Cooking

Fair or Poor condition. Pages are fragile and chipping at the end, has stains, pencil marks at favorite recipes and ads plus some scribbling in pencil. Names of contributors and an abundance of advertisements from local businesses in Aurora, IL. A far west suburb of Chicago. 168 pages

London: J.M. Dent & Co,, 1900. Second edition, Illustrated with a frontispiece by A.H. Hallam Murray, 12mo, pp xxviii, 150, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, a little age-toned and slightly weak internally, the front endpapers contain the original small Florence bookseller's ticket, a large inscription (Belvedere House 1907) , and the later signature of Alan Roger, Dundonnell, 1974. buckram a little faded and slightly marked, the spine slighyl pulled at head and foot, the spine lettering faint.. Second edition. Buckram. Good.

London: John Murray, 1819. A New Edition, corrected. 12mo, a frontispiece and eight engraved plates (of nine - lacking plate 6), pp lii, 354, a little age-toning and very slight foxing, the frontispiece is slightly offset on to the title page, but overall remarkably clean and tight internally, recently bound in a simple brown half calf and cloth, very good. [First published in 1805, it was a huge success and several editions followed; the book sold around half a million copies in Rundell's lifetime. The book was aimed at middle class housewives. In addition to dealing with food preparation, it offers advice on medical remedies and how to set up a home brewery and includes a section entitled "Directions to Servants". The book contains an early recipe for tomato sauce - possibly the first - and the first recipe in print for Scotch eggs. Rundell also advises readers on being economical with their food, and avoiding waste.]. Half-Leather. Very Good.

Paris: Au Bureau du Dictionnaire Général de Cuisine, 1839. First edition. Full marbled leather, gilt spine titles and decorations, marbled endpapers. Published Paris: Au Bureau du Dictionnaire Général de Cuisine, 1839. Large 8vo., 6 3/4" x 10", 635pp., comprising 3 sections - Dictionnaire de la Cuisine Française; Recueil des Menus; Pharmacie Domestique, ou Recueil des Recettes Medicales. Title page lacking, text complete, pages clean and bright with no markings or foxing. Light spill outline to top margin of of several sets of leaves, else very good internally. Binding tight, leather strong, rubbed at the tips. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

18, Strand, London: Samuel Leigh, 1828. Twelfth edition, enlarged. Small octavo, frontispiece, pp lviii, 300. + two page bookseller's catalogue, a few small line drawings in the text, edges untrimmed, signs of use throughout, some foxing and staining, recently bound in a simple red cloth, lightly decorated. [With many manuscript additions, some merely altering a printed menu, many written on blank leaves, and others on scraps of paper, tipped-in. Notable are Jams, Cabinet Pudding, Suet Pudding, Soda Cake, Raspberry and Mulberry Vinegar, tomato sauce, cooking scarlet and French beans, boiling vegetables, Mulberry Syrup, Mince Pies, Eloise (?) Pudding, Gooseberry Wine, Peas Pudding, Russian Ox Tongues, Noyeau, Mayonnaise Sauce. Other domestic hints are given - directions for using a frying pan, tooth powder, blacking, cleaning floor cloths, invisible ink, toothache cure. One recipe for plum cakes is signed Mary Buckley, and written on the reverse of a scrap of paper addressed to Sir George Lewis,… Read More

1891 Beeton's Everyday Cookery Cooking Food Illustrated Baking Recipes Cooking
Isabella Mary Beeton also known as Mrs. Beeton, was an English journalist, editor and writer. Her name is particularly associated with her first book, the 1861 work Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.

"Beeton's Everyday Cookery" ranges widely across the foods of Europe and beyond, actively embracing new food stuffs and techniques. It is filled with colored illustrations depicting plates of food and various recipes.
Item number: #15008
Price: $499
BEETON, Isabella Mary.
Beeton's Every-Day Cookery and Housekeeping Book: a practical and useful guide for all mistresses and servants.
London, New York, Melbourne: Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1891].

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[2], lxxxii, 568, [4]
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24 engravings, 7 colored
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· Binding: Hardcover; secure
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· Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 13.5cm)
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Boston: Waite, Peirce & Company, no. 1 Cornhill; [G.C. Rand, Printer, no. 3 Cornhill], 1846. Sextidecimo (18 x 11.5 cm.), 390 pages. Publisher's advertisements. Stated "Sixth Stereotype Edition"; originally published by George W. Light in 1838. Alcott was the first president of the American Vegetarian Society and founded of the American Physiological Society in 1837, the world's first physiological society. Much of this work is dedicated to vegetables, grains, and fruits, with additional chapters on keeping accounts and journals, the general purposes of house-keeping, and an interesting exploration into "Cooking as It Is," and "Cooking as It Should Be." Text-block age-toned but sound; lacking free front endpaper. Publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped brown cloth, worn at edges, especially the head and foot of the spine. Still, not unattractive; Near very good. [OCLC locates nine copies of this printing; Bitting, page 6 (later printing); Cagle 14-17 (other printings); Lowenstein 398].

8° (mm 170x108); pp. 114, 2 tavole calcografiche fuori testo ripiegate. Al frontespizio, marca tipografica (freccia con serpente. Motto: "Maturandum"). Le incisioni recano la sottoscrizione: "Ronzoni dis., A. Guelmi incise". Carta decorata antica. Bell'esemplare.Editio princeps.The 'Friday Gnoccolaro' (or 'Friday gnoccolàr', 'Friday of Gnocchi' or 'Gnoccolare') is an ancient popular festival born in Verona in the sixteenth century and handed down to the present day.The festival originates from popular uprising against the bakers, which took place in Verona in 1531 following a terrible famine, caused by a sudden flood of the Adige and aggravated by the sack of German troops who crossed the Verona area, after the Peace of Cambrai.To appease the population in revolt, some virtuous citizens were elected, including the doctor Tommaso da Vico, to feed the people with the proceeds from duties on chestnuts and olives. This episode took the name of 'gnoccolare' and took place on the last Friday of Carnival,… Read More

1734 WINE Massialot French Cuisine Cooking Liqueurs Confitures Recipes Cookbook
François Massialot was a 17th-century French chef who wrote a number of cookbooks in addition to his well-known meals for French royalty such as Philippe I. One of his famous cookbooks was 'Nouvelle Instruction pour Les Confitures' which was a collection of recipes for jams, jellies, fruit dishes, and liqueurs and wines.
This 1734 printing of 'Confitures' was published in Paris by Prudhomme.
Item number: #21324
Price: $750
MASSIALOT, François
Nouvelle instruction pour les confitures, les liqueurs, et les fruits: où l'on apprend à confire toutes sortes des fruits, tant secs que liquids
A Paris, chez Claude Prudhomme, 1734.

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o [12], 547 (i.e., 545), [11]
o 3 folding plates
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10cm)
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1793 English Housekeeper COOKBOOK Recipes Desserts Cooking Cuisine Home-making

"Cut off the fins, and nick the brown side under the head; then take out the guts, and dry them with a cloth, boil them in salt and water; make either gravy, shrimp, cockle, or muscle sauce, and garnish it with red cabbage."
― Experienced English Housekeeper, 'To boil Flounders'

A monumental 18th-century cookbook! This 1793 edition of "The Experienced English Housekeeper" includes many recipes that would still be desirable in the 21st-century, but there are other recipes and methods that are significantly less desirable! Roasted Lark, Stewed Lampreys, and Walnut Catchup! The recipes are concise, short, and easy to read – which is helpful when you really want to make the cream custard dessert quickly! Note that this edition also contains folding engraved, illustrations!

Item number: #22274
Price: $750

RAFFALD, Elizabeth

The experienced English housekeeper : for the use and ease of ladies, housekeepers, cooks, &c.… Read More

Celadon Books, 2021. hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 106x17x151. Signed. BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY ERIN FRENCH on the front endpaper. NOT personalized to anyone! Includes a flower sticker likely added by Erin at time of signing (see photo). A lovely 5th printing in near fine condition inside and out. Comes with a recipe card for "Dad's Meatloaf" from Lost Kitchen cookbook. Looks terrific with a new mylar cover added to dust jacket. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

J. Stratford. London. 1807. FOURTEENTH EDITION, corrected, revised and considerably improved by Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.6 inches). 12 copper engravings, including two fold outs that are a bit rubbed and creased but complete. Pages generally clean and free from marks. Contemporary tree calf boards with new tan calf spine. Raised bands, the compartments double ruled in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Some rubbing to the edges of the boards but overall a very good copy of this famous work.

J. Scatcherd and J. Whitaker, B. Law, and G. and T. Wilkie. London. 1787. FOURTH EDITION. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.4 inches). Portrait frontis of Farley, plus 12 copper engravings of a bill of fare for each month of the year. Some light browning to a handful of leaves but generally a fresh and clean copy throughout. Finely bound in attractive recent full speckled tan calf. Spine with raised bands. The compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single blind ruled border on boards. gilt. A very good copy of this famous work.

> El Libro de Cocina de Jules Gouffé, antiguo jefe de cocina del Jockey Club de París contiene más de 800 páginas con cientos y cientos de la gran cocina europea del s. XIX. Una pieza de coleccionista para aquellos amantes de la historia y la buena comida. Junto con Escoffier (la guide culinaire) y Pellaprat (el arte culinario moderno) el mejor recetario de cocina clásica francesa que se ha editado. El gran maestro de los cocineros de finales del XlX y mitad del XX.

Gallery Books, 2021-10-05. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x6x1. Signed. FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY STANLEY TUCCI! Authenticity guaranteed by publisher's statement on the signature page. Brand new gift worthy condition; simply a gorgeous book. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.