Jekyll Lady Agnes (4 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First. 272 pages - This edition was edited by Lady Jekll's daughter, Lady Freyberg, and completely revised to take into account all modern culiary techniques of the day. The beautiful line drawings by Pauline Baynes reflect the charm of the work. Not for the poor of the time, this is a collection of recipes one would advise the cook to prepare! Dustjacket is creased and rubbed with close tear. Owner's name Curzon Mackeal (laterly Tausaud's wife). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Baynes, Pauline (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Xiii, [1], 328 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates. No title page, as published. Spine says "Ne Oublie," an inner leaf has "Pages from the Notebook" and the front cover has "Inveni Fontem" in the squares. No date but 1937. Printer from rear colophon. Octavo. Cream cloth spine with blue title is a bit age darkened, especially at the top. Hard paper covers in beige with blue pen and ink fountains in squares, minor normal age to the covers. Interior is lightly toned but otherwise unmarked. Quite scarce, OCLC. 47734342. Dame Agnes Jekyll, DBE (née Graham; 12 October 1861 28 January 1937) was a British artist, writer and philanthropist. The daughter of William Graham, Liberal MP for Glasgow (18651874) and patron of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, sister-in-law of the famous gardener. A collection of aphorisms, poems, short essays, and quotations that Jekyll enjoyed. Collected by herself and edited by her daughters and printed as a memorial to their mother the year of her death. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 328 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Kitchen Essays with Recipes and their Occasions by Lady [Agnes] Jekyll, pub. Thomas Nelson & Sons 1922. First edition. Fine grained cloth stamped in blue. Light blue endpapers and pastedowns; ffep and rfep slightly stained in this copy. Two ink inscriptions to front, otherwise an incredibly clean copy.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 272. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1922 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 272.…