Published by Ten Speed Press. Berkeley, California. 2003., 2004
ISBN 10: 1580084524 ISBN 13: 9781580084529
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: New. (Paperback, 2003). (1972) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (173 x 246mm). Pp368. B/w illustrations, map, extensive bibliography. New unread copy. A species by species guide to the fish, molluscs and crustaceans of the Indian Ocean, Indo-China and the East Indies, with comments on the palatability of each. Includes seaweeds, dolphins, dugongs, and a range of subsidiary vegetable ingredients. The second half of the book has a long section of recipes. "A remarkable combination of zoological catalogue and cook's bible." New, revised edition. This American second edition was published simultaneously with the British second edition. The two differ only in the title page and cover design. Davidson was a career diplomat who joined the Foreign Office after wartime service in the RNVR. Much of his writing explores the cuisine of the places he worked in. His first published book (with Giorgio Bini), Mediterranean Seafood, began life as the privately issued Seafood of Tunisia and the Central Mediterranean, written for his wife while living in Tunis. Davidson also had a spell as ambassador to Laos. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 17.99.
Published by Ten Speed Press. Berkeley, California. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1580085547 ISBN 13: 9781580085540
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Veovode, Elantu B. (illustrator). (Hardcover, 2003). 2003 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 235mm). Pp271. B/w vignette illustrations, recipes. Fine unread copy in slightly faded dust-wrapper. Sixty recipes for various sorts of game including off-beat species such as roadrunner and porcupine, interspersed with the author's accounts of how she catches her prey - never using a gun, she finds other methods, such as cardboard tube and poncho (for pheasants) effective. .