(Reference) Pennell, Elizabeth Robins. My Cookery Books. Intro. By Michael McKirdy. Liguria Steeped in an oral culture

Steeped in an oral culture

Tequila has come a long way since the days of salt

you face up to the facts

as the Romans marched across Arabia and the Sassanid kings held sway in Persia

with an astounding abuse of exclamation points in the introduction

(Reference) Pennell, Elizabeth Robins. My Cookery Books. Intro. By Michael McKirdy. Liguria Steeped in an oral cultureIllus. from Pennells collection. 9. 5x6. 5, half cloth & marbled boards, paper spine label. No. 118 of 500 copies. London: Holland Press, 1983. An attractive edition of Pennells annotated bibliography of the rare and early cookbooks in her collection. Fine. (117)