The New Century Cook Book: Practical Gastronaomy and Recherche Cookery

1,140pp, with black and white photographic and other illustrations in text. Half bound in red leatherette over red cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine. Text block edges sprayed blue. Green endpapers. 8vo. Spine corner split at front joint, heavy wear and loss to corners and spine ends. Text block edges loosing colour tanning, remaining edges starting to tan, with some foxing. Bookplate on front pastedown, gutters cracked and strained, volume quite loose.