<I>In Pursuit of Flavor</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1988
name: label: Written by
content: Edna Lewis, American, 1916 - 2006
label: Published by
content: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
label: Illustrated by
content: Louisa Jones Waller
notes: label: Description
content: A first edition, hardcover book (a) with a removable dust jacket (b) of In Pursuit of Flavor by Edna Lewis. The dust jacket cover features a color photograph of Edna Lewis shopping at a produce market, a large brown basket filled with vegetables over her proper right arm. She holds a piece of yellow fruit up to her nose in her other hand. Surrounding her are baskets and crates of produce. Across the top, in yellow and red decorative letters against a dark green background is [EDNA LEWIS]. Along the right side is a yellow ribbon banner with large red text reading [IN / PURSUIT / OF / FLAVOR]. In the bottom right corner is a yellow rectangle with black text that gives a summary of the book. The book has line drawing illustrations by Louisa Jones Wallter throughout, including a portrait of Lewis, standing above a table strewn with tea cups, on the title page. Contents include an introduction followed by six chapters: 1. From the Gardens and Orchards; 2. From the Farmyard; 3. From the Lakes, Streams, and Oceans; 4. For the Cupboard; 5. From the Bread Oven and Griddle; 6. The Good Taste of Old-fashioned Desserts. The book also has three appendices: "Mail Order Sources for Open-pollinated Seeds and Plants, Fruit Trees, and Berries," "Shops That Carry Game and Wild Turkey," and "Special Union Square Greenmarket Produce." The book has 323 pages.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Freetown, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carole Darden-Lloyd and Norman Darden
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.27.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: cookbooks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Edna Lewis
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 8 7/16 × 13 1/8 × 9/16 in. (21.5 × 33.3 × 1.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 8 7/16 × 6 7/16 × 1 in. (21.5 × 16.4 × 2.5 cm)