Pochoir coloured line drawings by Ian Beck. First edition, one of 300 copies. Large 8vo., 19 x 27cm, 40pp. Publisher’s original quarter grey cloth over cream boards with jelly mould pattern in red. Marlborough, Libanus Press.
Bookplate of Richard Shirley Smith on ffep. Fine.
A fascinating essay on the history and creation of ‘food monuments’ in the architecturally inspired form of jellies and other desserts, including recipes for ‘Gothic Horrors’ and ‘Crystal Palace Pudding’.
