The gourmet Chinese regional cookbook by Calvin B. T Lee - 1976

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. Very Good condition. Rubbing to corners. Small stain (1/4" by 1") to the top edge of several pages -- but in the margin only. No text is affected. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Illustrated with drawings by Honi Werner. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brick red cloth. From the publisher: "Dr. Calvin B.T. Lee, managed his father's legendary New York Chinese restaurant, Lee's Restaurant, while earning his doctorate. Together, with his wife, an expert cook -- The Gourmet Chinese Regional Cookbook -- provides the recipes for 300 dishes from China's four main regions that center on Shanghai in the East, Peking in the North, Szechwan in the West, and Canton in the South. It provides an introduction to the wide variety of cultures within China by describing and identifying the social and historical forces that have molded each region. The authors… Read More

Putnam, 1976. 9.25" X 6.5" in brick-red cloth with gilt titles. Very minor wear at spine ends and corners; gilt titles a little dulled but quite legible; otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket - chipped at corners and spine ends; several short tears: GOOD. 322pp. FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.