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Four little volumes in Ambrose Heath's Home Entertaining series, including first editions and many delicious recipes to try at home.
Four little cooking guides written by prominent British food writer Ambrose Heath, including a variety of delicious recipes and dishes.
All part of his Home Entertaining series, with these particular volumes published between 1953-1957.
In the publisher's original cloth, in the original dust wrappers.
Wrappers of Cheese, Wines, and Soups are clipped, while wrapper of Without Meat remains unclipped.
All volumes are first editions, except Wines which is the fourth printing.
- Dishes Without Meat, mostly vegetarian, due to the occasional use of meat stock, but Heath collects recipes where meat is not at the centerpiece, including rice and bean dishes.
(1953).
- Little Cheese Dishes, one of Britain's favourite foods, this little volume collects lesser-known cheese dishes for you to prepare at home.
(1955).
- Home-Made Wines and Liqueurs, a collection of wine and liquor recipes for you to brew at home, perfect for dinner parties.
(1956).
- Soups and Soup Garnishes, travelling away from the traditional recipes, this little gem offers soups influenced from abroad, such as curry soup.
(1957).
In the publisher's original green cloth.
Externally, smart, with slight fading to the spines and edges, a little heavier to Without Meat, with slight fading to boards.
Minimal marks.
Minor knocks to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities, marginally heavier to head of Wine spine and tail of Soups spine.
Dust wrappers are generally bright and clean, with slight smudging and fading to rear wraps.
Signs of edgewear and rubbing to the joints.
Heaviest edgewear to top edges, with colour of wrapper rubbed off to top edge of Without Meat.
A small closed tear to top edge of Wine, and a couple of small tears and chips to top edge of Soups.
End papers are generally bright and clean, with a couple of small spots.
Slightly heavier to front end papers of Without Meat, with small signs of browning to top edge of front pastedown.
.
Library stamp to rear pastedown of Cheses.
Internally, firmly bound.
Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot to the first and last leaves, lighter to Cheese.
Cheese has a small close tear and puncture to bottom right edge of title leaf.
Very Good
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