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BAKER, JR. CHARLES The Gentlemen's Companion. Volume One. Being an Exotic Cookery Book or Around the World with Knife, Fork and Spoon and Volume Two. Being an Exotic Drinking Book or, Around the World with Jigger, Beaker and Flask.
1939. Two Volumes. Cloth in slipcase. Limited edition. New York: Derrydale Press. 1939. (First edition). Large octavos. Gilt spine decorated red cloth. Volume one has trace of wear to the edge of the spine else both volumes fine in lightly soiled and lightly edge faded slipcase with some light splitting to the joints but intact and complete. Bottom edge of rear panel of slipcase bears the number of this set. A gorgeous copy of the Derrydale hand numbered (on the colophon page of both volumes), limited edition of this now classic culinary gentlemen's companion. A great set. Rare in the Derrydale limited edition and even moreso in the slipcase in any condition.
Offered for US$ 950.00 by: Pawprint Books - Book number: 1010137