French Country Cooking by Elizabeth David, illustrated by John Minton. Shop here

Second edition second impression hardback with illustrated dust jacket, unclipped. Illustrated frontispiece and title page. SIGNED by the author to the title page in red ink. Illustrated throughout. Colours in jacket are bright and vivid. Very slight shelf wear and very faint toning to spine. Some faded marks to cloth cover. Pages are pristine. Overall near fine condition, a really beautiful copy. 208 pp.

Elizabeth David strongly influenced the revitalisation of home cookery in England and beyond with articles and books about European cuisines and traditional British dishes. In the second edition, David revised her work in response to improved availability of specialist ingredients in Britain.