 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. French Country Cooking. 1965 [15391] Second edition revised. Penguin,
1965. Paperback, 203pp. minimal wear to cover edges, light browning to page edges
as usual else a very clean, tight copy. Frontis. title page and cover decorations
by John Minton. £15.00 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen. 1st. edn. 1970.
[15376] First Edition. Penguin, London, 1970. Paperback, 279pp. Small creases
to corners of top cover, contents v.g. Cover photograph by Anthony Denney of an
old fashioned spice box, wooden pestle and mortar etc. With a short history of
the spice trade, descriptions of many different spices together with a selection
of recipes many from old books and favourite authors. £25.00 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. French Country Cooking. 1987. [14701] 2nd. imp. Dorling Kindersley,
London, 1987. Hardback, 8vo. 224pp. a very good, clean copy in d.w. With the original
line illustrations by John Minton together with a collection of classic paintings
by French artists. £8.50 |
 | DAVID, Elizabeth. Summer Cooking. 1st. edn. 1955. [11603] First Edition. Museum Press, London, 1955. Hardback, 8vo. green cloth, soiled, immature inscription on ffep, not a brilliant copy but a first edition nevertheless. Delicious light dishes for summer eating with some ethereal and old-fashioned sweets such as Geranium Cream, Black Currant Puree, Lemon Ice Cream, all simple to make and delightful to eat. £25.00 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. Summer Cooking. c.1988. [7012] Penguin, n.d. c.1988. Large paperback,
234pp. a fine unused copy. Cover photograph illustration by Tessa Traeger of red
currants in a cabbage leaf. Light dishes to be enjoyed on summer days. Illustrated
by Adrian Daintrey. £7.50 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. Summer Cooking. 1967. [7989] Penguin, 1967. Paperback, 232pp. light
creases to corners, contents v.g. Cover photograph by Anthony Denney of a plate
of figs and cheese. Light dishes to be enjoyed on summer days. With illustrations
by Adrian Daintrey. £2.50 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen. 1st. edn. Penguin,
1970. [3897] First Edition. Paperback, 279pp. Cover photograph by Anthony Denney of an old fashioned spice box, wooden pestle and mortar etc. Covers worn, front cover heavily creased, contents v.g. With a short history of the spice trade, descriptions of many different spices together with a selection of recipes many from old books and favourite authors. £15.00 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. English Bread and Yeast Cookery. 1st. edn. 1977. [8910] First Edition.
Allen Lane, London, 1977. Hardback 8vo. xxii, 591pp. illustrated, owner's stamp
on f.f.e.p. else a very good copy to near fine in d.w. A history of bread and
bread-making together with recipes for many different types of bread, of yeast
risen cakes, of soda bread and bakestone cakes &c. &c. £45.00 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. An Omelette and a Glass of Wine. 3rd. imp. 1985. [7672] Third impression.
A Jill Norman book for Robert Hale, London, 1985. Hardback, 8vo. 318pp. small
marks on f.e.p. else a very good copy in partly sunned d.w. A selection of articles
and recipes taken from many publications over a period of 35 years with delightful
illustrations and endpapers by Paul Poiret. £35.00 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. An Omelette and a Glass of Wine. 1986. [6068] 3rd. imp. Guild Publishing,
London, 1986. Hardback, 8vo. 318pp. A near fine copy in d.w. A selection of articles
and recipes taken from many publications over a period of 35 years with delightful
illustrations and endpapers by Paul Poiret. £35.00 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. I'll be with you in the squeezing of a Lemon. 1st. edn. 1995. [11388]
First Edition. Penguin 60s. 1995. Small paperback, 89pp. 2pp. publishe''s list,
a near fine copy. A little pocketbook collection of articles. Keep a copy in the
car to relieve those dreary moments of motorway hold-ups. £7.50 |
 | (DAVID,
Elizabeth) CHANEY, Lisa. Elizabeth David, A Biography. 1998. [8485] 1st. edn.
Macmillan, 8vo. 484pp. b/w photographic illustrations, coloured pictorial endpapers
of wild Swiss flowers painted by E.D. in her youth. In mint condition. An illuminating,
sensitive and above all riveting biography of a complex person who started out
in life as a somewhat wilful young woman hell-bent on doing her own thing, becoming
a very private person in later years, in the meantime having changed the world
of cooking and eating through the magic of her writing. £8.50 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. Is There a Nutmeg in the House? Compiled by Jill Norman. 1st. edn.
2000 [9640] First Edition. Michael Joseph, London, 2000. Hardback, 8vo. 322pp. a near fine copy in d.w. The sequel to An Omelette and a Glass of Wine being a selection of journalistic material much of it hitherto unpublished. £45.00 |
 | DAVID,
Elizabeth. Of Pageants and Picnics. 1st. edn. 2005. [11539] First Edition.
Penguin 70. 2005. Paperback, decorated cover by Johnny Hannah, near fine. A little
collection of articles and recipes. £7.50 |
 | NORMAN,
Jill. (Compiler). Elizabeth David. At Elizabeth David's Table: Her Very Best Everyday
Recipes. 2010 [15211] 1st. imp. 1st.edn. Michael Joseph, London, 2010. Hardback,
partially laminated pictorial covers, 383pp. Illustrations by Jon Grey and photos
by David Loftus. A near fine copy. A collection of recipes with slections of her
writings from books and magazine articles. We had a conversation about poached eggs once. She, I think, found them difficult (see p.84) whereas I don't always taking them out of the pan with a draining spoon and holding a cloth or kitchen paper underneath to dry off the excess water then placing them on the toast or plate. I don't think this had occurred to her. £15.00 |
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