English Cooking. A New Approach

Rupert Croft-Cooke

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London: W.H. Allen, 1960. First Edition. 240pp. Sm. 8vo. Publisher s cloth. Very good in a poor dust jacket. A delightful, literary work on English cooking and foods, with recipes incidental. The book is dedicated to playwright and wit Noel Coward. Seller Inventory # 3730681

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Title: English Cooking. A New Approach
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition

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Rupert Croft-Cooke
Published by W. H. Allen, 1960
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom

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Condition: Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over pink cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Lettering is clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edge wear with loss, chips, tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels. Seller Inventory # 1764315245IEV

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Croft-Cooke, Rupert
Published by W H Allen, London, 1960
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Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom

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Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition: 240 pages, original covers, no dust jacket. End papers tanned, covers faded, contents clean. "Well known writer who became an expert cook with unrivaled personal experience of the foods of the world has written a book primarily to read, with recipes incidental." An interesting and informative musing on English cooking, written not as lists of recipes but, as befitting a novelist, as continuous text detailing the author's often amusing thoughts on how specific dishes are best cooked and served." This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4317. Seller Inventory # 4317

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CROFT-COOKE, Rupert
Published by London: W. H. Allen., 1960
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Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom

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First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Original red cloth with blue titles to the spine. In the dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, a few small patches of wear to the extremities. The contents, with a little foxing and offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the original rubbed and chipped dustwrapper which has loss to the top spine tip. Not price clipped (25s net to the front flap). Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front free endpaper "For Philip Orminson [?] / Rupert Croft-Cooke / 1960". An interesting and informative musing on English cooking, written not as lists of recipes but, as befitting a novelist, as continuous text detailing the author's often amusing thoughts on how specific dishes are best cooked and served. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Seller Inventory # 20773

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Croft-Cooke, Rupert
Published by W. H. Allen, London, 1960
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Seller: Excalibur Books, Penzance, United Kingdom

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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. "A well-known writer who became an expert cook with unrivalled personal experience of the foods of the world has written a book primarily to read, with recipes incidental." He feels that England boasts the finest materials in the world and this stimulating book convinces one that English cooking can hold it's own with any, if only we knew how to make the best use of our wonderful fish, meat and vegetables. Pink cloth cover with blue lettering on spine. 240 p.pages, 530g, 9" tall. Small gift inscription in corner of ffep. No other inscriptions. Some even browning to endpapers. Jacket has slight edge wear. Unclipped, original price 25s. Protected in removable clear, plastic wrapper. Seller Inventory # 020234

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CROFT-COOKE, Rupert
Published by W. H. Allen, 1960
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Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. [240] pp. Jacket design by Biro CROFT-COOKE, Rupert W. H. Allen 1960 9" x 6" "A well-known writer who became an expert cook with unrivalled personal experience of the foods of the world has written a book primarily to read, with recipes incidental." He feels that England boasts the finest materials in the world and this stimulating book convinces one that English cooking can hold its own with any, if only we knew how to make the best use of our wonderful fish, meat and vegetables. Seller Inventory # 36050

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