A CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF Gastronomy; Complete and Unabridged with Decorations by John Leigh-Pemberton
New York: Bramhall House, 1946. Hardcover. 816 pages. 22 x 15 cm. This delightful volume combines the qualities of a practical cookbook with those of an urbane and comprehensive guide to food and drink the world over. Arranged in nine major sections which afford a fresh approach to menu-planning as well as new and exciting reading about food, this volume stands as the epitome of a lifetime of gastronomic endeavor. With over 2000 international recipes, and 3800 descriptions of foods, this book should live in your kitchen. Interior and boards clean. Dust wrapper rubbed with some loss to corners. Covered in protective mylar. Blue cloth covered boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. Item #4284
Price: $35.00