Look What's Cooking by Katherine Kerry 1st/1st Signed by Alfred Hitchcock + MORE

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Look What's Cooking by Katherine Kerry 1st/1st Signed by Alfred Hitchcock + MORE:
$1200.00

This sale is for a one-of-a-kind First Edition/First Printing of "Look What's Cooking" by Katherine Kerry. Published in 1950, with the original printed boards (later editions had plain boards and a dust jacket).
This copy was owned by restauranteur Skipper Kent, and has been signed by him and a number of various chefs, customers, military officers, and celebrities. Most prominent among these is an autograph of Alfred Hitchcock, along with his familiar self-portrait!
Among some of the other names you'll find signing the pages (some with personal messages to Skipper) are:
Eddy Howard - bandleaderDennis O'Keefe - actor and screenwriterJohn Raitt - actor and singer (and father of Bonnie Raitt)Rear Admiral George M. LowryGeneral Clark L. RuffnerRobert Ryan - actorHenry Kaiser - industrialistLuther Gibson - Legislator and newspaper ownerFrank Lloyd - Oscar-winning director (Calvacade, along with movies like Mutiny on the Bounty)Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Bjorling - opera starAnna-Lisa Bjorling - opera starHerva Nelli - opera star
There are MANY other names in here, some of which I cannot decipher and some of which I don't recognize. The names are more heavily concentrated early on in the volume, but there are a few on other pages.
The book itself is a journey through the various famous restaurants in the San Francisco area in 1950, with a description of each stop and many selected recipes.
Along with the book, you also get a cocktail napkin from Skipper Kent's San Francisco restaurant.
Faults listed above, otherwiseclean pages and good binding despite the spine cover and slightly loose hinges. Purchased at sale. Feel free to ask any questions. Good luck and thanks for offerding!

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