THE SPICE COOKBOOK; Illustrated by Jo Spier
New York: DAVID WHITE COMPANY, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 623 pages. 26 x 19 cm. The Spice Cookbook is that most wonderful and rare of cookbooks: it is fun to read and fun to cook from. Spices are the main flavor source of the world's greatest cookery. Used imaginatively and subtley they can transform the most pedestrian dish into a triumph of haute cuisine. In 30 chapters and 1400 tested recipes, the authors demonstrate simply and clearly the correct use of spices in all phases of cookery. Illustrated throughout. Interior and boards pristine. Dust wrapper rubbed at edges. Tan and brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. Item #4957
Price: $30.00