This is surely the most extraordinary book on food and eating ever published in the English language. Miss Pennell, who was a correspondent for the Pall Mall Gazette at the height of its amusement and fashionability, was obviously the inspiration of the 'Two Fat Ladies'. Writing about good food with good writing has never been done so successfully. Beginning with an essay on the virtue of gluttony it traverses past breakfast, sandwiches, dinner, supper, portage, soups, sole, oysters, partridge, salads and savouries, coming ...
Read More
This is surely the most extraordinary book on food and eating ever published in the English language. Miss Pennell, who was a correspondent for the Pall Mall Gazette at the height of its amusement and fashionability, was obviously the inspiration of the 'Two Fat Ladies'. Writing about good food with good writing has never been done so successfully. Beginning with an essay on the virtue of gluttony it traverses past breakfast, sandwiches, dinner, supper, portage, soups, sole, oysters, partridge, salads and savouries, coming sadly to an all too soon a stop at cheese and coffee. Oh, but not forgetting a skirmish with the vegetables. This edition first published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Read Less
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy: By a Greedy Woman to cart. $7.99, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Oleander Press.
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy: By a Greedy Woman to cart. $7.99, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Oleander Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy to cart. $20.94, good condition, Sold by SurplusTextSeller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by The Oleander Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Ships same day or next business day! UPS shipping available (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Used sticker and some writing and/or highlighting. Used books may not include working access code or dust jacket.
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy, By a Greedy Women to cart. $26.00, very good condition, Sold by Infinite Minds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Greenfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1923 by J. B. Lippincott Company.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6; Very Good-Tightly bound and clean with unmarked text. Mylar protected. Being a New and Revised Edition of "The Feasts of Autolycus". Lightly shelf-worn paper over boards. A collection of news and weekly columns from the Pall Mall Gazette in cookery.
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy: By a Greedy Woman to cart. $33.65, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by The Oleander Press.
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy By a Greedy Woman Being a New to cart. $40.00, good condition, Sold by Lillian Clark rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1923 by J. B. Lippincott.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Writings on food by the well-known collector of cookbooks. The author added a lengthy introduction to this new edition. Inscribed to Charles B. Hall by John Ashhurst, Librarian of The Free Library, with Mr. Hall's letter response laid in. Free front endpaper partially detached. Wear to boards. Good.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; xxxii, 179 pages.
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy to cart. $68.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Oleander Press.
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy By a Greedy Woman (Kegan Paul to cart. $93.61, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Kegan Paul.
Add this copy of A Guide for the Greedy: By a Greedy Woman to cart. $96.48, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Routledge.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Kegan Paul Library of Culinary Arts. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
