Idwal Jones — High Bonnet

New York, Prentice-Hall, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Rubbing to extremities, scuffing to spine head, dealer stamp, neatly affixed, previous owner's inscription inside front flap, rubbing of gilt lettering to spine. A marvelous memoir of food and culture equal to Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential or perhaps George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London. Picture the chef's towering white toque, the high bonnet, the mark of achievement to which every young sauce-stirrer aspires. A fine, urbane novel, following the very young, very provincial Jean as he attempts to master culinary art at the hands of Paris's most distinguished chefs. 184 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good