Earle R. MacAusland; J. Peter Musitano — The Gourmet Cookbook

New York, Gourmet, Inc. 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this expansive collection of recipes from the Gourmet Magazine, a colourfully illustrated recipe book. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and forty-six colour plates. Collated, complete. A selection of hundreds of recipes compiled by the 'Gourmet' magazine, a brilliant and extensive collection of delicious and gastronomically exciting recipes. The Gourmet magazine begun publishing in 1941, and was the first U.S. magazine devoted to food and wine. The New York Times noted that "Gourmet was to food what Vogue is to fashion." Founded by Earle R. MacAusland and edited by J. Peter Musitano. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .