BAKER, Jr, Charles H;

THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION, Volume 1. Being An Exotic Cookery Book or. Around The World With Knife Fork and Spoon. Volume 2. Being an Exotic Drinking Book or, Around the World with Jigger Beaker and Flask.

New York, Published by Crown Publishers. 1946. Two volumes, 8vo. Brown cloth ruled in gilt with darkened spines.pp.xxi +220, photographic frontispiece.index. pp.xx + 217,index photographic frontispiece. Very good.
Amusing memoir and travelogue, with anecdotes and recipes and advice to gentlemen. Item #196231

Inscribed To R.A. from V.A.11/8/47, From the Richard Austin collection.
Richard Austin was famous as an art reconnoiter and spy with ASIO after the second world war.
Contains a couple of his recipes loosely inserted.

Price: $250.00