Ambrose Heath — War-Time Cook Books by Ambrose Heath

London, Weidenfeld And Nicolson; Faber and Faber Ltd; Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1936-1960. Cloth. A charming three volume set of recipes and advice for mid-twentieth century dining by food writer Ambrose Heath. A three volume set of cook books.By Ambrose Heath, an English journalist and food writer. Heath authored twenty-nine cookbooks between 1939 and 1945, some of which promoted vegetable cookery.Including:1936 Dining Out; How and What To Order, What To Drink, What the Menu Means. With sections on what to order for dinner, wines and liqueurs, the meaning of the dishes, a few sauces, and more. (1948) Good Sandwiches and Picnic Dishes, with recipes for sandwiches, fillings, butters, picnic dishes, and meat moulds. [1960] The Queen Cookery Book, with recipes for wine and food, soups, sauces, egg dishes, dish, meat, poultry and game, vegetables and salads, sweets, cheese dishes and savouries. With The Queen Cookery Book and Good Sandwiches & Picnic Dishes in the publisher's original cloth, and Dining Out in the publisher's original paperback binding.With the original dust wrapper for Good Sandwiches & Picnic Dishes. In the original cloth and paperback bindings. With an original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Slight fading to cloth spines, with light bumping to the heads and tails. Rubbing to joints of paperback, with sunning to the rear, and light spotting to endpapers. Dust wrapper is smart, with the odd small closed tear to edges, and an archival tape repair to rear of wrap, with sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Ink inscription to final leaf of The Queen Cookery Book. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.