Kitchen Prelude (Mes Metiers)
New York, NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1933. First edition US. Hardcover. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Missing dust jacket. Some fraying at head and heel of spine. Possibly ex library, with call letters in black marker on spine and gentle pocket removal at rear. Exlibris of the "Homemaker's Bureau / Saffeway Stores Inc." with the red silhoutte of a woman in a dress with dishes in her hands on pastedown. 309 p. Hamp, well know for his hyperrealistic writing on working class life in France, here discusses his early years as a pastry-cook’s helper in Paris and a chef’s assistant at eateries like Marguery’s Restaurant and London’s Savoy Hotel. Good. Item #21123
Price: $195.00