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FRENCH COUNTRY COOKING
by DAVID, Elizabeth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Item Price
A$852.17A$724.34
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About This Item
London: John Lehman, 1953. (UK) This is the 4th impression (1953) of the first English edition first published in Sept of 1951. No markings, book is tight and square, pages clean, a couple of tiny faint spots to the leading edges of pages, Very Good in unclipped Good only dust jacket with some chipping to the edges of the dust jacket mostly to the top of the back panel; dust jacket colour is clean and bright; DJ is in mylar sleeve. 20 x 13.5 cm, fine beige cloth with spine titles in gold on a brown serrated title spaine block, plain endpapers, [i-iv] v-x [xi-xiv] 15- 273pp, [1] blank. Index. B&W drawings. This book first appeared in Britian in1951, her second book. In her introduction she dispels the myth, still encountered, that all French families eat grand, rich meals: "A certain amount of nonsense is talked about the richness of the food to be found in all French homes. It is true that the standard is much higher than that of most English households...Those who care to look for it...will find the justification of France's culinary reputation in the provinces.." One wonders whether this is still true today. (1.5 JM HOQ 101/5. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by MiNTON, John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
A remarkable book ... food is treated with reverence, with understanding and, above all, with care' - Sunday Times Full of authentic recipes, this richly evocative book describes some of the splendid regional cookery of France. The food of each area has its own particular flavour, derived naturally from local resources. FRENCH COUNTRY COOKING shows the immense diversity of the cuisine through recipes that range from the primitive peasant soup of the Basque country to the refined Burgundian dish of hare with a cream sauce and chestnut puree. There is also invaluable advice on suitable cooking utensils and the use of wine in the kitchen.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JWMah
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06699
- Title
- FRENCH COUNTRY COOKING
- Author
- DAVID, Elizabeth
- Illustrator
- MiNTON, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- John Lehman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French Cuisine, Cookbooks, Recipes France Country Cookery Vintage Cookbooks Recipes French Cuisine Provincial Recipes
- Bookseller catalogs
- French Cookery and Cookbooks;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
JWMah
Biblio member since 2006
Burnaby, British Columbia
About JWMah
JWMah has been selling out-of-print, used and rare books on the Internet since 1997. Our stock consists of a good balance of fiction and non-fiction books in a wide range of subjects. We also sell classical Lp records. Our Cookbooks, Canadiana, Travel and Exploration catalogues are worth a look. We examine each book that we sell and try our best to grade the books conservatively. We are strictly an internet business, so usually the books put up for sale are in stock. We try update our books every two days so that our listings are as fresh as possible. It is best to contact us by e-mail or by telephone to reserve a book, as some books sell quickly. We are located in Canada's westcoast and we ship internationally.
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