3. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Solstice Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 46974 ISBN : 0932722105 9780932722102
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Davidson Alan
FRUIT: A Connoisseur's Guide & Cookbook
NY: Simon & Schuster 1991. USA First Printing Remainder dot to bottom edge of pages no other markings Fine in unclipped Fine Dj in mylar sleeve. Large 4to green silk over boards 192pp index. Over 300 coloured illustrations of fruits and nuts accompany Davidson's text gathered from a lifetime of travel around the globe. The book organizes fruit and nuts by climate and then by families of species and presents 145 international recipes. Knox and Davidson first collaborated on the exquisite SEAFOOD which M.F.K. Fisher described as "without a doubt one of the handsomest as well as most useful" books she had ever seen. Recipes include Guava Tapioca Damson Cheese Canadian Peach Marmalade. A heavy book. 3.0 JM FO 48/6. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Knox Charlotte illustrator. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Remainder. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 47080 ISBN : 0671728849 9780671728847
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CLEMENT Diane and Dr. Doug CLEMENT
CHEF & DOCTOR ON THE RUN Inscribed copy
Vancouver / Toronto: Sunflower Publications Ltd. 1986. CAD 2nd Printing INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the back of the cover no other markings Fine-. 8vo metal coil bound 148pp index. Colour photos of prepared dishes. The author is a former sprinter on the Canadian Olympic Team 1956. She now runs her restaurant in Vancouver. This is a collection of about 100 recipes organized around 16 do-ahead menus with a eye to low-fat low-sugar low-salt high-fibre dishes. . 1.3 JM FO 36/6. Inscribed By Author. Spiral Bound. Fine -. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Sunflower Publications Ltd. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 47085 ISBN : 0920120016 9780920120019
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Marrlena Spieler
Beggars' Banquets: Recipes to Impress Your Friends That Won't Break the Bank
London United Kingdom: Piatkus Books 1999. Hardcover Tiny tear to top edge of D/J. You don't have to break the bank to have amazing dinner parties. This book is full of mouthwatering recipes which are guaranteed to impress hungry friends.and they won't cost the earth. If you want fantastic easy-to-prepare feats this is the book you will turn to again and again. Illustrated. 152 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardback. Piatkus Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 046425 ISBN : 0749918519 9780749918514
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Andrew Chase
The Asian Bistro Cookbook
Canada: Robert Rose Inc 1997. Here's a book that opens up exciting new territory for anyone who loves the distinctive flavour combination of Chinese Japanese and Thai cooking. Now with this book you can sample the cooking styles of an entire continent. Here you get the best of China Japan and Thailand - plus a tantalizing range of dishes from the Philippines Korea Vietnam Indonesia Taiwan and Malaysia. They're unusual and they're delcious. Yet they're amazingly simple to preapre. Featuring just over 100 recipes this book provides a truly pan-Asian feast. Illustrated. 192 pp. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Trade Paperback. Robert Rose Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 046424 ISBN : 1896503217 9781896503219
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Edited By Clarissa Dickson Wright
Food-What We Eat & How We Eat It
London England: Ebury Press 1999. Hardback. First Edition. Food. What We Eat and How We Eat. Wear to top and bottom edge of spine and corners of D/J/. Here is an irresistible collection of the very best writing about food of the last hundred years. Humour is richly represented. There are songs and poems by such as Cole Porter John Betjeman Hilaire Belloc; and fascianating 'finds' from the past like Alice Laden on the subject of George Bernard Shaw's dietary habits an account of Kind Edward VIII's coronation banquet cookery classes from the turn of the century recipes from the American South like Kentucky burgoo and culinary advice from the British Raj. Illustrated. 320 pp.We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions Reference books and all types of Academic Literature. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Hardback. Ebury Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 046502 ISBN : 0091868114 9780091868116
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GRIGSON Jane
JANE GRIGSON'S FISH BOOK
London: Michael Joseph Limited 1993. UK First Thus Remainder line to the bottome edge of pages no other markings the title page has a 7 x 7 cm piece cut out of the lower corner no other defects noted therefore VG in unclipped VG- Dj with some fading to the spine panel and with a couple of small tears to the lower edge. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Blue boards 563pp index. Small line illus to chapter headings. Foreword by Caroline Waldegrave. This book originally appeared in 1973 her third book. Grigson was working on major revisions shortly before her death in March 1990. This edition incorporated her alterations to nearly 2/3 of the original. The recipe ingredients are given in metric and British measures. A heavy book. 2.9 JM FO 77.4. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. Illus. by SKARGON Yvonne. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Remainder. Michael Joseph Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45800 ISBN : 0718135687 9780718135683
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GRAY Eden; COHEN Mary Beckwith
THE HARVEST HOME NATURAL GRAINS COOKBOOK
Brattleboro VT: The Stephen Greene Press 1973. USA 2nd Printing No markings stress creasing Good . Card cover side-stapled 32pp. Small B&W decorative illus. Over 40 recipes using natural grains such as Wheat germ Oats Brown Rice Soy Beans Corn Meal to incorporate natural goodness into diner dishes desserts and breads. 0.9 JM FO 36/6. Staple Bound. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". The Stephen Greene Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 45895 ISBN : 0828901724 9780828901727
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Prestcold
PRESTCOLD CATERING Hints and Recipes By Prestcold Housecraft Advisors
Oxford: Pressed Steel Company 1982. UK Edition Not Stated No markings very light soiling to covers VG. Card cover with checked blue on white design side-stapled 41pp. B&W photos. There are over 100 recipes in this collection from Calf's Food jelly to Fruit Chartreuse. No date but 18-2-82 to back cover suggests 1982; date uncertain. 0.9 JM fo 48/2. Staple Bound. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5�" tall. Pressed Steel Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 45958
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Catholic Women's League St. John Brebeuf Council Lasalle Quebec; COSTELLO Mrs. JM. Cook Book Chairman J. M.
COOKING WITH LOVE
Lasalle QC: The Church 1965. Phone numbersd to back cover stress creasing to cover 4 faint spots to back of front cover Good. 22 x 14 cm wood-grain card cover with titles in black black plastic comb binding 1-10 11-135pp 1page. Index. Illustrated blue card divider pages by "Toby". Over 130 recipes with contributors' names included with handwritten text printed in blue ink. No date given the address does not have the postal code a guess at late 1960s. 1.4 JM FO 41/5. Plastic Comb. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Church Paperback
Bookseller reference : 46053
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Pence Caprial
Caprial's Cafe Favorites Inscribed copy
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press 1994. USA INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "To------/ Merry Christmas/ Cap Pence" there is an owner's inscription as well on the title page no other markings Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. 7th Printing Black bds 152pp index. Colour photos; line drawings. 130 recipes from Caprial's TV show and restaurant. 1.8 FO 36/1. Inscribed By Author. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ten Speed Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 46117 ISBN : 0898156009 9780898156003
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PAPIN Denys
A NEW DIGESTER OR ENGINE FOR SOFTNING BONES
USA: Mallinckrodt Chemical Works 1966. USA No markings Fine in Fine- original glossy black card slipcase with gold title device very light rubbing to lower corner tips. 8vo off-white printed wraps 54pp. Volume III in the Mallinckrodt Collection of Food classics a facsimile edition of the book published in 1681 complete with toned pafges to reemble old book pages. Papin d 1712 was a French born English physician who is credited with inventing the pressure cooker and through it suggested the piston steam engine. This book is his notes recipes on cooking various meats in his "New Digester" pressure cooker with instructions on how to have one constructed. From the edition of 1681 not 1820 as stated at the back of the book obviously a misprint. 1.2 JM FO 45/0. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Mallinckrodt Chemical Works Paperback
Bookseller reference : 46256
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FERGUSON Carol and the Food Writers of CANADIAN WRITER Magazine
THE CANADIAN LIVING ENTERTAINING COOKBOOK
Toronto: Random House / Canadian Living / Madison Press Book 1990. CAD First Edition No markings there is afaint semi circular stain to the lower corner of the front cover and a small faint stain to the lower edge of back cover otherwise solid Good in Good Dj with 3" closed tear to the top edge of front cover and ter and crease to rear panel. Dj is in mylar sleeve. 28.5 x 22cm red boards with dustjacket showing two tone soup on nicely laid table setting 1-9 10- 255pp index. Colour photos of prepared dishes 350 recipes and 65 menus for easy entertaining. Ingredients in North American and in metric measures. A heavy book. 3.5 JM FO 39/8. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Random House / Canadian Living / Madison Press Book Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 46270 ISBN : 0394221532 9780394221533
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READ Jan; MANJON Maite; JOHNSON Hugh
THE WINE AND FOOD OF SPAIN
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1987. USA First American Edition No markings faint smal spot to cover tiny skinned spot to cover VGin clipped VG Dj with tiny chip to upper edge of rear panel. Blue bds photo endpapers 217pp index. Colour and B&W photos. This is a great colledction of regional Spanish recipes with extensive wine notes by Hugh Johnson. 2.9 JM FO 45/1. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Little Brown and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 46281 ISBN : 0316735841 9780316735841
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BOXER Arabella
The New FIRST SLICE YOUR COOKBOOK
London: Grub Street 1998. UK First Edition Owner's inscription to the back of the endpaper no other markings Near Fine; no Dj as issued. Colourful illus glossy bds three plates on background of red black and green orange spine over white metal coil binding unpaginated index. . Patterned endpapers. This is a tri-partite cookbook with each "page" arranged as three separate recipes cards. The recipes for "starters" are on the topmost tier the main dishes are in the middle tier which is slightly taller than the other two with the dessert recipes on the bottom. The idea is to create combinations of menus simply by flipping the cards to get a combination that you like. This first edition of this book appeared in the early 1960s and was followed by a second book with the same tri-partite layout entitled A SECOND SLICE. This book was not issued with a dustjacket. 2.6 JM FO 32/3. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Grub Street Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 46276 ISBN : 1898697930 9781898697930
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DiLIELLO Leo R.
METHODS IN FOOD AND DAIRY MICROBIOLOGY
Westport CT: Avi Publishing Inc 1982. USA No markings but the corner of the first page is torn off possibly to remove a name otherwise VG. Wraps 142pp. B&W photos and line diagrams. This is a laboratory training manual for quality control tests. The author was associated with the Agricultural and Technical College State University of New York. 1.6 JM FO 58/2. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Avi Publishing Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 44966 ISBN : 0870554115 9780870554117
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FRANK Dorothy C.
COOKING WITH NUTS
NY: Clarkson N. Potter 1979. USA First Edition Owner's name a bit of the top portion of the rear endpaper is wrinkled Very Good - in clipped worn Dj with chips and tears. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Maroon cloth 242pp index. B&W photos to the section devider pages. A well-researched cookbook arranged by type of nut with a good selection of recipes. 2.5 JM FO 33/3. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Clarkson N. Potter Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44986 ISBN : 0517537273 9780517537275
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CHURCH Ruth Ellen
MARY MEADE'S MAGIC RECIPES FOR THE OSTERIZER
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merill Company Inc 1952. USA First Edition Owner's name no other markings VG in unclipped Good - only Dj with chips to the spine extremities and to the back cover corner stains to the top edge of back panel of Dj. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Yellow cloth with red titles 256pp index. Fold-out frontis with B&W photos of the Osterizer blender. Church was Home Economics Editor of the Chicago Tribune. There are some 500 recipes in this book from drinks desserts entrees soups etc. for using the blender in some way. 1.6 JM FO 37/1. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good -. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Bobbs-Merill Company Inc Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45082
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Camosun College Victoria British Columbia; COOK Faye Editor
NOW WE'RE COOKING - TOO 1990 Acollection of Favourite Recies from the Faculty and Staff of Camosun College Victoria B.C.
Victoria BC: Camosun College 1990. CAD Some spots and marks to the bronze coloured covers pages clean Good 27.5 x 21 cm bronze card cover with illus plastic spiral binding i-vi 8-149pp. Index. Illus card dividers. Message from Irene Lane camosun College Foundation and from dan Cornish President and from Faye Cook editor. This is Camosun's second cookbook; the first appeared in 1987. Nicely produced book with contrubutors' names included. 1.8 JM FO 41/8. Spiral Bound. Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. [Camosun College] Paperback
Bookseller reference : 45085
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PESANT Denyse; Moffats Limited
MOFFAT COOK BOOK
Weston ON: Moffats Limited 1952. CAD Edition Not Stated 23 x 15cm brown on yellow card covers plastic comb binding 1 2-115pp with 1 blank pages for notes. Diagrams of meat cuts. A collection of recipes from the makers of the Moffat range: Boiled Raisin Bread Beefsteak and Kidney Pie. Foreword is by Denyse Pesant director Home Service Department Moffats Limited. No date given possibly early 1950s; date uncertain. Clean copy with the plastic comb binding cracked corner crease otherwise Good. 1.1 JM FO 37/2. Plastic Comb. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Moffats Limited Paperback
Bookseller reference : 45126
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FRASER Margaret with BAIRD Elizabeth with the Food Writers of CANADIAN LIVING Magazine
CANADIAN LIVING'S FAMILY COOKBOOK
Toronto: Madison Press Books / Quantum Book 1995. CAD First Edition dark green bds with gold titles 191pp index. Colour photos of prepared dishes. There are over 200 recipes for family meals and special get-togethers easy entertaining ideas holiday celebrations and seasonal menus. One chapter is devoted to Christmas. Crunchy Lobster Rolls Mellow Pot Roast Chicken with Onions Quick Hot Cross Buns Holiday Plum Pudding. No markings Fine in complete Fine Dj. A heavy book. 3.0 JM FO 38/2. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Madison Press Books / Quantum Book Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45187 ISBN : 189589204x 9781895892048
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PUCK Wolfgang
ADVENTURES IN THE KITCHEN 175 New Recipes from Spago Chinois on Main Postrio and Eureka Signed copy
NY: Random House 1991. USA 6th Printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the end paper and dated 1998 no other markings Fine in unclipped Fine Dj . Glossy yellow bds 264pp index. Wolfgang Puck Pizzas; Holiday pancakes with Smoked Fish; Braised Moroccan lamb. 2.5 JM FO 77/4. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Random House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45245 ISBN : 0394558952 9780394558950
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CONIL Jean
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOOD
North Dighton MA: JG Press 1996. USA First American Edition No markings Fine in Near fine Dj in mylar sleeve. Glossy boards 400pp. No illus. An encyclopedia of foor and culinary items with over 2000 entires from Aalsuppe Dutch eels soup to Zymase an enzyme in yeast. There are over 200 recipes form the basic pesto suace to the unusual Aargan carrot cake. 2.3 JM FO 44/5. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. JG Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45352 ISBN : 1572152168 9781572152168
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SPENCER Colin
GREEN GASTRONOMY Food for the Future--a Cookery Book
London: Bloomsbury 1996. UK First Printing No markings small crease to corner of back cover solid VG. Wraps 134pp index. Colou rplates showing prepared dishes. Seasonal recipes help you prepare gourmet meals without any animal products: Indonesian rice Noodles Stuffed Nori Moulds Onion and parsnip Gratin. Ingredietns are in metric and British measure. 1.3 JM FO 40/5. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Bloomsbury Paperback
Bookseller reference : 45435 ISBN : 0747522987 9780747522980
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READ Jan; MANJON Maite; JOHNSON Hugh
THE WINE AND FOOD OF SPAIN
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1987. USA First American Edition No markings VG in clipped VG Dj with small closed tear to upper edge of front panel. Blue bds photo endpapers 217pp index. Colour and B&W photos. This is a great colledction of regional Spanish recipes with extensive wine notes by Hugh Johnson. 2.9 JM FO 44/7. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Little Brown and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45465 ISBN : 0316735841 9780316735841
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Davidson Alan
FRUIT: A Connoisseur's Guide & Cookbook
NY: Simon & Schuster 1991. USA First Printing No markings Fine in unclipped Near fine Dj with smalll crease to top edge of back panel; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Large 4to green silk over boards 192pp index. Over 300 coloured illustrations of fruits and nuts accompany Davidson's text gathered from a lifetime of travel around the globe. The book organizes fruit and nuts by climate and then by families of species and presents 145 international recipes. Knox and Davidson first collaborated on the exquisite SEAFOOD which M.F.K. Fisher described as "without a doubt one of the handsomest as well as most useful" books she had ever seen. Recipes include Guava Tapioca Damson Cheese Canadian Peach Marmalade. 3.0 JM FO 41/8. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Knox Charlotte illustrator. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45488 ISBN : 0671728849 9780671728847
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WORRALL THOMPSON Antony
THE SMALL AND BEAUTIFUL COOKBOOK Secrets of the Mengage � Trois Restaurant
London: Weidenfield and Nicolson 1985. UK 2nd Printing No markings Fine in VG- Dj with two closed tears to back panel. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Black cloth with silver titles 160pp index. 66 colour plates. The author is chef at the Menage �Trois restaurant in London which offers his customers the oppurnity to compose their meals from an extensive range of 'starter' to be eaten in any order and in any quantity. Recipes for 65 savoury dishes are included for the home cook. Ingredients are given in metric and British measures. 1.9 JM FO 77/1. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Weidenfield and Nicolson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45558 ISBN : 0297785060 9780297785064
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MARIA Jack Santa
CHINESE VEGETARIAN COOKERY
Sebastopol CA: CRCS Publications 1987. USA No markings small crease to bottom edge of page Near Fine. 8vo illus wraps 160pp glossary. Index. B&W decorative drawings. An excellent book on Chinese cuisine with many authentic recipes notes on utensils and spices rice noodles bean curd fungi eggs sauces cold dishes vegetables and sweets. The recipes are in cup and teaspoon measurements. 1.33 JM FO 36/6. 1st. Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by SIMUNEK Kate. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. CRCS Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 44238 ISBN : 0916360369 9780916360368
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BENET Sula
FESTIVE RECIPES AND FESTIVAL MENUS
NY: Abelard- Schuman 1970. USA No markings Fine in unclipped Vg Dj with a few edge faults. Dj is in mylar sleve. Red cloth 196pp index. The festive menus of some 30 countries are presented with some 230 recipes. The Chinese New Year dinner has 6 recipes one for Bird's nest soup. The recipes are briefly explained and some cooks may require extra informationfrom a more detailed book. This book was previously published as Festive Menus 'Round the World. 1.5 JM FO 44/3. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Abelard- Schuman Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44277 ISBN : 0200717219 9780200717212
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TUDGE Colin
FUTURE FOOD Politics Philosophy and Recipes for the 21st Century
NY: Harmony Books 1980. USA First American Edition No markings Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj with tiny edge tear. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Grey boards 208pp index. Colour photos of prepared dishes. This is a cookbook with recipes that addresses the politics of world food production and environmental concerns by showing how to choose cook and consume food wisely: Red Lentil Cakes; Celtic Potato Apple Pie. A heavy book. 2.5 JM FO 41/6. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Harmony Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44310 ISBN : 0517540142 9780517540145
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FORBES Leslie
REMARKABLE FEASTS Adventures on the Food Trail from Baton Rouge to Old Peking
Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre 1991. CAD First Printing No markings Fine as new in Fine Dj. Red bds 224pp index. A beautifully illustrated and presented book with all the illustrations by the author who is an artist and writer. Illus endpapers. There are 150 recipes from Sweet and Sour Fish Soup to Barbecued Brest of Lamb. 2.4J M FO 41/6. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by FORBES Leslie. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44524 ISBN : 0888947453 9780888947451
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Stein Rick
RICK STEIN'S TASTE OF THE SEA
London: BBC Book Publishing 1996. UK Later Printing No markings Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj. Teal bds 224pp index. Colour photos. 160 fish recipess from Britain with ingredients in metric and British measures. 2.1 JM FO 34/3. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. BBC Book Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44515 ISBN : 0563371609 9780563371601
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STEWART Anita
A Taste for Comfort : A Scenic Tour of Pacific Northwest Inns with Selected Recipes
Portland OR: C & D Publishing 1993. USA First Edition 9 1/4" x 10" red bds 158pp index. Maps colour photos of inns interior and exterior table settings. 28 inns are profiled from British columbia Washington Oregon and Northern California. No markings Near Fine in unclipped VG Dj. A heavy oversize book 2.5 JM FO 41/6. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. C & D Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44527 ISBN : 096342940x 9780963429407
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KHALSA Baba S.
GREAT VEGETABLES FROM THE GREAT CHEFS
San Francisco: Chronicle Books 1990. USA First Printing No markings as New in Fine Dj. Maroon boards 394pp index. No illus. Khalsa is a food writer; this book is a series of interviews with American chefs on the subject of vegetarian cookery. The results is a great collection of food anecdotes and priceless recipes from the likes of Julia Child Marcel Desaulniers Madeleine Kamman Wolfgang Puck John Sedlar Andre Soltner Barbara tropp Alice Waters. 2.9 JM fo 47/0. 1st. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Chronicle Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44480 ISBN : 0877016070 9780877016076
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Vancouver Art gallery Women's Auxiliary Vancouver British Columbia
CUISINE SORCERY Presented By the Women's Auxilliary to the Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver BC: Women's Auxiliary to the Vancouver Art Gallery 1965. CAD No markings tiny skinned spot to cover Very Good. 21 x 14 cm card cover with blue-toned illustration of foodstuffs with drapery in the backround side-stapled i-ii 1-48pp 2pp blank. The title page indicates that the book features Mrs. Mona Brun Miss Helen Takach Mr. John Lindenlaub with Mr. Bob Switzer. The Sponsors were Westcoast Transmission Woodwards Stores and the Gas Service league of BC. No date given the Chair is Mrs. John A. Richardson and the president is Mrs. J.L. Tornroos. This is a collection of recipes arranged around menu and entertainment themes. 0.9 FO 75/3. Staple Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Women's Auxiliary to the Vancouver Art Gallery Paperback
Bookseller reference : 44625
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Elizabeth David
Summer Cooking
London England: Penguin 1965. This book is a wonderful selection of dishes - for table buffet or picnic - that are light easy to prepare and based on seasonal ingredients. 234 pp. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Paperback. Penguin Paperback
Bookseller reference : 043952 ISBN : 0140469974 9780140469974
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FLOYD Keith
FLOYD ON SPAIN Keith Floyd's Guide to Spanish Cooking
London: Michael Joseph 1992. UK First Edition Owner's inscription to half-title page no other markings Near Fine in unclipped Dj in mylar sleeve. The dustjacket has the Canadian price as well as the British price printed on it which indicates that this copy was for the Canadian market. Red bds 208pp index. Colour photos. Recipe ingredients in British and metric measures. 1.9 JM FO 34/3. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Michael Joseph Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44070 ISBN : 0718134907 9780718134907
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SIMON Andre L.
A CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GASTRONOMY
Woodstock NY: The Overlook Press 1981. USA 8vo blk bds xvi 816pp index. Decortive chapter heads. Unavailable for more than 25 years this is a complete and unabrdged edition of this culinary reference with thousands of entries definitions descrisptions of foodstuffs wines recipes personalities. Conversion tables have been provided for metric imperial and American measurements in the preface by Nika Hazelton. Equally important for book collectors is a 6 page bibliography of sources quoted mostly of books collected by Simon in his vast library of gastronomic volumes which were auctioned off at Sotheby's of London shortly after his death. No markings VG in Vg with small closed tear to upper edge of spine panel. DJ is in mylar sleeve. A heavy book. 3.3 JM FO 37/4. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by LEIGH-PERBERTON John. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Overlook Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44085 ISBN : 0879511346 9780879511340
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Elizabeth David
Summer Cooking
London England: Penguin 1965. This book is a wonderful selection of dishes - for table buffet or picnic - that are light easy to prepare and based on seasonal ingredients. 234 pp. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Paperback. Penguin Paperback
Bookseller reference : 044502 ISBN : 0140469974 9780140469974
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Szczelkun Stefan A.
SURVIVAL SCRAPBOOK #2: Food
NY: Schocken Books / Unicorn Bookshop 1973. USA First Edition No markings Fine. Wraps unpaginated about 100 pages. Line illus and handlettered text are printed in green ink. Practical advice on buying growing storing cooking preserving food with chapters on sewage waste disposal hunting animals rearing animals and water. 1.3 JM FO 41/6. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Schocken Books / Unicorn Bookshop Paperback
Bookseller reference : 44190 ISBN : 0805204121 9780805204124
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CHARLES Moie with Shelagh Fraser
COME TO SUPPER!
London: Chatto & Windus. 1956. UK First Edition illus card covers wired spiral binding 112pp index. This book is dedicated to "all those with little money and very lottle cooking knowledge" and is a book of inexpensive recipes organized around menus one for each week of the year. So for the third week of April the suggested menu is Gin & Cinzano Anchovy Cheese Dover Sole Fried parsley and New Potatoes Gooseberry fool White Bordeaux. The recipes are very simply presented with ingredients in Imperial measure. Light stain to back cover some fine corner creases to cover no markings Good used copy. Uncommon. 1.0 FO 40/2. 1st. Spiral Bound. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Chatto & Windus. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 30401
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BROBECK Florence
THE FAMILY BOOK OF HOME ENTERTAINING
Garden City: Doubleday & Company. 1960. USA Edition Not Stated. red bds blk spine xxviii 452pp index. Line drawings. Step-by-step instructions and ideas for all types of get-togethers from birthday parties for kids chiristenings reunions anniversaries to big gala weddings. There are menu suggestions with some recipes. This book was written in the late 1950s and the sort of 'Amy Vanderbilt' world that it represented may have past us by but it does give some interesting insights into what was expected organizing a get-together in those days. No markings VG in clipped Good Dj with some rubbing to edges and two closed tears with attendant creases. DJ is in mylar sleeve. 2.0 JM FO 36/6. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by DISBROW Helen. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday & Company. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 19619
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BUSH Maxine C. And FEWER Edward P.
MAGIC RECIPES FOR THE BUSH & FEWER LIQUA-DIZER
Mehoopany: Maxine C. Bush & Edward P. Fewer 1953. 8vo red cloth with titles in silver 108pp. Humorous drawings. Frontis portrait of the authors who I suppose invented the Liqua-Dizer a sort of blender with original recipes created by the authors for juices sauces spreads dressings beverages minute desserts. No markings VG; lacking the Dj. 1.3 FO 44/5. 3rd. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Maxine C. Bush & Edward P. Fewer Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 16663
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BEETON Isabella
MRS.BEETON'S ENGLISH COOKERY New and Revised Edition
NY: Crown Publishers 1951. USA No markings about VG with a bit of rubbing to corner tips and spine edges in unclipped but worn Dj with large chips to spine extremities. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Blue cloth with spine titles in black 640pp index. Colour frontis and 7 colour plates are all there bright and clean. 100 B&W illustrations showing how-to procedures as well as prepared dishes. The preface indicates that this is the "New and revised" edition but there is no date given perhaps 1950s; Date uncertain. This American edition is printed from the British plates. Later Printing 2.0 FO 36/4. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Crown Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30858
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KELLOGG Lois S.
THE QUICK COOK BOOK
NY: Pocket Books Cardinal Edition 1957. USA illus wraps xviii 345pp index. The author studied at Vassar and at the Illinois Institute of Technology. For 5 years she an the radio feature "The Cooking School of the Air". There are probably 400 recipes in this collection from the late 1950s with special emphasis on how to make the best use of prepared packaged and frozen foods. All the recipes have been tested. No markings cover edges worn yellowing of page edges there is split to the bottom front spine which has been reglued otherwise decent servieable copy. 0.9 FO 40/2. 1st. Paperback. Acceptable. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Pocket Books Cardinal Edition Paperback
Bookseller reference : 31924
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HARBEN Philip
PHILIP HARBEN'S BOOK OF THE FRYING PAN
London: The Bodley Head. 1960. UK First Edition blue bds 144pp index. Pan frying techniques and recipes present the versatility of frying pan cookery--there are recipes for pan-broiled pan-baked and saute'd foods with a special chapter on Breads and Cakes. VG in unclipped VG Dj with errant pen mark to Dj. Dj is in mylar sleeve. 1.2 JM FO 37/1. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. The Bodley Head. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30260
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BROBECK Florence
THE BEST OF ALL COOKBOOK
Chicago: Kingston House 1960. USA Deluxe Edition 1/4 bound leather with gold titles to spine printed endpapers 512pp index. 14pp colour photos of prepared dishes. A useful glossary and bibliography showing the sources of these recipes a compilation of American recipes followed by a section entitled "Foreign Cookery" in which we find Alaska. There are hundreds of recipes gathered together taken from perhaps 50 or 60 cookbooks. Very Good; lacking the Dj. 2.4 FO 34/4. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Kingston House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15510
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ROBERSON John and Marie
THE COMPLETE BARBECUE BOOK 300 Barbecue Recipes and How-To-do-it Instructions for Barbecue Parties
NY: Prentice Hall 1954. USA 3rd Printing Light green cloth 294pp. Line drawings. A vintage 1950s barbecue cookbook with 300 recipes and menu suggestions: Barbecue Chicken a la Gloria Swanson Roast Leg of Pork Hawaiian Shrimp kabab. No markings lower corner bumped otherwsie VG in clipped VG Dj. 1.6 FO 36/4. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by DOREMUS H.W. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Prentice Hall Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 38703
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MACCLURE Victor
PARTY FARE
London: Putnam 1957. UK First Edition light blue bds 262pp index. A few B&W decorative drawings. A book for entertaining with a section on drinks cocktails cold puches etc. follwed by a score or more of recipes for party foods canapes barquettes sauces and butters aspic cheese fondues. No markings Very Good in unclipped Dj with just a bit of edge wear but with a 1" x 3" chip to the lower front corner. Dj is in mylar sleeve. 1.8 FO 40/7. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by DUNBARpeter. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Putnam Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17232
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BEETON Isabella
MRS.BEETON'S ENGLISH COOKERY
NY: Crown Publishers 1950. USA Later printing. blue cloth with spine titles in black 640pp index. Colour frontis and 7 colour plates are all there bright and clean. 100 B&W illustrations showing how-to procedures as well as prepared dishes. The preface indicates that this is the "New and revised" edition but there is no date given perhaps 1950s; Date uncertain. Owner's recipe for Irish raisin bread to verso of front endpaper and for "Hot Chicago relish" to the verso of rear endpaper no other markings about VG with a bit of rubbing to corner tips and spine edges no Dj. 2.0 FO 36/4. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Crown Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30646
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