Florence A. Cowles — Five Hundred Sandwiches

London, Chatto & Windus, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of this vast collection of sandwich recipes from American journalist Florence Abigail Cowles. First UK edition, being an abridged edition of Cowles' original work Seven Hundred Sandwiches which was published in the US in 1928. A revised and enlarged edition, entitled One Thousand and One Sandwiches was published in 1936. Very scarce edition. A successful publication, along with its counterparts, with critics commenting favorably on the book's "almost limitless variety". Being a collection of five hundred sandwich recipes from meat, egg, and fish sandwiches, to butters and salad additions. With chapters on fruit and nut sandwiches, layered sandwiches, novelty sandwiches, open sandwiches, and even cake sandwiches. Since publication, Cowles' work has remained an important source of information regarding sandwich-making in this era. Her work is cited multiple times in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, with historians using this material as a source regarding the early development of American sandwich varieties that are now widely prepared and eaten. Written by Florence Abigail Cowles, an American journalist and cookbook author. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor wear to the extremities and light discolouration to the cloth. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers with the previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .