1961 Hostess

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

First edition. Illustrated throughout. A charming guide to entertaining at home, with commentary of the author's own experiences as a hostess. Includes chapters on flower decoration, afternoon tea, table cloths, cooking at home, and parties, amongst other events. Written by Constance Spry, a British educator, florist and author. With recipes and menus from Rosemary Ethel Hume, an English chef and writer who taught at Le Cordon Bleu cookery school in London, and co-devised coronation chicken in 1953. Illustrated by Lesley Blanch, a British writer, illustrator, and traveller. Edited by Anthony Marr, the son and only child of Constance Spry. With an introduction from Elizabeth Home, the Countess of Home.