Ester Purvis (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 12mo pp128 index G Post-war cookery, with reference to austerity recipes. Much on making jams of various fruits. Spotting to endpapers, quite a nice copy.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 36 pages. Some interesting recipes, based on the principal of 'switch it on and leave it!' Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Small Hard Back. Condition: Fair. Green and orange cover. One inch loss to the base of the spine. 126 pages. Used but firm. Presented by Preston Corporation Electricity Department. Wonderful adverts for cookery equipment. original price 1/- (one shilling) Size: 8in x 5in. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. 3rd edition softback, 1949. Original blue wrappers VG. No spine text (published without?). Pages lightly age-browned, otherwise clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 145 pages.

Condition: Used - Good. Good paperback. 2nd ed. 2nd edition, reprint, 1935. A few spots of foxing; cover a little soiled, with owner's inscription. Used - Good. Good paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Paper booklet, 36 pages, Some wear to cover and spine Some wear to edges and corners, Internally in good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 5th edition 1956, spiral binding. fair used condition, lacks rear cover, age discolouration marks, some wear & marks.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Vintage, undated, 166 page spiral bound book. Priced at twelve shillings and six pence. Features bright red covers, which are sun-bleached at the spiral bounding. The front and back cover also features large crease marks as shown, and the first approx. 6 holes in the spiral bounding are loose, but book remains intact. No stamps or inscriptions. Pages have yellowed with age and there is the occasional grease spot on some.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 4th edition 1955, spiral binding. Good used condition, light age discolouration marks, some wear & marks.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. original pictorial card covers, stapled booklet 36pp b&w illus. time switches + 3 other full page plates v clean, tight , no inscriptions.

Card Cover. Condition: Good. 128 pages clean and tight. This book on cooking by electricity supersedes the one which was first published in 1931. It has been brought up-to-date to meet the present short supply of food, and where the recipes appear to be extravagant, judged by present day standards, alternative austerity recipes are given wherever possible. Economy of fuel is carefully considered and the directions for i8 meals cooked entirely on the griller boiler and in the oven should be followed; variations of these meals may easily be made by the user. Temperatures throughout the book are approximate and the user is advised to write against the recipe the temperature which she finds most suitable. Reference to the instruction ? card supplied by all manufacturers of cookers for thermometers and thermostats is strongly recommended. ESTER PURVIS. November, 1947. Size: 12mo.

Condition: Very Good. (London: Odhams Press Third Enlarged Edition Jan. 1937 this is the Second Impression from Jan. 1938). A large format green and orange softback (not issued with a dustwrapper). It teaches not only recipes, but how to use an electric cooker properly which was in the 1930s a real step into the future. Period advertisements for cast iron cookware, oven glass, and early appliances. Practical advice on choosing and using electric cookers. Seasonal food guides and menus. Simple, reliable recipes designed for everyday homes. Edges of spine a bit rubbed. Slight wear at spine tips. Overall VG indeed. Further photographs available upon request.