Catherine Ives — When the Cook Is Away

London, Duckworth, 1929. Cloth. The second impression of this uncommon post-WWI cookery book from Catherine Ives. The second impression of this uncommon cook book from Catherine Ives, which was the pen name of British writer Doris Ives Smith. In the original cloth binding. In addition to numerous magazine articles for publications such as Britannia and Eve, Ives wrote two well-known cookbooks, being this volume and 'Good Meals for Hard Times' (1940), which placed emphasis on economy at a time when rationing had just begun. Its predecessor, 'When the Cook is Away', addresses some of the dramatic post-WWI changes that affected cookery, intending to "come to the rescue of people whose kitchens have been deprived of their cooks and who know nothing about cooking themselves". Recipes include oyster cocktail, kedgeree, baked steak, sweetbreads, gooseberry fool and numerous others.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, with spotting to the spine and scattered spots to the boards. 'Room 15' inscribed to the rear board. However, with very minimal shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with occasional annotations in pencil, including to the rear free endpaper and rear pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .