THE GOURMET COOKBOOK by Gourmet Magazine - 1952

NY: Gourmet , Inc., 1952. USA) 4th Printing This copy has clipped recipes adhered to the recto fo the back cover, Recipes (including one for Rum Balls) are written in pen & pencil to the last blank pages and to front blank of the frontis. Pages clean, Book is structurally sound, Good used copy only; no Dj as issued. Thick 4to, dark brown faux leather bds with titles and decorative pictorials in gold, patterned endpapers, 781pp, index. 93 colour photos of prepared dishes with monochrome decorative drawings. This book was first published in 1950 and marked the 10th anniversary of Gourmet Magazine, from which this collection of recipes is drawn. There must be over 1000 recipes here with a heavy emphasis on French cuisine. There is a index of sauces with over 120 recipes for sauces alone. The index is useful. A heavy book. (4.4 JM FO 46/2. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.