I had a VERY old book on gastronomy (sp). Awesome....told the history of all the condiments and sauces. Wish I had saved it for my daughter.
I have several medieval cookbooks. Or histories of medieval cookbooks with recipes. I think I got The Forme of Curry on kindle for free. (Not exactly a read-in-bed type of book.)
But I do love the Williamsburg cookbook. Beautifully done.