Description:
Small Octavo (7 1/2 X 5 inches) London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1910. First English Language Edition. 240 pages, eight black and white photo illustrations, light sand colored hardcover cloth binding with silhouettes of steaming pots on front cover, and a serving bowl decoration printed under the title and author on the spine; advertisements for English kitchen products on front and back pastedowns and end papers; and one for "Bird's Custard Powder" on back cover, "Do not have a roaring fire; it is unnecessary."Good condition (light fading to spine). "Do not lose your temper ... ," "Remember that cooking is a fine art ... "
Many interesting chapters, including "Hints for Shopping," "Table Decoration and Service," "French and Turkish Coffee," separate English and French indexes to recipes, "Menus in English and French: ... For Dinners, ... For Short Dinners, ... For Lunches, ... For Cold Lunches," "Champagnes, Wines, Liqueurs and Cups,