DAVID, Elizabeth. A Book of Mediterranean Food
DAVID, Elizabeth. A Book of Mediterranean Food. London: Macdonald. 1958. 8vo. Second edition with revisions. Publisher’s salmon cloth lettered in gilt and brown to spine, in the terrific wraparound dust jacket designed by John Minton who also provides numerous line drawings throughout plus illustrated title page and frontis. A very attractive copy, about fine, the cloth clean, the binding tight and square, the contents fine and clean throughout with some very light spots to textblock top edge, mild offsetting to front endpaper, but no inscriptions, stamps, or spotting. The dust jacket complete, unpriced as called for with 15/- in blue ink to front flap corner. A couple of minor marks and a trifle bumped around the corners and spine tips, but a desirable example overall.
A canonical text in mid-century culinary guides and, simultaneously, a powerful display of mid-century book design with thanks to the remarkable Minton wraparound design depicting an array of exotic foodstuffs on a balcony overlooking the sea, and terrific illustrations within. Originally published by John Lehmann in 1950, both the contents and the physical volume provide a stark contrast to the rationing that was still in operation and brought a new perspective on cooking books which all other volumes could aim for.
DAVID, Elizabeth. A Book of Mediterranean Food. London: Macdonald. 1958. 8vo. Second edition with revisions. Publisher’s salmon cloth lettered in gilt and brown to spine, in the terrific wraparound dust jacket designed by John Minton who also provides numerous line drawings throughout plus illustrated title page and frontis. A very attractive copy, about fine, the cloth clean, the binding tight and square, the contents fine and clean throughout with some very light spots to textblock top edge, mild offsetting to front endpaper, but no inscriptions, stamps, or spotting. The dust jacket complete, unpriced as called for with 15/- in blue ink to front flap corner. A couple of minor marks and a trifle bumped around the corners and spine tips, but a desirable example overall.
A canonical text in mid-century culinary guides and, simultaneously, a powerful display of mid-century book design with thanks to the remarkable Minton wraparound design depicting an array of exotic foodstuffs on a balcony overlooking the sea, and terrific illustrations within. Originally published by John Lehmann in 1950, both the contents and the physical volume provide a stark contrast to the rationing that was still in operation and brought a new perspective on cooking books which all other volumes could aim for.
DAVID, Elizabeth. A Book of Mediterranean Food. London: Macdonald. 1958. 8vo. Second edition with revisions. Publisher’s salmon cloth lettered in gilt and brown to spine, in the terrific wraparound dust jacket designed by John Minton who also provides numerous line drawings throughout plus illustrated title page and frontis. A very attractive copy, about fine, the cloth clean, the binding tight and square, the contents fine and clean throughout with some very light spots to textblock top edge, mild offsetting to front endpaper, but no inscriptions, stamps, or spotting. The dust jacket complete, unpriced as called for with 15/- in blue ink to front flap corner. A couple of minor marks and a trifle bumped around the corners and spine tips, but a desirable example overall.
A canonical text in mid-century culinary guides and, simultaneously, a powerful display of mid-century book design with thanks to the remarkable Minton wraparound design depicting an array of exotic foodstuffs on a balcony overlooking the sea, and terrific illustrations within. Originally published by John Lehmann in 1950, both the contents and the physical volume provide a stark contrast to the rationing that was still in operation and brought a new perspective on cooking books which all other volumes could aim for.