Vintage The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook Books Beige HC 1980
$ 10.56
Description
Vintage The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook Books Beige HC 1980. Vintage The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook Books Beige HC 1980 Pictorial exterior covers show light to moderate shelf and handling wear with surface rubbing, small corner and spine-end bumps, and some scattered marks and faint stains along the cloth and bottom edges but no board exposure or cover tears. Text block edges display general age toning and noticeable handling marks and spotting, including a darker stain along the bottom edge that corresponds to discoloration on the lower margins of the front and rear endpapers. Interior recipe pages are clean, legible, and unmarked by writing, highlighting, or underlining; binding is tight and square with no loose or missing pages, and the cookbook is offered as a single hardcover volume as shown without any inserts or supplemental media. Brand/Publisher: Good Housekeeping and Books, presenting this English-language illustrated cookbook in sturdy hardcover format for the North American market. Title and author: The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook by Good Housekeeping, a comprehensive home-cooking reference collection designed to bring the magazine's test-kitchen expertise into a single volume for everyday use. Format and design: Large, substantial hardcover cookbook with a beige cover featuring bold red title lettering and a full-color photograph of a golden soufflé on the front, with small vignette illustrations and recipe snippets printed across the background; spine carries matching titling for easy shelf identification. Interior design includes patterned tan endpapers and pages printed on white stock with a mix of black text, line art, and a full-color photo gallery section showcasing finished dishes. Content overview: Organized as a general-purpose kitchen reference, the book offers step-by-step recipes for a wide range of dishes from appetizers and main courses to baked goods and desserts, together with basic cooking information, techniques, and charts. Many recipes are presented with illustrated sequences that demonstrate preparation steps, and the photo gallery provides visual inspiration and plating ideas for more than 900 completed dishes. Topics and audience: Nonfiction cookbook focused on home cooking, kitchen skills, and everyday and special-occasion recipes, aimed at adult readers and home cooks who appreciate clearly illustrated instructions and a single-volume family cookbook that can serve as both a teaching tool and long-term reference. Identifiers and publication details: Copyright page credits Good Housekeeping with a 1980 copyright date under The Hearst Corporation, notes Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data for The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook, and states that the volume is printed in the United States of America with text in English. Additional notes: Listing includes one vintage hardcover copy of The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook by Good Housekeeping as shown in the photos; there is no autograph, slipcase, or supplemental media beyond the bound book itself. 9392
