Wilton Way of Cake Decorating Volume 3 Uses of Tubes 1979 First Edition Hardcover

This Wilton Way of Cake Decorating Volume 3 hardcover is a large, colorful 1979 guide to decorating cakes with piping tubes.

Step by step photographs and illustrations show how different tubes can create borders, flowers, figures, animals, lettering, and complete cake designs.

Details

• Item: Hardcover Cake Decorating Instruction Book
• Title: The Wilton Way of Cake Decorating, Volume Three: The Uses of Tubes
• Editors: Eugene T. Sullivan and Marilynn C. Sullivan
• Publisher: Wilton Enterprises, Inc., Woodridge, Illinois
• Year: 1979
• Edition/Printing: First Edition
• Format: Large illustrated hardcover
• Dust Jacket: Present
• Pages: 328 pages
• Special Features: Color photographs, step by step illustrations, decorating tube instructions, animal figures, borders, flowers, lettering, and finished cake examples
• ISBN: 0-912696-16-8
• Size: 11 inches x 9 inches x 1 inch
• Weight: 3 pounds 5 ounces

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• The binding appears solid and the pages are securely held.
• The interior pages are clean, colorful, legible, and easy to follow.
• The instructional photographs and illustrations remain bright and clear.
• The dust jacket is present and has protected the hardcover boards.

Issues / Wear

• The dust jacket shows heavy rubbing, scratches, edge wear, small tears, creases, and areas of surface loss.
• Sticker residue and torn paper remain near the upper edge of the back dust jacket.
• The front dust jacket has a worn and torn area near the lower edge.
• The cover and page edges show food coloring marks, stains, and general handling wear.
• Sticker residue is present on an interior page.

See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.

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

This volume was made as a working reference for decorators learning what individual piping tubes could do.

It suits a cake decorator, baking student, or collector of older Wilton instruction books.

The large photographs make the techniques much easier to understand than instructions alone.

The jacket has worked hard, but the colorful instructional pages remain ready to use.

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