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A six-volume collection of mid-century British cookery and domestic works, with four first editions and original dust wrappers, reflecting evolving home tastes from the 1930s to 1960s. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete with the original dust wrappers.Three dust wrappers are unclipped.Four of these volumes are the first editions.This is a six-volume collection of works that reflect the evolving tastes and needs of home cooks from the 1930s to the 1960s, with contributions from notable food writers of the period, consisting of:Round the World with an Appetite by Molly Castle (1936) This volume is a first edition. This copy is alively and anecdotal culinary travelogue exploring global cuisine through a British lens. Choose Your Kitchen by Adie Ballantyne (1944) This volume is a first edition, illustrated with two monochrome photographic plates. collated and complete. This is a practical guide to designing and equipping an efficient wartime kitchen. Cooking for One by Marjorie Baron Russell (1946) This volume is a first edition. This volume is acompact and practical cookbook offering simple, economical meals tailored for solo households. Hungarian Cooking by Elisabeth de Biro, edited by Katalin Frank (1952). This volume is the second edition, offering an accessible introduction to traditional Hungarian cuisine, translated and adapted for English-speaking cooks. Home Baking Recipe Book by Ivan Baker (1957). This is a comprehensive and reliable collection of baking recipes for the home cook.The Plain Man"s Guide to Wine by Raymond Postgate (1963). This volume is the eleventh impression, revised and brought up to date in December 1963; includes a frontispiece map of the Bordeaux wine area. This is a clear and practical guide to understanding and enjoying wine. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally very smart. Bookplate from "Martin & Pamela Finch: Exlibris Gastronomique" to front free endpapers. Small bookseller"s label to front paste down of "Choose". Previous owner"s small inscription to front paste down of "Cooking for One", to front free endpaper of "Choose". Slight offsetting with the odd spot to endpapers. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Dust wrappers, generally smart. Dust wrapper of "Plain Man"s Guide", "Choose Your Kitchen" and "Around the World" clipped. Tape reinforcements to extremities of "Home Baking", with spine faded, and rings of damp staining to rear wrap, chipping and tearing heavier to this wrap. The odd small chip and closed tear, more so to older copies. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Slight age toning, one or two spots and handling marks, heavier to fore edges and first and last few leaves of older copies. Very Good Indeed.
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