"A Treasury of Great Recipes" - Signed

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1965. First. 4to.  Hardcover.  488 pp.  Padded two-toned copper boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering and decoration on boards; illustrated endpapers; two ribbon place-holders. Illustrated with sumptuous color plates and restaurant menus. One of the most desirable of celebrity cookbooks, this copy has been signed and inscribed by the beloved actor and renowned gourmand, "For Paul / My Best and Bon Appetit / Vincent Price" to the title page.  One-inch tear to silk ribbon place holder, else in fine condition.

A Treasury of Great Recipes was Price's first cookbook, co-authored with his wife Mary Grant, who was a successful costume designer.  Two years later, the couple would publish Mary and Vincent Price present a National Treasury of Cooking, a 5-volume set.  In 1971, Price hosted a half-hour cooking show in the UK called Cooking Price-Wise.  Throughout his career, Price maintained friendships with gourmet chefs around the world.

From the library of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications. (21240)

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