Irma Walker Ross — Recipes from the East

London, Arco Publishers Limited, 1956 . First edition. Paperback. This cookbook is a first British edition and a notable mid‑century cultural bridge, providing Eastern flavors and aesthetics to Western home cooks, with numerous colour illustrations by Japanese-American artist Baye Mizumura. In the publisher's original pictorial paper ring binding. This volume is a vanishingly scarce, first British edition of this work.This edition offers 90 pages of thoughtfully adapted Eastern recipes, with charming colour illustrations by Baye Mizumura throughout. This volume features over 70 recipes drawn from culinary traditions across: Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, India, Russia, Korea, Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Ceylon, Burma, Indonesia, and Pakistan. With recipes such as: Hawaiian Pork, Skewered Prawns Kauai, Sukiyaki, Crab Manila, Egg Dumplings, Spring Rolls, Curried Veal, Russian Eggplant Caviar, and Siamese Fried Beans. Irma Ross compiled the book while serving as a personnel officer for the U.S. Army during the Allied occupation of Japan. In the publisher's original pictorial paper ring binding. Externally, smart. Sight age toning to pictorial paper. One or two very slight scratches and creases to wraps. Endpapers slightly age toned with minor offsetting. Internally, partially disbound. Center leaves disbound, first and last few leaves a little loose, but holding. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot and minor handling mark. Good . Ill.: Baye Mizumura. Good .