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This legendary cookbook was first published in 1954. It includes stories and recipes collected over 25 years, ranging from bourgeois excess to wartime austerity. An entertaining culinary companion.
This is the 1997 reprint of the 1995 edition published by Wakefield Press.
There is some wear to the cover and slight tanning to page edges. Old price sticker on back cover.Carefully packaged for shipment from Sydney, Australia.

Full colour illustrations. Large quarto size: 29 cm x 23 cm x 3 cmAn easy to follow pictorial encyclopedia for every occasion. Unpaginated. 1086 entries. Colour throughout. Blue cloth cover with yellow lettering. Includes dust jacket featuring photos of dishes on a blue gingham tablecloth. "The perfect companion in the gay yet practical kitchen of the modern home".This book has seen plenty of use and the exterior is in well worn condition. The blue cloth covers show some soiling and yellow spotting but have minimal edge wear. Dust Jacket is worn with rips at edges and spine. Pages free from annotations and marks, some age related soiling. Please refer to photographs.Carefully packaged for immediate shipment from Sydney, Australia. Please note that this is a large heavy volume and will attract additional postage costs. I'm happy to provide a quote depending on your location.

This compact paperback includes over 450 recipes from the Australian Gourmet Magazine, reflecting the wide international influence on Australian taste in the post war years. Covers everything from appetisers and pates, through fish and meat dishes, to pastry and desserts. "Gormandizers have never had it so good!"In well-used condition but still acceptable. Soiling to covers, with creasing and scuffing. Worn at edges and corners. Small tear on front near spine. Spine intact, binding firm. Pages free from annotations but have age related stains at edges. Bottom corner at spine has brown stain permeating all pages. Measures 18 cm x 11.5 cm x 1.5 cm. Weighs 212 gm. Three colour photographs.

This slim volume has dark red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. No dust jacket.135 pages. Includes menus and recipes for every course, focusing on food that is economical and attractive, particularly important when first published in 1949. "The less food we have, the more important it is to cook it well". Boards have slight rub wear and marking with bending at bottom corners. Endpapers show brown markings from a previously fitted jacket, and remnants of a previous seller's price sticker and stamp. Also pencilled markings. Clear and bold text with firm binding. Boards have slight rub wear and marking with bending at bottom corners. Please see photos.Sent within 2 business days, carefully packaged, tracking available.

No. 5 in the Ure Smith Miniature Series, a compact volume of 72 pages. It includes suggestions for a range of menus to fit occasions such as A Dinner Party to Impress, Men's Dinner, Invitatons on Impulse and Some Picnic Meals. Printed on heavy paper with colour illustrations. It is in good used condition overall, with all pages intact. Binding is cracked at three quarters of the way through, pages 48-49 ( see photo). Cover has scuffing and wear at corners and the spine is loosened at the top edge, with tears to paper covers where they meet the spine. Ink stain on front cover (approximately 2 cm by 1 cm). White mark to back cover where surface has been worn away. Previous price marked in black ink on front flyleaf but no other notations or inscriptions. The pages are yellowed with scuffing along side edges, and there is a 3.5 cm tear at page 30. Text is clear. The author is a poet, university lecturer and music critic, as well as a distinguished cook and "civilised human being" who has created a book… Read More

A collection of healthy and delicious recipes from the Leith School of Food and Wine, showcasing fresh produce and imaginative cuisine. Includes dishes for every course, ideas for presentation and menu planning. Nearly 200 recipes and 25 sample menus. All thoroughly tested and approved by a dietician.This 1997 hardcover volume is in very good condition, with just a small scratch to back cover. Carefully packaged and ready for immediate shipment from Sydney, Australia.

One of a series of cookbooks in a handy size with a colour illustration for every recipe. "Creating delicious desserts is fun and rewarding. Desserts often bring more compliments than the main course, so the time and effort spent on them is worthwhile." Recipes devised by Carole Handslip.A selection of dessert offerings from 1980s Australia.This book is in very good used condition with minimal signs of wear. There is slight spotting to flyleaf an at page edges, but no markings inside. Carefully packed for immediate delivery from Australia.

A selection of simple recipes from this acclaimed gourmet, restauranteur, stylist and wit. Collected from his out of print cookery classics. This edition is in good condition overall, with minor shelf wear and some brown spots. The jacket has small tears at edges.

Follow the authors' sound and sensible advice and have better teeth, better health, and fewer visits to the dentist. Includes delicious recipes that show how to make puddings, cakes, biscuits and snacks using fresh android fruits. Includes tips for pregnant women and babies and children. Written by a practising dentist, this is a uniquely entertaining, captivating and stimulating book.Published by Pan Books in 1985, this is a reprint of the 1983 original. 205 pages. This book is in good condition with signs of wear to cover including soiling and creasing. Upper left corner of back cover has a series of small tears (3 cm in total). Pages are tanned with age spotting to endpapers and first and lat few pages. No markings or annotations. and binding is firm.Carefully packaged for shipment from Sydney, Australia.