Prudence & Peter and Their Adventures with Pots and Pans by Robins,Elizabeth; Wilberforce,Octavia - 1928

New York, NY: William Morrow & Company, 1928 William Morrow & Company, New York. 1928. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light suntanning to spine; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light dustsoiling to textblock top. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with paste-on title label on spine; paste-on title and illustration on the front board. Clean internals. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 244 pp 8vo. This is a book that makes learning to cook as adventuresome as a hunt for pirate gold. Prudence and Peter are twins who aspire to culinary fame but just can't get it right in spite of Mrs. Barber, the best cook in the world, reigns in the Ewing kitchen. But somehow they overcome their obstacles and put on a first-class dinner at a critical time. Recipes and information is given but the contagious enthusiasm for the art of fine cooking is the heart of the book. A clean very presentable copy.