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1936 The Pleasure of Your CompanyLondon: 1936An exceptionally scarce, charmingly illustrated guide to the art of British hospitality, covering menus, décor, and etiquette to party planning for elegant hosting. -
1900 Greenhouse Management for AmateursLondon: 1900A practical and richly illustrated third edition of this work, offering detailed, step-by-step guidance for early 20th-century gardeners, featuring numerous illustrations and sixteen monochrome plates. -
1854-1856 The Family Economist; And Entertaining Companion for Town and CountryLondon: 1854-1856The first edition of four volumes of this uncommon mid 19th century periodical, charmingly illustrated with vignettes throughout. -
2003 The Whole Body of Cookery DissectedDevon: 2003A scarce first facsimile edition of Rabisha’s influential 1682 cookbook, with the original unclipped dust wrapper, faithfully reproducing one of the earliest professional chef-authored guides to 17th-century English cookery. -
c1931 The Concise Household EncyclopediaLondon: c1931A very scarce early 20th-century domestic encyclopedia, richly illustrated with monochrome and colour plate illustrations, capturing the skills and interests of the period home. -
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2013 The Rampant Lions Press: A Narrative CatalogueNew Castle : 2013A signed first edition of this detailed catalogue of works published by the Rampant Lions Press. -
1921 Consult me: How to Cook, Consult me on Confectionary, Consult me on Household Management etc.London: 1921A pleasing new edition of this encyclopedic guide to household management and cookery. -
1925 The Housewife's ABCLondon: 1925A very pleasing second edition of this very scarce encyclopedic guide to household management. -
1907 Douglas's EncyclopaediaLondon: 1907A smart second edition of this detailed and comprehensive encyclopaedia of the meat trades. -
1980-2017 49Vols The John Buchan JournalEdinburgh : 1980-2017An impressive run of 'The John Buchan Journal', a publication featuring articles and studies on the renowned Scottish author John Buchan, including an unpublished short story from Buchan, housed in four fantastic leather display boxes. -
1840 The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' MagazineLondon: 1840Joseph Harrison's incredibly popular botanical magazine, illustrated with striking hand coloured plates. -
1965 The Dictionary of Drink and DrinkingLondon: 1965A smart first edition of this comprehensive dictionary of drinking from Australian writer Oscar Mendelsohn. -
1908 Home Cookery and ComfortsLondon: 1908A complete year's run of issues for this charming volume of recipes and home comforts. -
c1900 Front Wraps of Chatto & Windus Sixpenny NovelsLondon: c1900A unique novel containing over one hundred front wraps from Chatto's 'Sixpenny' series, presented by Christopher MacLehose to Carmen Callil. -
c1972 Tile-Mosaics of the Lahore FortKarachi: c1972A richly illustrated 1972 facsimile of J. Ph. Vogel’s seminal study on the Mughal-era tile mosaics of Lahore Fort, with 80 original chromolithographic plates with a further 12 illustrations, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
c1905 Lemco Dishes for All SeasonsLondon: c1905A charming Edwardian-era, seasonally organized cookbook by Eva Tuite, offering 208 Lemco-branded recipes and 75 full menus, accompanied by numerous illustrations. -
1939 The Sweet Shop: A Handbook for Retail ConfectionersLondon: 1939A first edition, third impression of this richly illustrated 1939 manual offering practical, technical, and business guidance for confectioners and sweet shop owners. -
1945 Poetry Quarterly Volume 7, No. 2, Summer 1945London: 1945A smart copy of the summer edition of Poetry Quarterly for the year 1945, edited by English writer Charles Wrey Gardiner. -
1935 The Mediterranean: An AnthologyLondon: 1935An evocative, richly illustrated anthology celebrating the Mediterranean, with numerous illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1936 Shawinigan Falls Cook BookQuebec: 1936A very scarce, charming Canadian community cookbook from Shawinigan, Quebec, featuring regional recipes and vintage advertisements, compiled by the local Ladies' Guild. -
1867 An Index to Printed Pedigrees, Contained in County and Local HistoriesLondon: 1867The first edition of this uncommon bibliographical reference work on books containing pedigrees, compiled by Charles Bridger. -
1980 The Officina Bodoni: An Account of the Work of a Hand PressVerona : 1980A lovely limited edition catalogue and history of the private press, Officina Bodoni. -
1955 Liber LibrorumStockholm: 1955An uncommon ode to book printing, published on the 500th anniversary of the Gutenberg Bible, an impressive collection of samples of book and type designs. -
1972-1980 3 Vols Women’s Institute Collection: Homemaking and CookeryWestmorland; West Kent; York: 1972-1980A very scarce three-volume set of Women’s Institute handbooks, spanning 1972 to 1980, celebrating rural self-sufficiency, traditional gardening, and regional British cookery. -
1954 Bibliographie GastronomiqueLondon: 1954A pleasing second edition of this French gastronomic bibliography by Georges Vicaire. -
c1920 Colonial Everyday Cookery: Revised and Partly Re-Written by a Professional CookAuckland : c1920A comprehensive and enduring domestic guide from colonial New Zealand, this volume preserves the culinary and household practices of its era, with illustrated plates, two of which are in colour. -
1839-1863 The Railway Times PeriodicalLondon: 1839-63An impressive run of early issues of the 'Railway Times' periodical, an important railway periodical which documented developments and current news in the railway industry during the 1800s. A beautifully bound set of a very scarce periodical. -
2009 Larousse GastronomiqueLondon: 2009A very smart second impression of this UK edition of the renowned French encyclopedia of gastronomy, with illustrations. -
c1950 The Vitopan Book of Instruction and RecipesKent: c1950A vanishingly scarce mid‑century Vitopan Ltd publication, this culinary ephemera pairs expert guidance on cookware usage and maintenance with a variety of recipes. -
1927 Garden-Craft in the Bible and Other EssaysLondon: 1927A beautifully illustrated first edition blending biblical horticulture and cultural history in an engaging, scholarly exploration of ancient gardening traditions, complete with the original dust wrapper. -
1981 Gastronomic BibliographyLondon: 1981A smart limited edition of this facsimile of the 1939 edition of this long out of print reference volume on gastronomy. -
1976 English Language Cookbooks, 1600-1973Detroit: 1976A smart first edition of this very scarce bibliographical work on English language cookbooks from 1600 to 1973. -
c1950 the LIN-CAN collection of favourite dishesBoston: c1950A vanishingly scarce collection of 11 vividly illustrated LIN-CAN leaflets, offering creative, seasonal mid-century recipes from Gooseberry Mousse to Lamb à la King. -
1878 The Official Handbook for the National Training School for CookeryLondon: 1878A very scarce, second edition of the official handbook for the National Training School for Cookery providing comprehensive instruction and numerous late Victorian recipes. -
1888 The Official Handbook for the National Training School for CookeryLondon: 1888A scarce edition of the comprehensive, official handbook for the National Training School for Cookery containing many late Victorian recipes, new and revised edition, first thus. -
1933 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs: Dangers In Everyday Foods, Drugs, And CosmeticsNew York: 1933A scarce, first edition of this exposé, unmasking the dangers in everyday products and the deception involved in their marketing, this work shocked American readers, launching a consumer rights revolution in American public health.