American Cookery by James Beard
1972. Eighth Printing. 877 pages. No dust jacket. Laminated orange cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor staining, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges. Pen inscription to second front free endpaper. Hinges are lightly cracked with netting exposed but boards remain firmly attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean from slight bowing.