The sub- title on the front board is Unveiling the Culinary Mysteries of the World Famous George Rector. Small decorations in black, white, and red are in-text. Laid-in is a card labeled, A Century of Progress, A&P Carnival, Chicago World's Fair, 1933. It has a list of cooking terms, measurements, and temperatures. The cover's spine strip is missing. The boards have shelf wear soiling and rubbed spots. A dent, apparently made by a nail goes from the back board through the back endpaper and last five pages. The front endpaper has three places of color loss, up to a linear 1 1/2 in. About a fifth of the pages have one or more stains, 1/8 in. to 1/2 in. on a margin(s). Scans e-mailed upon request. Standard shipping cost in the U.S. will be reduced.

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Title: a la Rector, A Miscellany of Cooking Recipes
Author: George Rector
Publisher: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), U.S.A.
Publication year: 1933
Condition: Fair
Signed: Signed by the Author
Binding: Pictorial Hard Cover
Language: English
Dimensions: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller catalogs: Americana, Cook Books, Signed

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