Illustration by Tim Hildebrandt
THE RITA & TIM HILDEBRANT FANTASY COOKBOOK: Real recipes you can Cook in your Own Home. HB with DJ in VGC. In one word, beautiful. In another, unusual! On the back, “The special sweets offered to pirates or to any special visitors are known as Mermaid’s Munchies…” and that’s pretty much the way of the book. Could this be the perfect gift you’ve been looking for? It’s special. Art and cooking. Beautiful Hildebrant illustrations throughout, some colour, mostly black & white. Previous owner’s inscription inside. Rare. $20.
LA DOLCE VEGAN: Vegan Livin’ Made Easy. Sarah Kramer. 2005 reprint. ”For Sarah, vegan cooking – which eschews all animal products, including butter, milk, and cheese – can be an adventure in dining, without a lot of money. In fact, most of these recipes can be prepared in 20 to 30 minutes or less. … For her, an animal-free diet will make you happier, healthier and more content with the world around you. Learn to live the sweet life of veganism and you’ll never look back.” It’s up to you, of course, but this book makes is look fun! $15.
COOKERY FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (5TH EDITION) includes CD-ROM. Graham Dodgshun and Michel Peters. 2005 reprint. This edition looks untouched. Brand new. ”Will provide trade apprentices and other commercial cookery students at AQF levels 1-3 with everything they need to know to achieve trade status, and more. … the only text for commercial cookery students that genuinely addresses the needs of Australian students, by covering Australian qualifications and reflecting Australian conditions, Australian ingredients and Australia’s unique cuisine.” A steal at $20.
Chasing Shadows; a Not-too-Scary Window Surprise Book
Written by Lynne Pickavance. Illustrated by Piers Harper.
Is it a dragon? A ghost? A monster? Then turn the page for a not-too-scary surprise. $4.
A Particular Cow by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Terry Denton.
When a particular cow goes for particular morning walk, usually nothing happens. Until one particular Saturday… As new. $4.
“Mem Fox’s books are like a warm blanket; they have a way of making the world seem a little cosier.” (Sunday Age)
The Penguin Book of Lies (Philip Kerr, ed)
A quote by Ned Sherrin from the Spectator on the back cover – “I have never worried too much about the odd lie and this book furnishes a lot of arguments for keeping at it.” Chapters include A Hairy Lie The Bible; The two log books of Christopher Columbus Washington Irving; A conscientious dispensation from keeping one’s word Blaise Pascal; Judicial Fictions Jeremy Bentham; The Decay of Lying Oscar Wilde; Hitler’s Munich lie Adolf Hitler; Why we must lie to children George Bernard Shaw and This is not an invasion of Cambodia William Shawcross. Fascinating reading! $10.
The Occult, Colin Wilson.
From the blurb: ”Colin Wilson’s classic work is the essential guidebook to the mind-expanding experiences and discoveries of the 20th century. He provides a wide-ranging survey of the subject, a comprehensive history of “magic” and an insightful exploration of our latent powers and brings his own refreshingly optimistic and stimulating interpretation to the worlds of the paranormal, the occult and the supernatural.” All this for $10.
Can you do this?
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