French Provincial Cooking
1960 (First Edition - First Impression).
Michael Joseph
, London, England
Probably her most famous book with information on cooking in rural France and on spices and condiments which is as valuable as the recipes. For the cook and collector, one of the classics of gastronomic literature as David is now recognised for her profound influence on British culinary culture. Arguably still the best writer on food and drink that England has ever produced.
$980.00
Specifications
| Author | David, Elizabeth |
| Illustrator | Illustrated by Juliet Renny |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Year Published | 1960 (First Edition - First Impression) |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1960 |
| Size | 8vo - Octavo, 152mm x 229mm |
| Chapters | Unspecified |
| Pages | 493pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in original green cloth with gilt lettering original red background to a very sound and tight though lightly faded spine with a pictorial design original front board in red with TEG red as well, plus top and bottom of spine are slightly frayed with light shelf-wear to edges of both boards. also all edges are tanned with minor stains original fore-edge that don't migrate to the underlying pages. a rare first impression english price-clipped pictorial dust wrapper has minor chipping original all edges though mainly original the top and bottom of the spine with the dust wrapper still clean and bright however. so both boards and dust wrapper remain in very good condition and are now protected in clear archival covering. |
| Overall | Text is in a very good state with no prior owner notations anywhere other than a neat name in pen on front free end paper but the pages are all lightly age-tanned and both front and rear endpapers are significantly stained with brown adhesive tape markings from an old prior plastic covering that has also involved both dust wrapper flaps in four spots. overall then the book is in at least very good condition original better. |
