American Gastronomy: An Illustrated Portfolio of Recipes and Culinary History
Author: Louis Szathmary (Author)
ISBN #: 0809283417
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Henry Regenery
Publisher Location: Chicago
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: near fine
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 1974
ISBN #: 0809283417
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Henry Regenery
Publisher Location: Chicago
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: near fine
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 1974
Lightest wear to the book and jacket. Clean and unmarked. First printing, no additional printings noted. The noted chef and culinary celebrity drew upon his vast collection of culinariana to produce this history with recipes of food in America. After his death in 1996 Szathmary's 400,000-item culinary arts collection including menus became the foundation for the Culinary Archives and Museum at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!