The Six-Minute Souffle
Jane West, 1976
Description
The Six-Minute Souffle was a book the entire publishing house was behind from the start. Here was an author who had already written a bestselling cookbook and who we felt had the potential for another one. Our concern was to produce a book that would look lavish but at the same time live up to the title of the book—that is, epitomize speed and efficiency in cooking. To accomplish this economically (we could not price the book any higher than $12.95, the competition in the cookbook field being what it is), we did several things: we printed the book in two colors and used two different screen values throughout to give it a special feeling, we used specially designed large, colorful side running heads to aid the book in finding her/his way around in the book, and a great deal of care was taken in laying out the book so that each recipe would by complete on one or facing pages. The jacket was efficiently done, too: with the photographer working closely with the designer, only one shot was needed to get the desired wraparound look.
Credits
- Art director
- Jane West
- Designer
- Betty Binns
- Jacket designer
- Betty Binns
- Illustrator
- Manuela Paul
- Jacket photograph
- Frances McLaughlin-Gill
- Production manager
- George Rodriguez
- Author
- Carol Cutler
- Size
- 6.75 x 9.75 inches
- Quantity printed
- first printing of 15,000
- Price
- $12.95
- Typefaces
- Text: 9/10, 10/11 VIP Melior, Display: Typositor Korinna Heavy, Korrina Extra Bold
- Typesetter
- David Seham Associates, Inc.
- Printer
- The Maple Press Company
- Printing methods
- Offset lithography, Book printed in two colors, two different screen values used throughout. All recipes complete on one or facing pages.
- Jacket printer
- Lithochrome Company
- Papers
- Hammermill offset opaque, 70 lb. ivory, 80 lb. C.1.S. stock, film laminated
- Paper manufacturer
- Hammermill Paper Company
- Paper supplies
- Lindenmeyr Paper Corporation
- Binder
- The Maple Press Company
- Binding materials
- GSB cloth, natural, made and supplied by G.S.B. Fabrics Corporation; on 110 pt. pasted board
- Binding method
- Smyth sewn, round back
- Endpapers
- Multiocolor Antique, scarlet
- Endpaper manufacturer
- G.S.B. Fabrics Corporation
- Endpaper supplies
- The Maple Press Company
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter