Stephen Lister; Ninette Lyon, Peggie Benton — More Fit for a Bishop; Fish for All Seasons.

London, Peter Davies; The Cookery Book Club, 1965-1968. First edition. Cloth. Charming set of two illustrated, dust-wrapper-clad, 1960s cookery books, including one first edition. Set of two 1960s illustrated cookery works, one of which is a first edition.Collection comprised of:(1965) More Fit for a Bishop by Stephen Lister - first edition;(1968) Fish for All Seasons by Ninette Lyon and Peggie Benton.In publisher's original cloth bindings, each accompanied by a dust wrapper, More Fit for a Bishop being clipped and Fish for All Seasons being unclipped.Fish for All Seasons contains four double-sided photographic plates. More Fit for a Bishop is illustrated throughout with vignettes from prolific artist and illustrator Val Biro, who provided artwork for the likes of Nevil Shute, C. S. Forester and the Radio Times. Collated, complete.More Fit for a Bishop is the sequel to the well-received Fit for a Bishop, published ten years prior. Written by prominent English writer Digby George Gerahty under the pseudonym Stephen Lister. Engaging and witty, featured recipes explore how the rich live and eat so well.Fish for All Seasons is the Cookery Book Club edition of the 1966 original, written by French culinary writer Ninette Lyon and adapted by Peggie Benton. The work constitutes an accessible guide to shopping for, preparing, cooking and serving fish. In publisher's original cloth bindings, each accompanied by a dust wrapper, More Fit for a Bishop being clipped and Fish for All Seasons being unclipped. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing and the odd mark, More Fit for a Bishop being in especially nice condition. Wraps both feature discolouration, spotting and marking. Small chip to the spine head of More Fit for a Bishop, and larger closed tear with wrap coming away at spine to Fish for All Seasons. A selection of newspaper clippings and recipes from previous owner tipped in to Fish for All Seasons. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean copies with only subtle spotting to the first and last few pages of each volume. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Biro. Very Good Indeed/Good.