The spine strip is unravelling at the head and at the back, while the front side keeps it reasonably firmly attached; the yellow boards are shelf stained and the pages tanning. It is not a pretry copy, but the pages are unmarked and the binding very good. Includes loose recipe inserts.239 pages including index. "Richard Morland Tollemache Bethell, 4th Baron Westbury (9 October 1914 - 26 June 1961) He co-authored a cookery book on Italian cooking, With Gusto and Relish, published in 1957. Lord Westbury spent the latter part of his life mainly in Rome, Italy. He never married and his younger brother, David Allan Bethell, succeeded to the Westbury title in 1961." (Wikipedia)