Giovanni Quaglino; Charles Graves [ed.] — The Complete Hostess by Quaglino

London, Hamish Hamilton Publisher, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of The Complete Hostess by London restauranter, Giovanni Quaglino, with superb illustrations. An excellent first edition, second impression of Giovanni Quaglino's The Complete Hostess. Edited by British gastronome and journalist, Charles Patrick Ranke Graves.This impression published in December 1935 with the first edition first impression printed a month prior. Signed, with the author's dedication inscription to half title.Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with coloured, in-text vignettes by Anna Katrina Zinkeisen. Italian-born London restauranter, Qualgino's guide for the 1930s hostess; including chapters on cocktails, champagne and cigars. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding with original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, in excellent condition. Only minor signs of bumping to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper clipped. Significant previous repair with archival tape, mainly to reverse wrap. Prominent loss of paper to lower spine. Further smaller chips and closed tears. Sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Minor age toning. Author's inscription to half title. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Anna K. Zinkeisen. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.