Crown publishing, 1994, 4th printing.  Subtitle:  First Courses from the Mediterranean Shores of Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa, by Joanne Weir.  288 pages, a little basic cooking info. regarding methods and kitchen equipment.  There is a list of restaurants in six countries where the author visited and was given assistance and recipes from the chefs.  A biography and index is also included.  More than 220 recipes demonstrate the commonality in the cuisine of this region but also its tremendous individuality and range.  First cookbook of Ms. Wier, an internationally known chef.  

Very good with some wear to boards at edges, corners, and head and foot of spine.  Pages and endpapers are clean without writing or marks.  Very good dust jacket is entirely intact including unclipped price ($27.50) with slight creasing at corners and edges. 

(box 19)

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