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"Lovely Food: A Cookery Notebook" LOWINSKY, Ruth
$350
LOWINSKY, Ruth
[127] pp.
The Nonesuch Press
1931
8 3/4" x 5 3/4"
w/ Table decorations invented & drawn by Thomas Lowinsky
Ruth J. Emilie Lowinsky (nee Hirsch, 1893-1958), was a Jewish English society hostess and food writer. Her husband, the surrealist painter Thomas Esmond Lowinsky (1892-1947), provided illustrations for this, her first book. published, as the dedication states 'For Each Other and our Greedier Friends'. The book, now famous for its examples of pre-War party food, is divided up into 'Menus'.
[127] pp.
The Nonesuch Press
1931
8 3/4" x 5 3/4"
w/ Table decorations invented & drawn by Thomas Lowinsky
Ruth J. Emilie Lowinsky (nee Hirsch, 1893-1958), was a Jewish English society hostess and food writer. Her husband, the surrealist painter Thomas Esmond Lowinsky (1892-1947), provided illustrations for this, her first book. published, as the dedication states 'For Each Other and our Greedier Friends'. The book, now famous for its examples of pre-War party food, is divided up into 'Menus'.