A Collection of Charming Cookery Books

A charming collection of ten cookery books from the thirties to the sixties, with their original dust wrappers. Ten volumes. This set contains: Simple Cooking, 1934. First edition. An entirely new economical cookery book, containing simple and inexpensive recipes and menus for the modern household. Guiding the reader on how to make a little go a long way. Written by Elizabeth Josephine Craig, a Scottish journalist, home economist and a notable author on cookery. Cooking for One, 1951. Fourth printing. A godsend to those who live along and like to cook, this work is planned for those living on a modest budget and often confined to a small kitchen. Written by Elinor Milnor Parker, an English cookery book writer. A Cook's Quiz, 1952. Second printing. A fun and entertaining question and answer book to take the guesswork out of cookery and to test yourself with culinary puzzlers. Written by Antoinette and Francois Pope, an American husband-and-wife team who founded the Antoinette Pope School of Fancy Cookery in Chicago, and were renowned cookbook authors. The New York International Cookery Book, 1953. First edition. A collection of over three hundred superb recipes, with practical guides to all sorts of international dishes. Written by Maria Lo Pinto, an American cookbook writer. Basic Recipes, 1953. First edition, dated from the British Library. A guide to the foundations of modern cookery. Considered more than a book of recipes, this work was written to make home cooking more interesting, varied, and successful. Written by Margaret Sheppard Fidler, a British cookery book writer and wife of Welsh architect Alwyn Sheppard Fidler. New England Cookbook, 1954. First edition. A collection of hundreds of fantastic recipes from New England, with famous dishes often savored to the lesser-known delicacies to be greeted with joy. Written by Eleanor Early, an accomplished American journalist, travel writer, food writer, and novelist. The Polyglot Cookery Books: English Italian, 1958. Fifth impression. From the Polyglot Cooker Books series. A collection of Italian and English dishes featuring as part of this foreign language series, with translations into the other language. Compiled by Countess Morphy, a British food writer, dance critic, and cookery demonstrator, famed for her book on world gastronomy. Accent on Seasoning, 1960. Later printing. A cook book for the woman who demands recipes with a flair for flavour, providing delightfully artful and aromatic recipes to bring the flavours of the garden to the table. Written by Irma Goodrich Mazza, a British cookbook writer and herbalist. Indonesian Cookery, 1963. First edition. From the International Cook Book series. A collection of outstanding recipes from Java, Sumatra, Bali, Borneo, and the other Indonesian islands. Written by Lie Sek-Hiang, an Indonesian-born cookery writer. Good Fish from the Sea, 1966. The Cooker Book Club edition. A magnificent collection of recipes for every kind of fish, designed to encourage the home cook to experience new cooking styles with confidence. Written by Helen Burke, a British author of cookery books such as 'Practical Cookery' and 'The Albatross Cookery Book'. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and minor fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the cloth. Original dust wrappers remain unclipped other than A Cook's Quiz, New England Cook Book, and The Polyglot Cookery Books: English Italian, which have been price-clipped. Wrappers are sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spines with the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Light loss to the head and tail of the spines of Cooking for One, A Cook's Quiz, The New York International Cookery Book, and English Italian, two of which have been sympathetically repaired with tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with minor age toning to the extremities and the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the e.…