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Lot No. 72:

THE INDIAN COOKERY BOOK

  • Medium: Printed Book
  • Year: 1891
  • Size: 4.9 x 7.2 inches
  • Place: Calcutta

Winning Bid : ₹47,520

(Inclusive Buyer's Premium)

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000


Estimate US$

338-563

Ends at Nov 27, 2025 09:23 PM IST

Quick Overview

Total : 7 bids   |   Next 5 valid bids   | 20% Buyer's Premium   |   Additional Charges   |   Comparable

THE INDIAN COOKERY BOOK

Year: 1891

Size: 4.9 x 7.2 inches

A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK TO THE KITCHEN IN INDIA, ADAPTED TO THE THREE PRESIDENCIES; CONTAINING ORIGINAL AND APPROVED RECIPES IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN COOKERY; RECIPES FOR SUMMER BEVERAGES AND HOME-MADE LIQUEURS; MEDICINAL AND OTHER RECIPES; TOGETHER WITH A VARIETY OF THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

Year: 1891

Size: 12.5 x 18.5 cm (4.9 x 7.2 inches)

Published by: Thacker, Spink & Co. 1891., 8vo.
No. of Printed Pages: 123+56 Pages

Enclosed within the book is a three-page ink-written letter featuring largely illegible handwriting. The text seems to detail a strawberry jam recipe, though the exact contents remain uncertain. The writer is unidentified.

The Indian Cookery Book by an anonymous “Thirty-Five Years’ Resident,” a Calcutta-published standard first issued in the 1870s and continuously reprinted for its blend of Indian and English recipes, home remedies, and domestic advice across presidencies. Similarly, Dainty Dishes for Indian Tables speaks directly to Anglo-Indian culinary hybridity, opening with a literary flourish from Owen Meredith and offering hundreds of recipes for all courses, including cooling summer drinks, pickles, and preserved fruits.

BINDING: Original brown pictorial cloth binding, title in black on front cover and spine.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

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Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0151 39600.00 Regular 27-11-2025 09:11:41 PM IST
2 anon0290 39600.00 Regular 27-11-2025 09:11:41 PM IST
3 anon0290 36000.00 Regular 27-11-2025 09:11:20 PM IST
4 anon0290 36000.00 Regular 27-11-2025 09:11:26 PM IST
5 anon0364 32700.00 Regular 27-11-2025 09:11:54 PM IST
6 anon0151 32700.00 Regular 27-11-2025 09:11:54 PM IST
7 anon0364 29700.00 Regular 27-11-2025 07:11:59 PM IST
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