Celebrations from Rare Illustrated Books

Melbourne: Mutual Provedoring Co. Ltd, 1892. First Edition. Born in Lambeth, cookery writer Harriet Frances Wicken (1847 - 1937) emigrated from England to Australia in 1886. Having studied at the National Training School for Cookery in South Kensington in London shortly after it opened and acquiring a diploma, Harriet Wicken published her first book, the 'Kingswood Cookery Book', in… Read more about this item

W. Egloff, 1943. First Edition. Paul Monnier. Deluxe limited edition, signed by both the author and the illustrator. Published in 1943, "Notre Ami le Vin" is a collaboration between Swiss art critic and writer, Paul Courthion, and the Swiss painter, Paul Monnier (1907 - 1982). One of only one hundred thirty copies printed on vellum cloth paper (paper vélin… Read more about this item

Melbourne: E.W. Cole, 1908. Scarce Melbourne printing of this thorough work on sweet-making by the prominent American cookery author, Sarah T. Rorer. CREAM WALNUTS. Crack English Walnuts very carefully, removing the shells and leaving the kernels as perfect as possible. Put a half-pound of fondant in a small saucepan, stand it in a basin of boiling water,… Read more about this item

Viking Press: New York, 1951. First Edition. Rare American children's book. The action takes place in Koala Park where real teddy bears live in trees: Beautifully written and illustrated by William Pène Du Bois. Du Bois was arts editor for 'The Paris Review'. "Bear Party" won the Caldecott Medal in 1952. Octavo, bound in cloth-backed pictorial boards with original… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Paul Elder, 1909. Will Jenkins. Decorated by Will Jenkins with typography by J.H. Nash and specially printed at the Tomoye Press. Small octavo, original printed wrappers, tipped frontispiece, covers a little sunned otherwise fine.

London: Ward, Lock and Company, 1899. New enlarged and revised edition edition with numerous colour plates and just over two thousand pages. More than just a cookery book, Mrs. Beeton's guide is an encyclopedia of useful information on all aspects of domestic life. Chapters of interest include table decoration, treatment and payment of servants, medicine for children and the… Read more about this item

Paris: Salle du Journal, 1928. Art deco program for a grand concert in Paris followed by a midnight ball with music by The King's Melody Jazz Orchestra. Octavo, pictorial wrappers with the program for the evening loosely inserted, near fine.