Marie Edwards — Delicious Food for India: A Hostesses Notebook

Calcutta; London, Thacker, Spink & Co; W. Thacker, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of Marie Edward's guide to hosting in colonial India, aiming to combine British culinary traditions with local Indian ingredients. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work. Credited to Marie Edwards, who also provided the small vignette illustration to the title page. A fascinating guide designed to assist British women in colonial India with entertaining and meal planning, offering recipes and advice tailored to the Anglo-Indian household, adapting English recipes to accommodate for the 'food procurable in most Indian markets&apos.Including cocktail, game, fruit, and soup recipes.Rebacked, with back strip laid down, boards restored, and endpapers renewed. Inscription of G. R. R. Brown to the half title head.With the numerous blank ruled leaves throughout - intended for note taking - all left blank. Rebacked, in the original cloth, with back strip laid down, boards restored, and endpapers renewed. Paper title label laid down to front board. Back strip lightly age toned, otherwise generally smart. Inscription to half title. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout, and more significantly strained to centre. Pages age toned, with instances of light spotting to perimeters. Lined leaves left blank. Very Good . Ill.: Marie Edwards. Very Good .