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    • Home / Products / Meta Given Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking Vol 1 Revised 1955 Hardcover
    Green cloth front cover of Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking 1955
    Open title page reading Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking Revised Edition Volume One
    Copyright page of Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking showing the 1955 New Revised Edition
    Close view of copyright page showing September 1955 first edition and November second printing
    Tuesday meal plan page with a dark brown stain along the left margin
    Hand holding open pages 280 and 281 with Refrigerator Rolls recipes
    Open cake recipe pages 350 and 351 with Devil's Food Cake and Egg Yolk Cakes
    Plain green cloth back cover of the Meta Given hardcover cookbook
    Front cover at an angle showing thick tanned page edges of the green cloth book
    Spine of Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking Volume 1 listing recipe categories
    Bottom edge of the green cloth book showing yellowed pages with green speckled stain

    Meta Given Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking Vol 1 Revised 1955 Hardcover

    $29.99

    This is Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking, Revised Edition Volume One, a 1955 hardcover from J. G. Ferguson and Associates, Chicago.

    The green cloth cover is worn at the edges and corners, and the page ends and some recipe pages show dark staining, all shown in the photos. The recipes stay readable.

    Inside are mid century home cooking lessons from Meta Given, with menus, table setting, diet plans, and chapters that run from appetizers and beverages through breads and cakes. Visible pages include Refrigerator Rolls, Devil's Food Cake, Fresh Coconut Cake, Egg Yolk Cakes, and Silver White Cake.

    Details

    • Item: Hardcover cookbook, Volume One
    • Title: Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking
    • Author: Meta Given
    • Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
    • Publisher: J. G. Ferguson and Associates, Chicago
    • Publication Year: 1955 (New Revised Edition copyright)
    • Edition and Printing: Revised Edition Volume One; New Revised Edition Second Printing, November 1955
    • Format and Binding: Hardcover, green cloth boards
    • Dust Jacket: None shown
    • Pages: 736
    • Genre / Subject: Nonfiction, cookbook and home economics
    • Language: English
    • ISBN: Not confirmed from photos
    • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 2 inches

    Condition Grade: Fair

    Positives

    • Graded Fair: A complete working copy with clear wear, still usable in the kitchen.
    • Title page and copyright page are present and readable, including the New Revised Edition Second Printing, November 1955 statement.
    • Contents cover the Family Hostess Creed, Meal Planner's Creed, Food Shopper's Creed, Homemaker's Handbook, and Cook's Creed sections.
    • Recipe text on the photographed pages remains legible despite staining.
    • Back cover is largely intact with light edge wear.

    Issues / Wear

    • Front cover shows rubbing and wear along the edges and corners, with color loss at the corners.
    • Page ends carry dark brown and tan staining.
    • Staining reaches into some interior recipe and menu pages at the outer edges and corners.
    • Spine and board edges show shelf wear and rubbing.
    • No dust jacket is present in the photos.

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    This stained but readable 1955 Meta Given Volume One suits a cook who wants a thick mid century kitchen encyclopedia on the counter, not a shelf display copy. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

    • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
    • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
    • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
    • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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