Paris: Chez Dufour, 1828. Fourth edition. In recent quarter brown leather with marbled boards. In very good condition. Handsome frontispiece entitled 'Intérieur d'une cuisine bien ordonnée' (interior of a well-ordered kitchen). VIII (titles, preface), 454 pp. With 3 other engraved plates depicting kitchen utensils. Classic work by the former 'chef de cuisine' of Cardinal Fesch; Prince of France, diplomat, and Napoleon's Uncle. Internally, there is intermittent foxing. 210 x 135 mm (8¼ x 5¼ inches). Quatrième édition. Quartier récent en cuir marron à plats marbrés. Dans de très bonnes conditions. Beau frontispice intitulé 'Intérieur d'une cuisine bien ordonnée'. VIII (titres, préface), 454 pp. Avec 3 autres planches gravées représentant des ustensiles de cuisine. uvre classique de l'ancien chef…
Paris: Chez Dufour, 1828. Fourth edition. In recent quarter brown leather with marbled boards. In very good condition. Handsome frontispiece entitled 'Intérieur d'une cuisine bien ordonnée' (interior of a well-ordered kitchen). VIII (titles, preface), 454 pp. With 3 other engraved plates depicting kitchen utensils. Classic work by the former 'chef de cuisine' of Cardinal Fesch; Prince of France, diplomat, and Napoleon's Uncle. Internally, there is intermittent foxing. 210 x 135 mm (8¼ x 5¼ inches). Quatrième édition. Quartier récent en cuir marron à plats marbrés. Dans de très bonnes conditions. Beau frontispice intitulé 'Intérieur d'une cuisine bien ordonnée'. VIII (titres, préface), 454 pp. Avec 3 autres planches gravées représentant des ustensiles de cuisine. uvre classique de l'ancien chef de cuisine du cardinal Fesch ; Prince de France, diplomate et oncle de Napoléon. À l'intérieur, il y a des rousseurs intermittentes. 210 x 135 mm
Villefranche en Beaujolais: Jean Guillermet, 1929. First Edition. Signed with a dedication by the author to the front end paper. Recent rebind in green half leather, with marbled boards and gilt titles. Covers are in excellent condition. Original soft covers are bound into the front. A little chipping and creasing the corners of the soft cover. Otherwise in excellent condition. Colour frontis. Folding map of region to the rear. Very attractive photographic plates of vineyards throughout. xx, 202 pages. 230 x 140 mm (9 x 5½ inches). Première édition. Signé d'une dédicace de l'auteur sur le premier papier. Reliure récente en demi cuir vert, plats marbrés et titres dorés. Les couvertures sont en excellent état. Les couvertures souples originales…
Villefranche en Beaujolais: Jean Guillermet, 1929. First Edition. Signed with a dedication by the author to the front end paper. Recent rebind in green half leather, with marbled boards and gilt titles. Covers are in excellent condition. Original soft covers are bound into the front. A little chipping and creasing the corners of the soft cover. Otherwise in excellent condition. Colour frontis. Folding map of region to the rear. Very attractive photographic plates of vineyards throughout. xx, 202 pages. 230 x 140 mm (9 x 5½ inches). Première édition. Signé d'une dédicace de l'auteur sur le premier papier. Reliure récente en demi cuir vert, plats marbrés et titres dorés. Les couvertures sont en excellent état. Les couvertures souples originales sont reliées sur le devant. Un peu d'écaillage et de plis aux coins de la couverture souple. Sinon en excellent état. Frontis de couleur. Carte dépliante de la région vers l'arrière. Plaques photographiques très attrayantes de vignobles partout. xx, 202 pages. 230 x 140 mm
Guinness (Printed by John Waddington Ltd), 1939. Original softback colour promotional booklet, with the year divided in to various sporting activities by month. Undated, but circa 1939. First Edition. Designed for Guinness by S. H. Benson Limited. In a very good condition, with just a little darkening and bends to the very edges of the soft covers. Illustrated throughout by Anthony Groves-Raines. 20 pages. 240 x 165 mm (9½ x 6½ inches).
London: Constable. Scarce. New Edition of this classic, printed in 1952 with "extensive revisions, a new introduction and an historical note". Publisher's blue cloth hardback boards with cockerel motif (design by Peter Goffin), in original unclipped dust jacket. Endpapers list newest Savoy Cocktails, and tongue-in-cheek 'warnings' like: serve this to six people, then run for your life! Also includes some non-alcoholic recipes. Dust jacket has some nicks to edges and a small loss to front lower left, a neat repair to top edge, and some light spotting. Internally, in good condition with some amusing b/w illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. 204 pages. 190 x 130 mm (7½ x 5 inches)