The Fireside Cook Book James Beard Illustrated 1949 1st Edition 5th Printing DJ

This is  a vintage hard bound cookbook with dust jacket "The Fireside Cook Book" by James Beard, illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen. Bits of advice from Mr. Beard sprinkle this book, tucked in among the fabulous recipes. My favorite "do not overcook or they will become as uninteresting as old hay" is a super helpful way of saying "don't overcook the lamb patties. The illustrations are so amazing, classic mid century drawings. Some of our family recipes originated from this book, our favorite Cassoulet, most asked for Continental Apple Cake, super easy Cutlet Paprika (we use chicken), 2 of our favorite barbecues sauces, plus many, many more. SUBJECT: a complete guide to fine cooking for beginner and expert containing 1217 recipes and over 400 color illustrations VINTAGE: 1949, 1st Edition, 5th printing SIZE: 322 pages CONDITION: original dust cover has an after market plastic applied, some rub marks on plastic. Edges and corners of cloth binding have some very minor wear, otherwise this book looks like it was never used, no detected stains, rips, writing or missing pages. Please see photos. Pet and smoke free home.