Author: BACHMANN, WALTER (ALSO WITH CHARLES FINANCE AND DR. E. ZIMMERMANN, ED.)
Title: Professional Knowledge - "The Art of Cookery" for the Hotel, Restaurant & Catering Trade (Vol I, II & III)
Description: London, Maclaren and Sons, 1951-52. 1951, 1st Edition. Hardcover . Three vol set. First English Edition. Small quartos, 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. Vols 1 & 2: The Professional Kitchen, Vol 3: The General Trade Knowledge. Originally published in Basel, 1948-49 under the title "Berufskunde" fur die Hotellerie und das Gastwirtschaftsgewerbe, under the patronage of the Swiss Hotel Association, etc. etc. Vols 1,2 & 3 in blue, red & black cloth. Gilt title and decorations (Edelweiss) bright on front boards, less bright on spines, esp vol 1. Edges show a little spotting, each front paste-down previous owner name/date ("Jack Hoffmann, Olympic Hotel, 1960"). Photos & color plates. Occasional marginal notation in ball-point. Interior hinges split vol 1, but the three volumes are otherwise quite clean and sound. Very Good.

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