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Mullocks Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 349

WWII – Mussolioni a rare limited edition copy of ‘Richard Wagner und die Stadt der Meistersinger’ by Richard Wilhelm Stock Berlin 1938 first edition deluxe limited edition of 10 copies with vellum binding this being number 6. With autograph presentation by Stock to Mussolini [trans.] ‘To the Great Friend of the German People and active promoter of Italian-German cultural co-operation...’ Nuremberg June 27th 1938. This was presented to Mussolini when he made his ground breaking tour of German cities in the year before the outbreak of WWII. Stock’s book on the life of Wagner obviously received Nazi approval. Mussolini was given number 6 in the limited edition of 10 – the first one naturally went to Hitler himself

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Neals Fine Art Auctioneers
Lot 44

English Delft ware pottery by Anthony Ray, first edition with original dust jacket and a quantity of books on collecting.

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Chippenham Auction Rooms
Lot 71

A Beswick chaffinch, a Beswick first edition bullfinch and a Beswick second edition bullfinch.

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Moore Allen & Innocent
Lot 394

ASKEW (20th CENTURY) "A pastoral scene amidst trees", oil on canvas, signed lower right, MUNSEN (20th CENTURY) "Figures crossing a bridge in a Tibetan hilltop village", watercolour, signed and dated 1953, and AFTER FRANK H WAGNER "First light", limited edition coloured print no`d. 55/100, and ENGLISH SCHOOL "St Ninian`s Cave", watercolour, initialled GAT (4)

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
Lot 1742

STANLEY ANDERSON, RA (1884-1966) THE BASKET WEAVER; THE SILK SELLER; THREE MEN IN A PUB Three, line engravings, only the last signed in pencil (from the edition of 40), unframed 16.7 x 16.5cm.; 19.7 x 14.5cm.; and 16 x 17cm. (3) ++ Generally good; the first with light staining

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Cheffins
Lot 5

‡ PAYNE-GALLWEY (Sir Ralph) The Book of Duck Decoys, their Construction, Management and History, first edition 1886, small 4to, 14 coloured lithographed plates (two folding), illustrations, 2pp adverts at end, slight marginal darkening, bookplate of Viscount Hood, original blue cloth (slightly rubbed and faded).

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Stroud Auctions Ltd.
Lot 1025

First edition Biggles in the Orient" & "Second Case" with dust jackets"

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Stroud Auctions Ltd.
Lot 1037

`The Amber Spyglass` - Philiip Pullman, first edition 2000.

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Stroud Auctions Ltd.
Lot 1038

`Officers and Gentlemen` - Evelyn Waugh, first edition 1955 and `Plexus` - Henry Miller first edition 1968.

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Stroud Auctions Ltd.
Lot 1046

Thackeray W M: The Kickleburys on the Rhine" by Mr M A Titmarsh first edition 1864"

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Stroud Auctions Ltd.
Lot 1048

The Adventures of Three Bold Babes" by S R Praeger first edition 1897"

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Sworders
Lot 51

Ingoldsby Legends, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, First Edition, 1907

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Sworders
Lot 199

A box of mainly children`s books, to include Roald Dahl, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator, first UK edition

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Sportingold Limited
Lot 603

THE CRICKETER The first edition of this revered journal, Volume 1 Number 1, April 30th 1921, edited by P.F.(Plum) Warner and published weekly, contains statistics, articles (including 1921 Touring team-Australia), photos, complete with covers (slight ageing). Generally good

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Sportingold Limited
Lot 789

THE CUP 64 page booklet "The Cup" 1883-1932, 50 Years of English Cup Finals with a report of each Cup Final and a team photograph of the winning team each year. First Edition. Good .

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British Bespoke Auctions
Lot 391

A LIMITED EDITION PRINTS “MISTY MORNING FIRST STRING “SIGNED KAREN JONES - NO. 582 of 850 - APPROX. 68 X 49cm

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 1

Durante (Castore) Il Tesoro della Sanita title with woodcut printer`s device woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces some worming to lower margins of sigs. K-M T5 2 small holes to outer margin affecting part of a side-note water-stained particularly towards end modern marbled boards [Bitting p.137; Simon BB II 201; Simon BG 537 (note); Vicaire 303 (erroneously giving the Bergamo edition of 1588 as the first); Westbury p.83 (B.5); Catalogo del Fondo Italiano e Latino delle Opere di Gastronomia... 744; Censimento 16 CNCE 17931; not in Adams; cf. Cagle 1133&1134] 8vo Venice Domenico Farri 1588. *** Discusses the effects of various foods (including meat fish " fruit and vegetables) and wine on health. He gives twelve rules on how best to enjoy wine and describes many of the wines in favour at the time in Italy.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 3

[Massialot (François)] Le Cuisinier Roïal et Bourgeois third edition 7 double-page plates first plate torn at fold preliminaries damp-stained worm traces to lower margins of sigs. C-E water-stained including to plates lightly browned contemporary calf gilt spine in compartments water-staining to covers rubbed [Bitting p.314; Vicaire 574; cf. Cagle 316&317] Paris chez Charles de Sercy 1698; and 2 other works by the same but defective 12mo (4) *** All editions of this work are rare. Massialot was Chef de Cuisine to Phillippe I Duke or Orléans brother of Louis XIV and to his son Phillippe II. Meringues make their first appearance under their familiar name in Massialot and he is also credited with crême brulée " in which the sugar topping was melted and burnt with a red-hot fire shovel.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 7

Bradley (Richard) Dictionarium Botanicum: Or a Botanical Dictionary for the Use of the Curious in Husbandry and Gardening 2 vol. first edition folding engraved plate browned some mostly marginal water-staining contemporary panelled calf sympathetically rebacked some water-staining to covers [Henrey 483] for T. Woodward 1728 § Phillips (Henry) History of Cultivated Vegetables 2 vol. second edition half-titles contemporary green calf gilt spines slightly faded 1822 § Badham (Charles David) A Treatise on Esculent Funguses of England half-title hand-coloured frontispiece and 11 plates advertisements at end original pictorial cloth gilt very short splits to head of spine a good copy 1863; and 8 others most Continental Natural History " v.s. (13)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 9

Bailey (Nathan) Dictionarium Domesticum being a new and Compleat Houshold Dictionary For Use both of City and Country first edition fine engraved frontispiece small hole in 2A3 affecting a few letters but with no loss of sense of text sig. Y misbound after Z some light browning and spotting later half calf spine gilt rubbed [Bitting p.24; Cagle 555; Maclean p.7; Oxford p.69; Simon BG 161] for C.Hitch and C.Davis and S.Austen 1736; and an eighth edition of Charlotte Mason 8vo (2) *** Includes brewing baking pickling kitchen gardens distilling wines " and bees.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 12

Whole Duty of a Woman: or an Infallible Guide to the Fair Sex Containing Rules Directions and Observations for their Conduct and Behaviour through all Ages and Circumstances of Life as virgins wives or widows. With Directions how to obtain all Useful and Fashionable Accomplishments suitable to the sex. In which are comprised all Parts of Good Housewifry particularly Rules and Receipts in every Kind of Cookery. 1. Making all Sorts of Soops and Sauces. 2. Dressing Flesh Fish and Fowl; this last illustrated with Cuts shewing how every Fowl Wild or Tame is to be trust for the Spit: Likewise all other Kind of Game. 3. Making above 40 different Sorts of Puddings. 4. The whole Art of Pastry in making Pies Tarts and Pasties. 5. Receipts for all Manner of Pickling Collaring &c. 6. For Preserving making Creams Jellies and all Manner of Confectionary. 7. Rules and Directions for setting out Dinners Suppers and Grand Entertainments first edition 34 (of 39) full-page engraved illustrations wood-engraved illustrations in text list of subscribers lacking sigs. 3Z and 4A a few plates stained contemporary half calf spine in compartments and with a red morocco label upper joint splitting 1 corner worn rubbed [Maclean p.150; Oxford pp.69-70] 4to for T. Read 1737. *** Provenance: Elizabeth Haggar " 1799 (ink signatures to front free endpaper and title).

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 13

Moffet (Thomas) Health`s Improvement: or Rules comprizing and discovering the Nature Method and Manner of preparing all sorts of Foods used in this Nation modern half calf spine gilt and with a green and burgundy label [Bitting p.327; Maclean p.104; Simon BG 1064; cf. Oxford p.27 (first edition)] 12mo Printed for T.Osborne 1746. *** A treatise on diet and on the properties and preparation of meat poultry fish " fruit and dairy produce first published posthumously in 1655 from a manuscript completed in 1595. Dr.Moffet (misspelled Muffet in the first edition and regularly ever since) also wrote on spiders!

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 14

Bradley (Martha) The British Housewife: or the Cook Housekeeper`s and Gardiner`s Companion 2 vol engraved frontispiece and 7 plates lightly browned occasional light foxing or spotting contemporary speckled calf gilt sympathetically rebacked corners repaired [Bitting pp.54&55; Maclean p.11; cf. Cagle 574 (first edition); Oxford p.104; Vicaire 111] 8vo for S. Crowder and H. Woodgate " [c.1760]. *** Rare.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 21

Martin (Sarah) The New Experienced English-Housekeeper for the use and ease of Ladies Housekeepers Cooks &c. first edition list of subscribers lacking half-title small section torn away from head of title removing a previous ownership inscription lightly browned some foxing and staining contemporary calf rebacked corners repaired covers rubbed and scuffed [Bitting p.312; Maclean p.95; ESTC lists only 4 copies in UK and 4 in America] 8vo Doncaster printed for the Authoress by D.Boys " 1795. *** A scarce provincially-printed work.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 25

[Hunter (William)] "Ignotus". Culina Famulatrix Medicinae: or Receipts in Modern Cookery first edition engraved frontispiece of a pig title with contemporary ink ownership inscription to head and a a later ink authorship attribution frontispiece offsetting on to title some spotting or foxing contemporary green half morocco spine richly gilt corners a little worn rubbed [Bitting p.238 (note); Cagle 769; Oxford p.133] 12mo York " 1804. *** The scarce first edition.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 29

Eaton (Mary) The Cook and Housekeeper`s Complete & Universal Dictionary first edition half-title engraved portrait frontispiece additional title (dated 1822) and 4 plates rather foxed and browned some staining modern half calf spine gilt [Bitting p.139; Cagle 661; Oxford p.152; Simon BG 542] 8vo Bungay 1823. *** "The recipes are carefully written " with a sensitive and practical approach to food" (John Lyle).

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 30

Jarrin (G.A.) The Italian Confectioner; or Complete Economy of Desserts third edition presentation copy from the author to L.A. Cozens (with his ownership stamp to verso of title) lithographed portrait frontispiece and 2 folding engraved plates modern morocco-backed marbled boards [Bitting p.244; Cagle 776 (first edition); Oxford p.149 (note); Simon BG 882] 8vo 1827. *** Sugar work candies caramel chocolate syrups preserved fruits marmalades and jellies comfits and creams ice creams and water ices cakes and biscuits liqueurs colours " moulds and other decoration techniques.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 31

Kitchiner (William) The Housekeeper`s Oracle first edition engraved portrait frontispiece wood-engraved illustrations frontispiece offsetting onto title contemporary calf rebacked corners repaired rubbed [Cagle 803; Oxford p.162; Simon BG 920] 1829; and 2 others 19th century Cookery " 12mo (3) *** Includes chapters on beer and bread-making.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 32

Dolby (Richard) The Cook`s Dictionary and Housekeeper`s Directory A new family manual of Cookery and Confectionery on a plan of ready reference never hitherto attempted first edition double column occasional spotting later buckram [Bitting p.126; Oxford p.164; Simon BG 517] 8vo Colburn and Bentley 1830 § Merle (Gibbons) The Domestic Dictionary and Hosekeeper`s Manual wood-engraved frontispiece (loose) hinges weak original cloth spine slightly faded n.d [c.1850] and 3 others Cassells Cookery Dictionaries with chromolithographed plates " 8vo & 4to (5)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 33

Loudon (J.C.) Encyclopaedia of Agriculture third edition slightly used copy in recent half calf 1835 § Smith (John) A Dictionary of Popular Names of the Plants 1882 § Fairchild (David) The World was my Garden first edition plates New York 1938 last 2 in original cloth; and c.80 others mostly Botany " v.s. (c.82)(82)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 36

Houssaye (J.-G.) Monographie du Thé Description Botanique Torréfaction Composition Chimique Propriétés Hygiéniques de cette Feuille first edition presentation copy from the author half-title wood-engraved title vignette17 plates and an advertisement f. with a vignette some spotting or light foxing (as usual) near fine original pictorial cloth gilt [Bitting p.235; Cagle 242; Simon BG 866; Vicaire 447; Wellcome III p.305] a very good copy 8vo Paris " [1843]. *** The presentation is to the Marquis de la Houssaye.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 37

[Hughes (William)] "Piscator". Fish How to Choose and How to Dress first edition errata f. at end title lightly browned some spotting or light foxing later half calf spine gilt spine slightly faded [Bitting p.237 (second edition); Cagle 765; Oxford p.173] 1843; and a second edition in original cloth of his Choice and Cookery of Fish 8vo (2) *** Alan Davidson in his A Kipper with my Tea " describes the first mentioned work as "the first book published in Great Britain - possibly the first in the world -devoted to fish cookery".

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 43

Francatelli (Charles Elmé) The Royal English and Foreign Confectioner first edition frontispiece and 13 plates of which 9 colour printed 18 pp. advertisements at end frontispiece working loose lightly browned a few spots original pictorial cloth gilt spine ends and corners slightly frayed [Bitting p.164; Cagle 688] 8vo " 1862.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 44

Pierce (C.) The Household Manager third edition original cloth scuffed 1863 § Doran (John) Table Traits first edition original cloth worn 1854 § [Selby (Charles)] "Tabitha Tickletooth" The Dinner Question yellow-backed boards re-backed a slightly used copy 1860; and 12 others " 8vo (15)(15)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 50

Dumas (Alexandre) Grand Dictionnaire du Cuisine first edition half-title title printed in red and black 2 engraved portraits offsetting occasional spotting contemporary half morocco spine gilt upper joint starting rubbed large 8vo [Bitting 135; Vicaire 297] Paris 1873; and an 1839 edition of Aulagnier on drink " 4to & 8vo (2)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 51

Atrutel (Estella) An Easy and Economical Book of Jewish Cookery first edition [only the Wellcome copy on Copac] slightly used copy in original cloth stained re-backed 1874; and c.25 others Jewish " v.s. (c.26)(26)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 61

[(Mrs Martha)] The Edible Mollusca of Great Britain second edition 12 hand-coloured plates original cloth a bit shabby [1884] § Philpots (J.) Oysters and all about them 2 vol. 1890-91 § Hall (H.) 300 Ways to Cook and Serve Shell Fish original edition Philadelphia Christian Banner 1901 § Southworth (May) One Hundred & One Ways of Serving Oysters original edition original wrappers San Francisco 1907 § The Oyster Epicure original edition binder`s cloth New York 1883 § Grabau (Amadeus W.) and Sohtsu King. Shells of Peitaiho original wrappers Peking 1928 the first 3 original cloth; and c.60 others Shellfish v.s. (c.65) *** On the authorship of the first work see PPC 10 and 35. [(Mrs Martha)] The Edible Mollusca of Great Britain second edition 12 hand-coloured plates original cloth a bit shabby [1884] § Philpots (J.) Oysters and all about them 2 vol. 1890-91 § Hall (H.) 300 Ways to Cook and Serve Shell Fish original edition Philadelphia Christian Banner 1901 § Southworth (May) One Hundred & One Ways of Serving Oysters original edition original wrappers San Francisco 1907 § The Oyster Epicure original edition binder`s cloth New York 1883 § Grabau (Amadeus W.) and Sohtsu King. Shells of Peitaiho original wrappers Peking 1928 the first 3 original cloth; and c.60 others Shellfish " v.s. (c.65) *** On the authorship of the first work see PPC 10 and 35.(65)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 64

Garrett (T.F.) The Encyclopaedia of Practical Cookery 8 parts plates some in colour [1891-94?] § Kirkland (J.) The Modern Baker 4 vol. new edition 1933 § Freeman (W.) The World`s Commerical Products...Economic Plants 1907 original cloth the first worn; and 6 others " 8vo and 4to (19) (19)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 68

Sullivan (Caroline) The Jamaica Cookery Book original printed wrappers [only one copy of the first 1893 is recorded Library of Congress of this second edition only New York Academy of Medicine the BL copy seems to have been destroyed] Kingston 1897 § [Tree (L.M.)] Handbook of Trinidad Cookery original printed wrappers [the first edition was first issued by Mrs Lickfold according to the preface but no copy is recorded of this second edition only The Southern Methodist University of Dallas] [probably Port of Spain Muir Marshall c.1910] second editions " 8vo (2) (2)

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Lot 71

Bautte (A.) Modern French and English Cookery tinted plates 1901 § Nicholls (G.) Bacon and Hams colour printed frontispiece of a pig with overlays 1924 § Boulestin (X.) What Shall we Have To-day? first edition colour frontispiece by J.E. Laboureur 1931 original cloth; and 15 others " 8vo and 4to (17)(17)

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Lot 76

Jordan (David Starr) and Barton Warren Evermann. The Aquatic Resources of the Hawaiian Islands first edition 3 vols. chromolithograph and photographic plates large folding colour map in rear endpaper pocket original cloth a little worn Washington 1905-6; and c.10 others Hawaii " 8vo and 4to (13) (13)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 77

Kenney-Herbert (A.R.) Vegetarian and Simple Diet second edition 1905 § Sherson (Erroll) The Book of Vegetable Cookery 1931 § Broadbent (Albert) Salads Their Uses Manchester 1909 first two original cloth the last in wrappers; and c.70 others on Vegetables " v.s. (c.73)(73)

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Lot 86

Milnes Gaskell (Mary) A Yorkshire Cookery Book Wakefield [c.1915] § County Cookery Book 64pp. [only the eleventh edition on COPAC in a single copy] Oldham John Albinson Ltd. [c.1920?] § Recipes of Food in Season [not found on COPAC] Wigan Electricity Department [c.1920] § Morris (M.) Yorkshire Folk Talk 1892 first editions original wrappers the third worn the last in original cloth; and c.30 others North Country " 8vo (c.35)(35)

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Lot 95

Futter (Emily) Australian Home Cookery third edition original boards [Austin p.52 1 copy] Sydney 1926 § Green and Gold Cookery Book third edition cloth repaired [Austin p.55 1 copy no copy of the first recorded] Adelaide 1927 § The Kookaburra Cookery Book second edition original cloth rubbed [Austin p.72] Melbourne [1917] § Austin (Betta) A Bibliography of Australian Cookery Books...to 1941 inscribed by the author to AD who wrote the foreword wrappers Melbourne 1987 § Gate (G. and A.) French Cuisine for Australians number 11 of 100 special copies inscribed by the authors to AD blue velvet slip-case Marden 1981; and c.40 others Australian Food " v.s. (c.45) (45)

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Lot 99

Martin (Edith) Cornish Recipes [Copac records only two copies of this first currently in its 22nd edition] Truro 1929 § Gleanings from Gunwalloe...many famous Cornish recipes [unrecorded] Helston 1939 § Recipes...from Holy Trinity Infant School Weymouth Bridport [c.1950] original wrappers; and c.15 others West Country Food " v.s. (c.18)(18)

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Lot 103

Touring Club Italiano. Guida Gastronomica Italia first edition original cloth stained Milan 1931 § Nencioli (Maria) Cacciucco original boards faded Florence [c.1959] § Correnti (Pino) Il libro d`oro della cucina...di Sicilia original cloth dust-jacket slip-case Milan 1976 § Sandri (A.) La Polenta nella Cucina Veneta wrappers Padua 1985; and others Italy " v.s. (c.100)(100)

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Lot 109

McNeill (F. Marian) The Camper`s Kitchen 1933 § [Bertram (J.G.)] "Jenny Wren" Modern Domestic Cookery [Driver 83.1] Paisley 1880 § The Feill Cookery Book [Driver 380.1 2 copies recorded] Glasgow 1907 § Robert Gordon`s Technical College. Plain Cookery Recipes second impression [Driver 835.1 records the first edition of 1912 in a single copy but not this second] Aberdeen 1913 § Dubs (Winifred) and others. The Dumfriesshire Cookery Book first edition Dumfries 1935 original bindings the second worn; and c.35 others Scottish Cookery " v.s. (c.40)(40)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 134

Gibraltar Girl Guides Association. Favourite Recipes in English and Spanish first edition Gibraltar [1957]; another copy third edition 1966; and 7 others Spanish 8vo (9) *** COPAC and World Cat have only the third edition 2 copies; Denver and Arizona. The account of Gibraltarian cookery in PPC 10 mentions only Gibraltar`s Favourite Recipes apparently a later edition " sponsored by The League of Hospital Friends.(9)

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 162

Wasson (R.G.) and Others. Maria Sabina and her Mazatec Mushroom Velada first edition plates original decorative cloth New York 1974; and 5 others " related 8vo and 4to (6)(6)

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Lot 167

Greene (Pamela) Favourite Sierra Leone Recipes wrappers Freetown 1978 § The Gold Coast Cookery Book second edition cloth-backed printed boards [only Cambridge and Illinois recorded of the first edition 1933 only Iowa] Accra 1935 § Midgley (P.R.) Food for Today...Recipes from Basutoland second edition wrappers [no locations for either edition in Copac or World Cat] Maseru 1941 § Cuzen (Pauline) Cooking in Botswana wrappers [only Westminster Public Library in Copac] Gaborone [1981]; and c.50 others " similar (c.55) (55)

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Lot 182

Llopis (M.) Historia de la Gastronomia Espanola Madrid 1981 § Sanz Egana (C.) Enciclopedia de la Carne second edition ib. 1967 § Thibaut-Comelade (Eliana) La Cuina Catalana del Rossello Sant Esteve 1984 first 2 in original cloth dust-jackets the last in wrappers; and c.80 others Spanish cookery " v.s. (c.83)(83)

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Lot 185

Glasse (Hannah) The Art of Cookery... a facsimile of the first edition 20 copies 2 the Edition Deluxe in half morocco 1 in slip-case 8 copies in original cloth 10 copies sewed unbound; and 2 others including a volume of signatures of those who attended The Hannah Glasse Celebration in 1983 (this in a publisher`s dummy for Bliss on Bawden) " v.s. (22)(22)

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Lot 192

Gray (Patience) Honey from a Weed first edition inscribed by the author to Alan and Jane original cloth dust-jacket 4to " 1986. (6) *** Included with the book are 4 of the original drawings (2 framed and glazed) by Corinna Sargood (daughter of the author) and a roll of proofs of the dust-jacket. (6)

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Lot 201

Waters (Alice) Fanny at Chez Panisse colour illustrations by Ann Arnold inscribed by her with a drawing to the Davidsons 1992 § Whitehorn (Katherine) Kitchen in the Corner first edition of what became Cooking in a Bedsitter ("the hardback publisher took a year to get it out and published about 6 copies" according to a cutting inserted) 1961 § Riley (Gillian) Renaissance Recipes; The Dutch Table; Impressionist Picnics 3 vol. all inscribed to the Davidsons and with letters inserted 1993-4 original cloth dust-jackets; and 17 others " 8vo and 4to (22)(22)

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Lot 206

Davidson (Alan) The Oxford Companion to Food first edition loosely inserted a fan letter from Elizabeth Schneider extolling the Companion original cloth dust-jacket 4to 1999; sold with one of the keyboards that the author used to compose the book " in display case (2)(2)

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Lot 212

[King (William)] The Art of Cookery in Imitation of Horace`s Art of Poetry... ...Occasion`d principally by the title of a book...being the Works of Apicius Coelius concerning the Soups and Sauces of the Antients first authorised edition half-title title with feint blind-stamp to lower corner and ink name to head some early ink underlining and marginalia lightly browned a few small stains contemporary speckled calf sympathetically rebacked a few light water-stains to covers [Bitting p.260; Cagle 794; Maclean p.84; Simon BG 908; Vicaire 475] 8vo for Bernard Lintott " [1708]. *** An unauthorised folio edition was printed in 1707.

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Lot 213

Lamb (Patrick) Royal Cookery; or the Complete Court-Cook. Containing the Choicest Receipts in all the particular Branches of Cookery now in Use in the Queen`s Palaces of St.James`s Kensington Hampton-Court and Windsor. With near forty figures...of the magnificent Entertainments at Coronations Instalment Balls Weddings &c. at Court; Also Receipts for making the Soupes Jellies Bisques Ragoo`s Pattys Tanzies Forc`d-Meats Cakes Puddings &c first edition half-title 35 engraved folding plates of table plans 4pp. advertisements for Maurice Atkins at end some offsetting to plates lightly browned a few spots and small stains (the latter mostly to upper margin of last few ff.) contemporary panelled calf gilt upper cover with central gilt arms sympathetically rebacked corners worn [Bitting p.271; Cagle 809; Maclean p.88; Oxford p.52] a very good copy 8vo for Abel Roper and sold by John Morphew 1710. *** Lamb was the most celebrated of the court-cooks of the seventeenth century and served five monarchs from Charles II to Queen Anne. This is one of two issues of the scarce 1710 first edition which appeared the year after his death. Maclean records a copy in NYPL with the imprint of Maurice Atkins. Confusion exists over the plate count. Bitting cites 34 Vicaire calls for 36. The present copy with 35 plates " conforms with the printed Contents of the Tables list.

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Lot 217

Bailey (Nathan) Dictionarium Domesticum being a new and compleat Household Dictionary first edition fine engraved frontispiece title lightly browned and soiled elsewhere some light foxing or soiling contemporary calf gilt rebacked preserving original spine in compartments slight loss at ends corners repaired rubbed [Bitting p.24; Cagle 555; Maclean p.7; Oxford p.69; Simon BG 161] 8vo for C.Hitch and C.Davis and S.Austen 1736. *** Includes brewing baking pickling kitchen gardens distilling wines " and bees.

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Lot 222

(Mr.) The Court and Country Confectioner: or the Housekeeper`s Guide to a more...familiar method of understanding the whole art of confectionary pastry distilling and the making of fine flavoured English wines... a new edition narrow worm trace to title dedication and a1&2 affecting part of a few letters contemporary calf rebacked preserving original backstrip (with slight loss to spine ends) corners a little worn lower cover scuffed rubbed [Bitting p.49 (first edition); Simon BG 227; Cagle 572 (first edition); Maclean p.10] 8vo for G. Riley [&c.] 1772. *** A rare edition; the first to identify Borella as the author. It includes a large section on ice-cream and a 46pp. (separately paginated) section at end on distilling. (Mr.) The Court and Country Confectioner: or the Housekeeper`s Guide to a more...familiar method of understanding the whole art of confectionary pastry distilling and the making of fine flavoured English wines... a new edition narrow worm trace to title dedication and a1&2 affecting part of a few letters contemporary calf rebacked preserving original backstrip (with slight loss to spine ends) corners a little worn lower cover scuffed rubbed [Bitting p.49 (first edition); Simon BG 227; Cagle 572 (first edition); Maclean p.10] 8vo for G. Riley [&c.] " 1772. *** A rare edition; the first to identify Borella as the author. It includes a large section on ice-cream and a 46pp. (separately paginated) section at end on distilling.

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Lot 223

Briggs (Richard) The English Art of Cookery According to the Present Practice; being a Complete Guide to all House-Keepers first edition 12 engraved bills of fare for each month of the year browning to edges of title contents ff. and last few ff. water-staining to sigs. 2S&T a few small ink splashes to L5 modern panelled calf spine slightly faded [Cagle 577; Maclean p.15; Oxford p.115] 8vo for G.G.J. and J. Robinson 1788. *** The author describes himself as `many years cook at the Globe Tavern Fleet-Street The White Tavern Holborn " and now at the Temple Coffee-House`. The work contains over 650 pages of recipes.

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