Betty Wason
Cooks, Gluttons & Gourmets: A History of Cookery.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Book Club edition. 381 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6" x 8.75", is bound in gilt-lettered  red cloth and gray leatherette boards. Book shows very light shelfwear. Text block has top edge tinted red. Dust jacket, designed by Edward Gorey, shows shelfwear at extremities. Jacket is now preserved in paper-backed mylar cover.
"This is the first and only book which traces the history of cookery from the days of primitive man up to the present day of the Four Seasons Restaurant and gourmet supermarkets. It is full of curious lore about cooking down through the ages, and also features over 150 extra-special recipes, adapted from their historical sources for the modern American kitchen."