C. Herman Senn — The Paper-Bag Cookery Manual

London, The Food and Cookery Publishing Agency , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this paper-bag cook book, written by C. Herman Senn in response to the method's growing popularity at the time. The very scarce first edition of this volume. Also very scarce to find contemporary copies overall. In the original cloth binding.Providing instruction and various recipes for paper-bag cookery, a method popularised by French chef Nicolas Soyer, with his 'Kookera' bags heavily advertised by The Daily Chronicle in 1911. This book however promotes the use of the 'Papakuk' bags, a director competitor employed by The Daily Express, with Charles Herman Senn used as their expert. Senn and the Daily Express did a lot of damage to Nicolas" reputation and his system. No one had advised Nicolas Soyer to protect his system by acquiring a patent for it. Senn does make it clear in his introduction, however, that he "does not claim to be the originator of the so-called new system of cookery". In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Bookplate of ones Martin and Pamela Finch to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. With offsetting and the odd spot to the endpapers, otherwise contents are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .