

Not Ex-Library, Not Facsimile, Not Print on Demand.

BInding is abslolutely tight with no looseness to the pages. Her daughter, Marion, tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their mother-daughter project from Irmas apartment. I see a few pin-prick sized specks on the title page and inside front cover, also probably will not be noticable in our photographs. Louis widow named Irma von Starkloff Rombauer took her life savings and self-published a book called The Joy of Cooking. Pages are flat withn no folds or creases. There are no stains, cooking or otherwise, no previous owner markings of any kind. There is some light stripes of staining on the bottoms of the pages and light soiling on the other sides of page edges (probably will not be noticable in our photographs). This copy has light wear on the cover edges. Unfortunately, Irma signed a contract with Bobbs-Merrill which assigned the copyright of both the 1931 (self-published edtion) and 1936 editions to Bobbs-Merrill. This first printing was published in an edition of 10,000 copies, pioneered a new recipe format: First, a chronological listing of ingredients and then instruction for preparation. Bobbs-Merrill Company: Indianapolis and New York. Rombauer with Illustrations Marion Rombauer Becker. Rombauer, Irma Rombauer was born and raised in St. The Joy of Cooking: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with an Occasional Culinary Chat. The best recipes for all the favorite types of pies are included in this.
