French Country Cooking [Signed Ltd Ed]

$450

By Elizabeth David

Signed Limited Edition of this classic cookbook

In stock

Description

  • Special Christmas Edition [Dorling Kindersley, London, 1989]
  • #62 of 450 copies SIGNED by Elizabeth David
  • French Country Cooking, David’s second book, was first printed in 1951, then in this format [standard trade edition] in 1987; second impression
  • It was her first in-depth foray into purely French cuisine [A Book Of Mediterranean Food, published in 1950, was largely drawn from previously published essays and was more general in nature] & remains a culinary classic
  • Illustrated with the John Minton line drawings from the 1951 edition plus various French paintings
  • Laminated pictorial boards; light foxing to the signed limitation page; occasional blue pen dot; an excellent copy in the very good dustwrapper [clipped, minor puncture to front of spine, light discolouration to inner surface]
  • ISBN: 0863182518