Description
The Congressional Cook Book: Favorite National And International Recipes, signed by First Lady Patricia Nixon.
Octavo, xxxiv, 605pp, [1]. Green cloth, title stamped in gold. Stated “eighth edition” on the title page. Solid text block, faint soiling along top edge. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on front flap, light chipping to edges of spine, a bright, near fine example.
Signed on the front free endpaper by First Lady Patricia Nixon.
A scarce work signed by Pat Nixon.
The first Congressional Cookbook was published in 1927 by the Congressional Club, the official club of congressional spouses, which was founded in May of 1908. The Congressional Cookbook is the major annual fundraiser for the organization. The book remains in publication, with the fourteenth edition currently available.
