the Delectable Past; The Joys of The Table - From Rome to The Renaissance, From Queen Elizabeth I to Mrs. Beeton. The Menus, The Manners - and the Most Delectable Recipes of The Past, Masterfully Re-Created For Cooking and Enjoying Today
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 254 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Filled with culinary history and gorgeous illustration (especially the end papers). The author masterly recreates these ancient recipes so we are able to bring them to our table today. Pages lightly toned, boards clean. Dust..... More