mignon francois clementine hunter (3 résultats)

Softcover. Etat : Fine. First edition. Spiral-bound illustrated wrappers. Photographs by Carolyn Ramsey. 30pp. Fine.

First Edition. Octavo, 7.75 x 5.25", spiral bound yellow illustrated wrappers, [16], 30, [2] pp, sepia toned illustration plates. Initialed by both authors on the front endpaper under a stamp that reads "Neither of us can write much but we sure can mark our initials." A cookbook co-authored by journalist Francois Mignon and African American folk artist Clementine Hunter, the latter a long-time servant and cook at Melrose, a pecan and cotton plantation in Louisiana. The book begins with a series of views of the plantation, many showing Hunter, followed by a history of the property, and biography of Hunter, who was born in 1880, and refined her cooking craft at Melrose. The book contains recipes contributed by Hunter, including Madame Gobar Game Soup, Riz Isle Brevelle, Parsnip Beignet, Cote Joyeause De Pain, and Biscuits Creola Bluff. 21 in OCLC. A nice copy with mild wear to covers, small area of staining to upper text block edge.

Etat : Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Signed by the authors beneath a rubbertamp that states: "Neither of us can write much but we sure can mark our initials: "C.H. / F.M." Publisher's original yellow plastic comb-bound wraps printed in brown. Very Good with moderate wear to wraps and fading to comb binding. A book co-authored by Francois Mignon and the renown African-American folk artist Clementine Hunter. Mignon was the first chronicler of Hunter's career. A related pamphlet is laid in.