Mrs. Bridges’ Upstairs, Downstairs Cookery Book

Simon and Schuster, NY, 1974; First Edition; 8vo, 193 pages; illustrated. Delicious recipes, both gourmet and simple, from the BBC’s popular Masterpiece Theater television series Upstairs, Downstairs, which featured Bellamy family cook, "Mrs. Bridges." Arranged by categories making up the Edwardian menu: Stocks and Sauces; Soups; Fish; Game and Poultry; Meat; Vegetables; Desserts, Puddings, and Savouries; and Bread, Cakes, and Pastry. Each category is further divided into elegant "Upstairs" recipes, and the more hearty "Downstairs" fare. Enlivened with substantial personal details about the various members of the Bellamy household, and illustrated with numerous on-set production photos by John Hedgecoe, plus 70 drawings picturing Edwardian utensils, methods of serving and carving, etc. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket that has not been price-clipped. A very nice copy of a unique and mouthwatering cook book.