Culinary Americana: Cookbooks Published in the Cities and Towns of the United States of America during the Years from 1860 through 1960

Published by Roving Eye Press, New York, 1961

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A pleasing first edition of this culinary reference work, detailing American cookbooks published between 1860-1960. First edition.With the original clipped dust wrapper.A comprehensive reference detailing one hundred years of American cookbooks (1860-1960), shedding a fascinating light on the history of American cuisine over the century.Compiled by Eleanor and Bob Brown. With a foreword by Clifton Fadiman.Bob Brown was an American writer and publisher who, together with his second wife Rose, became central figures in the Greenwich Village bohemian arts and culture scene. In the mid-1950s, after Rose died, Bob married his old friend Eleanor Parker. They restarted Roving Eye Press as well as publishing cookbooks, selling rare and unusual books, and publishing works with the Beat poets. In the original cloth binding. With the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with a couple white marks to the spine and minimal shelf wear. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with a couple chips to the spine and minor loss to the head and tail. With a closed tear to the front cover and along the edge of the spine. Handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Ownership bookplate tipped-in to the verso of the front free endpaper. Near Fine.

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Title
Culinary Americana: Cookbooks Published in the Cities and Towns of the United States of America during the Years from 1860 through 1960
Author
Eleanor Brown; Bob Brown; Clifton Fadiman
Publisher
Roving Eye Press, New York
Publication year
1961
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
None
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
9.5" by 6"

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