[CONRAD, Joseph] Conrad, Jessie

A Handbook of Cookery for a Small House

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923.

First Edition, First Printing.

Introduction by Joseph Conrad:

"Of all books produced since the remote ages by human talents and industry, those only that treat of cooking are, from a moral point of view, above suspicion. The intention of every other piece of prose may be discussed and even mistrusted; but the purpose of a cookery book is one and unmistakable. Its object can conceivably be no other than to increase the happiness of mankind."

Item #1690

Octavo, bound in original blue cloth with spine and front cover labels, with a red and a blue ribbon place marker, 142 pages, very nearly fine in a very good plus jacket.

Price (AUD): $525.00  other currencies