Vicomte Kitchen (4 results)

Condition: Good. 1st cheap edition. Boards have some wear, spotting, fading, scuffs to spine. Content has light toning. Some spotting to end papers. No DJ.

hardbound. Condition: Good. b&w frontispiece drawing (illustrator). The first cookery book by Georges, Vicomte de Mauduit, with chapters on the kitchen, soups and stocks, eggs, fish, game and poultry, meat, sweets, preserves/jams, cocktails, and more; dated 1934 - no edition stated, but appears to be a 1st US Ed.; b&w frontispiece caricature of the Vicomte by Betty Dyson, introduction by Frances Countess of Warwick and Elizabeth Craig; endpapers, prelims, and text block foxed (heavy to text block), scattered foxing throughout, o.w. Good; boards a little rubbed, title label gone from spine. no dustwrapper. 326pp. 8vo. Good.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Slight tearing at top of cover spine. Foxing/spotting due to age at initial and final pages, and along fore edge. Otherwise, copy remains in good condition considering age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A smart copy of the first cheap edition of this cookery book for the kitchen from French author Georges, Vicomte de Mauduit. First cheap edition. A scarce UK edition of this work. A cookery book for all kitchens, being a commentary on the art of cooking, preserving, eating, and drinking. With the manner of how to make simple dishes, all kinds of banqueting information, the wines to pair, and a selection of recipes from many continents. Together with economic tips and a selection of menus for all occasion, with a glossary of cooking terms. Written by Georges de Mauduit de Kervern, Vicomte de Mauduit, a French pilot, engineer and author. His series of "original and valuable" cookery books began with The Vicomte in the Kitchen (1933), followed by The Vicomte in the Kitchenette (1934) and The Kitchen Companion (1939). With introductions from Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Greville, Countess of Warwick, a British socialite and philanthropist embedded in late-Victorian British high society, and a campaigning socialist. As well as Elizabeth Josephine Craig, a Scottish journalist, home economist and a notable author on cookery. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the cloth. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Very Good. book.