Diccionario de Recetas de Cocina Reposteria, Helados y Bebidas
Mexico: Publicacaciones Herrerieas, 1942.
First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Item #CAT001047
3 volumes rebound in green cloth backed marbled boards with a bit of wear at corners. Modest browning to pages, chips to final pages in vol 2, stains to endpapers; very good or better overall. 992pp; 959pp; 284pp. Dated 1942, 1943, 1943. Illustrated with photos and drawings, including detailed step by step instructions in a number of instances.
Arranged alphabetically but idiosyncratically (vol 1 is A, vol 2 B-Z, vol 3 added recipes). A mammoth collection of recipes collected under the supervision of journalist, editor, film maker (he was the assistant director on Eisenstein's ¡Que viva Mexico! in 1932) and gastonome Agustín Aragón Leiva who was a dedicated enthusiast for regional Mexican cuisine (later credited by Diana Kennedy with introducing her to many local foods and allowing her the use of his library -reportedly the most extensive culinary library in Mexico) and a sort of Grimod de la Reyniere figure in Mexican cuisine in his later years. Rare with the third volume - 6 copies in OCLC, none with the final volume. Size: 8vo. 3-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT001047.
Price: $1,200.00