Author: Coyle, L. Patrick, Jr
Title: Cooks' Books: An Affectionate Guide to the Literature of Food and Cooking
Description: New York & Bicester, U.K.: Facts on File Publications, (1985). (1985). New York & Bicester, U.K.: Facts on File Publications, (1985). (1985). Good. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover in dust jacket. Bound in purple cloth titled in gilt, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The corners and head and tail of the spine are lightly bumped. The dust jacket is rubbed and chipped chipped along the edges with a couple of small holes to the bottom of the jacket's front panel. 239 pages, illustrated in black & white. There is tight staining to the fore-edge of the book and a remainder mark on the bottom edge. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

First edition.

Includes some recipes from the books which the author lists. Examples include "Iguana Mole", "Pot Roast of Veal in California Chardonnay", "Rabbits in Syrup","Pommes de Terre a la Maitre d'Hotel", "To Make a Fine Syllabub from the Cow", etc. Good .

Keywords: COOKERY; COOKBOOKS; GASTRONOMY; FOOD; GUIDE; REFERENCE; L. PATRICK COYLE; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION. (Cookery). COOKS' BOOKS: An Affectionate Guide to the Literature of Food and Cooking. Coyle, L. Patrick, Jr.

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