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The Kitchen Bookshelf
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: £25.87
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: £16.25 / Used from: £13.82
My seafood bible
A Book of Mediterranean Food (Penguin Cookery Library)A Book of Mediterranean Food (Penguin Cookery Library) by Elizabeth David
Buy new: £6.74 / Used from: £0.01
An all-time classic
The Real Meat CookbookThe Real Meat Cookbook by Frances Bissell
Buy used from: £2.98
Great for recipies, but I often use this as a general reference for meat cookery
The Moro CookbookThe Moro Cookbook by Samantha Clark
Buy new: £121.93 / Used from: £17.49
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: £11.04 / Used from: £8.24
Not for the squeamish - but delicious food
The River Cottage CookbookThe River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Buy new: £19.45 / Used from: £13.90
How to bring-up a cow. Then kill, cook and eat it. Practical!