By Elizazbeth Craig
London; Glasgow   Collins Clear-Type Press
7.5" by 4.5" 192 pp.
A first edition of this comprehensive post-war cookbook, offering practical recipes and household guidance from leading British food writer Elizabeth Craig.
By Elizazbeth Craig

1952 Elizabeth Craig's Practical Cooking

London; Glasgow   Collins Clear-Type Press
7.5" by 4.5" 192 pp.
A first edition of this comprehensive post-war cookbook, offering practical recipes and household guidance from leading British food writer Elizabeth Craig.
£75.00
: 0.5kgs / : 981H31

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Description

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

In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. 

Complete with the very scarce, original unclipped dust wrapper.

First edition. 

This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at the National Library of Scotland.

A comprehensive mid-century cookery guide by renowned food writer Elizabeth Craig, Practical Cooking presents nearly 500 accessible recipes alongside clear advice on menu planning, budgeting, and efficient kitchen management.

Elizabeth Josephine Craig (1883–1980) was a Scottish journalist, home economist, and one of the most prolific and influential British cookery writers of the 20th century, authoring more than 60 cookbooks, many of which became household staples.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Externally, very smart. Slight discolouration to lower extremities of rear board. The odd spot to endpapers. Dust wrapper, very smart. Unclipped. Slight rubbing to extremities. The odd slight handling mark, more so to rear wrap. Slight creasing to extremities. The odd spot to wraps, more apparent to inside. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, if age toned with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves.

Very Good Indeed

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