AUDREY ALLEY GORTON - In Defence of British Cooking

London England, Arco, 1964. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Bruce Angrave Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Hardback Ex Library Hardback. First Edition. Ex-library with ex-library markings. FEP removed. Waterstain mark to edge of back inside cover. Waterstain mark to edge of D/J. We hae to wait for an American to come to the defence of British cooking: and a very spirited and lively defence she has made of it in this excellent cookery book. The author, who worked for the BBC and the Guardian when she lived in his country, offers two hundred recipes to prove that the British don't really exist on sausages and mash, watery brussel sprouts and soggy trifle.The illustrations by Bruce Angrave make a delicious sauce to a capital dish. Illustrations. 150 pp.