Robin McDouall — The Pocket Guide to Good Cooking

London, Collins, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this brightly illustrated guidebook to good cooking from British author Robin McDouall. First edition. Illustrated with four colour plates and sixteen black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A book for people who enjoy good food, whether they are experiences cooks or beginners. Written in a sophisticated and witty style, designed for the host or hostess who also has to do the cooking. With suggestions for menus, a guide of the best grocers in London, diagrams on how to carve, and much more. Written by Robin McDouall, a British author of books on cooking and dining. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine and panel edges with light spotting to the rear panel. Loss to the head of the spine and rear panel with the odd small closed tear. A 2" closed tear to the spine with a 4" closed tear to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good Only.