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    Reference 4406 (2513)
    Category Miscellaneous
    Author Baker, Charles H. Jr.
    Title The South American Gentlemen's Companion Volume I Being an Exotic Cookery Book, Volume II Being an Exotic Drinking Book
    Publishing Information New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1951.
    Description 1st Edition: Volume 1 Being an Exotic Cookery Book Or, UP and DOWN the ANDES with KNIFE, FORK and SPOON. Volume 2 Being an Exotic Drinking Book Or, UP and DOWN the ANDES with JIGGER, BEAKER and FLASK. From the introduction "And so, dear friends we literally ate and drank our way for over 30,000 miles up and down The Andes. We flew all over that huge continent, pluckily stoking-in not only on high cuisine donw by some of the fanciest imported European Chefs now operating in this hemispher, but also making it a point to nourish on an equal list of selective native dishes, each notable in the land of its origin. Volume 1 xiv, 224 pages; Volume 2 xi, 225 pages. Both volumes sunned spines as usual, previous owners neat dated signature on front end papaers, contents clean and bright. Slipcase beginning to split on top but still intact. A lovely set.
    Price £70.00
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