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New Orleans, LA: Robt. H. True Co, 1929. Very Good. New Orleans, LA: Robt. H. True Co., 1929. First Edition. Octavo (23cm); 61pp. Stiff illustrated wraps. Shallow chips and tears along yapp edges and at spine ends. Hinges cracking and separating along gutter at head and tail, but binding is still holding. Small bookseller's ticket of Hansell & Bros., Ltd [New Orleans] on rear pastedown, else interior unmarked. Collection of Louisiana recipes presented by the author through Mandy - a problematic, Aunt Jemima-esque composite of her and her friends' black cooks, complete with expected offensively caricatured dialect and cover illustration.
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Mirations and Miracles of Mandy: Some Favorite Louisiana Recipes
by Natalie Scott; Olive Leonhardt [cover illus.]
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[Black Americana] Mirations and Miracles of Mandy : Some Favorite Louisiana Recipes
by SCOTT, Natalie Vivian (1890-1957)
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New Orleans, LA: Robt. H. True Co., Ltd, 1929. First Edition. Paperback. Good or Better. Cover art by Olive Leonhardt. Cover title. From the introduction / dedication "Dear Mandys. They are integrally of our life, part of its suavity. They trick us, harass us and serve us; understand us amazingly, and love us. And we, - we scold them, distrust them, rely on them, take care of them, love them. Wanting a more worthy token, I offer them this little tribute, with, fittingly, echoes of their homely wisdom and reflections of their homely but true art." Original printed card wraps with cover art by Southern artist, Olive Leonhardt, 8vo size (9 inches tall), pp. [1-6], 7-61. Covers toned and stained with modest wear, hinges cracked, one leaf w. a 1 inch closed tear at top edge, text with occasional stains, but mostly clean throughout. "Natalie Vivian Scott was once described by author Sherwood Anderson as "the best newspaperwoman in America." She became a vital force in the creative salon of intellectuals…
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MIRATIONS AND MIRACLES OF MANDY: Some Favorite Louisiana Recipes
by Scott, Natalie
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New Orleans: Robt. H. True Company, 1929. First printing. Paperback. Very good +. 8vo. Stiff illustrated card wrappers with wallet edges. 61 pages. Cover art by Olive Leonhardt. Very slight wear to spine ends and corners. No names or marks.
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