The Glorious Oyster. His history in Rome and Britain, his anatomy and reproduction, how to cook him and what various Writers and Poets have written in his Praise. Collected together as an acknowledgment of the supreme pleasure he has given to all persons of Taste since Roman times.
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1929. Small octavo, 203 pages + 4 ads. First edition. A delightful survey of the history of oysters, along with an anthology of oyster appearances in literary and historical quotation, and a small selection of fine recipes. Bolitho was a prolific author, penning 59 non-fiction works of mostly biography. Royalty was his specialty, as for many years he lived at Windsor Castle, and it was while.....