30 MINUTE CHEF.
Easy to follow delicious recipes for the busy cook. Pp. 96, illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; printed papered boards, slightly soiled; Lifestyle, London, 1999. More
Leisure and Pastimes
THE TRUANTS.
With a Foreword by Richard Church and illustrations by Margaret Wetherbee. Pp. 124, title page vignette, head & tailpiece illustrations; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split; free endpapers faintly offset and a trifle foxed; Hutchinson , London, 1953. First..... More
MAKING KITES.
How to build and fly your very own kits - from simple sleds to complex stunters. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; bottom fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, with short closed tear to top edge of front panel; New Burlington..... More
FOODS & FEASTS IN ANCIENT EGYPT.
Pp. 32, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, glossary, further reading, index; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Macmillan Education Australia, Melbourne, 1994. First Australian edition. More
HONG KONG ON A PLATE: A Culinary Journey with recipes from some of the world's best restaurants.
Pp. 238, printed in red & black, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white; f'cap. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, corners a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; Roundhouse Publications (Asia) Ltd, Hong Kong, 1997. More
CREATIVE STEAM CUISINE.
Pp. 128, numerous full page coloured illustrations and black & white text drawings, patterned endpapers; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Paul Hamlyn, London, 1988. More
HOME COOKING.
Best-kept Secrets of the Women's Institute. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour, index; square 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; Simon & Schuster, London, 2003. More
EARLY AMERICAN DECORATION.
A comprehensive treatise revealing the technique involved in the art of early American decoration of furniture, walls, tinware, etc. An invaluable reference book and a complete course of instruction for the student of early design and restoration. Illustrated from drawings and natural-colour photographs by the author. Pp. 266(last blank), 30..... More
WHAT'S COOKING.
More than two thousand recipes to vary your everyday cooking. Pp. 512(last blank), illustrated in colour throughout, glossary, index; med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, the backstrip faintly faded; upper free endpaper and half-title page slightly creased..... More
ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE.
An autobiography. Pp. [viii]+136, 16 plates; bottom edge of boards lightly shelf worn; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split; signs of removal of sticker from foot of upper pastedown, a little light foxing; Heinemann, Melbourne, 1967. First edition. *At the age of 16, the author lost..... More
TASTES OF THE SUN.
Pp. 128, illustrated in colour throughout, index; tall cr. 4to; pictorial card wrappers, a trifle scuffed and slightly sprung; The Australian Dried Fruits Association, Sydney, n.d.[1990]. Paperback edition. *'A treasury of recipes celebrating Australia's harvest of golden sun-dried fruits of vine and tree' [wrapper blurb]. More
HIGHGROVE: Portrait of an Estate.
Pp. 288, coloured illustrations throughout (some full and double page), printed endpapers, selected sources, further reading, index; med. 4to; green boards, spine gilt, lower fore-corner of lower board bruised and worn; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn, fore-corners split; small surface graze to pages 6 and 7; Chapmans, London, 1993. First..... More
THE ELEMENTS OF ORGANIC GARDENING: Highgrove, Clarence House, Birkhall.
Pp. 176, coloured illustrations throughout (some full and double page), coloured pictorial endpapers, index; med. 4to; green boards, spine lettered in silver, dust wrapper; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2007. First edition. More
THE GARDEN AT HIGHGROVE.
Photography by Andrew Lawson and Christopher Simon Sykes. Pp. 176, illustrated in colour (some full and double page) and black & white, appendices, index; med. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Cassellpaperbacks, London, 2001 First paperback edition. *First published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, in 2000. More
CHINESE COOKING.
The secret of a great cuisine unveiled. Pp. 100, printed in orange and black, coloured and black & white text illustrations, pictorial endpapers printed in orange, index; post 4to; dust wrapper, bottom corner of back panel a trifle chipped; edges of leaves slightly soiled; Garland Books, New York, 1973. Round..... More
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CONJURING AND KINDRED DECEPTIONS.
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. [170], printed on rectos only, the text numbered 1-84; Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[1998]. Limited (number unspecified) facsimile edition. *Originally published in 1920. More
GIFTS MADE WITH J. & P. COATS' THREADS.
Coats' Publication No. 265. n.d. More
THE CRAFTS MOVEMENT IN AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY.
Pp. xvi+434+[14](index), 40 coloured plates, numerous black & white illustrations, coloured pictorial endpapers, endnotes and references, selected bibliography, index; demy 4to; faint bruise to head of spine; dust wrapper; ribbon marker; edges of leaves a trifle soiled; New South Wales University Press, Sydney, 1992. First edition. *'Situates the crafts movement..... More
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
Made-Ahead Meals For Entertaining. Pp. xii+372, bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; orange papered boards, spine lettered in red, boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded; endpapers slightly offset; Crown Publishers, New York, 1982. First edition. *Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author on upper free endpaper. More
FOOD PROCESSOR COOKERY.
Pp. 128, illustrated in colour throughout, index, patterned endpapers; demy 4to; dust wrapper; a little light foxing;Chartwell Books, New Jersey, 1984. More
BURST OF FLAVOR.
The Fine Art of Cooking with Spices. Pp. xx+266(last blank); impl. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers; University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 2001. First edition. More
SCARPETTA'S WINTER TABLE.
Pp. [vi]+190(last blank), frontispiece plus text illustrations (some full page); small square 4to; gilt lettered qr. maroon cloth and papered boards, small stain to cloth of lower board near spine; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, UK price sticker at foot of back panel; Wyrick & Company, Charleston..... More
CRAFTS OF AUSTRALIA.
A pictorial anthology of Australian crafts. Edited by Joy Warren, designed by John Reid & Douglas Annand. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour and black & white, plus map of Australia, and a loosely inserted letter To the Reader from the President of the Crafts Council of Australia; demy 4to; hand-made..... More
CRAFTS OF AUSTRALIA.
A pictorial anthology of Australian crafts. Edited by Joy Warren, designed by John Reid & Douglas Annand. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour and black & white, plus map of Australia, and a loosely inserted letter To the Reader from the President of the Crafts Council of Australia; demy 4to; hand-made..... More
THE ALMOST HEALTHY COOKBOOK.
Fine Food for a Modern Lifestyle. Pp. [vi]+138, 16 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, index; roy. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Greenhouse Publications, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. More