New York, NY: Random House, 1949 Random House, New York. 1949. Hardcover. Stated 5th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; several splashmarks to tinted textblock top and fore edge. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($3.00); soiling to rear panel; missing small pieces at flap folds; head and tail, upper edges of panels. Brown tweed boards with laminate covering; ivory tweed cloth overlay on the spine; brown and tweed lettering on the spine and front board; spine title outlined in dark brown. Tinted textblock top; clean internals; inner hinges are sound and not split. 303 pp 8vo. There are more than 300 tested recipes in this book that were culled from more than 2000 sent in by Texans. These recipes were all screened by the Home Economics Depart of the Texas State College for Women for preparation, flavor, texture, appearance, and storage characteristics. These are the best, most interesting dishes and beverages served by prominent Texans at home, at parties, and wherever good food and good cheer combine. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016942
Title: A Taste of Texas: A Cook Book
Author: Jane Trahey, Editor
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1949
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Texas cooking, Texas recipes, Texas cook book, Tex-Mex food, Mexican food, cooking, Texas style cooking, chili, steaks, meat
Bookseller catalogs: Cookbooks;

Terms of Sale

Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.

About the Seller

Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2018

WINFIELD, Kansas

Ask Seller a Question

About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Brodart: Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...