This is a recipe booklet produced by "Good Housekeeping" magazine in, I think, the 1950s.   It is titled "Cake Decorating".   Lots of recipes for different frostings and icings for cakes, some basic cake recipes, recipe and instructions for making a gingerbread house and lots of ideas and instructions for decorating a wide variety of different cakes both large and small, for many different occasions.  The booklet measures 18.2cm x 24cm and has 30 pages in total.          

The booklet is in a good condition.   General edge, spine end and corner rubs, light creases at corners, very small loss at top front corner, a little blunting at other corners, rubbing along spine, small loss and a 1.5cm split at bottom of spine, some loss at top of spine, some very small holes and the odd small split to spine, rusting to staples, some rubbing, some light creasing and some small, horizontal creases at front and rear of spine, piece of loss at top front edge, some tiny rubs, some light creases and some tiny nicks at front edge of front cover, light brown spotting to title band of front cover, the odd very small and tiny mark and rub to front cover, small tear and several very small tears at top rear edge, light creasing, several very small tears and a repaired 2.5cm tear at front edge of rear cover, light creases and some light marks at bottom rear edge, some light rubbing, light brown spotting, some small marks and the odd tiny mark and rub to rear cover, light browning to pages, some light bends and some very small and tiny creases at corners of pages, slight waviness at front page edges, the odd light mark and very small and tiny mark internally, some light brown spotting to page 28, some bumps and the odd tiny chip at edges.   Please check scans carefully as they help with the condition too.  

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