London: Kettners Ltd., 1914. Second Edition. Hardcover. 500 pages. 20 x 14.5 cm. Menus and recipes from the famous Soho restaurant in London. This revised second edition retains its Victorian core while adding early-20th-century material. Includes five pages of facsimile menus from the restaurant, as well as two pages detailing..... More

New York: DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY, 1921. Hardcover. 149 pages. 25.5 x 19 cm. A comprehensive look at the timeless country inns in and around London and the English Countryside. Beautifully illustrated in color and black and white. 16 color tinted illustrations with captioned tissue guards, along with 12 full..... More

London: Faber and Faber, 1993. Hardcover. 240 pages. 24 x 15.5 cm. Who could imagine that an attempt to drive down the cost of pepper in 1599 by the East India Company of Britain would lay the foundation of what would be centuries of imperial reign over a country. The..... More

New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 418 pages. 22 x 15 cm. John Ehle has traveled far and wide, visiting farms, little-known vineyards and marketplaces. A delightful book of history and lore. It is also a collection of detailed recipes and careful accounts of the actual methods..... More

York, England: 1886. Loose_leaf. 32 x 20 cm. Delightful acquisition for a connoisseur of English military history. This menu, written by Halliwell, a local master of ceremonies and freemason, was made to accommodate and service the 3rd and 4th battalions' officers of the West Riding Regiment, formerly known as the..... More

Montreal: Gill and Macmillan, 1977. Hardcover. 148 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Recounting every aspect of the British dietary changes over the past centuries. Gone are the bread and potato diets of the Victorian poor, and the twelve course dinners of the rulers, replaced by a fresh, varied, and balance..... More

London: LONGMAN, REES, BROWN, AND GREEN, 1831. Hardcover. 601 pages. 23 x 14.5 cm. Owner's signature on front free end paper. Providing month-by-month tasks for keeping orchards and vegetable gardens productive. This book is notable for cataloguing old and rare varieties, some of which are little-known or forgotten today. Accounts..... More

London: T. Osborne, 1746. Hardcover. 398 pages. 17 x 10 cm. Early English works at the intersection of dietetics, domestic household management, and what we could now call nutritional advice, framed entirely within Galenic humoral theory and early modern medical practice. Because Moffet died in 1604, the original text is..... More

Bristol, England: AT THE HIGH HOUSE PRESS, 1938. Hardcover. 31 pages. 22x15 cm. Limited edition, #170 of 215. Recipes and receipts from The Whole Duty of woman: Or, an infallible Guide to the Fair Sex. Containing, Rules, Directions, and Observations, for their Conduct and behaviour through all Ages and Circumstances..... More

London: Duckworth, 1926. Hardcover. 273 pages. Simon points out the most interesting period in English history are, on one hand, the extraordinarily drunken habits of rich and poor alike as well as the invention of the corkscrew. Illustrations throughout includes a black and white frontispiece, 47 black and white plates..... More

London: W.H. CHAPLIN AND CO., 1874. Loose_leaf. 37 x 21 cm. Extensive broadside for London wine and spirit merchant including Ports; Claret; Old Bottled Ports; Hock and Moselle; Sherries, Burgundy (White and Red); Marsala; Brandy; Champagne; Sauterne; Whiskey, Hollands and Rum; Sparking Hocks & Moselles. A comprehensive view of wines..... More