{"product_id":"meat-lobel-brothers-1971-cookbook","title":"Meat by The Lobel Brothers 1971 Hawthorn Books Hardcover Book Club Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeat by The Lobel Brothers\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by Hawthorn Books in 1971, is a Book Club Edition hardcover cookbook with its original dust jacket and more than 300 recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis practical 1970s meat cookbook covers buying, storing, preparing, and serving beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, variety meats, and game, with recipes and illustrated guidance from working butchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover Cookbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Lobel Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edward Epstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hawthorn Books, Inc., New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book Club Edition. Printing sequence not confirmed  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red cloth hardcover with gilt utensil decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 311\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-cookbooks-and-recipes\" title=\"Cookbook, meat cookery\"\u003eCookbook, meat cookery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 3\/4 inches x 6 inches x 1 inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and intact with noticeable exterior wear, while remaining clean, readable, and practical for kitchen use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll 311 pages are easy to read, with illustrations and clearly printed recipes throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe red cloth boards remain attractive, with the gilt knife, fork, and sharpening steel design still visible on the front cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original dust jacket is still present, an important part of the look and identification of this 1971 Book Club copy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisible recipe pages include the Beef section with Oxtail Ragout No. 1 and Oxtail Ragout No. 2.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dust jacket has noticeable rubbing, edge wear, creasing, small tears, and losses at the corners and spine ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe jacket shows age toning and scattered surface marks, especially along the lighter rear panel and edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are occasional scattered food spatters inside, but they are limited and do not interfere with reading the recipes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage edges show some age toning from use and storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lobel family were established New York butchers, and Meat was their 1971 guide to choosing, preparing, and cooking the cuts they worked with professionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a good fit for a vintage cookbook collection, a meat and butchering reference shelf, or someone who still wants an old cookbook they can actually cook from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Book Club Edition is identified directly on the dust jacket flap, and this copy retains that jacket along with the distinctive red cloth binding underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\" title=\"photo verified condition.\"\u003ePhoto-verified condition\u003c\/a\u003e, no surprises\u003cbr\u003e2. 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