Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking - 1959 Edition - Two Volume Set - Book Club Edition donald culross peattie leaving 99% of the book

leaving 99% of the book unmarked

The backside of the front endpaper features a vintage 1951 newspaper article taped into the book Please see photos

the boxer and the beagle

they offered deeply discounted prices to help give spirits a lift and also provided treats to the military during WWII

Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking - 1959 Edition - Two Volume Set - Book Club Edition donald culross peattie leaving 99% of the bookA GOOD COOKBOOK WILL COME TO YOUR RESCUE EVERY TIME META GIVEN {HISTORY} Following on the heels of her first bestseller, The Modern Family Cook Book, published in 1942, Meta Given (1888 1981) then embarked on the ultimate compendium of cooking and writing adventures The Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking. Encompassing a colossal 1500 pages, 50+ chapters, and two separately published volumes, Meta wrote about everything you would ever need to know