Eveline Man Cham (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A very scarce cookery work by Eveline Man-Cham on the cuisine of the Seychelles, from the library of Jill Norman. The second edition. First published in 1960. From the library of Jill Norman, an editor and food writer. Norman began working at Penguin in the early1960s and, as the only woman, the care of the company's cookery books fell to her. It was her responsibility to expand the cookery titles Penguin produced, and thus began to publish works by Jane Grigson, Claudia Roden, and Alan Davidson. In particular Norman worked closely with the famed cookery writer Elizabeth David, with whom she was good friends. A very scarce cookery book.This very scarce recipe book was written by Eveline Man-Cham, the mother of James Richard Marie Mancham, the first president of Seychelles from 1976-77, and provides a collection of recipes from the Seychelles.In the publisher's original paper covers. In the publisher's original paper covers. Externally excellent with minor wear to the spine with a very small closed tear to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Ink signature to the title page. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Mahé (Seychelles), Department of Tourism and Information, 1960, 1st ed., 48 pag., illustrations, original illustrated stapled wrappers, 18,4 x 12,6 cm. = Very scarce cookery work by Eveline Man-Cham on the cuisine of the Seychelles. She was the mother of James Richard Marie Mancham, the first president of the Seychelles from 1976-1977, and provides a collection of recipes from the Seychelles.…