M.F.K Fisher An Alphabet For Gourmets First and 7 similar items

AN ALPHABET FOR GOURMETS by M.F.K. Fisher New York: The Viking Press, 1949. First edition, first printing. "Published by The Viking Press in September 1949" statement to the copyright page, 1949 date printed to the title page, and $3.00 price printed to the jacket's flap. A superb collection of literary writings and observances on eating, cooking, and all things culinary, arranged by alphabetical word themes, with each chapter ending in recipes. Delightful drawings throughout by Marvin Bileck. Lightly rubbed to the lower shelf edges, else near fine in red-salmon linen with black, white and salmon vignette illustration to the front cover and with black and white titles to a white panel to the spine; in a lightly dust-soiled very good dust jacket with fading to the spine panel, some minor crimp-creases to the shelf-edges, slight rubbing to the spine folds and flap folds, and with a very short tear to the upper edge of the rear panel; original $3.00 printed price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 255 pages; index of recipes. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.