A LA RECTOR: A MISCELLANY OF COOKING RECIPES ASSEMBLED WITH GREAT DILIGENCE AND FAITHFULLY DESCRIBED por Rector, George - 1933

Top of spine chipped and missing apiece. bottom os spinworn. Spine worn. Corners not straight, Rear dirty. But Ah! inside you are greeted with purple endpapers with culinary people, many illustrations and recipes.. Fun looking at the layout. Separate chapter at rea for young nuisances, ie kids Some side trips to places rector has worked, like chinatown nad new orleans.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. SIGNED BY THE CHEF. Backstrip gone. In a Mylar envelope. Scarce; merits bindery restoration.

New York: A&P Company, 1933. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. poor. 110 pages. Illus., quite worn esp at edges, bds soiled, spine missing, p. 15/16 separated but present, hinges weak. Signed by the author. Corners missing on some page (no loss of text), some edge chipping. Title page continues "by George Rector whose Reknown as an Epicure Extends Even to Foreign Lands Including the Magnificant Formula for his Celebrated OnionSoup. Illuminated with many Merry Tales, Pictures, etc., and Painstakingly Edited by an Authority of Note. " Front cover has variant of the title: "a la Rector Unveiling the Culinary Mysteries of the world famous George Rector. "

1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. New York: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.,1933.). First Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A good copy. Foxed and worn to the boards. Backstrip gone. Hinges weak. Signed by the Author to the title page: "with best wishes/ George Rector". Unveiling Culinary Mysteries of the world-famous George Rector. Rector (1878-1947) was a restaurateur, raconteur and food authority who wrote several cookbooks in the 1920s and '30s. He appeared on CBS radio in Dine with George Rector and played himself in at least one movie, Every Day's a Holiday (1937) with Mae West.. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. ; Pictorial cover is worn at extremities, bumped corners, and backstrip is toned and reglued but clean, bright, and in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Inscribed and signed by author on half title page. About 3 pages have modest soiling, remaining pages are lightly toned but clean and near pristine. ; Signed by Author .