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			[003828] Hughes, Kathryn. The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton. London: Fourth Estate, 2005. First UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Boards. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 1-84115-373-7. plain illustrations, pictorial endpapers, turquoise boards, pictorial dust-jacket (in mylar). As new copy of this in-depth biography of Isabella Beeton. £15.00 [003819] Lyle, Olivier. Technology for Sugar Refinery Workers. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1941. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-Leather. Presentation Copy. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / N/A. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR to the f.f.e.p, pictorial bookplate, illustrations, charts and plans, errata slips tipped-in, bound in navy blue half-morocco by Bumpus, spine lettered in gilt in 6 compartments with gilt stamp of sugar lump, gilt edges, spine faded, corners a little bumped and rubbed. A technical work aimed at sugar refinery workers in a presentation binding by Olivier Lyle of 'Tate and Lyle' fame. £60.00 [003520] Roden, Claudia. Picnic. The Complete Guide to Outdoor Food. ill. Linda Kitson. London: Jill Norman, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Boards. Signed by Artist. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-906908-11-6. INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, LINDA KITSON 'Glyndebourne - Thanks to you darling Laurence from x Linda x' facing her illustration of a picnic at Glyndbourne, plain illustrations by Linda Kitson, red boards, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial dust-jacket, (in protective sleeve). An inscribed copy of this illustrated cookery book by war artist, Linda Kitson. £45.00 [001016] Simon, Andre L.. The Art of Good Living. London: Michael Joseph, 1951. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / No Jacket. BOLDLY SIGNED BY ANDRE SIMON on the ffep, foreword by Francias Meynell, red cloth, a bit worn and grubby. A signed copy of a useful book by the most famous oenologist, Andre Simon, with sections on wine and food with a glossary of terms for wine and food. A must-have book for any gastronome. £35.00 [003872] Simon, Andre L.. By Request: An Autobiography. London: The Wine and Food Society, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Buckram. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / No Jacket. INSCRIBED BY ANDRE SIMON TO FELLOW AUTHOR JACK MORPURGO on the ffep, photographic plates, blue/green buckram, in mylar, outer edges slightly yellowed. An inscribed copy of the autobiography of the most famous oenologist, Andre Simon. £20.00 [004234] Simon, Andre L.. By Request: An Autobiography. London: The Wine and Food Society, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Buckram. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / Very Good. INSCRIBED BY ANDRE SIMON IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION on the ffep, photographic plates, blue/green buckram, dust-jacket (in protective sleeve), a few minor marks, tiny chip at lower edge. A lovely inscribed copy of the autobiography of the most famous oenologist, Andre Simon. £35.00 [000175] Smith, E[liza]. The Complete Housewife: Or Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion...The Seventeenth Edition, with Additions.. London: Printed for J. Buckland, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington et al., 1766. The Seventeenth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rebound in Modern Half Calf. Fair / N/A. woodcut head- and tail-pieces, ornaments, 3 copper-plates (1 double-page), table and index, rebound in dark brown half calf over marbled boards, the spine in 6 compartments, red morocco lettering-piece, titled and dated in gilt on spine. SCARCE, a very handsomely rebound copy of this scarce cookery title. title with ex-ownership signature excised, lacking H2-7, Q6, S3-4, T3-6, U7, some light browning and spotting (consistent with age), binding fine. An incomplete, (this does not detract from the consistency of he book) very good copy of an important and scarce title. The recipes include advice on health matters, planning menus, calculating wage costs. Examples of eighteenth-century wisdom such as "Other nations and people have their peculiar ways of cooking, and do not eat such quantites of solid food as the English do." Recipes such as "To stew green Peas the Jews Way", "To make artificial Asses milk", two pages with the 1750 cures from the negro Caesar - to cure poison and the bite of a rattle-snake, how to make "Hysteric Water", for "an excellent Vomit" and even "To cure the bite of a mad dog." This book makes for fascinating reading and would be ideal for a historian of eighteenth-century life or medicine. £400.00

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