Ann Mears (3 results)

Condition: Fair. 1927. First Edition. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy water staining to boards. Moderate crushing to spine ends.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart collection of four uncommon cookery books for home life. Four volumes. Uncommon works. This set contains: Feed the Brute!, 1925. First edition. Dated from the British Library. A little book of cooking and hosting advice, especially written for young wives on a tight budget, keeping in mind the colloquialism that "the well-fed man is a happy man". Written by Marjorie Swift, an English writer for the Daily Mail. The Practical Cook, 1925. First edition. Dated from the British Library. A practical guide to cookery, with chapters on soups, fish, meat, vegetables, sauces, puddings, preserves, and more. Written by Lilian Whiting, an English teacher at the National Training School of Cookery. Kitchenette Cookery, 1926. New and revised edition. A cookery book fit for the small kitchen or kitchenette, intended to enable the small households and kitchenette cooks to have a variety of food at a low cost with minimal trouble. Written by G. F. Scotson-Clarke. Success in Shopping: How to Detect Good Quality in Every Article, 1927. First edition. A detailed study of the art of shopping, providing guidelines for the shopper intended to ensure produce is of the highest standards for the most economical prices. Written by Ann Mears, a British writer and editor who contributed to the Daily Chronicle, Morning Post, and Manchester Guardian, amongst others. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and fading to the extremities. The odd small split in the cloth to the board edges. Front hinge starting but firm to Feed the Brute! Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd smalls spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. With previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.