
THE COOKERY BOOK COLLECTION OF RUTH WATSON
Lot 10•
CHINESE COOKERY The Oriental Cook Book. A Guide to Marketing and Cooking in English and Chinese, Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, 1898
19 August 2020, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £701.25 inc. premium
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CHINESE COOKERY
The Oriental Cook Book. A Guide to Marketing and Cooking in English and Chinese, second edition, text in English and Chinese, contemporary half roan, joints worn, large 8vo, Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, 1898
Footnotes
Rare early Chinese cookery book, first published in 1889. The recipes include translations from the New Cook Book of Maria Parloa, the celebrated American chef and culinary pioneer (see lot 3), as well as "selections from other standard cook books and recipes from friends" (Preface by the anonymous translator).