Cookery Book First by Allison Wright (1 results)

Language: English
Published by Gay and Hancock, London
- Hardcover
Seller: Optimon Books, Gravesend, United KingdomOptimon Books
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£ 89.99
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. A cookery book written for the especial benefit of young cooks and those aspiring to be cooks, with recipes as diverse as chicken farce délicieuse, Muscat jelly, leeks à la crème, scallops of salmon à la pendagout, and raspberry and red-currant jam.First edition hardcover in original burgundy cloth, w…ith gilt titles to spine and upper cover. Portrait frontispiece and eleven further plates, all in black & white, all present and secure.The cloth is worn and marked, and there is some further discolouration to textblock edges. The front endpaper has been removed and the hinge is deeply cracked, but still feeling strong. The rear hinge is startin.