Elizabeth Craig — Five Works from Elizabeth Craig

London, Collins; Chapman & Hall, 1933-1948. First edition. Cloth. Five works on cookery, entertaining and home economics from journalist and cookery writer Elizabet Craig, all in the original dust wrappers. Five works from Scottish journalist, home economist and a notable author on cookery Elizabeth Josephine Craig.Present here are:The scarce 1932 first edition, first impression of 'Cooking with Elizabeth Craig', in unclipped dust wrapper.The 1933 second impression of 'Entertaining with Elizabeth Craig', illustrated by Herry Perry, with unclipped dust wrapper.The 1936 first edition, first impression of 'Bubble and Squeak', in the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.The 1948 new edition of 'Economical Cookery', in unclipped dust wrapper.A 1948 printing of 'Gardening', from the Elizabeth Craig's Household Library series, in unclipped dust wrapper.With the bookplate of Martin and Pamela Finch to the front free endpapers. They were antiquarian booksellers with an interest in antiquarian gastronomy. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with unclipped dust wrappers. Bumping to back strip heads and tails, otherwise externally excellent. Significant losses to back strip head and tail of 'Entertaining' dust wrapper, with tape repairs to reverse. 'Gardening' back strip age toned, with edgewear to back strip head. 'Bubble' and 'Cooking' back strip age toned, with handling marks to wraps. Bookplates to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.