Shelfmark
CS.1364.13
Author
Uniform title
[Koenig Speist. English]
Title
The monarch dines : the memories of Theodor Hierneis : one-time cook at the court of King Ludwig II of Bavaria / translated from the German by Martin Cooper.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Werner Laurie, 1954.
Physical description
96 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., front., port. ; 23 cm.
Note
"The original German edition published in 1953 by Ernst Heimeran Verlag, Munich, Der Koenig speist"--T.p. verso.
Note
"First published in 1954"--T.p. verso.
Note
"Printed in Great Britain by James Upton Ltd. London and Birmingham"--T.p. verso.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
"Reminiscences of life in the royal kitchens at the court of Kind Ludwig the Second of Bavaria. A delightful picture of life as seen from below-stairs at the Bavarian Court during the 'eighties, and a fascinating essay in gastronomic lore and social history. With illustrations"--Dust-jacket.
Provenance
Probably previously owned by Wilfrid Blunt.
Provenance
Loose blank piece of paper used as bookmarker.
Binding
20th century publisher's yellow cloth binding; black lettering on spine; paper dust-jacket.
Subject
Subject
Cooks Germany Bavaria Biography.
Subject
Cooking.
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Added entry--name
Cooper, Martin translator.
Added entry--name
Blunt, Wilfrid, 1901 - 1987 former owner.
Added entry--name
T. Werner Laurie publisher.
Added entry--name
James Upton (Firm) printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng ger
Identifier
B53406