Puleston Elfrida (7 results)

Monte Carlo, impriemrie Monegasque, 1936. In-8 relié plein cartonnage vert éditeur illustré, titre sur le plat de 68 pages illustrées. Bien complet des 2 planches dépliantes sur papier calque ainsi que des marques-page en tissus vert se terminant par une bouteille argentée. Mlaheureusement, rousseurs sur la couverture sinon intérieur frais. Peu courant. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very scarce book and very scarce dustjacket 3 Folding plates of historical manuscripts.

1st edn signed by author on front endpaper with a single sheet handwritten recipe possibly by the author loosely inserted. 8vo (8½ x 6¼ ins). Original green cloth (chipped with loss at tail of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (rubbed and worn at edges - in protective cover). Pp. 68, with coloured and b&w illus in text and folding plate (one of the two bookmarks lacks the utensil at the end; no other inscriptions).…

Condition: Fair. 1936. First Edition. 68 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated silver dust jacket over green illustrated cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations and fold-outs. Signed by author to front endpaper with inscription 'with best wishes'. Please note: utensil decorations are missing from the green fabric bookmarks. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Occasional faint thumbing. Binding remains firm. Small spot to edge of last few pages. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Intense sunning to spine and edges with subtle crushing to spine ends. Lettering is clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edge wear, tears and creases. Slight loss to spine ends. Intense surface wear, loss and surface corrosion to front panel & spine; some scratching to rear.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. The first edition of this scarce volume of recipes popular in Monaco, a lovely illustrated work by Elfrida Puleston. The first edition of this scarce work.With the original ribbon markers, which have a paper fork and spoon attached.An offering of recipes and advice for entertaining, a lovely work printed in Monte-Carlo which reflects the popular dishes of Monaco.Illustrated throughout, including with three folding plates.Written and illustrated by Elfrida Puleston. Puleston settled in Monaco in her later life. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are faded. Light marks to the cloth. Small label to the front paste down, bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Elfrida E. Puleston (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. (Written and Illustrated.) by Elfrida E. Puleston. /Other books by the same author/NONE/and/ NEVER AGAIN. Imprimerie Monegasque, Monte-Carlo. 1936. Hardback, 8vo. pictorial cloth, 69 pp. printed in black with red recipe headings on parchment coloured paper, 3 folding pages of historical manuscripts, illustrations by the author, covers sunned and marked, contents v.g. and complete with two green silk book markers no dust wrapper. An eccentric item of recipes, little histories, gossipy notes etc. The author was innovative in her table decorations using birds in cages, bowls of freshly gathered vegetables, the heads of lobsters standing upright on a dish surrounded by parsley etc. The recipes are very much of the Edwardian country house genre but the menus are adapted to the Mediterranean climate. She also once rented a flat in Escoffier's villa and used to sit with Mme. Escoffier and listened to many tales of the great chef's experiences in many lands.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Un volume In-8 toile éditeur illustrée, jaquette de papier argenté illustrée, 68 pages. Une planche dépliante et illustrations dans le texte. Bel exemplaire.