Dorothy Hartley — Food in England

London, Macdonald, 1962 . Cloth. A bright, third impression of Dorothy Hartley's profusely illustrated guide to food in England, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The third impression. First published in 1954. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A definitive guide to English cuisine and cooking techniques, combining cookery with history.Written by English social historian and author, Dorothy Hartley, best known for this particular work, which remains in print to this day. Along with a number of her contemporaries, Hartley strived to uphold historical English traditions and customs, uniting a historical perspective with the practical knowledge of an experienced cook. In this work, Hartley demonstrates the relation between folklore and food, for example, in her "Egg" chapter, she mentions a method of keeping away witches by pulverising your egg shells after use (p212). Wonderfully illustrated with vignettes throughout, as well as 21 illustrations over 8 plates.Collated, complete. From the library of Jill Norman, an editor and food writer. Norman began working at Penguin in the early 1960s and, as the only woman, the care of the company's cookery books fell to her. It was her responsibility to expand the cookery titles Penguin produced, and thus began to publish works by Jane Grigson, Claudia Roden, and Alan Davidson. In particular Norman worked closely with the famed cookery writer Elizabeth David, with whom she was good friends. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with light bumping to the extremities and a few small tears to the cloth at the spine tail. Bookplate to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is sound, with chipping and loss to the extremities. Tears to the joints of the wrap, with a larger tear to the rear joint, spanning almost the entire length. Sunning to the spine of the wrap with light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Good Only.