High Bonnet
New York, Prentice-Hall, 1945. Jones, Idwal. High Bonnet: a novel of epicurean adventures. [FIRST EDITION] Prentice-Hall: New York, 1945. 8vo (210x150mm) pict dj, burgundy, gilt lettered, cloth bds [8],184pp. VG/VG dj faintly soiled, several sm chips to edges, sm nick to bds edges
Second-hand hardcover
JONES, Idwal (1887-1964)
High Bonnet: [a novel of epicurean adventures]
New York : Prentice-Hall, 1945. First Edition.
Octavo (210x150mm) illustrated dust jacket, burgundy, gilt lettered, cloth boards, deckle edges, [8],184pp. Jacket illustration by Edgard Cirlin.
Dust jacket unclipped, spine lightly sunned and soiled, panels lightly scuffed and soiled, folds small chips to spine head and foot, verso two small repairs; top edges a trifle dusty, board edges two small blemishes, corners gently bruised, small blemish to rear paste-down; internally fine.
¶ High Bonnet humorously describes the world of a somewhat caricatured Parisian chef and his origins. From the dust jacket:
Welsh born, but resident in California for most of his life, Jones was a journalist and writer who published a number of works, many of them focused on California. An accomplished cook renowned for his cordon bleu cuisine and efpicurean knowledge, Jones was active in various Californian food and wine societies. He maintained a lively correspondence with M F K Fisher during his life. Edgard Cirlin (1913-1973) was an artist and dust-jacket illustrator in the 1930s-1950s.
High Bonnet was a personal favourite of Anthony Bourdain and Ruth Reichl. An excellent First Edition of one of the landmarks of gastronomic fiction.
Item #10150
Price: $435.00 AUD