Item #7000 Kitabu Cha Upishi (A Swahili Cookery Book). Mrs. A. L. McDONALD.
Kitabu Cha Upishi (A Swahili Cookery Book)
Kitabu Cha Upishi (A Swahili Cookery Book)

Kitabu Cha Upishi (A Swahili Cookery Book)

Nairobi: Church of Scotland Woman's Guild, 1942. Tenth Edition. Stiff Printed Wrappers. 8vo. Pp. 61. Reddish-brown stiff paper covers, titles printed in black, saddle stapled. Spine chipped, edges rubbed, light stains and sunning, price stamped on front cover, leaves lightly stained and a few with mellowed dog-ears. Good. Item #7000

Features 190 kitchen tips and Western recipes from soup to cakes "written for all native cooks and kitchen boys who wish to improve the standard of their work ... The authoress is deeply grateful to the Secretary and staff of the Inter-Territorial Language Committee for the translation from English into Swahili... Proceeds from the sale of this book are for the benefit of St. Andrew's Church, Nairobi." Now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing. Scarce.

Price: $100.00