- Written by
- Sorce, Rose L.
- Ciardi, John, American, 1916 - 1986
- Published by
- Twayne Publishers, American
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with leather on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 6 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (21.6 × 15.5 × 3.1 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover copy of La Cucina: The Complete Italian Cookbook by Rose L. Sorce and a forward by John Ciardi. The hardcover book is covered in orange leather and has a stitched binding. The book’s front cover features centered black text of varying fonts and sizes that reads [La Cucina / by ROSE L. SORCE / Over 800 selected recipes / ? / The Complete Italian Cookbook / ANTIPASTO / WINES / SOUPS / SALADS / MACARONI AND SPAGHETTI / MEATS / POULTRY AND GAME / FISH AND SEAFOOD / VEGETABLES / CHEESE AND EGGS / DRESSINGS AND SAUCES / CAKES AND PASTRIES / ICE CREAM AND ICES / BREADS]. Printed on the spine in black, vertical text is the full title of the book and the author’s name. Printed in horizontal black text at the bottom of the spine is the publisher’s name, [TWAYNE]. The back cover of the book is plain. There is a small pencil inscription on the front flyleaf page, in the top right corner, that reads, [198]. The book contents includes seventeen chapters of recipes for [ANTIPASTO], [WINES], [SOUPS], [SALADS], [SPAGHETTI], [MEATS], [POULTRY AND GAME], [FISH AND SEAFOOD], [VEGETABLES], [RICE], [CHEESE AND EGGS], [DRESSINGS AND SAUCES], [DESSERTS], [BREADS], [OFFERINGS OF MOTHER EARTH], [MENUS], [MISCELLANEOUS], and an index. The book has 362 pages.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.52.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




