FOOD AND DRINK from Chilton Books

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1942.. 3rd impression. Extracts from the first seven months' early morning BBC radio broadcasts (June to December 1940). Pp.95, owner's details to front free endpaper, spotting to closed pagge edges. Grey cloth, slight bend to front board. G+.

London: Fredk. Tarrant & Son, 1890.. School Board for London. Instruction in Cookery. Book of Receipts and Axioms. Pp.108, occasional minor spotting. Red stiff card cover, slightly rubbed. Good.

Enfield: Capel Manor College, 2011.. Republished to coincide with the opening of the Old Manor House Garden at Capel which includes the 'ruins' of the old kitchen. "Madame Susanna Avery started to write down her recipes in May, 1688. They vary from homemade wines and preserves, through baking to herbal remedies and even beauty products. The ingredients were based… Read more about this item

London: Prospect Books, 1982.. Facsimile, limited edition of John Evelyn�s 1699 homage to salads and his 9-step guide to the perfect salad. "The combination of gastronomic curiosity, scientific interest, and ancient learning comes together in Evelyn�s discourse on salads of 1699, in which he listed 82 different vegetables, leaves, and ingredients for salads. He also included a chart… Read more about this item

Brandon, MS: Quail Ridge Press, 2015.. 2nd printing. Recipes from the Birthplace of the Blues. Features more than 170 easy-to-prepare classic southern recipes with a a touch of added elegance. 25.5cms x 20.5cms x 1cm. Pp.224, colour photo illustrations throughout, inscribed by the author to title page. Paperback. VG.

Porto: Empresa do Bolhao, 1988.. The story of Madeira wine plus a collection of recipes representative of the spirit of cooking in Madeira. Pp.237, a couple of colour and occasional black & white photos throughout. Paperback. VG.

New York: The Peter Pauper Press, 1961.. 1st edition. "If you're working by day And cooking by night, Or your chores you would keepBoth easy and light, If you like to eat well But you cook in a hurry, If you want to relax without bother or worry, If you yearn to play bridge, Or the weather's… Read more about this item

Paris: Lallemand �diteur, nd. (c.1970).. Both English and American quantities are given with the recipes. "It should be noted that Champagne retains its essential qualities for culinary purposes even after the fizz has gone out of it; an opened bottle with a little wine left in it can well be put to good use in the kitchen." Contents include:… Read more about this item

London: Printed for J. Walter, at Homer's-Head, Charing-Cross, M DCC LXXXVII. [1787] .. Sixth edition. Disbound. 8vo.[18pp.]/pp.484/[20pp. - index, ending with one page of adverts]. Boards detached, but text block is tightly bound, except for the last leaf of the index which has some loss to the edges (affecting a few words of text). Half title very… Read more about this item

London: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd, 1889.. Includes Notes on Boiling Potatoes and on Roasting Meat. P.115toning to endpapers, front free endpaper absent. Red cloth spotted with ink marks and uneven fading, gilt title to front. G-.

London: The British Electrical Development Association Inc., 1937.. 1st edition. "To obtain good results in the kitchen, methods should be simple, instructions should be definite, and guesswork should be eliminated. Then, given an up-to-date electric cooker, all your culinary problems willl quickly vanish. The shortest way to a good table is 'The Electric Way'." Pp.288/8 blank pages for… Read more about this item

Boston: Bulfinch Press /Little, Brown and Company, 1995.. 1st edition. "This sumptuous book brings together 100 recipes from famous kitchens around the world, from Louisiana to Llandudno and Morocco to Manila. Gloriously illustrated by Graham Rust, this book is a feast for all the senses." 27cms x 22cms x 2cms. Pp.192, colour and black & white illustrations by Graham… Read more about this item

Manchester: The Vegetarian Society, 1932.. 2nd edition. 110 Recipes. 24 Salad Combinations. Why Flesh Meat is Not Desirable, Simple Rules for Health, A Salad a Day, How to Cook Vegetables Conservatively, etc. Pp.64, a few light marginal spots. Paperback, covers dusty with crease and tear to lower front corner. Good.

Carlisle: Privately published, nd.. All recipes tested or served by the Prior's Kitchen Restaurant at Carlisle Cathedral. Includes recipes for soups and starters, main courses and salads, desserts, breads, cakes and biscuits, and a Roman section. Pp.34. Stiff laminated card covers with plastic ring binding. VG.

Epping: The Windsor Group, 2012.. An excellent range of delicious meals. "For diabetics, eating a good diet is important, but it does not mean that you will have to eat boring, tasteless food for the rest of your life." Pp.168. Paperback. VG.

London: Maclaren & Sons Ltd, 1937.. 2nd edition revised. "In bakery prctice there are hundreds of little items which one must know and remember in order to be successful. Many things are done mechanically by the majority of workers without knowing why they do them...The questions answered here are selected from a list of questions which were put to… Read more about this item

London: Quadrille, 2003.. 1st edition. "The first diet book written by a cook and food writer who has managed to lose lots of weight while still enjoying her favourite foods. A true diet that really happened and which is honest about dieting as part of a food-lover's life. The only diet book that celebrates the sheer irresistibility of food… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1926.. 2nd impression. Primarily addressed to" the man who wishes to understand and appreciate the best of the fruits of the earth." Pp.95, 18 black & white photo plates + folding diagram showing Curves of Port Imports. White cloth spine over pink paper covered boards, dustwrapper darkened to spine and some soiling to covers but now… Read more about this item

London: Persephone Books, 2001.. Originally published in book-form in 1922, from articles published in The Times. Pp.263, attractive patterned endpapers with matching bookmark. Paperback, minor uneven sunning. G+.

Privately published: Sible Hedingham, 1991.. Collection of recipes collected together by Janet Edwards, and originally sold in aid of St Peters Church Sibble Hedingham, Essex. Pp.118. Paperback with ring-binding. VG.