The Finer Cooking by Boulestin, X. M - 1937: Or Dishes For Parties

New York: Oxford University Press, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards. Fine, in good dust wrapper. 198 pages. 19.5 x 13 cm. Decorations by J. E. Laboureur. A charming volume designed to be a guide for the hostess - with recipes, entertaining history, and delightful anecdotes. Xavier Marcel Boulestin (1878-1943) was a restaurateur, chef, and food writer. His London restaurant - The Restaurant Boulestin, was well respected, albeit expensive. Boulestin, who brought French classic food to British cooks became, in a way, a food celebrity. Among those influenced by Boulestin was the English food writer Elizabeth David. The French artist J. E. Laboureur was well know for his etching, lithography, and engraving. Interior pristine, dust wrapper rubbed with chips. In protective mylar cover.