The Constance Spry Cookery Book by Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume
$89.00
The Constance Spry Cookery Book by Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume.
A landmark of twentieth-century British cookery writing, this substantial reference volume brings together an exceptionally broad range of recipes, techniques and practical kitchen guidance. It is illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, plates and diagrams, and remains especially notable for preserving classic mid-century British and European cookery traditions.
Edition: Special World Books Edition
Publisher: The Reprint Society, London
Publication year: 1958
Original copyright: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1956
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Illustrations: Coloured frontispiece, plates and diagrams
Condition: Good vintage reading copy in a heavily worn dust jacket. The jacket has substantial rubbing, creasing, chipping, edge loss, tears and surface wear, particularly around the spine and upper edges. The book itself appears intact, with light age toning and minor handling wear visible internally. Please inspect the photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description.
A highly useful and collectible classic cookery reference, well suited to cooks, culinary historians and collectors of vintage food writing.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: B0015, BOOKS, BRITISH COOKERY, COOKBOOKS, COOKERY, CULINARY HISTORY, FOOD, NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
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