Vivien Quick (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Used: Good. good overall condition, A LITTLE MARKED TO OUTSIDE EDGE, sent next working day from the u/k 0.0.

Condition: Fair. 1958. Third Edition. 98 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and mild foxing to endpapers. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable staining to boards. Notable tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has backward lean. Boards are notably warped. Mild water stains and droplets to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** (illustrator). Fifth Edition. No dust jacket, cloth hard cover has small spot, bookstore stamp title page, otherwise without flaw. 5 X 7.5" 102 pages. Written in collaboration with husband Clifford Quick M.Sc., N.D., D.O., M.B.N.O.A. That so many people appear to tolerate bad diets merely proves that the body has, within limits, great powers of adaptation. This popular Diet Reform Cook Book shows that it is possible to eat for health and still enjoy every meal. Food is only one factor in health, but it is a basic factor.

Condition: Good. 1958. This edition. 98 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

128pp. Soft covers. A very good+ copy with B/w illustrations.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Irene Hawkins (illustrator). First edition. Five smart volumes of these cookery, dieting, and gardening guides, with the original dust wrappers. Five volumes. This set contains: The Diet Book, 1937. Third edition. A detailed and comprehensive diet book for sickness and diseases, with specialised diets and menu suggestions for those with acute colitis, constipation, diabetes, gastric ulcers, hypertension, and more. Written by Marguerite Requa Rea, an English food writer. The Herb Garden, 1951. First edition. A new book full of anecdotes and evidence on the curative powers of plants and uses of herbs. With diet tips for all sorts of ailments and commentary on the herb as a kitchen physic. Written by Mary Thorne Quelch, a British author noted for her herbal remedies. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins, a British fine line illustrator, best known for her works on children, animals, and botany. 100 Meat-Saving Recipes, 1951. First edition. A guide of how to make the very most out of the smallest quantities of meat in a practical and sensible way. With recipes from hamburger pie to pork with macaroni. Written by Ann Roe Robbins, an American teacher of cooking and food writer. Diet Reform Cook Book, 1952. First edition. A detailed and comprehensive diet book, informing the reader of how to build a sound, healthy, and simple diet with reference to the general principles of eating for fuel. Written by Vivien Quick, a British food writer. Philip Harben's Best Dishes from Europe, 1958. First edition. A commentary on the cooking styles of countries across Europe providing detailed and simple recipes of some of the best dishes, as tested by a man who enjoys cooking and likes to eat well. Written by Philip Hubert Kendal Jerrold Harben, an English cook, known for his radio and television programmes about food and cooking. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the cloth. Original unclipped dust wrappers are smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Sunning to the spines with the odd small mark to the boards. Sympathetic repairs to the head and tail of the spines of The Diet Book and Diet Reform Cook Book made with tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription and previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.