An Experienced Cook (6 results)
Language: English
Published by London, W Nicholson & Sons, no date
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Seller: Little Owl Books, Norwich, NORFO, United KingdomLittle Owl Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Small H/B green cloth bds, Good, a little marked and generally soiled, fading to top corner of upper bd and rear edge, corners bumped, contents nice and clean with some pge corners turned, neat pencil name on fep dated 1913. An interesting little turn of the century cook book whose title continues.For… Using Fruit, Candying, and Preserving It; For Pickling, Brewing, making Wines, and Choice Beverages, and other valuable Hints for Household Management.
Published by WM Nicholson N.D.
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Seller: Castle Hill Books, Llandrindod Wells, United KingdomCastle Hill Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 416pp 6.5" x 4" illustarted Brown cloth sl rubbed on corners, sl chipping top and base spine; 16mo 6" - 7" tall.
More imagesPublished by W. Nicholson and Sons, Limited, London, 1900
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Near Fine. A very scarce cookery pocket book filled with simple home recipes, credited under 'An Experienced Cook'. A very scarce copy of this Victorian cookbook, offering simple instructions for a vast range of recipes. Published anonymously under 'An Experienced Cook'.In the original pebbled cloth binding.Rec…ipes include, among many others, almond pudding, forcemeat balls, chicken currie, Shrewsbury pie, ale, mutton broth and milk lemonade. In the original pebbled cloth binding. Externally, with fading and slight rubbing and bumping to the spine, otherwise very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only very minor offsetting to the endpapers. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.
Published by William Nicholson, 1890
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Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United KingdomWorlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint of 1864 first edition. 12mo. pp. [7], 8-416. No date, but c 1890. Original deep blue cloth, gilt title to spine and upper board, with subject of contents blocked in black. Rubbed to extremities, esp. tips of corners, text lightly toned with a couple of spots of foxing, former owner's insc…ription to first endpaper, dated 1892. With an engraved frontispiece, engraved additional title, and small woodcut illustrations throughout. A VG+ copy. First published in Halifax in 1864. Uncommon, no copies of this Wakefield edition at Library Hub. web. Book.
Published by Wakefield, William Nicholson and Sons, [1860s?], 1860
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Seller: Cobnar Books, Deal, United KingdomCobnar Books
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Add to basket416 p. Frontispiece, 10 plates included in the pagination. Additional engraved title page. Illustrations in the text. 17 cms. Red binder's cloth. A clean, tight copy with only a few signs of use. Leeds University library has a copy with the imprint Halifax, William Nicholson and Sons, 1864. I have not traced any other copy.
More images8 Vols A Collection of Scarce Culinary and Household Manuals
Various; Mrs. J. N. Bell; Mary Woodman; E. L. B. Forster; Marion Harland; Dora Luck; Mrs. Lincoln; "An Experienced Cook"
Published by Henry J. Drane; Dean & Son, Limited; Macmillan and Co., Limited; W. Foulsham & Co., Ltd.; Sands & Company; Nicholson & Sons c1900-1955, London; Edinburgh, 1900
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. A very scarce eight-volume collection of characterful, early 20th-century British domestic guides, offering practical and economical instruction on cookery and housekeeping. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.This is a lovely eight-volume collection of vintage British household guides, offeri…ng practical advice in cookery, housekeeping, and everyday thrift.This collection consists of the following: How to Cook for Myself and Family (c.1900) by "An Experienced Cook". This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Leeds Library and Senate House Library, University of London. This is a pragmatic cookbook aimed at modest households needing economical, self-sufficient meals. The A B C of Housekeeping: or Mistress and Maid (c.1904) by Mrs. J. N. Bell. This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. This is a vanishingly scarce Victorian manual offering moral and practical guidance on managing a home and domestic staff. Middle Class Cookery Book (1906). Compiled for The Manchester School of Domestic Economy. This is an instructional text blending economy and nutrition, created for teaching domestic skills to middle-class women. 365 Cakes and Cookies: A Cake or Cooky for Every Day in the Year (c.1906) This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Cambridge Libraries and the National Library of Scotland. Compiled from recipes by Marion Harland, Mrs. Lincoln, et al. This is a lovely compilation of daily baking recipes drawn from prominent 19th and early 20th century sources. 365 Supper Dishes: A Supper Dish for Every Day in the Year (c.1908). This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Cambridge Libraries and the National Library of Scotland. This is apractical, family-oriented recipe book offering a different supper suggestion for every day of the year. A Little Book of Sweetmeat Making (1908) by Dora Luck. This is a concise and charming guide to making traditional British sweets, confections, and holiday treats at home. Vegetarian Cookery (1926) by E. L. B. Forster. This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the British Library and other institutions. This is a novel vegetarian cookbook from the postwar era, offering wholesome and simple meat-free meals. Home-Made Wines: How to Make Them (1955) by Mary Woodman. This is an accessible introduction to British home winemaking, with recipes for fruit, flower, and root-based wines. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. The odd handling mark to boards with the odd spot of damp staining. Particularly to "Everybody's Vegetarian", with damp staining to the perimeters of boards and the spine, spine cockled. Slight soiling to boards, particularly "365 Cakes". Front board of "Home-Made Wines" cockled, rear board faded. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Spines slightly faded, particularly to "365 cakes". Bookplate from "Martin & Pamela Finch: Exlibris Gastronomique" to front free endpapers, and to front paste downs of "Sweetmeat Making" and "A B C of Housekeeping". Offsetting to endpapers with the odd spot. Damp staining to perimeter of endpapers of "Everybody's Vegetarian". Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpapers on all but "Middle Class Cookery" and "Vegetarian Cookery". Ink inscription to rear free endpaper of "How to Cook for Myself", with offsetting to rear endpaper. Blue pencil scribbles to endpapers of "365 Cakes". Hinges occasionally strained, but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, if slightly age toned. The odd spot and handling mark, heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.
