St. Louis, Mo. Rombauer/A.C. Clayton Printing Co., 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 395 pages. 20 x 14 cm. After the suicide of her husband in 1930, during the first years of the Great Depression, Irma Rombauer, a St. Louis host and housewife, cobbled together a cookbook, illustrated by her daughter Marion... More about The Joy of Cooking; A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with a Casual Culinary Chat