The Diner Out" [A E Manning Foster] — Dining and Wining

London, Geoffrey Bles, [1925]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this charming volume on all manner of wining and dining, inscribed by the author to the influential wine merchant and fellow author, Andre L. Simon. First edition. Dated using Jisc, from a copy of the work held at the British Library. Scarce work. Inscribed by the author to influential wine merchant and author, Andre L. Simon, "To Andre L. Simon, with hommage, A. E. Manning Foster". An entertaining guide to eating and drinking out, from 'Pretentious Menus' and 'The Best Kind of Dinner Party' to 'Railway Food' and 'A Cheer-Up Dinner&apos. A charming work, providing insight into wining and dining in the 1920s. Concluding with a month-by-month guide to eating seasonally. Written by British author and journalist, A. E. Manning Foster.With ten pages of advertisements to the rear. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, very good, with fading to the spine and the odd mark to cloth. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .