FOOD: A 20TH-CENTURY ANTHOLOGY. Edited by Clarissa Dickson Wright.
1999 1st edition. 4to (200 x 260mm). Pp320. Colour photographs throughout. Pink boards.
A source of endless fascination, even for the non-cook, the author gives a good account of the history of food, cookery and its position in society during the last 100 years. The story is told through short essays and substantial excerpts from the literature of food, the greater part of which will be unfamiliar to the general reader. Readable and well-informed pieces by Clarissa Dickson Wright and several hundred well-chosen excerpts which do include some recipes and lots of useful information.
A source of endless fascination, even for the non-cook, the author gives a good account of the history of food, cookery and its position in society during the last 100 years. The story is told through short essays and substantial excerpts from the literature of food, the greater part of which will be unfamiliar to the general reader. Readable and well-informed pieces by Clarissa Dickson Wright and several hundred well-chosen excerpts which do include some recipes and lots of useful information.
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8779
| Author | Wright (Clarissa Dickson). (1947-2014). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 8779 |
| ISBN | 0091868114 / 0091868114. |
| Book Description | Slight shelf-wear but a fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1999 |
| Publisher | Ebury Press. |
| Place | London. |