A Taste of History: 10,000 Years of Food in Britain

First edition.  352pp, with numerous illustrations in text.  In black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on the spine. 8vo.  Small previous owner’s label on the front free endpaper else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.  In its original illustrated, glossy dust jacket, very gently rubbed at edges.  From dressed swan to milk-fed snails, five leading food historians collaborate to provide a comprehensive survey of the history of British food and cooking, together with 90 traditional recipes adapted for the modern cook.  Early recipes are based on archaelogical evidence while the later ones tend to be drawn from surviving manuscripts and cookbooks of the period.  Various sections cover Prehistoric Britain; Roman Britain; Medieval Britain; Tudor Britain; the 17th Century; Georgian Britain; Victorian Britain and, more briefly, the 20th century.