Twentieth-Century Cookery Books

Alexander, Russel George. A Plain Plantain, Ditchling, Sussex: S. Dominic’s Press, 1922, original binding, folding case--Bolitho, Hector. The Glorious Oyster, Alfred A. Knopf, 1929, original binding--Boulestin, X. Marcel and Hill, Jason. Herbs, Salads and Seasonings, with illustrations by Cedric Morris, William Heinemann, 1930, original binding, dust-jacket--Craddock, Harry. The Savoy Cocktail Book, Constable & Company, 1930, original binding--David, Elizabeth. A Book of Mediterranean Food, John Lehmann, 1950, original binding--Howe, Robin and Espir, Pauline. Sultan's Pleasure and other Turkish Recipes, Peter Garnett, 1952, original binding, dust-jacket--Lovell, M. S. The Edible Mollusca of Great Britain and Ireland with Recipes for Cooking them, L. Reeve and Co., [1884], 12 coloured lithographs, original binding--M[asters], J. E. Old English Wines and Cordials, decorated with wood-engravings by Reynold Stone, Bristol: High House Press, 1938, later half morocco, number 60 of 215 copies--Simon, André L. Cheeses of the World, Faber and Faber, 1956, original binding, dust-jacket; Simon, André L. The Art of Good Living, Constable & Co, 1929, original binding--Schloesser, Frank. The Cult of the Cafing Dish, London: Gay and Bird, 1905, original binding--Shircliffe, Arnold. The Edgewater Beach Hotel Salad Book, Chicago, The Hotel Monthly Press, [1926], original binding, dust-jacket--Vicaire, Georges. Bibliographie Gastronomique, Holland Press, [1954], original binding--Weiss, Hans U. Gastronomia. Eine Bibliographie der deutschsprachigen Gastronomie 1485–1914, Zürich: Biblioteca Gastronomica, Buchantiquariat, 1996, number 23 of 1050 copies, original binding--Wolfe, Elsie de. Recipes for Successful Dining, William Heinemann, [1934], original binding -- together with various other cookery books and publications, including magazines, auction catalogues and pamphlets, mostly 8vo, some wear, please note that this lot is sold not subject to return.

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