Ambrose Heath — Good Breakfasts

London, Faber and Faber, 1940 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of Ambrose Heath's detailed guide to 'Good Breakfasts', in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work, which is scarce in all editions.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper, which is very scarce.The work of Ambrose Heath, a prolific British food writer and journalist, best known for his cookbooks in the 1930s and 1940s that promoted economical, seasonal, and wholesome home cooking.In this work, Heath helps those of us who 'long to be freed from the tyranny of eggs and bacon but don't know what to substitute!', and presents a wide array of breakfast ideas.With the bookplate of Martin and Pamela Finch to the front free endpaper. They were antiquarian booksellers with an interest in antiquarian gastronomy. Contemporary inscriptions to front free endpaper of each volume bar Sweets. In the publisher's original paper covered boards, and unclipped dust wrapper. Shelf wear to back strip tail, with light tide mark to fore edge of front board, and head of rear board. Bookplate to front free endpaper. Significant tide marks to dust wrapper wrap perimeters, with significant losses and closed tears to back strip head and tail, and closed tears and losses to front wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good Only.