The Thorough Good Cook: A Series of Chats on the Culinary Art and Nine Hundred Recipes
New York: Brentanos, 1896.
First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition. Item #CAT000692
ISBN: NoISBN
First US edition, a year after the London. Spine sunned, light rubbing at edges, light dampstaining early on leading to a bit of stiffness in the thick pages, old library bookplate on rear endpaper but not other library marks. Gilt decorated pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, 492pp
As the binding, paper, and gilt edges signify, a fancy sort of book for the Delmonicos/Locke-Ober crowd to buy for their cook. Still: fricassée lobster, carp au bleue au court bouillon, Provençal Hotchpotch "Cassoulic", West Indian Pepper-Pot, Indian Fagadu, Gumbo, a section of curries. This is the first USA edition. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000692.
Price: $100.00