The Country Life cookery book : with a few hints and reminders about the kitchen garden / wood engravings by Eric Ravilious
RA Collection: Book
Record number
10/4588
Author
Edition
1st edition
Imprint
London: Country Life Limited, 1937
Physical Description
253 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
General Note
“A number of recipes in this book have already appeared in the Morning Post, the Manchester Guardian, and the News Chronicle. The author is indebted to the editors of these papers for permission to reprint the necessary extracts.
The chapter “Herbs in the Kitchen” is reprinted from the Ministry of Agriculture Bulletin on Herbs (No. 76), by kind permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationary Office.” -- Acknowledgment [p.7]
The chapter “Herbs in the Kitchen” is reprinted from the Ministry of Agriculture Bulletin on Herbs (No. 76), by kind permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationary Office.” -- Acknowledgment [p.7]
12 wood-engravings, one for each month, and a title-page vignette, by Eric Ravilious
Contents
Author’s introduction -- January -- February -- March -- April -- May -- June -- July -- August -- September -- October -- November -- December -- A few river fish -- Herbs in the kitchen -- A calendar of home-grown vegetables -- The vegetable year -- Index
Binding Note
Mauve cloth covers, lettered in white on cover and spine. Pictorial dust-jacket.
Subject
Illustrated books
Cookery books
Recipes
Wood engravings
Cookery books
Recipes
Wood engravings
Contributors
Eric Ravilious, wood-engraver, illustrator
Country Life Limited (London), publisher
Camelot Press, printer
Country Life Limited (London), publisher
Camelot Press, printer
