G A Escoffier: 2 books

This early work on cookery is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the recipes and techniques of making roasts, ices, fruit stews and much more. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the skills of cookery. Many of the earliest...

This vintage book contains a guide to cookery, written with the aim of updating traditional methods of cooking in the light of contemporary culinary developments. Clear, concise, and full of detailed recipes, this text will be of considerable utility to the discerning cook, and shall also be of value...