Bon Viveur [Fanny Cradock] — Where to Dine in London

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Fanny Craddock's first book a guide to dining out in London. First edition. Fanny Craddock's first book. Scarce work. A detailed guide to restaurants in the city of London, visited by Cradock and her husband, with chapters on food and its history, choosing a meal, and the marriage of food and wine. Restaurants are then categorized into sections entitled: Restaurants De Luxe, Restaurants of the Nations (French, Italian, Spanish, German, American, Jewish, Russian, Swiss, Danish, Swedish, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Cosmopolitan), Taverns, Chop-Houses, and English Restaurants, Where to Dine Near Home, and All Through the Night. With some of the restaurants featuring being The Savoy, The Ritz, Claridge's, Romano's, Isola Bella, and many others. Written by Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey, better known as Fanny Cradock, was an English restaurant critic, television cook and writer. She also wrote books under the names Frances Dale, Bon Viveur, Susan Leigh and Phyllis Cradock. Hand bound by E. A. Weeks & Son, London with the original half-title. Bound in modern cloth. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .