Home Cookery. Preface by Joseph Conrad.

Publication details: Jarrolds,1936,

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The author was the wife of Joseph Conrad, and the work reprints the learned Preface provided by her late husband for her first book of cookery ('Simple Cooking Precepts for a Little House', 1921) - reused here on the basis that its sentiments still applied, and that Joseph Conrad had 'partaken and approved all the recipes included in this' (p. viii). The work is written in an appealing style, largely drawing on the author's British working-class background - fitting the author's brief to make culinary tasks 'as easy and simple as possible' - though with the international and plus haute flavour afforded by her life with Conrad occasionally evident.

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FIRST EDITION, one or two small spots to margins, a few pencil checks to margin of Index at rear, pp. 160, crown 8vo, original blue cloth, lettered in black to backstrip and upper board, the latter with vignette stamped in same, the backstrip slightly sunned through the jacket, a few spots to edges, ownership inscription to front pastedown and gift inscription to flyleaf, dustjacket a little chipped at head of rear panel and ends of backstrip panel, the rear panel with small patch of surface abrasion at head, a couple of short closed tears at foot of front panel, very good

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