May Byron's Pudding Book

by May Byron

1923. No Edition Remarks. 353 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably tanned. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Pencil notes to prelims. First page becoming loose. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail and joints. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1923

About the author

Born Mary Clarissa Gillington but writing as May Byron and using MC Gillington and Maurice Clare as pseudonyms, she wrote over 100 books of poetry, biography plus a number of cook books.

She married George Frederick Byron and the couple had two sons.

Her most well-known works were in the series Days with Great Writers and Days with Great Composers - most of which, if not all - were written under the May Byron name. Her and her sister also had a book of poems published and she also had a great number of poems published in newspapers and magazines.