Hunter's Stew and Hangtown Fry - What Pioneer America Ate and Why de Perl, Lila (Yerkow) - 1977

Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Book. Illus. by Richard Cuffari, Illustrator. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Very clean second printing, SIGNED by the author, in unclipped dust jacket. Clean beige cloth boards with dark green lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean orange endpapers; signed by author on front free endpaper: "Lila Perl - May 20, 1980". Illustrated with drawings by Richard Cuffari. All pages clean and bright. 156 pages. Clean jacket is not price clipped, has two 1" closed tears to rear panel, a little rubbing to front panel; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A fascinating cultural history of the people who shaped America, with twenty authentic recipes included--from a flavorful country Burgoo to elegant pots de creme--which will give readers a taste of a time when survival depended on an inspired balance between cherished traditions and the challenge of the new World..