Decorations Alan Cracknell (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. VG Slipcase. 1st Edition. Introduction by author. Book is divided horizontally into three sections ('slices'): Soups, Hors d'oeuvre; Main Dishes; Sweets; Savouries. Introduction by Arabella Boxer. Includes wines recommended by Hugh Johnson of the Wine & food Society, Unnumbered pages. Book is plastic coil-bound. Spine ends show very slight wear. Slipcase (Hawthorn Books Inc.) has closed 1/4" tear at front fore-edge. Slipcase has light scuffing around its opening. Quite a scarce cookbook this side of the pond! It is very well and thoughtfully designed. Endless permutations and combinations for the mathematically inclined chef!! Bookseller's Inventory # 210695. Alan Cracknell (decorations) (illustrator). …

Condition: Very Good. 1964. First edition. Thomas Newson and Sons. London & Edinburgh. 1964. First edition. Hardback; spiral-bound illustrated boards, illustrated slipcase. [c. 160 pages.] Decorative endpapers and line drawings. English. 300x210mm. 1.3kg. Near fine, in good slipcase; cracks to slipcase at head and base of spine, slight wear and soiling to slipcase; internally very clean and fresh. A 1960s inventive cookbook from Arabella Boxer. Subtitled 'The Three-Tier Menu Guide', First Slice Your Cookbook is composed of pages cut into three, with hors d'oeuvres and soups at the top, main courses in the middle, and sweets and savouries to finish. The reader can mix and match to create a complete menu. The recipes are colour coded to denote richness and also include wine suggestions from the Wine & Food Society. The book was designed by Boxer's husband, Mark Boxer. Copies of this highly tactile book can be hard to find in this condition with the slipcase. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller. Decorations by Alan Cracknell. (illustrator).…