HEATH, Ambrose ~ Good Potato Dishes; Edward BAWDEN [Illus.]

FIRST UK PRINTING. Faber and Faber, London: 1935

Small 8vo., decorative boards printed in red and brown, featuring two potatoes sitting in a colander; together in the repeat dustwrapper, both designed by Edward Bawden, who has also provided a title page showing a grumpy mustached man holding a trophy and pointing to a bowlful of spuds; THE BOOK a lovely, fresh and near-fine copy, mildly bruised at edges and to head and foot of spine; faint spotting to the upper edge of text block; the unclipped WRAPPER retaining price of 2s. 6d. very good, slightly browned along the backstrip with a couple of creases to extremities and folds; and some light chipping to the spine ends, mostly at head, discretely repaired internally with tape. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. First edition, first printing. A collection of some 200 recipes on the subject of the humble spud, divided into chapters on purees, salads, soups and more, and ending with a list of restaurant potato dishes explained so that the layperson may better understand such dishes as 'Pommes Mousseline' and 'Pommes en Surprise'. Heath penned some 100 recipe books over the course of his career, many featuring 'Good' in the title, and often paired with Bawden, who provided enigmatic, and often humorous illustrations and dust wrapper designs to accompany his popular recipes. As the publisher's state, "no potato lover should be without it".

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine
JACKET: Very Good