The Fireside Cook Book
by: Beard, James / Provensen, Alice and Martin (Illust.)

Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 5th pr., 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, A Complete Guide to Fine Cooking for Beginner and Expert, Containing 1217 Recipes and Over 400 Color Pictures. Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket that opens up to a color poster illustrated by the Provensens, unclipped with $5.00 price. Brown cloth boards with green lettering along spine, color illustration on front cover. No date on title page, 5th printing stated on copyright page. This is Beard's fourth -- but his first "general" cook book. 322 pages with 2-color and full color illustrations throughout by Alice and Martin Provensen. Gutters cracked (front partially), minor wear and chipping to dust jacket. No markings.