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Madame Prunier's Fish Cookery Book [SIGNED]

Madame Prunier's Fish Cookery Book [SIGNED]

Madame Prunier's Fish Cookery Book [SIGNED]
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Madame Prunier's Fish Cookery Book [SIGNED]

by Madame S.B. Prunier / Ambrose Heath (Ed.) / Mathurin Meheut (Illust.)

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London: Nicholson and Watson, 1938. 1st Edition . Good. 6 x 8 inches (15 x 20.5 cm). Signed by Author. Lacking jacket. First printing, with the expected sponsor's label to front pastedown endpaper (with rubbing). Pale blue buckram binding. Mark to front board, fading and slight wear to ends of spine, small bump to lower corner of front board. Browning to page edges. Tape residue to front free endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers, occasional spots to and a a few marks to text. Inscribed and signed by the author, Madame Simone Prunier, to half title page: 'To Mr. Charles Thornton. From the author 'S' to 'one of the few'. With best wishes and awaiting better days to meet again at Prunier's in Paris - S.B. Prunier, Sept 1942'. Also includes a printed menu booklet for La Maison Prunier, Paris, dated 1938. A rare signed copy of this highly influential cookery classic. Overall condition is Good. Size: 6 x 8 inches (15 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xviii, 290

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Bookseller
Tarrington Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1216E040
Title
Madame Prunier's Fish Cookery Book [SIGNED]
Author
Madame S.B. Prunier / Ambrose Heath (Ed.) / Mathurin Meheut (Illust.)
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Nicholson and Watson
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1938
Size
6 x 8 inches (15 x 20.5 cm)
Keywords
Seafood, Cookery Book, Cook Book, French Cuisine, recettes cuisine de poisson, Cookery
Bookseller catalogs
Signed Copies & Rarities; Cookery;

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A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.

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