1953. First Edition. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with black lettering to spine. Partial fiction with cookery aspects. One illustration to title page. Light foxing and tanning to pages. Slightly more prominent to text block edges and free endpapers; lighter to pastedowns. Light creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Text block edges slightly scratched. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with visible tanning, liquid staining and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Slight scratches and marks.