1951 · Milwaukee, WI
by [The Settlement (Milwaukee, Wisc.); Kander, Simon, Mrs.; Schoenfeld, Henry]
Milwaukee, WI: The Settlement Cook Book Co, 1951. Octavo (20 x 14 cm.), xlvi, [2], 624 pages. Index. Menus. Cover title: The Way to a Man's Heart, "The Settlement" Cook Book.Thirtieth edition, revised and enlarged. A later of edition this influential and massively successful cookbook, originally published in 1901. The emphasis is American, with a smattering of hearty Eastern European Jewish fare. In earlier editions, the Jewish/Eastern European influence was more prevalent. This copy is extraordinary, in unused condition bright and fresh, with the original white, washable boards shiny and clean; the original publisher's green dust jacket, decorated with white, black, and red is very near fine, with only a touch of edge wear. Fine, in a near fine dust jacket, and rare thus. [Axford, page 363; DuSablon, America's Collectible Cookbooks, pages 65-67].
(Inventory #: 6851)