The Joy of Cooking

Indianapolis: THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY6, 1936. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Yellow checked clothed covered boards. Very good. 628 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. First printing of 1936 edition - with no printing number noted on copyright page. A lovely copy of the widely beloved Joy of Cooking. Two years into the depression, the recently widowed St. Louis native Irma Rombauer cobbled together a cookbook, illustrated by her daughter Marion. By 1936 the Bobbs-Merrill Company agreed to publish the expanded version, keeping the narrative style later known as the "action method", in which ingredients are called for within the recipe. Chock full of recipes fit for everyday meals or inviting over guests, this timeless book is comprehensive and popular for good reason. Interior clean - no marks, unused, pages lightly toned. Boards rubbed at edges and at head and tail of spine. Covered in protective mylar.