Elizabeth David Italian Food 1st Edition Illustrated Renato Guttuso 1955 HCDJ
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ITALIAN FOOD
Author: Elizabeth DavidPublisher: Macdonald, London. First edition, third impression (June 1955)illustrator: Renato Guttuso, with b&w frontispiece, full-page & in-text drawings.
Hardcover - Blue cloth boards with gilt titles spine. Some wear to edges, corners, top-bottom spine but clean, bright. Dust jacket - Illustrated by Renato Guttuso, ‘Artichokes and Red Wine’. Worn, chipped, small losses, tear. Price clipped. Now in removable clear ...wrapper. Contents - Page edges lightly age-soiled. Orange-brown drip spot at bottom edge of pages through to 16. Front & back endpapers spotted, marked. Owner’s name. Bookseller’s sticker. Generally bright, clean, tight.
Illustrated with b&w drawings by Renato Guttuso, including frontispiece, full-page & in-text drawings.
Elizabeth David’s ground-breaking cookery book, the first book of Italian cookery to be published in the English language. With gutsy b&w illustrations by Renato Guttuso, Italy’s most famous living artist in the 1950’s, the book went on to become a classic, revolutionising the British & American palate. The book demonstrated the enormous range of Italy's regional cooking. For the foods of Italy, explained David, expanded far beyond minestrone and ravioli, to the complex traditions of Tuscany, Sicily, Lombardy, Umbria, and many other regions. David imparts her knowledge from her many years in Italy, exploring, researching, tasting and testing dishes. Her passion for real food, luscious, hearty, fresh, and totally authentic, will inspire anyone who wishes to recreate the abundant and highly unique regional dishes of Italy.
335 pages including Index220 x 150 mm.
Combined postage available for more than 1 item. Please add items to cart, click Request Total & I will forward invoice with revised freight.
International buyers - Items must currently ship at Standard Air rate as Economy Air has been temporarily suspended due to the pandemic. There are delays but parcels are still arriving safely.
Author: Elizabeth DavidPublisher: Macdonald, London. First edition, third impression (June 1955)illustrator: Renato Guttuso, with b&w frontispiece, full-page & in-text drawings.
Hardcover - Blue cloth boards with gilt titles spine. Some wear to edges, corners, top-bottom spine but clean, bright. Dust jacket - Illustrated by Renato Guttuso, ‘Artichokes and Red Wine’. Worn, chipped, small losses, tear. Price clipped. Now in removable clear ...wrapper. Contents - Page edges lightly age-soiled. Orange-brown drip spot at bottom edge of pages through to 16. Front & back endpapers spotted, marked. Owner’s name. Bookseller’s sticker. Generally bright, clean, tight.
Illustrated with b&w drawings by Renato Guttuso, including frontispiece, full-page & in-text drawings.
Elizabeth David’s ground-breaking cookery book, the first book of Italian cookery to be published in the English language. With gutsy b&w illustrations by Renato Guttuso, Italy’s most famous living artist in the 1950’s, the book went on to become a classic, revolutionising the British & American palate. The book demonstrated the enormous range of Italy's regional cooking. For the foods of Italy, explained David, expanded far beyond minestrone and ravioli, to the complex traditions of Tuscany, Sicily, Lombardy, Umbria, and many other regions. David imparts her knowledge from her many years in Italy, exploring, researching, tasting and testing dishes. Her passion for real food, luscious, hearty, fresh, and totally authentic, will inspire anyone who wishes to recreate the abundant and highly unique regional dishes of Italy.
335 pages including Index220 x 150 mm.
Combined postage available for more than 1 item. Please add items to cart, click Request Total & I will forward invoice with revised freight.
International buyers - Items must currently ship at Standard Air rate as Economy Air has been temporarily suspended due to the pandemic. There are delays but parcels are still arriving safely.
