Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, 1958. McCrea, Ruth. First Edition. Hardcover. 61 pages. 19 x 11.5 cm. Delightful alphabet recipe book, each letter illustrated and with verse. Remarkable period graphics. More
Surrey, England: John F. Renshaw & Company Limited, c. 1930. Wraps. 49 pages. 22.5 x 16 cm. 35 color plates. A full description of the production and process of making Marzipan along with recipes for everything from Macaroons (Dutch, Italian, French), Almond Short Cake, French Gâteaux, and many more. Instructions..... More
Chicago: Culinary Arts Institute, 1951. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 856 pages. 21 x 14 cm. A classic cookbook for the American Homemaker, originally published 1938, edited and revised from the Delineator Cookbook. Cover reads "Sears Roebuck And Co. The Kenmore Binding Of The American Woman's Cook Book." Full-color illustrations including lovely..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 285 pages. "Many men like to cook and are plenty good at it, too, so we weren't surprised to find out that the same goes for the boys we know. That made us decide that it was about time a cook..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 262 pages. Presentation copy from the authors, Helen Evans Brown [and in Philips' hand] and Philip S. Brown. Crisp, clean copy. More
Del Monte, California: 1940. Ors, Sinclair. First Hardcover Edition. Staplebound wraps. 62 pages. 24 x 18 cm. Recipes, quips, and cartoons by the who's who of Guests and contributors include - John Steinbeck, Upton Sinclair, William Powell, Gertrude Stein, Walt Disney, and many more. Pages toned, dust wrapper chipped and..... More
London: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1889. Hardcover. 61 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. Almond Cake to Walnut Sucrés, and everything in-between. Covers rubbed. More
London: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1888. 82 pages. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. "I have had much pleasure in culling from all the vegetable gardens of the culinary world the recipes which will be found in this little book, and am still hunting in the happy grounds of cookery..." Edges rubbed..... More
London: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1889. Hardcover. 70 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. Carefully selected from old family recipes and demonstration lessons. Covers rubbed, light staining to pages. More
London: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1891. Hardcover. 88 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. Appealing recipes including some eye-catching titles such as - Alma Mater Soup ("Take a sheep's -head and pluck...") & His Excellency's Soup, and fish dishes including - 9 Eel recipes & 21 Sole recipes. Covers heavily rubbed..... More
London: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1888. Hardcover. 80 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. Appealing recipes including sweets such as - Apricot Charlotte Russe & Pineapple Pudding à la Métropole, and light supper dishes such as - Lobster à la Tarragon Cream & Small Mutton Pies. Covers rubbed. More
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
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New York: M. Barrows & Company, Inc., 1944. Hardcover. 128 pages. First printing, stated. A compact, easy-to-handle volume that tells you all you need to know about mixing and stirring. Glasses and equipment illustrated in black and white plus a small section on canapés and hors d'oeuvre to go along..... More
London: Andre Deutsch, 1955. Second Impression. Hardcover. 120 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Madame Goffinet, an Englishwoman married to a Frenchman and now living in France, opens her book with a chapter on the proper use of cream, butter and wine in cooking. She points out that very small quantities..... More
![BRITISH] [MILITARY] Catering Menu for the Officers in the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the West...](/pictures/thumb/1742.jpg?v=1551365237)
York, England: 1886. Loose_leaf. 32 x 20 cm. This menu,written by Halliwell, a local master of ceremonies and freemason, was made to accommodate and service the 3rd and 4th battalions' officers of the West Riding Regiment, formerly known as the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. The officers were lodged in the..... More
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Stamford: c. 1915. Cardboard covers. 22 x 15.5 cm. 14 envelopes, 1 two-sided cardboard-weight title page, with a Forward on the reverse. Envelopes contain printed recipes (8 X 15 cm.) attributed to local authors along with personally collected recipes and handwritten recipes. Envelope headings: Soups, Fish, Meats, Poultry, Meat and..... More
Cambridge, MA: Lever Brothers Company, 1940's. Staple bound Wraps. 48 pages. 18 x 15 cm. Black and white - color photography. Spry was a brand of vegetable shortening produced by the Lever Brothers starting in 1936, a competitor for Proctor & Gambles Crisco. Lightly rubbed. More
Northhampton, MA: INTERLINK BOOKS, 2017. Paperback. 352 pages. 25.5 x 19 cm. The rich culinary heritage of Aleppo comes to life in this tribute to the Syrian city at the ancient Mediterranean crossroads. While acknowledging that war, migration and clime change challenge modern-day Aleppo, Marlene Matar, Lebanese chef of television..... More
Philadelphia: Arnold and Company, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 74 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Rorer (1849 - 1937) was an impressive cookbook writer, cooking teacher, speaker and newspaper columnist, completing over 20 books between the years 1886 - 1917. Superb copy, clean and crisp interior. Light chipping to dust wrapper..... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1843 and 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. 196 & 154 pages. 19.5 x 12 cm. The Complete Cook highlights the art of carving, accompanied by illustrations. The Complete Confectioner contains one page of illustrations, featuring modeling tools - last ten pages filled with period advertisements. Pages tanned..... More
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Taunton, Mass. The Commercial Print, Publishers, 1906. First Edition. Wraps. Unpaginated. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. New-England Cookbook, over 50 pages of delightful recipes including Shrimp Wiggle, Popcorn Pudding, Scotch Woodcock, with an inlaid handwritten recipe for "doughnuts that take so little fat." Recipes attributed to local authors. Unusual advertisements -..... More
Paris: Chez Tardieu-Densesle, 1816. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 352 pages. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. Three plates: Frontispiece (confectioner's laboratory) and 2 plates illustrating kitchen utensils and motifs/decorations. The author, the widow of a renowned pastry chef, opened her shop in Berlin at the end of the 18th century and was able..... More
Chicago: Woman's World Magazine Co., 1927. Wraps. 50 pages. 20 x 13 cm. A surprisingly interesting array of salad and sandwich combinations such as: Lemon Prune Sandwiches (prunes, grated lemon rind, lemon juice, powdered sugar, peanut butter) or 1,2,3 Salad (Bermuda onion, dill pickles, apples). Illustrated in black and green..... More