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Cookery classics
The Oxford Companion to FoodThe Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson
Buy used from: £13.66
An excellent all round guide to food, very browsable. Not comprehensive, but it's impossible to be. Engaging writing.
North Atlantic SeafoodNorth Atlantic Seafood by Alan Davidson
Buy new: £11.77 / Used from: £10.71
AD's nonpareil seafood books part one
Mediterranean SeafoodMediterranean Seafood by Alan Davidson
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £3.73
AD's nonpareil seafood books part two
Seafood of South-East AsiaSeafood of South-East Asia by Alan Davidson
Buy new: £11.87 / Used from: £10.62
AD's nonpareil seafood books part three
The Spice and Herb Bible: A Cook's GuideThe Spice and Herb Bible: A Cook's Guide by Ian Hemphill
Buy used from: £23.06
Excellent book, known as "Spice Notes" in Australia where the author runs a spice shop
Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia (Larousse)Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia (Larousse) by Prosper Montagne
Buy new: £38.99 / Used from: £29.99
What else needs to be said?
The River Cottage Meat BookThe River Cottage Meat Book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Buy new: £19.50 / Used from: £16.99
The English meat reference
Viennese CookeryViennese Cookery by R. Philpot
Buy used from: £3.24
Viennese cookery bible
English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library)English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) by Elizabeth David
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.12
All her books are classics, this is unique
Jane Grigson's Vegetable BookJane Grigson's Vegetable Book by Jane Grigson
Buy new: £7.09 / Used from: £4.95
Grigson writes beautifully, her fruit book's equally good
Indonesian Regional Food and CookeryIndonesian Regional Food and Cookery by Sri Owen
Buy new: £11.04 / Used from: £9.45
Surpassed my expectations for food I'm familiar with ... wonderful