Allan Ross Macdougall; John Collier — The Gourmets Almanac

London, Desmond Harmsworth, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated almanac on gourmet cuisine from American writer Allan Ross Macdougall. First edition. Illustrated with twelve plates, one for each month of the year. Collated complete. With a collection of exotic recipes and descriptions of dishes, set down for each day and month of the year. Including feast days and fast days, with many proverbs from across the world as well as old-fashioned songs from across the ages. Written by Allan Ross Macdougall, an American writer who worked and lived in Paris for much of the 1920s. With a preface from John Collier, a British-born writer. Bound in modern cloth. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .