The Spice Islands Cook Book first edition, first printing 1961

"The Spice Islands Cook Book" 1961, marked as first edition, first printing. (See photo.) 208 pages on high-quality paper, with no marks or tears whatsoever. Book is in excellent condition. Dust jacket shows normal, minor wear for a 60+ year old book. (See photo.) This cookbook of sophisticated recipes, circa mid- 20th century, is a classic. The publisher also published famed Sunset Magazine. The original artwork is extraordinary. (See photos.) This cookbook would make a thoughtful gift for any American cook or cookbook collector. The recipes are delicious, imaginative, and fun, including: olive canape spread, smoked oyster spread, chicken liver pate tarragon, gurkas dilisas in Appetizers. Chuck steak rosemary, gingered steak strips, loin of pork rotisserie, Italian country-style lamb stew in Meats. So many sauces including Antigua onion sauce, basil mint sauce, Old Hickory tomato sauce, Cumberland sauce, sauce verte (for cold seafood as lobster), and more. Breads include cardamon coffee braid and toasted onion muffins. In desserts are Greek walnut cake, Turkish coffee-spice cake, and gingered heavenly hash.…