Vintage 1959 As You Like It The Seton Guild Cookbook Spiral Bound PB Signed DC
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Description
Vintage 1959 As You Like It The Seton Guild Cookbook Spiral Bound PB Signed DC. Covers show heavy surface soiling, scattered stains, rubbing, and discoloration, with creased and curled corners, edge wear, and small tears, especially along the lower front edge. Plastic comb binding is yellowed with several warped and cracked rings yet remains intact and holds the pages securely; text block exhibits moderate waviness when viewed from the side. Vintage 1959 As You Like It Seton Guild Cookbook Spiral PB Signed Illustrated Covers show heavy surface soiling, scattered stains, rubbing, and discoloration, with creased and curled corners, edge wear, and small tears, especially along the lower front edge. Plastic comb binding is yellowed with several warped and cracked rings yet remains intact and holds the pages securely; text block exhibits moderate waviness when viewed from the side. Interior pages display age toning and occasional small handling spots but are generally clean and fully legible, with no underlining or highlighting, and the illustrator's credit page carries her signature in blue ink. Title: As You Like It. Author/Compiler: The Seton Guild, St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home, Washington, D. C. Illustrator: Miriam R. Mitchell; includes her handwritten signature on the illustration credit page. Publication year: 1959; copyright by The Seton Guild in the United States. Publisher: The Seton Guild for St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home, Washington, D. C. Format: Vintage spiral-bound softcover community cookbook with white plastic comb binding and illustrated card covers. Language: English. Genre/Topic: Cookbooks, food and drink; mid-century recipes compiled to benefit a maternity and infant home. Contents: Recipes for appetizers, breads, casseroles, diplomatic dishes, fish, meats and poultry, miscellaneous specialties, salads and dressings, sauces, soups, vegetables, and ingredient guides. Organization: Section dividers feature Shakespearean quotations and whimsical two-color illustrations, followed by contributed recipes arranged in column format with contributor attributions and serving notes. Intended audience: Adult home cooks, supporters of St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home, and collectors of community and charity cookbooks. Features: Black-and-blue artwork throughout, numerous recipes from Seton Guild members and diplomatic community families, closing index of contributors, and final ingredient index; approximately 218 pages. ISBN/UPC: Not listed.
