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Cookery
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1833 The Cook's Dictionary, and Housekeeper's DirectoryLondon: 1833A full calf example of Richard Dolby's extensive cookery and housekeeping dictionary, claimed by Dolby to be the first cookbook set in alphabetical order. -
1812 The New London Family Cook: Or, Town and Country Housekeeper's GuideAlbion Press: 1812An informative early 19th century guide to the running of a London household, offering a wealth of contemporary recipes. With medical handwritten medical advice from 1888 loosely inserted. -
1909 The Rainbow Cookery Book of Dainty Dishes and Delectable DelicaciesAshton-Under-Lyne: 1909The vanishingly scarce first edition of this early 20th century cookery guide to classic and simple English fare. -
1829 The Cook's Oracle; Containing Receipts for Plain CookeryLondon: 1829An early 19th century edition of William Kitchiner's popular and influential cookery work, which contains one of the earliest references to crisps. -
1821 The Experienced English HousekeeperDerby: 1821A lovely example of Elizabeth Raffald's important cookery work, an illustrated collection of recipes, including the first known wedding cake covered in marzipan. -
1846 The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of CookeryLondon: 1846The very scarce first edition of this cook book from reputable Victorian chef Alexis Soyer, comprising nearly 2,000 recipes. -
1864 The Book of Household ManagementLondon: 1864An early edition of Isabella Beeton's hugely popular household guidebook, complete with colour plates. -
1890 The New Cookery Book: A Complete Manual of English and Foreign CookeryLondon: 1890An uncommon cookery book offering both English and foreign dishes, compiled by one Anne Bowman. -
1971 The Constance Spry Cookery BookLondon: 1971A lovely example of this authoritative cookery book compiled by Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume. With the original recipe for coronation chicken. -
1949 Mrs. Beeton's Household ManagementLondon: 1949An updated edition of Mrs. Beaton's beloved cookbook, published during the years of postwar Britain. -
1893-1934 7 Vols Seven Volumes of British Culinary and Domestic WorksLondon; Glasgow,; Leeds: 1893-1934A bright seven-volume collection of British cookery and household guides from 1893-1934, including works by Mrs Beeton, Mary Hooper, Nicholas Soyer, and F. Marian McNeill. -
1822 Handwritten Recipe BookNot Stated: 1822A very scarce and highly impressive early 19th century volume containing over fifty handwritten recipes, including guides to making 'a good curry', stewed pears, and lobster cutlets. -
1909 Mrs Beeton's Book of Household ManagementLondon: 1909A special copy of Mrs Isabella Beeton's important cookery work, one of the most influential of its genre ever published, illustrated with colour plates and complete with the original dust wrapper. -
c1923 Mrs. Beeton's All About Cookery with over 2,000 Practical RecipesLondon; Melbourne : 1923A comprehensive household guide by Isabella Beeton, offering over 2,000 practical recipes and domestic tips, richly illustrated throughout with colour plates. -
1958 Recipes from No. 10: Some Practical Recipes for Discerning CooksLondon: 1958A smart, first edition copy of this collection of 360 recipes by Georgina Landemare, former cook to the Churchills, with a foreword by Lady Churchill and the original clipped dust wrapper. -
1924 Well Tried Dishes: A Cookery Book of Specially Selected Recipes for various occasionsLondon: 1924A first edition of this elegant cookery book, offering a refined selection of recipes, introduced by Mary, Countess of Lovelace, daughter-in-law of Ada Lovelace, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1933 Constable's Wine Library: Madeira, Wine, Cakes, and SauceLondon: 1933A smart first edition of this volume from Constable’s Wine Library, combining André L. Simon’s authoritative study of Madeira with Elizabeth Craig’s recipes, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1933 The Shropshire Cookery BookShrewsbury : 1933A very scarce copy of this charming 1930 community cookbook, compiled by members of the Shropshire Federation of Women’s Institutes. -
c1922 Mrs. Beeton's Cookery BookLondon: 1922A lovely copy of the New and Revised Edition of Mrs. Beeton’s Cookery Book, complete with the scarce unclipped dust wrapper, richly illustrated throughout. -
1911 "Curry & Rice", On Forty Plates: Or, The Ingredients of Social Life At "Our Station" in IndiaLondon: 1911A fifth edition of 'Curry & Rice', a witty, satirical portrayal of Anglo-Indian station, in the publisher’s original orange cloth with gilt and blind stamping, featuring 40 colour plates. -
1901 Katharine Mellish's Cookery and Domestic ManagementLondon: 1901A handsomely bound cookery work by Katharine Mellish, profusely illustrated with colour plates and numerous in-text illustrations. -
1902 Mrs A. B. Marshall's Larger Cookery Book of Extra RecipesLondon: 1902An impressive, illustrated cookery book from renowned chef, entrepreneur and populariser of ice cream, Agnes Marshall. -
1923 Finishing School Exercise Books from Evendine CourtEvendine Court, Malvern: 1923A charming collection of four handwritten exercise books on cookery, bookkeeping, and dressmaking, from a young woman named Dorothy Horton who attended the Evendine Court finishing school in 1923. -
1966 Mrs Beeton's All About CookeryLondon: 1966A charmingly illustrated 1960s cookery book based upon the work of Mrs. Beeton, with sixteen original handwritten recipes loosely inserted. -
1948 Cookery BookShrewsbury: 1948A vanishingly scarce 1940s cookery book, offering simple recipes for classic British fare, with some examples of French cuisine. -
1915 Pot-Luck or The British Home Cookery BookLondon: 1915The scarce second edition to May Byron's home cookery book, containing 1097 recipes of "good pain cooking" from across Britain. -
c1892 Cassell's Dictionary of Cookery with Numerous Illustrations Containing About Nine Thousand RecipesLondon : c1892An illustrated detailed guide to cookery, in a dictionary format with a colourful frontispiece. -
1924 French Cooking for English HomesLondon : 1924The second edition of this abundant book of French recipes for English homes, with additional annotated recipes included. -
c1898 Handbook of Housekeeping For Small IncomesLondon : c1898A practical handbook for housekeeping in the 19th century for small incomes, with 18 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. -
1966 A Guide To Modern Cookery (The World's Greatest Cookery Book)London: 1966A new edition of Georges Augustes Escoffier's A Guide To Modern Cookery, an encyclopaedia of 2,793 recipes from the very best of French cuisine. -
1958 2vol Curries of IndiaLondon : 1958A charming 2 volume set of cookery books including recipes for the curries of India, with illustrations throughout. -
c1891 Warne's Every-Day Cookery Containing One Thousand Nine Hundred Receipts and Other Valuable InstructionsLondon : c1888A charming collection of unique nineteenth-century recipes, with four colourful plates and numerous pages of publisher's advertisements. -
1968 The Book of Household ManagementLondon : 1968A limited edition facsimile of this extensive guide to running a Victorian household, with a colourful frontispiece. -
1984 Beeton's Every-Day Cookery and Housekeeping BookLondon : 1984A facsimile edition of the 1865 original comprehensive guide to all things cookery and housekeeping, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
c1871 All About Cookery: A Collection of Practical Recipes Arranged in Alphabetical OrderLondon: c1871A charming cookery book by Mrs Beeton, offering an extensive alphabetical collection of practical recipes, illustrated throughout. -
1939 Cooking with Elizabeth CraigLondon: 1939An eighth edition of Elizabeth Craig’s beloved pre-war cookbook, offering practical and economical recipes that capture the spirit of British home cooking on the eve of World War II.