2 Vintage Italian Language Cookbooks Carnacina La Grande Cucina Mestolo d’Oro 19

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2 Vintage Italian Language Cookbooks Carnacina La Grande Cucina Mestolo d’Oro 19. Wonderful 2-book vintage Italian-language cookbook lot featuring two substantial volumes devoted to classic and regional Italian cuisine. Both books are written in Italian and are filled with traditional recipes, period illustrations and beautiful vintage food photography. An especially appealing set for an Italian cooking enthusiast, chef, cookbook collector, Italian-American family, or anyone interested in authentic regional culinary history. Included in this lot: 1. La Grande Cucina — Luigi Carnacina — Garzanti An impressive oversized vintage Italian culinary reference by celebrated gastronome Luigi Carnacina. Bound in striking red with gold lettering, this is a wonderfully substantial old-school cookbook covering classic Italian and European cookery in extensive detail. The interior contains an enormous collection of recipes along with illustrations and full-color food photography. This copy has a handwritten Italian gift inscription on the title page addressed to Caterina and referencing Rome, adding a wonderful bit of personal history and provenance to the book. There is also a small vintage return-address label from a previous owner in Reno, Nevada. The original dust jacket is no longer present, but the red hardcover itself displays beautifully and gives the book tremendous vintage character. 2. Il Mestolo d'Oro delle Cucine Regionali dall'A alla Z — Guido Mondani Editore — 1979 Beautiful

• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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