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Wheeler, Clementene; foreword by the brothers Orteig, Greenwich Village Gourmet: Studio Cookery, New York, The Bryan Publications, Inc., 1949, First Edition, 8vo (8.5" x 6.25"), softcover, red plastic comb-bound light green flexible boards w/ red illus. titles, VERY GOOD / none Some edgewear, sunfading to covers, teensa red spot to right of "E" in Gourmet, tiny loss on the front at base of bottom red comb-ring, some minor wrinkling at front upper right cover. Interior clean, unmarked and brighter than usual for this title.
Subtitled: Favorite Recipes of 100 Prominent Village Artists, Writers, Musicians, Dancers, People of the Theatre.
127 pp. Recipes by 100 denizens of the Village in the late 1940s. Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery, Peggy Bacon, Oscar Brand, Stuart Davis, José de Creeft (10 years before he created the beloved Alice in Wonderland sculpture in New York City's Central Park), Clement Greenberg, Mrs. Edward Hopper, Kenneth Patchen, Molly Picon, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pete Seeger, and many more. Each recipe is accompanied by a facsimile signature of the artist/author, their occasional handwritten comments and illustrations. Original printing of only 3000 copies. Index of contributors; index to foods. A few adverts by local provisioners and restaurants.
The Village when the Village was The Village! Increasingly scarce!
(Our image is very large. Click once to open and then again to allow for best view and scrolling.) [Book ID # 2142]
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