[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] ASSISTANCE LEAGUE'S PLEASING FOOD

Long Beach, CA, 1947. Spiral_bound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 264 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Recipes attributed to community members. A treasure trove of recipes printed in manuscript "handwritten" style, accompanied by lively illustrations. The Long Beach chapter of the Assistance League was chartered in 1940 as the fifth chapter of the then-national Assistance League, tying it into a broader movement of women-led volunteer philanthropy that began in Southern California in the early 20th century. Covers lightly rubbed with a few small closed tears at the spine.