American Gastronomy: An Illustrated Portfolio of Recipes and Culinary History [signed]

Lightest wear to the book and jacket. Clean and unmarked. First printing, no additional printings noted. The noted chef and culinary celebrity drew upon his vast collection of culinariana to produce this history with recipes of food in America. After his death in 1996 Szathmary's 400,000-item culinary arts collection including menus became the foundation for the Culinary Archives and Museum at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!