Octopus Books, 1974, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First, Illustrated By: Photographic

VI, 144 pages, introduction, index and acknowledgements. Illustrated endpapers, showing an old painting of a Chinese feast. The text is illustrated with coloured photography, black-and-white photography, black-and-white illustrations and one map. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on the front panel and spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing various ingredients/dishes from within the book, with black and red writing on the front panel and red on the spine. Light shelf rubbing to the base edge of the boards, and rubbing to the dustwrapper corners. A little creasing and ruffling to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. " Chinese food, both the eating and the preparation, is one of the most compelling and mysterious in the world. This book reveals the basic simplicity of Chinese cooking, explaining the more unusual ingredients and describing the preparation and cooking methods." From the front fold over panel. . Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Cooking -- Chinese; ISBN: 0706401530. ISBN/EAN: 9780706401530. Inventory No: 0217747.