Author / Compiler: Brownsville Junior Service League, Inc. (Brownsville, Texas)
Illustrator: Don Breeden (local South Texas wildlife and landscape artist)
Publication Details: 
Publisher: The Wimmer Companies, Inc. (Memphis, TN) for Brownsville Junior Service League 
Publication Date: October 1996 
Edition: First Edition, First Printing (limited run of 10,000 copies) 
ISBN-10: 0-9653293-0-5 
ISBN-13: 978-0965329309
Format: Hardcover with hidden internal plastic comb/spiral wire binding (lays completely flat for cooking)
Subject / Cuisine: Regional South Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Tex-Mex, authentic Mexican dishes, Gulf seafood, and traditional American community recipes
Condition: Very good pre-owned vintage condition. The internal spiral binding and spine structure are intact and sturdy. Recipes and interior pages are crisp, bright, and completely free of handwritten notes, highlighting, or food splatters. Flaw note: The external page block edges show minor light spotting/foxing marks, and the outer laminated boards exhibit typical light shelf rubbing along the edges and corners (documented in close-up photos).
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