A. N. Other — Pick-Me-Up

London, The Centaur Press, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this uncommon collection of rhyming recipes with colour illustrations by Ian Fenwick. First edition. Uncommon work. Illustrated with thirteen colour images and borders to each page. Collated complete. A collection of thirteen charming rhyming recipes, including dishes such as: Morning Glory, The Tempter, Quelle Vie, Royal Fizz, and The Merry Widow, amongst others. Written anonymously under the pen name of A. N. Other. Illustrated by Ian Fenwick, an English artist and professional cartoonist with a natural talent for humorous drawings. During the 1930s his drawings appeared in many magazines including Punch. Fenwick was commissioned to Leicestershire Yeomanry in 1937 and, after being sent on secret government missions to Turkey and the Balkans in 1940, he soon joined 1 SAS. He parachuted into France at night as Major, Commander of "D" Squadron, 1st SAS, in "Operation Gain" and was killed in action after an ambush some weeks later. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Ian Fenwick. Very Good .