Edited by Capper W Bently (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Decorated embossed navy blue boards. Dull spine title. Small tear of paper on front inner hinge. No jacket. Volume two only.

Hardcovers. Condition: Good ++/Very Good. No Dustjacket (as Issued?). Reprint. COMPLETE SET. FOUR HARDBACK BINDING WITHOUT DUSTJACKTS. HEAVY - will be expensive to send outside the UK. Volume One has 318 pages, Volume 2 has 353 pages, Volume 3 has 378 pages and volume 4 has 406 including the index for the four volumes. No dustjackerts. Very clean dark blue textured hardback bindings with light wear to boards' corners and spine-ends. Dulled gilt-coloured titles to spine. B&W photographic illustrations throuyghout. Tape marks to inside of boards, pencil name and address to flyleaf of first two volunmes o/w pages are very clean. (ALSO HAVE ANOTHER VOLUME TWO IS WHICH HAS WEAR TO HARDBACK BINDING EDGES AND CORNERS AND BUBBLING TO BACK BOARD WUITH REGLUED BACK ENDPAPER AND WITH LIGHTLY MARKED PAGES FOR £7.00).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd. (UK) Four volume set: each volume 24 x 18 cm, gold spine titles, pebbly blue cloth with embossed cnetral device, B&W photos. Vol I: ix,318pp. frontis, B&W photos.Covers gastronomy, nutrition, culinary terms and processes, the menu, sauces, soups, hors d'oeuvres, meat and its preparation. Vol II: viii, 353pp. B&W photos. Coves poultry and feathered game, sundries, sweets. carving, the pressure cooker, wines in the kitchen. Very slight water stain to the topo fthe front endpaper and pastedown ( not obstrusive). Vol III: vi, 378pp. Covers Alcoholic drinks, non-alcoholic drinks, tobacco, organization of the catering services. Vol IV: vi, 370pp,with unpaginated index section. faint moisture stain to top edge of pastedowns not affecting the recto of the front nor the verso of the back cover. Covers Administration, Specialized catering, Transport catering, the catering business, Hygiene. This is a very complete treatment of professional food and catering services dating from the early 1950 (The first edition appeared in 1952). This work won the Silver Medal for literary works on Gastronomy at 'Hospes' the International Cookery and Tourist Exhibition, in Berne, 1954. There are some recipes in the food sections with ingredients given in British measures. Second Edition No markings, clean tight copies with almost no rubbing to cover edges, small faint waterstain to volumes notes, overall solid VG+; no Dj. (12.5 JM HOZ 403/0 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. How to cater - no recipes but everything you will need to know about the ingredients, drinks, and the serving. This is a 4 volume set with a shipping weight of 4kg, please contact us before placing an order. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. How to cater - no recipes but everything you will need to know about the ingredients, drinks, and the serving. This is a 4 volume set with a shipping weight of 4kg, please contact us before placing an order. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.