J. G. Ferguson, Chicago, 1969.  Hard covers; Vol. 1 – pages 1 to 736, Vol. 2 – pages 737 to 1553.  Red boards with gilt lettering and decorations on front and spine.  Some edge and corner wear, scrape on each front board and small soil spot on front of Vol. 1; spine ends bumped with wear and short tears.  Binding sound, with Vol. 1 just a bit loose, and all pages secure.  Bit of soil on last page of Vol. 1 and small burn mark in rear gutter of Vol. 2; no other flaws noted.  Illustrated with black & white and colour plates and black & white illustrations.  ‘In taking this book into your kitchen, you are bringing to your aid in meal-planning, cooking, serving, and even cleaning up, the wise and friendly counsel of Meta Given herself.  In it, she presents “cooking” in its modern sense – as a science and an art.’ (from foreword)