Ambrose Heath — Good Fish Dishes

London, Faber and Faber, 1940 . First edition. Hardback. An exceptionally bright example of the first edition of Ambrose Heath's guide to the best fish dishes, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the very scarce publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The work of Ambrose Heath, a prolific British food writer and journalist, best known for his cookbooks in the 1930s and 1940s that promoted economical, seasonal, and wholesome home cooking.Heath presents a wonderful array of dishes featuring fish.With the bookplate of Martin and Pamela Finch to the front free endpaper. They were antiquarian booksellers with an interest in antiquarian gastronomy. Contemporary inscriptions to front free endpaper of each volume bar Sweets. In the publisher's original paper covered boards, with unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper back strip and wrap perimeters lightly age toned. Minor tide mark to front wrap head and tail. Tape to dust wrapper reverse at back strip head and head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with spotting to the rear of the work. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.