By Maria Lemnis; Henryk Vitry; Eliza Lewandowska [Translation]
Warsaw   Interpress
8" by 5" 303 [1] pp.
A smart copy of this Polish cookbook, pairing heirloom recipes with lively essays on customs and holidays, illustrated with Jozef Muczkowski’s woodcuts.
By Maria Lemnis; Henryk Vitry; Eliza Lewandowska [Translation]

1979 Old Polish Traditions in the Kitchen and at the Table

Warsaw   Interpress
8" by 5" 303 [1] pp.
A smart copy of this Polish cookbook, pairing heirloom recipes with lively essays on customs and holidays, illustrated with Jozef Muczkowski’s woodcuts.
£49.00
: 0.5kgs / : 973H5

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Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards.

This is a classic of modern Polish food writing, issued here in English by Interpress.

This volume is a recipes book and a cultural guide to old Polish cuisine, with short essays on customs, history, legends, hospitality, holidays and mushrooms. 

Recipes include "Buckwheat Kasha," "Wine Sup with Egg Yolks," "Meatballs for Tripe," "Roast Pheasant,"Hot Snack from Dried Mushrooms," "Fresh Mushroom Soup," and "Rump of Boar", to name a few. 

Illustrated with numerous elegant woodcut engravings by Jozef Muczkowski.

Condition

In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities and boards, resulting in very slight loss to paper. Spine slightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. Previous owner's inscription to half-title. Pages bright and clean.

Very Good

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