A Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy (Sauces, Fish, Vegetables, Cereals, Fruit, Birds and Their Eggs, Wine & Cheese) and Soups, Salads, Souses: Wartime Fare for the Fastidious

A collection of Andre L. Simon's gastronomic volumes, including eight from his 'Concise Encyclopaedia' series. New impressions of these works, except for 'Soups, Salads, Souses'. With the publisher's original clipped dust wrappers.Very scarce to find these volumes in a collection such as this.Comprising the following volumes by Andre L. Simon, a French-born wine merchant, gourmet and prolific author on the subject:Of 'A Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy': Section I: Sauces (fifth impression), Section II: Fish (fifth impression), Section III: Vegetables (fourth impression), Section IV: Cereals (third impression), Section V: Fruit (second impression), Section VI: Birds and Their Eggs (third impression), Section VIII: Wine (third impression) and Section IX: Cheese (second impression).Each instalment to this series offers an alphabetic list of ingredients falling under its respective category, with details of their origins, traditional pairings, and methods of preparation, cooking and serving.Also with 'Soups, Salads, Souses: Wartime Fare for the Fastidious' (1942) - With a foreword by Eugene Herbodeau and a postscript by Mrs. Jessop Hulton. In the original cloth bindings, except for 'Soups', in the original wraps. In the original price-clipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Faded spot to the front board of 'Wine'. 'Soups' wraps are sunned, with general edge wear. Dust wrappers are sunned and have varying degrees of wear. 'Birds' is the most worn, with separations to the fly leaf and spine and a large chip to the rear. With chipping to the rest of wraps, majority concentrated to the spine heads and tails, and most notable instances to 'Vegetables' and 'Fish'. Closed tear to the spine tail of 'Fruit'. Handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot to the contents. Heavier scattering to 'Soups'. Ink inscription to the front free endpaper of 'Birds'. Very Good.…