The Vegetarian Epicure

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition. Oblong octavo with orange boards and green endpapers; in tan, green and orange pictorial jacket; 305, xii pages: illustrations; 21 cm Very good to very good (+) copy with minimal rubbing to edges of boards; pages are clean and age-toned; ink inscription of front pastedown; jacket is very good (-) with two closed tears to front and two small chips to rear upper edge, now in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394717848

True first edition. Hardcovers are scarce, and in jacket more so. "262 recipes that bring vegetarian cooking to new gastronomic heights with talk about good food, the art of making fine breads, and menus designed to make every meal a delight and a celebration of life." Beautiful, simple illustrations dance alongside recipes written in a mouth-watering, poetic style.