Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking - 1959 Edition - Two Volume Set - Book Club Edition chowder The spine is tightly bound

The spine is tightly bound and all pages are intact

Made in Bavaria

known as an "eccentric" during her life

There is no stone left unturned

It also looks nice as a display piece to show off that gorgeous batch of homemade cookies and holiday cakes

Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking - 1959 Edition - Two Volume Set - Book Club Edition chowder The spine is tightly boundA GOOD COOKBOOK WILL COME TO YOUR RESCUE EVERY TIME META GIVEN {HISTORY} Following on the heels of her first bestseller, The Modern Family Cook Book, published in 1942, Meta Given (1888 1981) then embarked on the ultimate compendium of cooking and writing adventures The Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking. Encompassing a colossal 1500 pages, 50+ chapters, and two separately published volumes, Meta wrote about everything you would ever need to know