OP: Fez: Traditional Moroccan Cooking

J. E. Laurent, 1964. Paperback. Very Good. First English printing.

This cookbook was originally published in French as Fes Vu Par Sa Cuisine; the year was 1956, when Morocco gained its independence from France. 

French-born author Zette Guinaudeau, who had been living in Morocco for some 30 years, devotes a substantial portion of the book to techniques, implements, ingredients and spice mixtures, placing the cuisine in a context of customary practices, folk beliefs, and social traditions.

The recipes are precise but informal, with interesting comments dropped in almost conversationally. It is clear that she is deeply interested in her subject. Cookbook authors Anissa Helou and Kitty Morse both cite the book as an indispensable part of their culinary development.

We offer here the scarce 1964 first English printing, issued in paperback, with black and white illustrations by J. E. Laurent, which were omitted from later editions published in the UK. 8” x 10.75”. Very Good, clean and unmarked. The block is beginning to separate from the lightly soiled wrappers but remains attached.