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31 books by Francis Edwards Booksellers
FATHER IN THE KITCHEN.
Beeby, Bruce. · 1977
£50.00 (€59.89 | $67.25 | ¥10,626)
Michael Joseph 1977. 1st UK Ed. 143pp. + [i]. Illus. with b/w. drawings by Ingrid Johnson. Good in lightly browned original black lettered cream dec. boards, red lettering to spine faded.
THE FAMILY MEAL. Home Cooking with ...
Adrià, Ferran. · 2011
£25.00 (€29.94 | $33.63 | ¥5,313)
Phaidon 2011. 1st UK Ed. 4to. 384pp. Profusely illus. with 1500 colour photos. Prospectus loosely inserted, very good in black lettered pale grey coloured pictorial boards. ‘Contains 31 menus and 93 recipes for the simple, tasty dishes ...’
TRAITÉ SUR LES VINS DU MÉDOC et les Autres Vins Rouges et Blancs du Département de la Gironde.
Franck, Wm. · 1868
£300.00 (€359.32 | $403.52 | ¥63,756)
Bordeaux P. Chaumas ... 1868. 6th Ed. Corrigée Accompagnée d’un Grand Nombre de Vues de Chateaux du Médoc. vi + 366pp. Additional engraved title page, folding map (repaired), 6 folding tableaux, 36 plates including several lithographs and plans. Light browning, minor marginali...
CULINA Famulatrix medicinae: or, receipts in modern cookery. With a medical commentary / written by Ignotus [pseud.], and revised by A. Hunter.
(Hunter, Andrew). · 1806
£250.00 (€299.43 | $336.27 | ¥53,130)
York: Printed by T. Wilson and R. Spence ... 1806. 4th Ed. 308pp. Frontis. Ownership inscription to title page, some browning, contemporary blind embossed calf boards, minor wear, rebacked in modern calf, gilt lettered label to spine.
OECONOMIE GENERALE DE LA CAMPAGNE, ou Nouvelle Maison Rustique.
Liger, le Sieur Louis. · 1701
£450.00 (€538.98 | $605.28 | ¥95,634)
A Amsterdam Chez Henri Desbordes ... 1701. 2nd Ed. 2 vols. in 1. 4to. [16], 342, [10]; [8], 320, [12]p. Title pages in red and black, dec. head and tail pieces and initial letters, numerous ills. French text. Manuscript note to rear f.e.p., with the signatures of Th. Desbrisay...
THE YOUNG WOMAN’S COMPANION: Or Frugal Housewife. Containing the Most Approved Methods of Pickling, Preserving, Potting, Collaring, Confectionary, Managing and Colouring Foreign Wines and Spirits, Making English Wines, Compounds, &c., &c. Also the Art of Cookery, Containing Directions for dressing all kinds Butchers Meat, Poultry, Game, Fish &c. &c. With the Complete Art of Carving ... Likewise Instructions for Marketing. With the Theory of Brewing Malt Liquor. To Which are Added, Directions for Letter Writing, Drawings, Painting, &c. And Several Valuable Miscellaneous Pieces.
[Anon]. · 1811
£200.00 (€239.55 | $269.01 | ¥42,504)
Manchester : Printed by Russell and Allen ... 1811. 1st Ed. [iv] + xvi + 540pp. + [x, only of 16 lacking last three leaves of Index]. 6 plates. Some browning and foxing, rebound in modern calf backed marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine.
ALMANACH DES GOURMANDS, Servant de Guide dans les Moyens de Faire Excellente Chêre; Par un Vieil Amateur.
Grimod de la Reynière, Alexandre Balthazar Laurent. · 1804
£1,850.00 (€2,215.81 | $2,488.37 | ¥393,161)
A Paris Chez Maradan ... 1804-1812. Mixed Edition. Volume 1 3rd Ed. Volume 2, and 3, 2nd Ed. Volume 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 1st Eds. 8 vols. 12mo. Engraved frontiss. Half titles present. French text. Inner gilt dentelles, marbled e.ps. and edges, exquisitely bound in contemporary ca...
MANUEL DU CUISINIER ET DE LA CUISINIERE: A l'usage de la ville et de la campagne. Contenant toutes les Recettes les plus simples pour faire bonne chere avec economie, ainsi que les meilleurs Procedes pour la Patisserie et l'Office. Précédé d’un Traité sur la Dissection des Viandes; Suivi de la Manière de conserver les substances alimentaires et d’un Traité sue les Vins;
Cardelli, P. · 1827
£110.00 (€131.75 | $147.96 | ¥23,377)
Paris, Robet, Libraire ... 1827. 5e Édition Entièement refondue, considérablement augmentée, et ornée de Figures. 12mo. [viii] + 349pp. + [ii]. 1 engraved plate, 2 large double page folding plates. French text. Light browning, contemporary half calf with marbled boards, extrem...
CODE GOURMAND Manuel complet de Gastronomie contenant les loix, règles, applications et exemples de l’Art de bien vivre. Les grandes pensées vieunent de l’Estomac.
[Raisson, Horace]. · 1828
£90.00 (€107.80 | $121.06 | ¥19,127)
Paris J.-P. Roret ... 1828. 3r Edition Revue et Augmentée. 277pp. Engraved frontis. French text. ‘John Chapmann’ in pen to half title, some browning, contemporary calf with gilt to edges of boards, some marking and wear, rebacked with much of original gilt tooled spine laid do...
LA CUISINE Guide Pratique de la Ménagère. 1.800 Recettes avec le Manière d’Accomoder les Restes. L’Art de Dresser la Table Choix des Menus le Service.
Blondeau, R. · 1946
£40.00 (€47.91 | $53.80 | ¥8,501)
Société d’Éditions Littéraires Françaises N.d. c.[1946]. 511pp. Ills. French text. Browning, original cloth backed pictorial boards, spine sl. bumped, some marking and fading.
RECEIPTS IN MODERN COOKERY; With a Medical Commentary.
Hunter, A. · 1820
£150.00 (€179.66 | $201.76 | ¥31,878)
John Murray 1820. New Ed. Sm. 8vo. xiii + [xiv] + 262pp. Frontis. (lightly offset and with light stain at gutter hinge), discreet inscription and sm. repaired closed tear to title page, light browning, contemporary calf with double gilt rule to edges, minor marking, rebacked ...
LE CONFITURIER ROYAL, Ou Nouvelle Instruction pour les Confitures, les Liqueurs et les Fruits ; Où l'on apprend à confire toutes sortes de Fruits, tant secs que liquides, la façon de faire différens Ratafias, & divers Ouvrages de Sucre qui ont fait des Officiers & Confiseurs, avec la maniere de bien ordonné un fruit.
[Massialot, François]. · 1765
£350.00 (€419.21 | $470.77 | ¥74,382)
A Paris ... 1765. Quatrieme Edition, Revûe, corrigée & beaucoup augmentée; Avec de nouveau Dessins de Tables. Sm. 8vo. xvi + 518pp. + [xxxvii]. 2 folding plates (sl. chipped and 1 with minor loss and 1 with silked folds) decorative head pieces and initial letters. French text....
CHOICE COOKERY.
Owen, Catherine. · 1889
£40.00 (€47.91 | $53.80 | ¥8,501)
NY Harper & Brothers 1889. 1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. vi + 316pp. + [iv]. Light age toning, pp.284-5 with blue in stain al affecting fore-edge of several leaves, e.ps. with waterstain, with the signature of ‘K.A. Wetherill ...’ paper split to firm hinges, gilt lettered green cloth, ext...
GENTILITY AND ECONOMY COMBINED Being Cookery Confectionary and Pickling, to which are added the Best Methods of Preserving Fruits and the Art of Sugar Boiling.
Read, George. · 1850
£175.00 (€209.60 | $235.39 | ¥37,191)
Thomas Dean and Son N.d. c.[1850]. 1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. iv, [5]-162 pages, [5]-174 pages + [x] publ. adverts. Title page and frontis. lithographed and hand coloured (with some soiling and browning). Marginal stain to head of leaves upto pp.162, paper split to firm upper hinge, ori...
LA CUISINIERE BOURGEOISE Suivie de l’Office, a L’Usage De tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de Maisons. Contenant la maniere de dissequer, connoître & servir toutes sortes de viandes.
[Menon, Louis Francois Henri de]. · 1750
£300.00 (€359.32 | $403.52 | ¥63,756)
A Paris Chez Guillyn, Quay de Augustins ... 1750. Troisiéme Édition, Beaucoup Augmentée. Sm. 8vo. [viii] + 440pp. Title page device, decorative head and tail pieces and initial letters. French text. Light age toning, marbled e.ps., contemporary speckled calf, upper corners wit...
PHYSIOLOGIE DU GOUT de ... Avec une Préface par Ch. Monselet.
Brillat-Savarin, (J. A.) · 1879
£175.00 (€209.60 | $235.39 | ¥37,191)
Paris Librarie des Bibliophiles E. Flammarion ... N.d. c.[1879]. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. xlviii + 276pp. + 327pp. French text. Light browning, original wrapps. bound in, marbled e.ps., French half leather with marbled boards, intricate gilt tooling and lettering to spines, t.e.g. Vi...
THE TOWN AND COUNTRY COOK’S GUIDE: Being Plain Directions for the Most Approved and Economical Methods of Cooking, for the Use of Young Cooks, as well as Private Families, Who require a useful and cheap Compendium of Cookery, &c.
Alderson, Mrs. · 1820
£250.00 (€299.43 | $336.27 | ¥53,130)
Hull: Printed and Published by Joseph Noble N.d. c.[1820]. 1st Ed. Thin sm. 8vo. 68pp. Folding frontis. Pp.7-10 shaved along fore-edge, light browning, contemporary half roan with marbled boards, extremities rubbed, gilt lettered spine. Scarce.
LA SCIENCE DU MAITRE D’HOTEL, Confiseur, a l’Usage des Officiers, Avec des Observations Sur la connoissance & les propriétés des Fruits. Enrichie de Desseins en Décorations & Parterres pour les desserts. Suite du Maître d’Hôtel Cuisinier.
[Menon, Louis Francois Henri de]. · 1776
£300.00 (€359.32 | $403.52 | ¥63,756)
A Paris, Chez Leclerc, Libraire au Palais à la Prudence ... 1776. Nouvelle Edition, revue & corrigée. Sm. thick 8vo. viii +[ii] + 525pp. + [27]. Decorative headpieces, 4 folding plates (1 repaired). French text. Prelims. stained in part, marbled e.ps. and edges, light browning...
THE YOUNG WOMAN’S COMPANION In all her Social Relations embracing Practical Instructions in Plain and Ornamental Needlework, Letter Writing, Sick Room Management, Dress and Clothing, House Furnishing, Gardening, Etiquette, and Every Other Variety of Household Economy in the Nursery, Kitchen, and Parlour with Copious Notes of the Months, Complete History of Domestic Manufactures, Moral, and Religious Readings in Prose and Poetry and Four Hundred Golden Rules of Life.
[Anon]. · 1863
£50.00 (€59.89 | $67.25 | ¥10,626)
Ward and Lock 1863. 1st Ed. viii + 376pp. Frontis., beautifully illustrated with numerous engravings. Some light offsetting and age toning, title page and frontis. lightly spotted, fore edge of frontis title page and p.vii-viii sl. ragged, gutter margin to verso of title page ...
HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT. A Complete Cookery Book with Sections on Household Work, Carving and Trussing, Servants’ Duties, The Art of “Using-up,” ... Etiquette, the Nursery, Marketing, the Home Lawyer, etc. etc.
Beeton, Mrs. · 0
£60.00 (€71.86 | $80.70 | ¥12,751)
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited N.d. New Ed. Thick 8vo. xvi + 1680pp. + 8pp. adverts. 32 colour plates and nearly 700 b/w. ills. Advert. e.ps., f.e.ps. lightly spotted, half title browned, ownership inscription with previous name scribbled out, sl. remnants of selotape to head and t...