The Dinner Party Cook Book - Sunset Magazine - 1960's Holiday, Party and Theme Menu Cookbook ladies home journal Some light crazing on the

Some light crazing on the bottom pedestal portion of the boat and some light rubbing on gold rim

Offering a fun view into the lives of midcentury life as seen from an outsiders perspective this book is sweet and charming and completely loveable

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The Dinner Party Cook Book - Sunset Magazine - 1960's Holiday, Party and Theme Menu Cookbook ladies home journal Some light crazing on theThe decorations, the service, the table setting, every item on the menu all have been thoughtfully combined to produce a dinner party that has all of the balance and color and impact of a masterpiece on canvas. (from The Art of the Dinner Party) {HISTORY} This first edition, first printing of The Dinner Party Cook Book was published in 1962 by the Editorial Staff of Sunset Magazine, one of the longest published magazines (since 1898!) still in print