{"product_id":"betty-crocker-good-easy-cookbook-1962","title":"Betty Crocker's New Good and Easy Cook Book 1962 1st Ed 4th Printing Bundle with 2 Pamphlets","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetty Crocker's New Good and Easy Cook Book is a 1962 first edition, fourth printing spiral bound cookbook with 192 pages, illustrated by Rudi Trautmann, plus two Better Homes and Gardens pamphlets found tucked inside this copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis colorful mid century cookbook was designed for practical home cooking, with easy to follow recipes, full page food photography, menus, salads, main dishes, baking, and everyday meal ideas. Visible recipes include Double Quick Orange Gelatin Ring, Cranberry Banana Mold, Cheese Delight, Creamy Orange Pineapple Salad, Fruit Gelatin Mold, and Cinnamon Applesauce Swirl Salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-cookbooks-and-recipes\" title=\"Cookbook bundle with two additional recipe and entertaining pamphlets\"\u003eCookbook with two additional recipe and entertaining pamphlets\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Betty Crocker's New Good and Easy Cook Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Betty Crocker name appears as the cookbook brand and title identity. Individual author not separately confirmed from photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rudi Trautmann\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Press, New York. Copyright held by General Mills, Inc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, Fourth Printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated hardcover with metal spiral binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e None present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192 pages in the Betty Crocker cookbook. Two additional Better Homes and Gardens pamphlets have about 23 pages each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cooking, recipes, home cooking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e No ISBN confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 inches x 9 inches x 1\/4 inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Very Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Very Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cookbook is sound, colorful, readable, and usable with minor signs of previous ownership.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hardcover boards remain solid and the metal spiral binding is intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 192 cookbook pages are clean, legible, and brightly illustrated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecipe pages shown remain easy to read, with strong color photography and clear printed text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo period Better Homes and Gardens pamphlets were kept inside the cookbook and are included with this bundle. One covers cooking with herbs and spices, and the other covers table settings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA previous owner's name, Gail Richmond, is written inside the front cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral old tape marks and small pieces of tape residue are visible on the inside front cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe exterior shows light handling and edge wear from use and storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copyright page identifies this as a 1962 first edition, fourth printing. That printing information makes it easier to distinguish this copy from the many later Betty Crocker versions with similar titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metal spiral format lets the cookbook open flat on a kitchen counter. That practical construction still makes this copy useful for someone who plans to cook from it rather than only display it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Better Homes and Gardens pamphlets were stored inside the book, including material on herbs and spices and table settings. Together they give this copy a little snapshot of everyday American cooking and entertaining from the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of cookbook someone may remember from a family kitchen, right down to the bright food photography and recipes meant to be used rather than admired from across the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\" title=\"photo verified condition.\"\u003ePhoto-verified condition\u003c\/a\u003e, no surprises\u003cbr\u003e2. Packed with our protective packaging standard\u003cbr\u003e3. 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