I Hate to Cook Almanack. Signed by Peg Bracken. First Edition, First Printing. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. New York, 1976.

Peg Bracken was a popular humorist in the mid-twentieth century. Her works made light of the domestic expectations of women through acerbic commentary and satire. Her books were examples of the newly transparent attitudes toward gender roles from the 1960s and 70s. In the I Hate to Cook Almanack, Bracken presents a quintessential example. It contains recipes, jokes, and commentary for every month of the year. It is a deeply unserious book, one that communicates its dissatisfaction with domesticity through humor at every line.

This first edition, first printing is signed by Bracken on the front free endpaper. It is in near-fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, near-fine with only rubbing to spine ends. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, near-fine with only fading to spine and bumping to edges.

A near-fine signed first edition of the I Hate to Cook Almanack.