London: Peter Owen Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 156 pages; Contents clean and secure in original red cloth binding in edgeworn dustjacket, chipped at edges and rippled/creased on rear panel (now in protective mylar cover). Dustjacket designed by Ithell Colquhoun. No markings, no foxing, quite nice. Major Cunyngham has drawn on a long lifetime of good living, and these entertaining reminiscences are fascinating and contain much valuable information, combined with amusing anecdotes. The author who has kept a wince cellar for many years, kowledgeably discusses the vintages of the past ... Sherries, fine Burgundies, Sauternes, Ports and many other wines. The section on good food contains many original recipes from hors d'oeuvres to sweetmeats, etc. Useful suggestions for catering and entertaining. in the final section, the author discusses fine tobacco, including his own reminiscences of Havan cigars, etc. .

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Bookseller: Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 45133
Title: Reminiscences of an Epicure -- Food - Wine - Smokes
Author: Cunynghame, Francis
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1955
Size: 8vo.
Keywords: Wine Appreciation, Cigars and Tobacco, Epicurean, Memoirs of Good Living, Fine Food, Bootlegging
Bookseller catalogs: Cookbooks - Food - Wine;

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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.

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