Paget, Russie H. — The Clemson House Cook Book

Clinton, South Carolina, Printed by the Jacobs Brothers, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in light brown cloth over boards, purple lettering and illustration to front board, brown lettering to spine. Cracking to rear pastedown, light soiling to page edges, faint wear to and soiling of covers, but clean and unmarked of interior. Still sturdy, still stands easily on the shelf. Stated First Edition of the Clemson House Cook Book written by Russie H. Paget and printed for the author by the Jacobs Brothers in Clinton, South Carolina in 1955. SIGNED by Paget at first free endpaper underneath previous owner's bookplate there. This very Southern Cooking-focused tome pays just and due homage to recipes and to food preparation and cooking topics from within the halls of the fabled Clemson House, a hotel and dormitory for students, on the campus of Clemson University, built in 1950, purposesly demolished by implosion in 2017. Fanciful illustrations by Linda Colbert West from Houston, Texas, including one that bears the marks of racism at the time and stretching back to antebellum. South Carolina Up-country savories, soups and beverages; breads; cakes, cookies and desserts; fish, meat and poultry; vegetables; miscellaneous; State is.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Good