"The Bride Comes To Evensford" 1943 BATES, H.E. James Beard Cookbook by a Yoruba woman

Cookbook by a Yoruba woman born in Lagos

7 7/8" x 5 3/4"w/ 140 illustrations

And it is so busy and so merry' Once a lady sat in her garden

An inspiring resource for design students

' Baily's book has not been reprinted and copies with the dust jacket are scarce

"The Bride Comes To Evensford" 1943 BATES, H.E. James Beard Cookbook by a Yoruba womanBATES, H. E. [60] pp. Jonathan Cape 1943 Second Impression 7 3 4" x 5 1 4" Jacket design by Tisdall A tale written and published in the midst of Bates's work for the Air Ministry, but hearkening back in style and subject matter to his pre war stories. It follows a woman from her arrival in a small town (modeled after Bates's native Rushden) to work for a draper, to her marriage to him, her increasing command over the business and the household, and