Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cook Book 1954 First Edition Third Printing Spiral Hardcover

Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cook Book is a 1954 Simon and Schuster First Edition, Third Printing spiral hardcover with 256 pages of recipes, cooking shortcuts, and illustrated kitchen advice.

Made for busy home cooks, this compact Betty Crocker cookbook covers everyday meals and convenient mid century cooking, including recipes built around canned, frozen, and ready prepared foods.

The soup section includes Swedish Split Pea, Spicy Cream of Tomato, Lobster Bisque, Savory Cream of Chicken, Quick Russian Borsch, French Onion Soup, Clam Tomato Bisque, and other quick lunch ideas.

Details

• Item: vintage cookbook
• Title: Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cook Book
• Author: Betty Crocker, a trade name of General Mills
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
• Publication Year: 1954
• Edition and Printing: First Edition, Third Printing
• Format and Binding: illustrated hardcover with concealed spiral binding
• Dust Jacket: none, illustrated boards
• Pages: 256
• Genre: cooking and American home cookery
• Language: English
• ISBN: none shown. Published before the ISBN system came into general use
• Dimensions: approximately 8 x 6 x 1/2 inches, as provided

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: Complete and usable with noticeable exterior wear from age and handling.
• The interior pages shown are clean, clear, and easy to read, with colorful mid century illustrations and typography throughout.
• The internal spiral binding allows the cookbook to open widely for use on a kitchen counter.
• The copyright page remains clear and fully identifies this copy as the First Edition, Third Printing.

Issues / Wear

• The illustrated boards show edge wear, rubbing, softened corners, and small areas of surface loss, especially around the spine and corners.
• The upper corners show fraying and compression, and the spine covering shows wear around the exposed spiral area.
• A vintage yellow $1.00 price sticker remains attached near the upper right corner of the front cover.
• The page edges and interior paper show age toning. No major staining or writing is visible in the photographed interior pages.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
• Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
• Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
• Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.

Collector's Notes

Published in 1954, this cookbook reflects a period when convenience foods were becoming a much larger part of American home cooking. The recipes combine traditional cooking with canned, frozen, and ready prepared ingredients.

The compact spiral format suits someone collecting Betty Crocker cookbooks, mid century kitchen books, or cookbooks that can still be opened and used rather than simply displayed.

This copy is specifically identified on its copyright page as a First Edition, Third Printing. That detail makes it much easier to distinguish from the numerous later printings of the same title.

The clean, readable interior keeps the book useful, while the illustrated covers and period artwork give it plenty to look at between recipes.

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Care and Handling:
Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40 to 50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.

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