A is for Abigail by Cheney, Lynne - 2003

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Edited by John Goldsmith. 510 pp. Indexed. Special message for this edition only and the Introduction by the author. Limited signed edition. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Frontispiece, a portrait of the author by Christine Bunn. Full red leather with gilt design and letters on spine, front and back panels; silk ribbon marker; marbled endpages; all edges gilt. Beautiful copy. Spender was an English poet, novelist and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work. He was appointed the Seventeenth Poet Laureate consultant to the United States Library of Congress in 1965. ; 8vo ; 1985 pages .

PA: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Frontispiece by Stan Hunter. Handsome copy. ; 8vo .

PA: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Frontispiece by Alan E. Cober. A Handsome copy. ; 8vo .

New York: Atheneum. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages: xii, [4], 3-175, [1 - biography note]. Better than very good with a bright 1960's unclipped dust jacket; both with light edge wear. What a gem! A primary source for the mid-century food culture, AND an outstanding cookbook. Win-Win!. Within these informally written pages are both recipes and stories from one of the leading chefs of the era. Some of the recipes found within these narrations are Citris Pie, Suet Pudding, Potato filling for turkey; Spoonbread and Mutton Broth as made in Scotland. Because of the writing style, the best place to find the actual recipes may be in the index. Kirkus Review offers this: "Restaurateur (New York's former Ambassador-Sheraton East) Brockway provides a talking-reading cookbook with insets of recipes remembered. They range from a childhood in the country where an incomparable Hetty cooked by ear, piecrust, frosting, coffee, mincemeat, on to… Read More

Valley Guild. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0961274204 . First Edition Hardcover in white boards In Fine unmarked condition in Very Good jacket with Protective cover. "The recipes have been adapted from restaurant proportions to family size. Recipes include: Enchilada Burritos, Empanada Quiche, California Casserole, San Francisco Chicken, Calcutta Chicken Salad, Triple Cheese Souffle, French Mocha Pie, Shrimp Creole, Spinach Lasagne with Mornay Sauce, etc. " Steinbecks House is located in Salinas, CA. Purchased and renovated by the volunteers of Valley Guild, it was opened to the public as a restaurant on February 27, 1974 —the 72nd anniversary of John Steinbeck’s birth. ; 10.10 X 7.10 X 0.70 inches; 223 pp pages .

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Edited by John Goldsmith. 510 pp. Indexed. Special message for this edition only and the Introduction by the author. Limited signed edition. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Frontispiece, a portrait of the author by Christine Bunn. Full red leather with gilt design and letters on spine, front and back panels; silk ribbon marker; marbled endpages; all edges gilt. Beautiful copy. Spender was an English poet, novelist and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work. He was appointed the Seventeenth Poet Laureate consultant to the United States Library of Congress in 1965. ; 8vo ; 1985 pages .

PA: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Frontispiece by Stan Hunter. Handsome copy. ; 8vo .

PA: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Frontispiece by Alan E. Cober. A Handsome copy. ; 8vo .

New York: Atheneum. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages: xii, [4], 3-175, [1 - biography note]. Better than very good with a bright 1960's unclipped dust jacket; both with light edge wear. What a gem! A primary source for the mid-century food culture, AND an outstanding cookbook. Win-Win!. Within these informally written pages are both recipes and stories from one of the leading chefs of the era. Some of the recipes found within these narrations are Citris Pie, Suet Pudding, Potato filling for turkey; Spoonbread and Mutton Broth as made in Scotland. Because of the writing style, the best place to find the actual recipes may be in the index. Kirkus Review offers this: "Restaurateur (New York's former Ambassador-Sheraton East) Brockway provides a talking-reading cookbook with insets of recipes remembered. They range from a childhood in the country where an incomparable Hetty cooked by ear, piecrust, frosting, coffee, mincemeat, on to… Read More

Valley Guild. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0961274204 . First Edition Hardcover in white boards In Fine unmarked condition in Very Good jacket with Protective cover. "The recipes have been adapted from restaurant proportions to family size. Recipes include: Enchilada Burritos, Empanada Quiche, California Casserole, San Francisco Chicken, Calcutta Chicken Salad, Triple Cheese Souffle, French Mocha Pie, Shrimp Creole, Spinach Lasagne with Mornay Sauce, etc. " Steinbecks House is located in Salinas, CA. Purchased and renovated by the volunteers of Valley Guild, it was opened to the public as a restaurant on February 27, 1974 —the 72nd anniversary of John Steinbeck’s birth. ; 10.10 X 7.10 X 0.70 inches; 223 pp pages .