Part biography, part Regency cookbook, Ian Kelly journeys with Careme on his meteoric rise from Parisian orphan to international celebrity; through the French Revolution to the kitchens of the Brighton Pavilion, to the palaces of the Russian Tsars, the French Rothschilds and Napoleon himself.
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Part biography, part Regency cookbook, Ian Kelly journeys with Careme on his meteoric rise from Parisian orphan to international celebrity; through the French Revolution to the kitchens of the Brighton Pavilion, to the palaces of the Russian Tsars, the French Rothschilds and Napoleon himself.
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Fine in Near fine jacket. Fine/Near fine. Short Books, 2003. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Brown hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(very small tear on the edges of the back Dj cover, a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages as new, light shelf wear on the Dj cover.287pp including Select bibliography. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book.
