Hors d'Oeuvre Etc. | Castle & Lawrence | 1973 SF | w/ Laid-In Ephemera
Language: English
Published by 101 Productions / Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, VA, U.S.A.The Archives
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Hors d'Oeuvre Etc. by Coralie Castle and Barbara Lawrence, with drawings by Karen Lynch. San Francisco: 101 Productions, 1973. Book Club Edition. Quarto, 279 pages, profusely illustrated. A substantial and design-conscious entertaining cookbook issued at the height of the California cuisine movement, combining culinary breadth with distinctive West Coast graphic sensibility. Conceived as a comprehensive guide to hors d'oeuvres and informal entertaining, the book ranges widely: sauces and garnitures; breads, spreads, sandwiches, and canapés; hot and cold appetizers; pâtés, terrines, soups, pastries, fondue, chafing-dish cookery, and buffet service. The recipes reflect a cosmopolitan, party-centered approach - French, Chinese, and pan-European influences filtered through Bay Area abundance and relaxed sophistication. This is a book meant for hosts and gatherings, emphasizing variety, presentation, and convivial scale. The visual identity is a major strength. Karen Lynch's original illustrations - elegant, witty, and distinctly 1970s - anchor the book firmly in its moment while giving it lasting design appeal. Coralie Castle's reputation for approachable yet refined cooking pairs seamlessly with Barbara Lawrence's journalistic clarity, resulting in a volume that is both highly usable and aesthetically collectible. Condition: Book is Near Fine: clean, bright interior; tight binding; minimal age toning only; no writing or stains observed. Boards are Near Fine with light shelf wear only. Dust jacket: Very Good, showing modest edge wear, small chips, and light creasing consistent with age. Notable provenance: Laid in is the original double-sided 'Recipe of the Month' sheet (from Hors d'Oeuvre Etc.), featuring the recipe 'Tomato-Cheese Rounds.' This ephemeral insert is rarely found surviving with the book and represents a scarce piece of original publisher-issued culinary ephemera, substantially enhancing the completeness and collectability of this copy. Edition/Printing: Book Club Edition, first thus. Copyright ©1973. Published by 101 Productions, 834 Mission Street, San Francisco, California. Manufactured in the United States; distributed to the U.S. book trade by Charles Scribner's Sons (New York) and in Canada by Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd. No number line present, as issued.…
Seller Inventory # NF.CAS.1973.1
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Hors d'Oeuvre Etc. | Castle & Lawrence | 1973 SF | w/ Laid-In Ephemera
- Author
- Coralie Castle & Barbara Lawrence
- Publisher
- 101 Productions / Charles Scribner's Sons
- Publication year
- 1973
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Karen Lynch
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Cooking, Non-Fiction
The Archives
Manassas, VA, U.S.A.
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