Ambrose Heath Compiler (2 results)
Published by Newman Neame, London, 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Newman Neame, London, 1956. Hardback, pictorial laminated boards, 126pp. printed in black and red, backstrip damaged and repaired, pencil notes on rear endpaper else contents very good. Introduction by Elizabeth Craig. Produced to celebrate the 250th. year of Crosse and Bla…ckwell. The first part comprises 243 recipes, the second being a short history of two and a half centuries of Food and Entertainment with illustrations taken from archive sources; the third part is a chapter entitled Useful Information with an Index of Products and Index of Recipes.
More images1934-c1940 7 Vols A Collection of National Mark & Empire Marketing Board Recipe Leaflets
Various; Ambrose Heath [Compiler]; D. D. Cottington Taylor [Compiler]
Published by Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; Empire Marketing Board; His Majesty's Stationary Office 1934-c1940, London, 1934
- First Edition
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Add to basketBrochure/Pamphlet. Condition: Good. First edition. A scarce 7 volume collection of 1930s National Mark cookery leaflets and booklets, guiding British housewives with seasonal recipes, practical tips. In the publisher's original paper wraps.A 7 volume collection of practical and inspiring British cookery leaflets, pamphlets, and…booklets from the 1930s, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Empire Marketing Board. Aimed primarily at housewives, these publications promoted the use of high-quality, homegrown produce under the National Mark scheme.Look for the Mark, Don"t Shop in the Dark. This is the fifth edition, published in July, 1934. Offering guidance on recognizing the National Mark on goods like beef, cheese, eggs, and canned produce. Aimed at housewives to make informed shopping choices. With vignette illustrations throughout.National Mark: Recipes New and Old. This is the 2nd Revised Edition, published June, 1935. Providing a comprehensive compilation of traditional and modern recipes including Milk Bread, Mushroom Omelette, Cherry Pudding, and Ginger Snaps. Includes cooking methods and produce guidance. This edition features 3 plate illustrations. Collated, complete.National Mark: Calendar of Cooking. First published in 1934, this is the 1936, improved edition. First edition, thus. This is acomprehensive seasonal recipe guide using National Mark produce, with notes on herbs, spices, and cake-making.The following leaflets are undated, but it is likely they have been published c1930. These are likely to be first editions.National Mark: Flour. This is leaflet H.S.7. A concise leaflet providing recipes such as: Plain Cake, Plum Cake, Date Buns, and Suet Pancakes.National Mark: Fruit Juice Syrups. This is leaflet H.S.8, offering inventive recipes using fruit syrups, such as Loganberry Creams, Hot Raspberry Pudding, and Strawberry Butter Icing.National Mark: Beef. This edition is undated, but is likely to have bene published c1930. This is Marketing Leaflet 13B, providing practical recipes and tips for beef dishes including Roast Beef, Grilled Steak, Cornish Pasties, and reheating cold beef.Home Plums: A Leaflet with New Recipes. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board, and printed for His Majesty's Stationary Office, this issue is Commodity Leaflet No. 15. This copy offers a concise 8-page recipe leaflet featuring dishes such as Plum Mousse, Plum Tart, Plum Jam, and Plum Meringue. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally smart. The odd crease and minor handling mark to wraps with slight age toning, more evident to the plain paper wraps. The odd spot to endpapers. Rust marks from staples of "Home Plums" and "Calendar of Cooking", these volumes are disbound, as their staples have been removed, with rust marks from staples remaining. Hinges reinforced to Calendar of Cooking. To volume "Recipes New and Old", bookplate from "Martin & Pamela Finch: Exlibris Gastronomique", with slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally, the copies which remain bound are firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves, particularly to the volume "Look for the Mark". Recipes New and Old is particularly age toned, with loss to contents page of the upper right side of the page from large tear. Good. Various (illustrator). book.
