Very light cover wear/use. Light dustjacket fading on spline. This book started a decades long collection of cookbooks for foods from around the world; from vegan to all about meats, "pretty" cookbooks to great big instruction cookbooks for chefs. Recipes are easy and simple to make and the pictures are great. From the inside flap: "In this superb collection of recipes, every type of dish has been included: soups, egg dishes, cheese dishes, fish, pork, beef, lamb, ham and sausages, poultry and game, quiches, pies and pizzas, snacks, rice and pasta, vegetables, salads, cold desserts, hot desserts, cakes, pies, tarts and yeast breads." HardcoverPublisher: Macdonald & Co., LTD (1987), 767 pages+Language: EnglishASIN: B000GX1ECYPackage Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.9 inches