Story of a Vineyard. Chateau Tahbilk
Melbourne, F.W. Cheshire, 1960. One of 500 numbered copies; this copy is unnumbered and out of series. More
Food and Wine
A Collection of Ordinances and Regulations for the Government of the Royal Household, made in Divers Reigns. From King Edward III, to King William and Queen Mary. Also Receipts in Ancient Cookery
London, Printed for the Society of Antiquaries by John Nichols, 1790. Pages 423-476 are 'Ancient Cookery. From a ms. in the Library of the Royal Society', and the prefatory note is worth quoting at length: 'The ms. from which the following pages are transcribed, is without title or date, or..... More
Green and Gold Cookery Book containing many good and proved recipes. Sixth Edition, revised and with Supplement... Issued by Combined Congregational and Baptist Churches of South Australia in aid of King's College Fund
Adelaide, R.M. Osborne Limited, [1932] (sixth edition)/ 1924. The advertisement for the college on the front pastedown states 'Head Master - Mr. Jas. Bills, B.A.'. James Bills (1882-1946) was headmaster from 1928 to 1933. Hoyle 595 (supplying the source of the date). More
South Australian Presbyterian Cookery Book
Adelaide, Gillingham, Swann & Co. Ltd., 1924. 'Compiled by the Members of Chalmers Church Friendship Club in aid of Home Mission of South Australia'. More
Les Vins de la Ville de Lausanne
Lausanne, Editions du Grand-Pont, Jean-Pierre Laubscher, 1987. Text in French. With a presentation reproduction postcard from Switzerland loosely inserted. More
The Scallop. Studies of a shell and its influences on humankind..
London, Shell Transport and Trading Company, 1957. Eight contributors, not least Paul Gaultier on "The Scallop at the Table" (12 pages). More
Butchering on Farm and Station
[Sydney], NSW Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Industry, 1972 (revised)/ 1962. More
Useful Wild Plants in Australia
Sydney, William Collins, 1981. 'An examination of the practical uses of Australian plants, drawing on Indigenous knowledge' (Trove). More
Wild Medicine in Australia
Sydney, Collins Publishers Australia, 1988 (reprint)/ 1981. More
Progress in Nutrition and Allied Sciences. Being a Contribution marking the First Fifty Years of the Rowett Research Institute
Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1963. From the collection of Dr Hedley Marston FRS; a review copy with related inserts. Hedley Ralph Marston was a (South) Australian scientist, Chief of the CSIRO Division of Biochemistry and General Nutrition and head of the team that discovered the importance of trace elements in..... More
Roseworthy Agricultural College. A Century of Service
Roseworthy, Roseworthy Agricultural College, 1983. More
Some New Industries for South Australia. Silkworms, Mulberry, Olives, Tobacco, etc., etc
Adelaide, W.C. Rigby and Melbourne, Geo. Robertson, 1864. Sir Samuel Davenport (1818-1906) was an ardent promoter of agriculture and new industries in South Australia and served as president of both the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and the South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia ('Australian Dictionary..... More
Doughs and Baked Goods. Chemical, Air, and Non-Leavened
Park Ridge, Noyes Data Corporation, 1975. Food technology review series, No. 26. More
Agriculture in South Australia. By the Special Reporter of 'The Leader'
Melbourne, E. & D. Syme, 'The Leader' Office, and Adelaide, Frearson & Bro. [1874]. 'The following Papers are reprinted from "The Farm" section of the Melbourne "Leader".... The writer left Melbourne on 1st September, 1874, and returned on the 30th November. The early Papers were written during September, in which..... More
CRC Handbook of Nuts
Boca Raton, CRC Press, 1989. By the looks of it, the only time this book came off the library shelves was when it was discarded. The author is clearly nuts about nuts, which doesn't automatically imply that the book is a classic - but read the introduction and you know..... More
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Forward American Wines including Wine Producers Formulae. Book One. [Together with] ... Book Two
Sacramento, [The Author], 1950 (first edition, second printing) and 1980 (first edition, third printing). 'Secrets of the Wine Producer Now Revealed ... brings together hitherto inaccessible methods and processes in the field of wine production, and places this information on a sound, practical basis by means of Formulae, Blends and..... More
Corkscrews
Ramsbury, The Crowood Press Ltd, 2009. Crowood Collector's Serices. More
Reply to "The Academy's" Review of "The Wine Question in the Light of the New Dispensation"
New York, The Author, 1883. Gnomic pencilled inscription on the front flyleaf: 'Dad'. More
Contributions to Natural History, chiefly in Relation to the Food of the People. By a Rural D.D
Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1865. Not least, fish and fishing. 'The alimentary virtues of Horse-Flesh and Fungi are discussed with a half-earnest levity ... but with the sea as our fish-pond, and pisciculture capable of endless developement alike in salt-water and fish, it is marvellous that multitudes should be pining with hunger..... More
Liquid Gold. The Story of Australian Wine and Its Makers
Sydney, Macmillan, 2002. More
Gerard's Herball. The Essence thereof distilled by Marcus Woodward from the Edition of Th. Johnson, 1636
London, The Minerva Press, 1971 (facsimile edition)/ 1927 (first thus). 'The Historie of Plants, containing the Description, Place, Time, Names, Nature, and Vertues of all sorts of Herbes, for meat, medicine or sweet-smelling use, &c.' (dustwrapper sub-title). More
Wine, Terroir and Climate Change
Kent Town, Wakefield Press, 2015 (revised edition)/ 2011. More
Anmatyerr Ayey Arnang-akert. Anmatyerr plant stories by the women from Laramba (Napperby) community
Alice Springs, IAD Press, 2003. 'A delightful guide to bush tucker, and a treasure trove of insights into the relationship between Aboriginal women and their country and its numerous species of plants and flora. The Laramba women introduce us to a host of plant products, edible fruits and more. Illustrated..... More
A Modern Herbal. The medicinal, culinary, cosmetic and economic properties, cultivation and folklore of herbs, grasses, fungi, shrubs and trees with all their modern scientific uses. With an Introduction by the editor, Mrs C.F. Leyel. In Two Volumes
New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1971 [facsimile edition]/ 1931. More