Mr M Sing Au (7 results)

Stapled Booklet. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. AA3 - Book has light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Covering the entire field of Chinese cookery in the oriental order of serving, from nuts to soup. With an Essay by Charles Lamb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Troutman, Warren G. (With Decorations by) (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** A very nice copy without flaw. Soft cover, staple binding, 6 X 8" 47 pages. From 1973. First published in 1936, this volume aims to make the cooking of Chinese food practical in an American kitchen. It contains over 300 authentic translations of the best recipes for preparing a variety of the most popular and savory Chinese dishes that are both healthful and economical. Warren G. Troutman (illustrator).…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Trade Edition. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some rubbing / wear to the top edge of the front cover, along with several spots of ground-in dirt. There is an inked number 60 on the front cover as well. The text pages are clean and bright. Illustrated by Warren G. Troutman (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Tall octavo. 47, [1]pp. Illustrated by Warren G. Troutman. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Fine in modestly worn near very good dust jacket with some chipping.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book near fine stiff blue paper cover with black title and Mr. M. Sing Au picture on front cover. There are 47 pages plus decorations by Warren G. Troutman throughout the text that is absolutely clean and bright and Chinese proverbs on every page. This outstanding vintage Chinese cookbook with its excellent recipes, decorations and Chinese proverbs, is a must for any Chefs library.…

Staple bound. Condition: Very Good. Soft cover rubbed on all extremities and soiled. The edge of the textblock is soiled. The inside is unmarked. The pages are clear and lightly soiled along the edge. Troutman, Warren G. (illustrator).

First Edition. The blond-stained wood with Folk Art decoration -- lightly chiseled outlines of lettering and drawn dragon, painted coloring within -- that sets this copy apart and lends it an evocative charm. While the letters are Roman, they are rendered in a manner to suggest Chinese characters, and the appropriateness of the playful dragon figure requires no explanation. The booklet is an early relic of the popularization of Chinese food in the U.S. The many vignette illustrations lend extra charm and help set the mood, so to speak. 8vo. 23 by 15 cm. 47 pp. The boards bring to mind a series of cookbooks that were published with wood board bindings, but here we believe it was a homemade project. We think the boards also expressed the interest of the maker in the booklet's subject matter, and they played a part in the preservation of this copy. The booklet has light to moderate wear. The pages are clean, with a normal or expected level of age toning. the boards have a few light stains but are sturdy, of course, and remain highly appealing. Wraps, which held between two thick wood boards. Stab binding through wood and pamphlet proper. Leather cord passing through holes. Warren G. Troutman (Decoration by) (illustrator). …