Gentleman's Companion, An Exotic Cookery Book [with] An Exotic Drinking Book
New York: Crown Publishers, 1946. Two volumes. Octavos (23 x 16 cm.), 216 & 220 pages. FIRST TRADE EDITION; the original limited edition was published by Derrydale Press in 1939. There were two Gentleman's Companions compiled by Charles Baker, the journalist, traveler and collector of food and drink lore. Each Companion was a set of two volumes. This is the first set, a collection of "exotic" culinary and cocktail recipes.....