The I Hate to Cook Book

Found in most midcentury modern kitchens, this is a collection of 180+ recipes "tested by other housewives who used to feel hostile to the kitchen,'' along with hints about kitchen problems & entertaining dilemmas that will ensure that "no one will ever know how much you hate to cook" & housewifery in general! In 176 pages with Index, decorated with humorous pen-&-ink illustrations throughout (& DJ cover design) by Hillary Knight (famous for the "Eloise" children's books). First published in 1960, this is a slightly later printing (P.4.64) of that FIRST EDITION. Octavo (5.25" x 8.25") has gray cloth-covered boards with blue illustration to front/lettering to spine. Condition is VG- (minus): very clean, binding strong & straight, pages off-white & completely unmarked, with light tanning. Rubbing to extremities & corner bumping, with pushing to both ends of spine, light fraying at head. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.75 price intact to front flap) is just Fair, missing a few large chips & with some creasing, but no color loss; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day

Product Info

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.

Year: 1964

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

GargoyleBooks

Address: 7525 Olive Place La Mesa, California

Website: https://www.gargoylebooks.net

Country: United States