Rockford, Illinois: Geo. D. Roper Corporation, [c. 1922]. Stapled Pamphlet. A 40 page pamphlet with a number of pages of recipes to use when cooking with your Roper Oven. Plus some marketing about what a swell oven a Roper is... More about CARE-FREE HOME COOKING WITH ROPER. A BOOK THAT DEMONSTRATES A NEW EPOCH IN THE ART OF COOKING
New York: John Dwight and Company, [1894]. Stapled Pamphlet. Advertising recipe book, promoting Dwight’s Super-Carb Soda (Dwight’s evolved into the Arm & Hammer Co). In chromolithographed wrappers; small piece missing at the bottom of the front panel near the spine;..... More about DWIGHT’S COW-BRAND COOK-BOOK
Librairie Grund, 1998. Pictorial Boards. A sumptuous Italian cookbook in French The First Edition in French.. There is a previous owner gift inscription on the front endpaper; otherwise, a clean copy. More about L’Italie (French
Covering a period of several years, this is an active hostess’ dinner party planning book, with seating charts, menus including wines, and comments (sometimes quite funny: re dinner at a bridge party -- “weird dinner but cheap”). We don’t know..... More about MENU & DINNER PARTY PLANNING BOOK. 1990’s
General Mills, 1949. Soft Cover. The war was over and the boomers were booming! General Mill’s new line of automatic toasters was part of it. Recipes too -- club sandwiches! welsh rabbit! 12 unnumbered pages in printed wrappers. With string... More about TOAST THE BETTY CROCKER WAY. WITH THE NEW GENERAL MILLS AUTOMATIC TOASTER
Self-published, 1953. Comb Binding. Second Editoin. Red card stock covers in a comb binding. 136 pp. There is a bit of “bleed” on the first and last leaves of the book from the red cardstock covers. More about TRIED AND TESTED RECIPES OF COLLECTED BY THE WOMEN’S AUXILIARY OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH...
New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2009, 2010, 2001. The set in three volumes. Volume I is a reprint and is lacking the fold-out poster with which it was issued. Volume II is a First Edition, and has the bonus... More about GOOD EATS (3 VOLUMES): THE EARLY YEARS, THE MIDDLE YEARS 2; THE LATER YEARS 3
Adam & Charles Black, 1939. Hard Cover. First Edition. A nice copy of this uncommon book on cooking fish. There is no writing or other marks in the book. The dustjacket is bright; it has some minor loss at the... More about FROM CREEL TO KITCHEN. HOW TO COOK FRESH-WATER FISH
Chicago, Illinois: American Meat Institute, 1941. Stapled Pamphlet. Third Edition. A cookbook for Good Foods Made with Lard, third edition issued by the American Meat Institute. Beginning of separation to the edges of the spine, wear along the spine, and... More about GOOD FOODS MADE WITH LARD
New York: Delineator Institute, 1931. Soft Cover. Photographic, in text illustrations. Small closed tears to the edges of the covers, and sunning to the spine and perimeters of the covers. Foxing to the title page and verso of the front... More about THIRD YEAR BOOK DELINEATOR RECIPES. A COLLECTION OF ALL THE RECIPES DEVELOPED BY ANN BATCHELDER...
Atsugi, Japan: Pacific Stars & Stripes, 1959. Comb Binding. First Edtiion. The wrappers have some spotting and there’s a small stain on the verso of the front panel and the title page. The rear panel has some creasing. More about COOKS’ TOUR COOKED UP BY THE ATSUGI ALL WIVES
Harmony, 1994. Hard Cover. Inscribed. No pencil or ink markings in text. Very small bump at bottom edge of front board near middle. Boards clean. Dustjacket clean. Slight curling at top edge of front dustjacket cover. Digital pictures of book... More about LA POTINIERE AND FRIENDS
South Bend, Indiana: The Malleable Steel Range Mfg. Co., [1907]. Stapled Pamphlet. With history and advertising for the Malleable Steel Range cooking appliances, as well as numerous recipes for staple foods; images of several different Malleable Ranges, as well as... More about KITCHEN ECONOMY COMFORT COOKING. SELECT COOKING RECEIPTS
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1886. Hard Cover. A book on budget housekeeping from the late 19th century. Some shelfwear to the extremities of the spine. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine; black lettering on the... More about TEN DOLLARS ENOUGH. KEEPING HOUSE WELL ON TEN DOLLARS A WEEK; HOW IT HAS BEEN DONE; HOW IT MAY BE...
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Boston, Mass. M. F. Foley Co., [1936]. Hard Cover. A seafood reference guide, prepared for the patrons of the M. F. Foley Co., a wholesale and retail ‘fish house’ in Boston. This book could be used by the private chefs..... More about COOKERY] SEA FOOD EXPLANATION CARD SUGGESTIONS
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New York: Cleanliness Institute, [c. 1928]. Stapled Pamphlet. A reprint from educational material published by the Department of Public Information. 14 pps, of household hints -- some of are intriguing: “A Bath for your Umbrella” and “Ironing Problems Affect Selection..... More about CLEAN CLOTHING -- WHY AND HOW [OFF-PRINT
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New York: Cleanliness Institute, [c. 1928]. Stapled Pamphlet. A reprint from educational material published by the Department of Public Information. 20 pps, of household hints -- some of which sound more like directives: “Clean Doorknobs”, “Keep Dish Towels Dainty”..... More about HELPFUL HINTS ON HOUSEHOLD CLEANLINESS [OFF-PRINT
Hachette Littérature, 1996. Quarto. Hard Cover. Pictorial boards; binding sound; no markings in text; digital images available upon request. More about SAVEURS & TERROIRS DE PROVENCE
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1969. Typed letter signed on New York Times letterhead, from Craig Claiborne, the famous food columnist. The text suggests “Indeed I do think that Sauternes ... would be ideal for your souffle. I would serve it highly chilled as always.”. More about TYPED LETTER SIGNED] COOKING ADVICE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST
Gold Horse Publishing, 1993. Spiral Bound. A clean copy with no marks of any kind. More about DOLL LOVERS COOK BOOK
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1931. Octavo. Hard Cover. First Edition. Signed. 280pp. A bright copy signed without inscription by Emma Speed Sampson on the front endpaper. The recipes are presented in a narrative style, and the narrative is... More about MISS MINERVA’S COOK BOOK
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New York: Sully and Kleinteich, [1917]. Tied Wrappers. Quite a nice copy of The Dinner Calendar for 1917, housed in original publisher’s box. Tied with a silk cord, the front cover of the calendar has a small chip and a.... More about THE DINNER CALENDAR 1917 [Boxed
Waseca, MN: Walter’s Publishing, [2001]. A substantial cookbook, bound in the publisher’s loose-leaf notebook. More about THE COOKBOOK. 1651-2001. 350 YEARS GLOUCESTER VIRGINIA CELEBRATES
Bielefeld und Leipzig: Verlag von Velhagen & Klasing, 1925. Hard Cover. Fifty Fifth Edition. Fifty Fifth edition of Henriette Davidis-Holle’s Practical Cookbook. Arguably Germany’s most famous and influential cookbook author, and certainly her best known work, which remained prominent throughout..... More about PRAKTISCHES KOCHBUCH FÜR DIE GEWÖHNLICHE UND SEINERE KÜCHE. UNTER BESONDERER BERÜCKSICHTIGUNG...
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Lissa: Ernst Gunther, 1860. Full Leather. First Edition. The First Edition of Hermann Hager’s “Complete Approach for the Fabrication of Artificial Mineral Water, with Description of the Apparatus and Machine Required for It”. Hager was the most important 19th century..... More about MINERAL WATER] VOLLSTANDIGE ANLEITZUNG ZUR FABRIKATION KUNSTLICHER MINERALWASSER, SO WIE...