1939 Rose Recipes

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce, With Dustwrapper

First edition. Scarce work. With decorations throughout and numerous full-page images. Exploring the simple methods of making use of the millions of roses wasted every year on the British Isles, being a charming collection of recipes utilising rose petals from the garden. Including the making of pot-pourri, sweet bags, pomanders, perfume, sweet waters, conserves, jams, syrups, and other confections. Written by Eleanour Sophie Sinclair Rohde, a British gardener, garden designer, and horticultural writer who authored thirty books on gardening between 1913 and 1948. She is best known for her book The Scented Garden, published in 1931. Illustrated by Helen Babette Kapp, a British artist, originally a painter and illustrator, who became a curator and gallery director of some influence.