Shanghai: Self-published, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover.

Orange cloth with stamped titles on the front; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with hand soiling. Slight vertical curve to the boards. 12mo; 7.5 inches tall; 223 pages with an index. First Edition, First Printing.

The recipes are more western than Chinese .

A Very Good Hardcover; No Dust Jacket As Issued. Item #014617

Compilation of recipes from various somewhat posh foreign notables in Shanghai. The compilers were both wives of the Australian diplomatic corp.

Laura Maze, aka Lady Maze, was the wife of Sir Frederick William Maze, the very important Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs between 1929 and 1943.

Price: $145.00