COOK IT OUTDOORS
New York: M. Barrows and Company, 1941. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 1st edition with no signs of later printing, 1941. A Good+ book in a Fair dust jacket. 8vo., 200 pp., bound in publishers decorated green cloth with yellow illustrated dust jacket. NOTE: jacket is missing rear cover and flap; Spine, front cover and flap present. Jacket is chipped along edges, folds are rubbed, some overall light soiling, spine is tanned, price clipped. Green cloth spine is some spotting, tips & edges rubbed, upper tips bumped. Previous owners short inscription inside front cover; end pages and text edges toned. Pages 122 and 123 toned due to newspaper laid in, otherwise text unmarked, binding is solid. Partial dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. Good+ / Fair. Item #35033
This is Beard's second book. He emphasized American cooking, prepared with fresh and wholesome American ingredients, to a country just becoming aware of its own culinary heritage. Beard taught and mentored generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts. He published more than twenty books, and his memory is honored by his foundation's annual James Beard Awards.
Price: $90.00