Filippo Ferraro; Theodora FitzGibbon; Nina Froud; Robert Farrar Capon et al
The Candlelight to Flashlight; Game Cooking: A Collection of Recipes with a Dictionary of Rare Game; the World Book of Vegetable, Rice and Pasta Dishes; Angels Must Eat: A Culinary Entertainment; Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of Eating; Andre Simon: Gourmet and Wine Lover
London, The Falcon Press; Andre Deutsch; Pelham et al , 1952-1987. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing collection of recipe books and other culinary-related histories, all first editions with their original dust wrappers. Comprising six volumes in total, the majority of which are true first editions. With the exception of 'Angels Must Eat', which is the first UK edition. Offering a varied selection of culinary-related titles, including two classic recipe books, one biography of prolific writer on food and gourmet Andre Simon, one autobiography from reputable restauranteur Filippo Ferraro, and two guides to gastronomy. All complete with the original dust wrappers, 'Game Cooking', 'Consuming Passions' and 'From Candlelight to Flashlight' being price-clipped. Includes the following works: The Candlelight to Flashlight (1952) by Filippo Ferraro Game Cooking: A Collection of Recipes with a Dictionary of Rare Game (1963) by Theodora FitzGibbon The World Book of Vegetable, Rice and Pasta Dishes (1969) by Nina Froud Angels Must Eat: A Culinary Entertainment (1970) by Robert Farrar Capon Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of Eating (1980) by Peter Farb and George Armelagos Andre Simon: Gourmet and Wine Lover (1987) by Patrick Morrah In the original cloth bindings. With the original dust wrappers, 'Game Cooking', 'Consuming Passions' and 'From Candlelight to Flashlight' being price-clipped. Externally, majority of volumes are very smart indeed, with mild shelf wear. 'Candlelight' has slightly heavier bumping to the extremities and a few handling marks to the cloth. Dust wrappers are mostly very smart, with mild edge wear only to all volumes except for 'Candlelight' and 'World Book', which are notably more edge worn. With losses to the spines' heads and tails, which have tape reinforcements. Also with handling marks to these wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with ownership bookplates tipped-in to all front free endpapers except for 'Angels&apos. A couple contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpaper of 'Game Cooking', and with light spotting to the endpapers. Offsetting to the endpapers of 'Candlelight&apos. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Keywords: Cookery Gastronomy Autiobiography Andre Simon Gastronomy Angels Must Eat From Candlelight to Flashlight None