Duncan Hines' Food Odyssey
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, (1955). First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [xiv], 274 pages.
Before his name became synonymous with cake mix, Duncan Hines was a food critic and travel writer. This is gastronomical memoir highlighting his favorite roadside restaurants and offering a snapshot of mid-20th-century dining and travel culture.
Includes many recipes. Dust jacket features a wonderful pictorial map of the United States illustrated with food items associated with various regions.
Shallow bumps to spine ends, prior owner name and address neatly penned at top fore corner of front free endpaper. Jacket has a few light rubs along upper fore edge fold and at extremities, shallow chipping at spine ends, and a slight hint of fading along spine. Overall near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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