Joseph A. Lambeth — Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries

London, Virtue and Company Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this striking work describing the Lambeth method of cake decoration, complete with colour plates. The first edition of this work.An in-depth study on the Lambeth method of cake decoration, a method of design which uses royal icing to over-pipe intricate designs on cakes.Illustrated with twenty striking colour plates, and monochrome photographs throughout.By Joseph A. Lambeth.With a foreword by John H. N. Mackman. Three pages of adverts to the front, eight pages to the rear.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Gilt to the front board and spine have faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: John J. N. Mackman. Very Good .