The Graham Kerr Cookbook

Kerr, Graham. The Graham Kerr Cookbook: fine food from the Southern hemisphere. (2nd Imp) A H & A W Reed: Wellington, New Zealand,1967. 4to (235x305mm) HC pict bds, copper wire, spiral bnd, 131,[1]pp. Fine in lightly scuffed original box

KERR, Graham [aka 'The Galloping Gourmet' (1934 - )]

The Graham Kerr Cookbook: fine food from the Southern hemisphere.

Wellington: New Zealand, 1967. Second Impression. First published 1966. Printed by Kyodo Printing, Tokyo Japan.

Quarto (235x305) pictorial cloth boards, copper coloured spiral wire bound, 131,[1 blank]pp. Photography by Hubert Sieben; art by Eric Heath.

Previous owner inscription to half-title "Mother's Day 1969 Sheila, Roger & Tony", else unused. Fine and exceptionally crisp and bright in it's original lightly soiled and rubbed slipcase/box.

Born in England to hotelier parents, after a stint in the army as a catering officer, Kerr emigrated to New Zealand as an army catering adviser in 1958 and by the mid-1960s was a regular cooking presenter on TV, the radio and in magazines. His first book, Entertaining with Kerr (1963) was an extraordinary commercial success.

This, his second book, was published at the height of his TV career in Australia and New Zealand before he went on to become famous internationally as 'The Galloping Gourmet'.   In the preface he expresses his desire to create a particular cuisine for the deep Southern Hemisphere.   Blending his classic European culinary training with local antipodean ingredients, Kerr typifies the 1960s down under; an unusual international looking cookbook - made easy with numerous step-by-step photos.