Search Results: Cookery from Tarrington Books

Gloucester: Prepared and Printed By Order of the Court of Quarter Sessions, 1903. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Brown pebbled cloth binding with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Fading to spine. Browning to endpapers and title page. Light foxing to page edges, title page and last page of text. Very clean text throughout. Two stamps to front free endpaper (Gloucestershire Archive Office). Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown endpaper. An important record of all pubs in Gloucestershire at the turn of the 20th Century. Rare: not in the British Library, only one copy listed on WorldCat (Gloucestershire University). Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 289

Chicago: N.K. Fairbank and Co, 1893. 1st Edition . Near Fine. 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm). Colour illustrated wraps. A little light marking to covers, otherwise in remarkable condition. No wear to spine, no rusting to staples. Browning to first and last few pages, very clean text throughout. A scarce Victorian cookery book for 'Golden Cottolene' vegetable fat. Overall condition is Near Fine. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 131

London: Holland Press, 1972. Reprint of 1927 1st Edition . Very Good. 8.75 x 11.5 inches (23 x 29 cm). Lacking jacket. Maroon buckram binding. A few light marks to page edges, very clean text throughout. Bibliography of early books relating to wine and drinking. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £16.05; USA £30.20; Oceania £32.85; Rest of World £27.05. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 8.75 x 11.5 inches (23 x 29 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xviii, 255

London: Ward, Lock and Bowden, Ltd, 1920. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Dust jacket: Wear and creasing to edges. Browning and slight staining to spine, a few archival tape repairs to reverse. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Red buckram binding. Spine has slight bumping to ends and a small stain to head. A little insect damage to front joint. Browning and spotting to page edges. One or two small marks to text but overall a nice clean example. Prize inscription to half title page (dated 1928). An uncommon vintage household management title, complete with the rare original jacket. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 9 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: ix, 341

London: Collins, 1937. 1st Edition . Good Plus/Good. 7.75 x 10.5 inches (20 x 27 cm). Dust jacket: Browned, especially to spine. Staining to rear cover, wear and slight loss to top edge and corners. Old tape repairs to reverse. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: First printing. Yellow cloth binding. Boards browned with some offsetting from jacket. Browning to page edges and margins. Clean text throughout. Overall book condition is Good Plus. Size: 7.75 x 10.5 inches (20 x 27 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 181

Leith: Archibald Allardice, 1809. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 4.5 x 7.5 inches (11 x 18.5 cm). Contemporary full sheep leather binding. Wear to head of spine, bump and short split to lower corner of front board. Rubbing to spine and edges of boards. Binding strained after the front free endpaper but solidly bound. A few occasional marks to text but otherwise a nice clean example. Lacking the frontispiece and plates 6 and 7, although these appear to have never been bound in. Plates 1-4 are on two fold-outs, plate 5 is a separate fold-out. Several woodcuts within the text. Lacking leaf Pp1 (pp445/446: Final page of appendix and forst page of Index.) A scarce early 19th century cookery title. Comprises of three parts: I. The Complete Confectionery pp1-175; II. Pastry, Baking, Pickling, Sauces etc. pp176-242; III. The Family Cook 243-423; followed by appendix and index. Scarce. Bitting p72. Oxford p137. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 4.5 x 7.5 inches (11 x 18.5 cm). Hardback. Printed… Read More

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1948. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Lacking jacket. Red cloth binding with light marking and rubbing. Browning to endpapers, foxing to half title page and last page of text. A few spots of foxing elsewhere. A scarce vintage cookery title for children. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 88

London: G. Riley; J. Bell; J. Wheble & C. Etherington, 1772. New Edition . Good. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 19.5 cm). Publisher's original paper wraps. Page edges untrimmed. Lacking paper spine but securely bound with old glue and cords. Covers worn and creased to edges, loss to corners of rear cover. Hole to upper corner of front cover. Two indecipherable inscriptions to front cover. Note in old ink to blank facing title page. Lacking leaf K5 (pages 137/138) with a copy of the pages loosely inserted. Pencilled notes to margins, text is otherwise clean throughout. Final section on Distillery has separate pagination. A classic 18th century confectionary title. A unique copy still in publisher's wraps. ESTC: T90915 (9 copies), Bitting p49. Maclean p10. Oxford p102. Overall condition is Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the… Read More

London: BBC Books, 1979. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.25 x 9 inches (15.5 x 23 cm). Signed by Author. First printing of the second volume in Delia's Smith's three volume Complete Cookery Course series. Card wraps with light shelf wear, very slight wear to ends of spine. Very clean text throughout. Signed by Delia Smith the half title page and dated Feb 1980. Also included is a type letter, signed by Delia, on BBC Education headed notepaper. Accompanied by the BBC TV series this series established Delia Smith as a household name. A very scarce signed copy. Overall condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0563163658. Size: 6.25 x 9 inches (15.5 x 23 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: viii, [1], pp413-488

London: Whittaker and Co, 1840 (Circa). 15th Edition . Very Good. 5.75 x 5.75 inches (15 x 15 cm). Publisher's full leather binding with gilt title to front board and spine. Expertly rebacked with originally spine laid over. Light foxing to endpapers, a few occasional spots and light marks to text. A nice solid example of this popular early 19th century receipts book including recipes for cookery, medicine, perfume, brewing, animal husbandry, horticulture etc. etc. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 5.75 inches (15 x 15 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 827

London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1846. 2nd Edition . Very Good. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 22 cm). Contemporary half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Slight rubbing to edges, excellent solid binding with no cracking to joints. Spine has five raised bands, black leather title label, blind and gilt decorated compartments. Marbled page edges and endpapers, spots of foxing to first and last few pages. Very clean text throughout. Complete with all 14 plates (2 fold-outs) plus 3 full page plans, illustration of attelettes, and fold-out menu on blue paper. Stain to the plate of Madame Soyer. A few spots to the plate of Young Bavarians. Popular work from Victorian England's most celebrated French chef. An early printing and in very nice condition. Bitting p443; Oxford p176. . Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90;… Read More

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1946. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Dust jacket: Browning to spine and edges of covers. Loss to top edge, small hole to spine. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: First printing. Cream cloth binding with slight browning to upper and lower edges of covers. Very clean text throughout. A scarce Ambrose Heath title. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 80

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1946. Reprint . Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (12 x 19 cm). Second printing of the enlarged second edition. Lacking jacket. Yellow cloth binding with marking and staining to boards. Foxing to endpapers, a few marks and stains to text. . Overall condition is Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (12 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 120

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1866. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.25 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16 cm). Original publisher's canvas binding. Stain to lower corner of rear cover. Corners a little creased. Good solid binding, clean text throughout. Rare title from the popular Victorian cookery writer Georgiana Hill. WorldCat lists only four copies in libraries worldwide. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 64

London: Archibald Constable and Co, 1902. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Green buckram binding. Fading to spine and board edges. Browning to page edges, light foxing to text. Good solid binding. A scarce Edwardian household management title. Attar 223.1. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 238

London: Bloomsbury, 2006. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 6.5 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Slight creasing to ends of spine. Light shelf wear. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: First printing. Black paper covered boards. Slight bumping to ends of spine. Foxing to page edges and margins. Signed by Fearnley-Whittingstall (without dedication) to half title page. Overall book condition is Very Good Minus. ISBN: 0747588414. Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiii, 288

London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1953. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 21 cm). Dust jacket: Spine browned. Slight wear to ends of spine and corners. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: First printing. Blue cloth binding with browning to spine and edges of boards. Foxing and light browning to page edges and endpapers, a few occasional spots to text. Overall book condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 304

Grenoble: Editions des 4 Seigneurs, 1977. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 7.5 x 10.5 inches (19 x 27 cm). Signed by Author. Card covers. Bump to head of spine, light creasing to corners of covers. Fading to spine. A few small marks to covers, foxing to first blank. Stamp to verso of title page (British School, Athens), and 'presented by' stamp and name to next page, text is otherwise clean throughout. Includes the errate slip. Inscribed and signed by the author to leading blank. Author's business card tipped in below inscription. French language. Overall condition is Good Plus. ISBN: 2852310260. Size: 7.5 x 10.5 inches (19 x 27 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 292

London: Nicholson and Watson, 1938. 1st Edition . Good. 6 x 8 inches (15 x 20.5 cm). Signed by Author. Lacking jacket. First printing, with the expected sponsor's label to front pastedown endpaper (with rubbing). Pale blue buckram binding. Mark to front board, fading and slight wear to ends of spine, small bump to lower corner of front board. Browning to page edges. Tape residue to front free endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers, occasional spots to and a a few marks to text. Inscribed and signed by the author, Madame Simone Prunier, to half title page: 'To Mr. Charles Thornton. From the author 'S' to 'one of the few'. With best wishes and awaiting better days to meet again at Prunier's in Paris - S.B. Prunier, Sept 1942'. Also includes a printed menu booklet for La Maison Prunier, Paris, dated 1938. A rare signed copy of this highly influential cookery classic. Overall condition is Good. Size: 6 x 8 inches (15 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xviii, 290

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1883. New Edition . Very Good Plus. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Taupe cloth binding in very clean condition. Slight bumping to corners of boards and ends of spine. Light browning to page edges. Small mark to rear endpaper. Embossed bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper. Very clean text throughout. An excellent example. Driver 984.2. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiii, 265