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London: Simon & Schuster UK, 2022. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7ð - 9ð" tall. First edition first printing (correct number string) octavo hardback. 416 pp. Fine condition in Fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions Nice copy

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world’s most successful cookery writers. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and inspiring. With recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food e

Hardback. New. Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world's most successful cookery writers. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and inspiring. With recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food explores the enduring struggle for female freedom, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food.

London: Simon & Schuster, 2022. First edition. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in a reversed-out white rectangle. Hardback. 399pp. Fore-edge decoration depicting a floral design with spoons and forks. Blue silk page marker. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. When Eliza Acton is told by her publisher to write a cookery book instead of the poetry she loves, she refuses. But after her father is forced to flee the country, Eliza needs to earn a living. Despite never having cooked, she is determined to learn. She hires young, destitute Anne Kirby to help in the kitchen - and together they discover a mutual talent and passion for cooking and for recipe writing. But as Ann finds a voice of her own, their radical friendship begins to fray. Based on the true story of Eliza Acton, "The Language of Food" is a sumptuous feast of a novel about a woman who became a major influence on cookery writing in Britain. Elizabeth David described Acton's book as "my beloved… Read More