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In Pursuit of Flavor

1988

New York City, New York, 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 first edition, hardcover book (a) with a removable dust jacket (b) of In Pursuit of Flavor by Edna Lewis. The dust jacket cover features a color photograph of Edna Lewis shopping at a produce market, a large brown basket filled with vegetables over her proper right arm. She holds a piece of yellow fruit up to her nose in her other hand. Surrounding her are baskets and crates of produce. Across the top, in yellow and red decorative letters against a dark green background is [EDNA LEWIS]. Along the right side is a yellow ribbon banner with large red text reading [IN / PURSUIT / OF / FLAVOR]. In the bottom right corner is a yellow rectangle with black text that gives a summary of the book.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2021.27.1ab

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