FRENCH COUNTRY COOKING; Special Edition
London: DORLING KINDERSLEY, 1989. Second Impression. Hardcover. Signed limited edition - 397 of 450 copies. Signed by the author on the title page. This new edition, the first of a series of Elizabeth David classics, is illustrated with paintings by French artists. First appearing in 1951, when rationing was still in force in Britain, David's book was an escapist read for the food starved public. This beautifully written cookbook - a classic, that should be read, sitting on a lawn chair while plotting your next meal. The food writer, Molly O'Neill said it best when she wrote: "Cooking wasn't a science to David; it was an art. Recipes today are created to be followed literally and slavishly, the culinary equivalent to paint-by-numbers. The recipes that David wrote nearly half a century ago are broad strokes on a canvas - she leaves the details to the cook, and for this reason, her recipes are neither dated nor dowdy, they are alive." Line drawings by JOHN MINTON. Boards and copy are pristine, dust wrapper clean but priced clipped. Covered in protective mylar. Green color illustrated boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. Item #4013
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