THE JOY OF COOKING: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with an Occasional Culinary Chat.
by Rombauer, Irma S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/NONE
- Seller
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Trenton, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis:: The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Inc. ,. Fair/NONE. 1946. Hardcover. 1946 hardback edition with blue-and-white cover with moderate to heavy wear, including edgewear, one-inch split at top edge near spine, smaller dings/nicks, moderate soil. Textblock edges and some pages food-stained. Hinges uncracked but for one-inch split at upper front and back hinge, but overall wobbly/shaken. Pages tight, with occasional markings. No DJ. No ribbon marker with this edition. Illustrations by Marion Rombauer Becker. ; .
Synopsis
Written by Irma Starkloff Rombauer, The Joy of Cooking was first tested and illustrated by her daughter, Marion Rombauer Becker. Subsequently it was revised and enlarged through Marion?s efforts and those of her architect husband John Becker. Their sons?Ethan, with his Cordon Bleu and camping experiences, and Mark, with his interest in natural foods?have reinforced Joy in many ways.
Reviews
On Dec 21 2016, a reader said:
This is the best cook book I have ever owned and I have a bookcase full of them.It has the best recipes and has true potential of being the greatest cook book ever written..
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- Bookseller
- Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers (Wise Street Books) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44981
- Title
- THE JOY OF COOKING: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with an Occasional Culinary Chat.
- Author
- Rombauer, Irma S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair/NONE
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Inc. ,
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis:
- Date Published
- 1946
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookery;
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Trenton, South Carolina
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.