The Nautical Cookery Book for the Use of Stewards and Cooks of Cargo Vessels (Ninth Edition)

Thos. Francis Adkins, M.C.A.

Published by James Brown & Son (Nautical Press), Glasgow, 1920

About this Item

Early 20th-century maritime cookery manual written specifically for stewards and cooks serving aboard cargo vessels. Authored by Thos. Francis Adkins, M.C.A., long-serving instructor of nautical cookery under the London County Council Technical Board.

Published in Glasgow by James Brown & Son, Nautical Press, this 1920 Ninth Edition reflects practical shipboard cooking methods for the merchant marine during the steamship era. Includes structured recipes designed for galley conditions, provisioning limitations, and crew catering.

Original illustrated card covers with nautical rope-border design and steamship vignette to front. Nautical Press device to title page. Period advertisements to prelims. A desirable crossover collectible for maritime history, naval collectors, and culinary historians.

Condition: Good.

? Original printed card covers present
? Spine worn and rubbed, fraying at head and tail
? Covers age-toned and lightly marked
? Page edges browned
? Binding sound but shows handling wear
? Light foxing throughout
? Minor pencil annotations to prelims
? No major tears or missing pages observed

A complete and structurally sound copy with expected age wear consistent with early 20th-century working manuals.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1772117538707

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nautical Cookery Book for the Use of Stewards and Cooks of Cargo Vessels (Ninth Edition)
• Publisher: James Brown & Son (Nautical Press), Glasgow
• Publication Date: 1920
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 13W x 19H x 1D centimeters 13 centimeters width by 19 centimeters height by 1 centimeters depth
• Weight: 350 grams