Vintage Cook Books from Beth's Books

A selection of simple recipes from this acclaimed gourmet, restauranteur, stylist and wit. Collected from his out of print cookery classics. This edition is in good condition overall, with minor shelf wear and some brown spots. The jacket has small tears at edges.

A culinary autobiography by an engaging author, full of memories, wonderful food, and accompanying recipes. Recalls the heady days before WWI, with trips from New York to Paris and Vienna to sample gastronomic delights, and the drama of the Prohibition years.... In good condition. Jacket shows signs of wear withe small tears at edges. Please see photos.

This paperback volume contains inviting recipes for thrifty cooks, allowing you to use up all sorts of leftovers to create delicious dishes. Nostalgic and fun! In reasonable condition with signs of wear to cover such as creasing and small tears. Pages are tanned but free from markings and annotations. Small chip off spine. Please see photos. Carefully packaged for shipment from Sydney,… Read more about this item

This classic introduction to cake decorating is also a refresher course for the advanced decorator, touching on principles of general piping and ornamenting and including chapters on flowers and sprays, lace and embroidery work, flood work and crimper work. It includes plentiful illustrations of prize-winning exhibits created using these designs. Hardback, 128 pages. This book is in good… Read more about this item

A delightful cumulation of inspired recipes for the expert and the amateur, with an amusing narrative and taste-tingling, soul-stirring dishes. "Sheer gustatorial enchantment..." This paperback volume is an Ace reprint of the 1962 original and contains pieces previously published in various national magazines (USA) such as Vogue, Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post. 221 pages. It is in… Read more about this item

This is the complete text of the original hardcover edition, featuring twelve complete menus for entertaining at home. "A brand new gospel for gourmet cooking..." Includes the ideal buffet dinner, a menu to impress gourmets, a festive winter menu, something for first time guests, and ideas when you feel like a splurge. This 1964 edition is in fair condition, with evidence… Read more about this item

Part of the "Craft Series", this slim volume provides valuable advice for commercial cake production, as it was in the 1940's. Includes chapters on Small Things that Constitute the Whole, Block and Round Cakes, Special Lines, Pound and Small Cakes, Season Cakes an Seasonal Display, Costings and Policy. 95 pages, 21 cm square. Published by Maclaren & Sons and… Read more about this item

This is a 1972 edition of the original 1953 book. It contains a wealth of classic Jewish recipes for all courses, as well as handy tips and information. No dustjacket. Well used with a split at spine on front and rubbing and staining to cover. Page edges show brown marbles marks. Pages are good inside and it… Read more about this item

This slim volume has dark red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. No dust jacket.135 pages. Includes menus and recipes for every course, focusing on food that is economical and attractive, particularly important when first published in 1949. "The less food we have, the more important it is to cook it well". Boards have slight rub wear and marking… Read more about this item

No. 5 in the Ure Smith Miniature Series, a compact volume of 72 pages. It includes suggestions for a range of menus to fit occasions such as A Dinner Party to Impress, Men's Dinner, Invitatons on Impulse and Some Picnic Meals. Printed on heavy paper with colour illustrations. It is in good used condition overall, with all pages intact. Binding… Read more about this item

Full colour illustrations. Large quarto size: 29 cm x 23 cm x 3 cm An easy to follow pictorial encyclopedia for every occasion. Unpaginated. 1086 entries. Colour throughout. Blue cloth cover with yellow lettering. Includes dust jacket featuring photos of dishes on a blue gingham tablecloth. "The perfect companion in the gay yet practical kitchen of the modern home". This book has… Read more about this item