New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. 338 pages (plus index). 19 x 12 cm. Ellsworth suggests a lack of staff to run her household and being "utterly, crushingly bored" with shopping for food, inspired her to write this book. A fun read, with some classic recipes. The... More about Much Depends on Dinner
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1938. King, Ruth. Hardcover. 399 pages. 22.5 x 16 cm. Combination prose, recipes, as well as nutritional advice. Chapter titles tell the story: "If You Can Read, You Can Cook - Soda Fountain Specials - Coed Parties, etc. Illustrated throughout. Boards rubbed at corners... More about It's Fun to Cook
c. 1910's. Hardcover. 85 pages. 16 x 12.5 cm. Cookbook with full page illustrations of company's other products as well. (Fly Screen, Potato Masher, Press & Strainer, MacQueen's Patent Shower Bath). "Introducing the Keystone Beaters - Ten Machines in One: cake-beater, churn, egg-beater, ice cream freezer, fruit-whip, light dough-kneader, cream-whip... More about The P. D. & Co. Keystone Cook Book
New York: G.W. Dillingham, 1890. Stiff boards. 6 x 5 in. 80 pages. Chafing dish recipes with black and white illustrations throughout. Compliments of the Meriden Britannia Co., Manufacturers of gold and silver plate. Advertisement/trade catalog for the gold and silver plate as well as spoons, forks, and knives. Owners... More about On The Chafing Dish; A Word For Sunday Night Teas