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La Cucina: The Complete Italian Cookbook

1953

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A hardcover copy of La Cucina: The Complete Italian Cookbook by Rose L. Sorce and a forward by John Ciardi. The hardcover book is covered in orange leather and has a stitched binding. The book’s front cover features centered black text of varying fonts and sizes that reads [La Cucina / by ROSE L. SORCE / Over 800 selected recipes / ? / The Complete Italian Cookbook / ANTIPASTO / WINES / SOUPS / SALADS / MACARONI AND SPAGHETTI / MEATS / POULTRY AND GAME / FISH AND SEAFOOD / VEGETABLES / CHEESE AND EGGS / DRESSINGS AND SAUCES / CAKES AND PASTRIES / ICE CREAM AND ICES / BREADS]. Printed on the spine in black, vertical text is the full title of the book and the author’s name. Printed in horizontal black text at the bottom of the spine is the publisher’s name, [TWAYNE]. The back cover of the book is plain.

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Catalog reference: 2011.12.52.27

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