In the original dust jacket. Orange cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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For conditions, please view our photographs. A nice clean rare copy from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Jack founded the Midsummer House, Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam.

First edition: 264 pages in good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Colour frontispiece. A quality book rammed full of excellent tips and guides.

William Heptinstall, who died in 1971, was a well-known British chef. He was patron of Fortingall Hotel in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland, a haven for lovers of good food and especially famous for its Sunday hors d’oeuvre table. A Yorkshireman by birth, Heptinstall became a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Bakers. While he took immense pride in British food, he was also deeply interested in European gastronomic traditions. He travelled extensively and worked for a time in Imperial Russia. His memory is revered among culinary professionals to this day. He was the author of two full-length books, which are still considered classics of their kind: Hors d’Oeuvre and Cold Table, which won the Silver Medal at the 1960 International Art of Cookery Exhibition at Frankfurt, and Gourmet Recipes from a Highland Hotel.

The William Heptinstall Memorial Fund: This Charitable Trust was established in 1972 in his memory by his niece, the late Mollie Lowrance. For over 50 years it has given awards to enable young chefs to widen their knowledge of the craft through overseas travel and study.