Asian Cookery And Cookbooks from JWMah

Australia: Murdoch Books, 2009. (AUS) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover,two ribbon markers, 256pp, index, colour photos. Acclaimed chef Peter Kuruvita has mined his family's rich kitchen history and ravelled the island ntion to seek out authentic recipes for its best known and favourite dishes. Sprats White Curry; Snake Bean Curry;Sambar;Devilled Beef. (3.4… Read more about this item

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Sorority, 1947. (USA) This is the second printing of the first edition (1947); the book first appeared in May 1932. Name and date to upper corner of cover, spotting and staining to cover, 3 line pen notstion to back cover, faint cooking spots here and there to interior pages, Fair copy of uncommon early chinese recipes… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Vibulchai Bhandhukravi, 1998. (THAI) Presumed 1st eidtion, No markings, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with light rubbing to panel surfaces, Navy blue leatherette hardcover, 256pp, glossary, colour photos mostly of prepared dishes. This book is a combination of travel articles featuring major festivals and fairs with indigenous cookery of Thailand from the North to the South, with… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Vibulchai Bhandhukravi, 1993. (THAI) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with light rubbing to panel surfaces, and 1" closed tear to top edge of rear panel with a tiny nick to the head of spine of the DJ. Glossy brown hardcover, 242pp, glossary, colour photos mostly of prepared dishes.… Read more about this item

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2005. (CAD) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket with 1/4" tear to lower edge of front panel and light rubbing to panel gloss. Hardcover, 381pp, index. Colour photos of food; monochrome photos of locales. This book features travel and food of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, SriLanka.… Read more about this item

Taipei: T & S Industrial, 1979. (TAI) No markings, Fine in Fine Dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the head of the spine in Near Fine publisher's clear plastic sleeve which has a small chip to the head of the spine. Cloth, 388pp. Colour photos of prepared dishes. Text in Chinese… Read more about this item

Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1973. (CAD) First of this edition. No markings, Very Good. 18 x 11 cm, yellow wraps with titles in red and black iilus of serving pot, [1-6], 7- 87pp, index. Yee was born in Didsbury, Alberta but was raisied near Canton. His family returned to Canada where he earned a degree in chemistry.… Read more about this item

Jeddah: The Author, 1983. (Saudi) Presumed 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, Fine. Glossy card covers, side-stapled, 90pp, line drawings. This is a collection of Middle eastern recipes: Hamam mashwi; Maglubat samak; Kufta be tahina; Maghli. (1.33 JM HOX 1/a14. 1st. Staple Bound. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

San Francisco: The Buddhist Bookstore, 1977. (USA) Stated 1st printing, 1977. No markings, bookstore label to inside front cover, Near Fine n price-clipped Good dust ajcket with 1/4" tear to head of spine panel and a tear and chip to upper corner of rear flap fold. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Red cloth, two ribbonmarkers, 174pp, glossary, colour photo… Read more about this item

Sydney: Ure Smith., 1979. (SING) 1st publication. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: For S---& G---/ With warm wishes/ Wendy / Singapore June 1981", no other markings, touch of rubbing to food of spine and lower corner tips, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Boards, 208pp, index, color photos. This is an excellent book on Singaporean cookery with about 230… Read more about this item

Taipei: T & S Industrial, 1969. (TAI) Edition Not Stated No markings, there is a tear to the edge of the end paper, the hinges are weak and have been repaired, Good only used copy in Good Dust jacket with rubbing to spine extremities and some loss to edges in publisher's clear plastic sleeve.… Read more about this item

Pickering ON: Lin Leaf Publishing, Limited, 1982. (CAD) 2nd Printing No markings, Very Good. Wraps with photo of authors, 64pp. index. A few B&W photos; ine drawings. The authors are a grandmother, granddaughter team of Chinese Canadians. This is their second book and features recipes for steam cooking: Beef dumplings, Steamed chicken, Steamed Fish and mushrooms. (1.2… Read more about this item

NY: Barron's Educational Series, 2008. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 224pp, index, colour photos. An authentic guide to the food of Vietnam by Hanoi's enfant terrible: Banana blossoms; Carmelized prawns; secret sauce for grilled chicken. Foreword by Anthony Bourdain. (3.0 JM HOZ 401/4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by LOWE,… Read more about this item

Tokyo / New York: Kodansha International, 2001. (JPN) 6th printing. No markings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Photo Boards with blck spine, 200pp, index. Full page colour photos of prepared dishes augmented with B&W photos. Nobu was trained as a sushi chef and opened his first restaurant in Beverly Hills in 1987. Seven years… Read more about this item

Paris: Albin Michel , 1998. (FR) resumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with small closed tear to the to edge of rear panel; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Boards, 152pp, glossary, full page colour photos augmented with B&W photos. Koyama learned how to cook and about the fundamentals and history of Japanese culture and cuisine… Read more about this item

London: Kegan Paul, Trench Trubner & Co. Ltd, 2006. (UK) First of this Edition No markings, as New; no dust jacket as published. Glossy illus boards, 168pp, then [4]pp ads. Line drawings. Over 400 recipes with titles in Chinese and English with English text. This book originally appeared in September 1952, and this reprint is one… Read more about this item

Singapore: Tiger Press, 1953. (UK) 2nd Edition Owner's inscription to back of end paper which is wrinkled (The back end paper is wrinkled as well, possibly a manufacturing fault), no other markings, a couple of tiny cooking spots to leading edge of pages, rubbing to cover corner tips, Good used copy; no dust jacket as published.… Read more about this item

Victoria BC: The Authors, 1977. (CAD) No markings, there are 3 little tears to the bottom edge of front cover, Very good. Red card cover, black plastic comb binding, 47pp. A couple of B&W phptos. Frank Lowe gave evening classes in Chinese cookery in Victoria in the 1970s. This is a collection of some 40… Read more about this item

Burnaby BC: Select Editions, 2002. (CAD) 1st Canadian printing. No markings, Fine in about Fine dust jacket. Glossy boards,256pp, index. Lots of colour photos throughout showing ingredients and techniques with colour photos of prepared dishes. Kazuko is a leading food writer in Japan and Fukuoka is an expert on Japanese regional cookery.Recipes include Sashima Moriawase, Sumo Wrestler's Hot Pot,… Read more about this item

Toronto: Random House of Canada, Limited, 2000. (CAD) 2nd Printing No markings, there is a tiny faint spot to the rear hinge, otherwise Fine in unclipped Very Good (-) dust jacket with 1" close tear to the lower rear flap fold. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Yellow green boards, 346pp, index. Colour photos of… Read more about this item