The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book. Illustrations by Sir Francis Rose.

Publication details: Michael Joseph,1954,

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The British edition is notable for the inclusion of the Haschich Fudge recipe on p. 259 - a contribution by Brion Gysin (here, Brian Gysen) - that had been hastily expurgated in its American counterpart; this minor aspect of notoriety aside, it is rather a charming cook-book, sprinkled with recollections of her life with Gertrude Stein.Its 'Recipes from Friends' section includes, as well as Gysin's sport, contributions from Lord Berners, Carl Van Vechten, Dora Maar, Natalie Clifford Barney, Cecil Beaton, et al.

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FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, frontispiece, section-title vignettes and a few further illustrations to the text, all by Rose, pp. xii, 288, 8vo, original beige cloth, the backstrip lettered in gilt against a green ground, decorations by Rose stamped in same, the gilt a little dulled, faint stain at head of lower board with light handling mark at head of upper board, top edge green, other edges toned with a few faint spots, endpaper designs by Rose printed in black and green, the dustjacket with a Francis Rose design (incorporating a portrait of the author) wrapping around, lightly browned and soiled and a little chipped and nicked, some faint waterstaining to fore-margins, good

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