FIRST CATCH YOUR HARE, a History of the Recipe-Makers
Published by Macdonald & Co., London, 1965
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, CanadaJ. W. Mah
AbeBooks seller since October 30, 1997
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 19.30
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(UK) First Edition Light foxing to top edge of pages, otherwise tight copy withour markings, Very Good in unclipped VG- Dj with spine panel darkened, toning of edges of white portion of Dj, crease to corner. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Black boards, x, 242pp. 16 B&W plates of cooks, title pages of their books. A history of English cooks and their books: Andrew Boorde, Robert May, Kenelm Digby, Patrick lambe, Hannah Glasse, Elizabeth Raffald, Maria Rindell, William Kitchiner, Eliza Acton, Alexis Soyer, Isabella Beeton. Nothing is indicated about the two authors, which is unfortunate, as they have left a distinctive and rather acerbic taste to the writing. Here is a typical example which explains the title of the book: "FIRST CATCH YOUR HARE" : this instructive remark is often attributed to Mrs. Glasse, though it has been foisted upon others. The origin is obscure; perhaps a misprint, set by a compositor and passed by readers unfamiliar with the terms of cookery. It was seized upon avidly by the Victorians, when many books were being published on the subject by women who were condemned as unwomanly by the sterner sex.When a hare is stripped of its pelt, a hirsute integument which must be scaped away remains beneath, and this process was known to our ancestors as "cacheing", which was later corrupted to "casing". It is ironical that the words used to denigrate women cooks clearly demonstrate the ignorance of the denigrators". (2.0 JM HOQ 100/a1 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- FIRST CATCH YOUR HARE, a History of the Recipe-Makers
- Author
- AYLETT, Mary and ORDISH, Olive
- Publisher
- Macdonald & Co., London
- Publication year
- 1965
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good -
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st.
- Seller catalogs
- BIBX, British and European Cookbooks, Food Writing and General Cookbooks, Z ZZA
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JWMah is strictly an on-line Bookseller, and we been selling out-of-print, used and rare books on the Internet since 1997. Our stock consists of a good balance of fiction and non-fiction books in a wide range of subjects. We also sell classical LP records. Our Art books, Cookbooks, books on Food and Wine, Canadian Cookbooks, Canadiana, Travel and Exploration catalogues are worth a look. We are not set up for people to physically browse our books but we would be happy to send you a digital catalogue of the books that we have in your interest area. Please contact us by email at jwmah@telus.net. We examine each book that we sell and try our best to grade the books conservatively. We are strictly an internet business, so usually the books put up for sale are in stock. We try update our books every day or so in order that our listings are as fresh as possible. It is best to contact us by e-mail or by telephone to reserve a book, as some books sell quickly. We are located in Canada's westcoast and we ship internationally.…
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