Jekyll lady (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: New. 1st.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: Good. 1922. First Edition. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block.…

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 262 pages. 8.46x5.43x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: New. 1st.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Reprinted and revised. Collins, 1969. Hardback, 8vo. cloth, xi, 272pp. a good, clean copy in poor repaired d.w. with line illustrations by Pauline Baynes. A superior collection of pre-war recipes brought up to date by the author's daughter Lady Freyberg. Still one of the best books of Country House food.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Reprinted and revised. Collins, 1969. Hardback, 8vo. cloth, xi, 272pp. a good, clean copy in poor repaired d.w. with line illustrations by Pauline Baynes. A superior collection of pre-war recipes brought up to date by the author's daughter Lady Freyberg. Still one of the best books of Country House food.…

First published in The Times (London) during the 1920s, Kitchen Essays explains the proper way to make Lobster Newburg while offering fascinating insight into the social history of England.Agnes Jekyll felt that cooking should fit the occasion and temperament and states that "a large crayfish or lobster rearing itself menacingly on its tail seems quite at home on a sideboard of a Brighton hotel-de-luxe, but will intimidate a shy guest at a small dinner-party." And that "a hardy sportsman should not be fed in the same way as a depressed financier."Agnes Jekyll (1860-1937) was the daughter of William Graham, Liberal MP for Glasgow and patron of the Pre-Raphaelites. A celebrated hostess and entertainer, her first dinner party included Robert Browning, John Ruskin, and Edward Burne-Jones. (goodreads)The book and boards are in very good condition. The dustjacket is chipped all along the bottom and top edge.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Xiii, [1], 328 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates. No title page, as published. Spine says "Ne Oublie," an inner leaf has "Pages from the Notebook" and the front cover has "Inveni Fontem" in the squares. No date but 1937. Printer from rear colophon. Octavo. Cream cloth spine with blue title is a bit age darkened, especially at the top. Hard paper covers in beige with blue pen and ink fountains in squares, minor normal age to the covers. Interior is lightly toned but otherwise unmarked. Quite scarce, OCLC. 47734342. Dame Agnes Jekyll, DBE (née Graham; 12 October 1861 28 January 1937) was a British artist, writer and philanthropist. The daughter of William Graham, Liberal MP for Glasgow (18651874) and patron of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, sister-in-law of the famous gardener. A collection of aphorisms, poems, short essays, and quotations that Jekyll enjoyed. Collected by herself and edited by her daughters and printed as a memorial to their mother the year of her death. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 328 pages.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The very scarce first edition of Agnes Jekyll's 'Kitchen Essays', first appearing as articles in The Times from 1921-22. First edition of these articles collected in book form.In the original cloth binding.Consisting of a collection of articles originally written for The Times in the early 1920s by Agnes Jekyll, a British artist, writer and philanthropist. With titles such as 'Children's Bread', 'Sunday Supper' and 'Cottage Hospitality', these were recipes interlaced with Jekyll's enjoyable commentary.Jekyll was also a famous hostess, with guests of hers including Browning, Ruskin and Burne-Jones. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A couple spots and handling marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. With scattered spots throughout and an ownership bookplate of ones Martin and Pamela Finch to the front free endpaper. A couple ink inscriptions to the half title page. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…