Lobscouse and Spotted Dog - Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubery/Maturin Novels.y

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,b/w illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. Stated First Edition.] FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around white background with colour pictorial painting illustration [Shipmates Carousing Below Deck,National Maritime Museum Picture Library] to front of dw/dj,with white-lettered part-title to a red panel at top of illustration and a grey-lettered sub-title,co-author's grey-lettered names and a brown-lettered Foreword by Patrick O'Brian credit all to lower edge.A white spine/backstrip with co-authors' grey-lettered surnames at it's head,a brown-lettered part-title to middle and lightly sunned brown lettered Foreword by PATRICK O'BRIAN credit along with publisher's capitalised,grey lettered short name and grey illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear of dw/dj with a red double-lined bordered yellow panel with black-lettered Spotted Dog pudding recipe within.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - one tiny closed nick to rear,lower corner - else no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top +fore-edges with faint,minimal and sporadic dust flecks but still bright; contents virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean white paper-covered boards with a maroon cloth blind-spine with bright, crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip and minisculely,minimally spotted plain white endpapers. US,8vo HB+dw/dj,b/w illustrated,1st edn,xv-xxixpp+3- 3304pp [paginated] includes a List of Recipes by Category,a Patrick O'Brian Foreword,a Preface, Author's Note, Acknowledgements,11 chapters each with an [unpaginated] thumbnail b/w illustrated headpiece separator page,and other thumbnail b/w headpieces for some recipes and some Songs' pages with illustrated music notation and lyrics interspersed throughout the text and the book,General Notes - Converting to Metric,Fahrenheit+Celsius Equivalents,a 7pp Select Bibliography and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page,a b/w headpiece illustrated title page,a dedication [to Patrick O'Brian - co-authors' are both avid Patrick O/Brian aficionados], a Contents list/table,a part-title separator page with a song 'The Roast Beef of England' with music notation and lyrics to it's verso. Visually the exterior appearance is still exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 25+ year-old age and nature, i.e a recipe cookbook. It is only the minimal,minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults. An unusual,intriguing and uncommon item of the Patrick O'Brian Aubrey/Maturin canon for those aficionados,collectors,history purists or O'Brian completists. Celebrate the joys of Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series in this rich and delightful cookbook,full of the food and drink that so often complement Jack and Stephen's travels. In these pages,you will find a wealth of authentic early 19thC recipes for foods such as Burgoo,Ship's Biscuit, Skillygalee,Drowned Baby,Sea Pie,Figgy Dowdy, Soused Hog's Face,Solomongundy,Jam Roly-poly, Portable Soup,and,of course,Spotted Dog.With this book you can create a feast with Sucking Pig and Christmas Pudding,recreate Clarissa Oake's bridal dinner,or learn how Jack's steward Killick might have made coffee.Recipes are accompanied by relevant quotes from the series text as well as extensive historical notes on the origins of the dishes and their names.Also included are instructive sections on the preparing of roasts,puddings,and raised pies. Whether for culinary adventurers,history purists,or readers just wondering what toasted cheese is,'Lobscouse & Spotted Dog' is a book that every Aubrey/Maturin fan must have.A glass of wine with you! Lobscouse or (lapskaus) is a thick Scandinavian stew made of meat and potatoes.Variations of lapskaus may be made of fresh or leftover meat (usually beef or lamb,but sometimes also chicken,pork or ham) and potatoes.Other typical ingredients are vegetables (such as carrots,onions,leeks,celery root,and rutabaga, spices (such as pepper or ginger),salt and herbs. Lapskaus is possibly linked (historically and etymologically) to lobscouse,a European sailors' stew or hash strongly associated with major ports such as Liverpool. Similar dishes include the Danish labskovs, Swedish lapskojs,Finnish lapskoussi or the German labskaus.[Wiki.] Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. 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