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Derek Verschoyle Academic and Bibliographical Publications Ltd, London, second edition, 1954 reprint of the 1890 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. xviii pp, 972, [2] columns (2 per page). Approximately 3,000 entries. In French. Vicaire was an expert bibliographer and this remains one of the most valuable bibliographies in the field, both for his detailed bibliographical descriptions and for the often extensive annotations. Contents: La cuisine.-La table.-L'office.-Les aliments. -Les vins.-Les cuisiniers et les cuisinieres.-Les gourmands et les gastronomes.-L'economie domestique.-Faceties.-Dissertations singulieres.-Pieces de theatre, etc., etc., depuis le XVe siecle jusqu'áa nos jours. Avec des facsimiles. Near Very Good in creased and slightly torn dustwrapper.

Holland Press, London, 1954 reprint of first edition, 1890. Cloth, 8vo,. xviii pp, 972, [2] columns. Approximately 3,000 entries. From the blurb to a later reprint: "Vicaire describes with commendable accuracy a great number of books of Gastronomic interest, a few of which were in his small collection, most of the other[s] being quoted from the Catalogues of private and public libraries" - Contents: La cuisine.-La table.-L'office.-Les aliments. -Les vins.-Les cuisiniers et les cuisinieres.-Les gourmands et les gastronomes.-L'economie domestique.-Faceties.-Dissertations singulieres.-Pieces de theatre, etc., etc., depuis le Xve siecle jusqu'áa nos jours. Top edge duststained, slightly rubbed, otherwise Good.

Derek Verschoyle Academic and Bibliographical Publications Ltd, London, second edition, 1954 reprint of the 1890 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. xviii pp, 972, [2] columns (2 per page). Approximately 3,000 entries. In French. Vicaire was an expert bibliographer and this remains one of the most valuable bibliographies in the field, both for his detailed bibliographical descriptions and for the often extensive annotations. Contents: La cuisine.-La table.-L'office.-Les aliments. -Les vins.-Les cuisiniers et les cuisinieres.-Les gourmands et les gastronomes.-L'economie domestique.-Faceties.-Dissertations singulieres.-Pieces de theatre, etc., etc., depuis le XVe siecle jusqu'áa nos jours. Avec des facsimiles. Top edge duststained, otherwise Near Very Good.

Holland Press, London, 1954 reprint of first edition, 1890. Cloth, 8vo,. xviii pp, 972, [2] columns. Approximately 3,000 entries. From the blurb to a later reprint: "Vicaire describes with commendable accuracy a great number of books of Gastronomic interest, a few of which were in his small collection, most of the other[s] being quoted from the Catalogues of private and public libraries" - Contents: La cuisine.-La table.-L'office.-Les aliments. -Les vins.-Les cuisiniers et les cuisinieres.-Les gourmands et les gastronomes.-L'economie domestique.-Faceties.-Dissertations singulieres.-Pieces de theatre, etc., etc., depuis le Xve siecle jusqu'áa nos jours. Slight age-toning, otherwise Very Good.

Derek Verschoyle Academic and Bibliographical Publications Ltd, London, second edition, 1954 reprint of the 1890 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. xviii pp, 972, [2] columns (2 per page). Approximately 3,000 entries. In French. Vicaire was an expert bibliographer and this remains one of the most valuable bibliographies in the field, both for his detailed bibliographical descriptions and for the often extensive annotations. Contents: La cuisine.-La table.-L'office.-Les aliments. -Les vins.-Les cuisiniers et les cuisinieres.-Les gourmands et les gastronomes.-L'economie domestique.-Faceties.-Dissertations singulieres.-Pieces de theatre, etc., etc., depuis le XVe siecle jusqu'áa nos jours. Avec des facsimiles. Near Very Good in near Very Good dustwrapper, which is slightly frayed at the top of the spine panel.

Holland Press, London, 1954 reprint of first edition, 1890. Cloth, 8vo,. xviii pp, 972, [2] columns. Approximately 3,000 entries. From the blurb to a later reprint: "Vicaire describes with commendable accuracy a great number of books of Gastronomic interest, a few of which were in his small collection, most of the other[s] being quoted from the Catalogues of private and public libraries" - Contents: La cuisine.-La table.-L'office.-Les aliments. -Les vins.-Les cuisiniers et les cuisinieres.-Les gourmands et les gastronomes.-L'economie domestique.-Faceties.-Dissertations singulieres.-Pieces de theatre, etc., etc., depuis le Xve siecle jusqu'áa nos jours. One gathering (columns 17-48) has been bound in upside-down, spine rubbed and marked, faint traces of removed inscription on front free endpaper , otherwise Good.

Holland Press, London, 1954 reprint of first edition, 1890. Cloth, 8vo,. xviii pp, 972, [2] columns. Approximately 3,000 entries. From the blurb to a later reprint: "Vicaire describes with commendable accuracy a great number of books of Gastronomic interest, a few of which were in his small collection, most of the other[s] being quoted from the Catalogues of private and public libraries" - Contents: La cuisine.-La table.-L'office.-Les aliments. -Les vins.-Les cuisiniers et les cuisinieres.-Les gourmands et les gastronomes.-L'economie domestique.-Faceties.-Dissertations singulieres.-Pieces de theatre, etc., etc., depuis le Xve siecle jusqu'áa nos jours. Covers a trifle rubbed, internally a Very Good partly unopened copy.

Wine and Food Society, London, first edition, 1953. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies. Cloth, top edge gilt, small 4to,. [8], 196, [1] pp. From Gabler: "This is not a bibliography in the true sense of the word, but a catalog of Mr. Simon's personal library. 'A Catalogue of some of the books which have given me considerable pleasure to collect in the course of the past half-century. .. ' There are 1,644 titles, many of which are annotated. "The entries contain valuable information on the authors and the contents of the books; numerous quotations from the works included are given. Excellent subject-index divided under 51 headings. From a contemporary review: "In order that the catalogue should be a readable book, and not merely a string of titles and bibliographical data, all attempts at elaborate collation have been avoided. ...Another feature which makes for pleasant reading is the number of quotations from the works themselves, and notes on them by the compiler.… Read More

The Holland Press, London, 1972 reprint in one volume of the 1927 first edition. Limited edition of 350 copies. 2 vols in 1, cloth, large 4to,. xviii, 238, vii, 255 pp. In French. Despite the title, the coverage is limited to books before 1600: Simon had intended to publish further volumes for the 17th and 18th centuries which never appeared. "Mr. Simon did not limit his discussions to authors and books on viticulture, the art of winemaking, table manners, drunkenness, decrees and regulations relating to the wine trade, but included medical books, treatises on agriculture and even the works of classical writers such as Plato, Hippocrates, Homer, Horace, etc. from which he extracted the wine interest. The first volume.. Is devoted entirely to books in all languages printed in the 15th century (Incunables) and describes 182 items. This volume is illustrated by sixty facsimile reproductions of title pages, woodcuts, etc. The second volume, which covers the 16th century... describes 723 items. It… Read More

Wine and Food Society, London, first edition, 1953. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies. Cloth, top edge gilt, small 4to,. [8], 196, [1] pp. From Gabler: "This is not a bibliography in the true sense of the word, but a catalog of Mr. Simon's personal library. 'A Catalogue of some of the books which have given me considerable pleasure to collect in the course of the past half-century. .. ' There are 1,644 titles, many of which are annotated. "The entries contain valuable information on the authors and the contents of the books; numerous quotations from the works included are given. Excellent subject-index divided under 51 headings. From a contemporary review: "In order that the catalogue should be a readable book, and not merely a string of titles and bibliographical data, all attempts at elaborate collation have been avoided. ...Another feature which makes for pleasant reading is the number of quotations from the works themselves, and notes on them by the compiler.… Read More

The Holland Press, London, 1972 reprint in one volume of the 1927 first edition. Limited edition of 350 copies. 2 vols in 1, cloth, large 4to,. xviii, 238, vii, 255 pp. In French. Despite the title, the coverage is limited to books before 1600: Simon had intended to publish further volumes for the 17th and 18th centuries which never appeared. "Mr. Simon did not limit his discussions to authors and books on viticulture, the art of winemaking, table manners, drunkenness, decrees and regulations relating to the wine trade, but included medical books, treatises on agriculture and even the works of classical writers such as Plato, Hippocrates, Homer, Horace, etc. from which he extracted the wine interest. The first volume.. Is devoted entirely to books in all languages printed in the 15th century (Incunables) and describes 182 items. This volume is illustrated by sixty facsimile reproductions of title pages, woodcuts, etc. The second volume, which covers the 16th century... describes 723 items. It… Read More

Wine and Food Society, London, first edition, 1953. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies. Cloth, top edge gilt, small 4to,. [8], 196, [1] pp. From Gabler: "This is not a bibliography in the true sense of the word, but a catalog of Mr. Simon's personal library. 'A Catalogue of some of the books which have given me considerable pleasure to collect in the course of the past half-century. .. ' There are 1,644 titles, many of which are annotated. "The entries contain valuable information on the authors and the contents of the books; numerous quotations from the works included are given. Excellent subject-index divided under 51 headings. From a contemporary review: "In order that the catalogue should be a readable book, and not merely a string of titles and bibliographical data, all attempts at elaborate collation have been avoided. ...Another feature which makes for pleasant reading is the number of quotations from the works themselves, and notes on them by the compiler.… Read More

Wine and Food Society, London, first edition, 1953. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies. Cloth, top edge gilt, small 4to,. [8], 196, [1] pp. From Gabler: "This is not a bibliography in the true sense of the word, but a catalog of Mr. Simon's personal library. 'A Catalogue of some of the books which have given me considerable pleasure to collect in the course of the past half-century. .. ' There are 1,644 titles, many of which are annotated. "The entries contain valuable information on the authors and the contents of the books; numerous quotations from the works included are given. Excellent subject-index divided under 51 headings. From a contemporary review: "In order that the catalogue should be a readable book, and not merely a string of titles and bibliographical data, all attempts at elaborate collation have been avoided. ...Another feature which makes for pleasant reading is the number of quotations from the works themselves, and notes on them by the compiler.… Read More

Maggs Brothers, London, first edition, 1932. Limited edition of 275 numbered copies. Cloth-backed boards, gilt spinme-title, 4to,. vii, 255 pp. Despite the title, the coverage is limited to books before 1600: Simon had intended to publish further volumes for the 17th and 18th centuries which never appeared. "Mr. Simon did not limit his discussions to authors and books on viticulture, the art of winemaking, table manners, drunkenness, decrees and regulations relating to the wine trade, but included medical books, treatises on agriculture and even the works of classical writers such as Plato, Hippocrates, Homer, Horace, etc. from which he extracted the wine interest...The second volume, which covers the 16th century, was published in 275 numbered copies and describes 723 items. It is illustrated by 114 reproductions of title pages and woodcuts from Simon's own collection of books, not only giving a picture of 16th century life but also of book illustration in France, Italy, Germany and… Read More

Sotheby & Co., London, illustrated auction catalogue for the sale held on 15th and 16th February 1965. Green printed wrappers, 8vo,. 100 pp, ills. 507 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: Incunabula, including Platina's de Honesta Voluptate, Venice 1475 and Cividale 1480, the second and third editions of the first printed Cookery Book, Manfredï's Liber De Homine, 1474, and Petrus de Crescentiis, Il Libro Della Agricoltura, 1490; Messisburgo's Banchetti, 1549, Scappi's Opera, 1570, Mata's Arte de Reposteria, 1474, and Other Continental Books of the 16th to 19th century; STC and Wing Books Books on Carving, Including Aragon's Arte Cisoria, Madrid 1766, the Earliest Treatise in Spanish, on Wine and Vine-Growing, Dietetics and Horticulture; Mrs Rundle's New System of Domestic Cookery, 1806, First Edition, and Works by Athenaeus, Apicius, Mrs. Beeton, Brillat-Savarin, Careme, Corvado, Parmentier and Pisanelli. Good. List of prices realized and… Read More

Sotheby & Co., London, illustrated auction catalogue for the sale held on 15th and 16th February 1965. Green printed wrappers, 8vo,. 100 pp, ills. 507 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: Incunabula, including Platina's de Honesta Voluptate, Venice 1475 and Cividale 1480, the second and third editions of the first printed Cookery Book, Manfredï's Liber De Homine, 1474, and Petrus de Crescentiis, Il Libro Della Agricoltura, 1490; Messisburgo's Banchetti, 1549, Scappi's Opera, 1570, Mata's Arte de Reposteria, 1474, and Other Continental Books of the 16th to 19th century; STC and Wing Books Books on Carving, Including Aragon's Arte Cisoria, Madrid 1766, the Earliest Treatise in Spanish, on Wine and Vine-Growing, Dietetics and Horticulture; Mrs Rundle's New System of Domestic Cookery, 1806, First Edition, and Works by Athenaeus, Apicius, Mrs. Beeton, Brillat-Savarin, Careme, Corvado, Parmentier and Pisanelli. Near Very Good. List of prices realized… Read More

Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held in the Aeolian Hall, Bloomsbury Place on 2nd October, 1997. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 92 pp, plates, ills. 446 lots. The various sections of the sale were: Incunabula Lots 1-2; 16th century: 3-52; 17th century: 53-124; 18th century: 125-280; 19th century: 281-428; 20th century: 429-446. With an index of authors. Fine, save for slight tear at foot of front wrapper.

Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held in the Aeolian Hall, Bloomsbury Place on 2nd October, 1997. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 92 pp, plates, ills. 446 lots. The various sections of the sale were: Incunabula Lots 1-2; 16th century: 3-52; 17th century: 53-124; 18th century: 125-280; 19th century: 281-428; 20th century: 429-446. With an index of authors. Near Fine. List of prices realized laid in.

Oxford University Press, Oxford, first edition, 1913. Cloth, gilt cover-title, small 8vo,. 192 pp. Approximately 400 entries. The "most detailed and exhaustive treatment of English cookery books" - Bitting. Oxford provides careful descriptions and, in many cases, substantial annotations. He notes in his introduction that his own interest is principally in the combination of cookery with medicine, which is found in many of the earlier books. A PRESENTATION COPY with a 1-page letter signed by the author presenting the book to a Mr Power (or perhaps Parr) tipped in. Contents a little marked and slightly worn at extremities, contents age-toned at margins, otherwise Good.

Holland Press, London, 1977 "second impression" (a reprint of the 1913 first edition).. Cloth, gilt cover device, small 8vo,. [6], 192 pp. Approximately 400 entries. The "most detailed and exhaustive treatment of English cookery books" - Bitting. Oxford provides careful descriptions and, in many cases, substantial annotations. He notes in his introduction that his own interest is principally in the combination of cookery with medicine, which is found in many of the earlier books. Very Good.