Doris Lytton Toye; Evelyn Forbes [Editor] — Contemporary Cookery

London, The Conde-Nast Publications, Ltd. 1947 . First edition. Cloth. Lovely first-edition cookbook from Doris Lytton Tote's 1945-47 Vogue column. First edition.Publisher's original cloth-backed paperback.With almost forty full-page advertisements to the front and rear of the work.Illustrated throughout with vignettes by John Minton and Denton Welch.Charming post-war cookery book by Doris Lytton Tote, best known for her acting work both on stage and in silent films. Between the years of 1945-47, she wrote a cookery column for Vogue, extracts of which make up the present volume. The work caters for rationing conditions, offering many suitable swaps. Publisher's original cloth-backed paperback. Externally, reasonably smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in fraying to edges and a small chip to the top edge of the front cover. Light spotting and discolouration to front and rear. Internally, front hinge a little weak, leading to delicate binding to pages 48 and 49, 112 and 113 and 128 and 129. Light spotting and discolouration throughout. Good . Ill.: John Minton; Denton Welch. Good .