James Beard's American Cookery First Edition

James Beard's American Cookery by James Beard Galahad Books, New York 1993, First Galahad Books Edition. Hardcover. Earl Thollander (illustrator). "The bible of American cooking by the king of gourmets". A classic volume with 1500 recipes and 144 line drawings. Very scarce. 9.5 X 7.0 X 3.0 inches; 844 pages plus index. Condition Good, with dust jacket, binding cracked at inside front cover but holding firm.