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The Kitchen Bookshelf
Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Cookery EncyclopediaLarousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia by Prosper Montagne
Buy used from: £59.98
All you ever need to know about French cookery in... um... 1000+pages
Rick Stein's SeafoodRick Stein's Seafood by Rick Stein
Buy new: £16.23 / Used from: £9.36
My seafood bible
A Book of Mediterranean Food (Penguin Cookery Library)A Book of Mediterranean Food (Penguin Cookery Library) by Elizabeth David
Buy new: £5.74 / Used from: £0.01
An all-time classic
The Real Meat CookbookThe Real Meat Cookbook by Frances Bissell
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Great for recipies, but I often use this as a general reference for meat cookery
Moro The CookbookMoro The Cookbook by Samantha Clark
Buy used from: £24.94
One of my favourite books from one of my favourite restaurants
Nose to Tail Eating: A Kind of British CookingNose to Tail Eating: A Kind of British Cooking by Fergus Henderson
Buy new: £11.02 / Used from: £9.70
Not for the squeamish - but delicious food
The River Cottage CookbookThe River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Buy used from: £15.99
How to bring-up a cow. Then kill, cook and eat it. Practical!