Jim Beard's New Barbecue Cookbook

New York: Random House Inc, 1958. Octavo (24 x 17 cm.), 128 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION THUS; originally issued by magazine publisher Maco. An early outdoor cooking book, featuring "200 great outdoor recipes" from James Beard (1903-1985). Attractively laid out, and illustrated with black and white photographs. Clean and sound, in publisher's black cloth-covered boards, over a green cloth spine. Some edge wear to unclipped dust jacket; one small chip to top edge. Generally very good. Surprisingly scarce.