Oakland, CA: The Smithsonian Company, 1912. Hardcover. 175 pages. 24 x 17 cm. An adventurous book within a book. Young Mary Frances is enchanted by her friends, the Kitchen People, who explain the mysterious secrets of the kitchen. Lovely anthropomorphic kitchen utensils bring the reader along for this charming adventure... More about The Mary Frances Cook Book; Or Adventures Among The Kitchen People
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1968. First American Edition. Hardcover. 13.5 x 18.5 cm. Without words, artist John S. Goodall delights us with detailed drawings and the tale of young Paddy Pork. Interior and boards clean, dust wrapper rubbed and lightly chipped at folds with 1/2 cm. loss at corner. More about The Adventures of Paddy Pork
Los Angeles: Price/Stern/Sloan, 1970. Hardcover. 93 pages. 19.5 x 14.5 cm. Illustrated by Donald Hendricks. "What are curds and whey, anyway? This book is written for and dedicated to every child who has ever asked the question, and to demonstrate it by cooking." A delightfully illustrated cookbook/historical-gastronomic adventure. Boards lightly... More about The Mother Goose Cookbook
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New York: Sanctuary Books, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 18.5 x 18.5 cm. Author and illustrator Dorothy Linder Perillo asserts: "Considering how prejudiced kids can be about vegetables, I may seem hopelessly naive, but I think this selection of vegetable dishes will appeal to the little ones, as well as... More about ILLUSTRATED] [RHYMES] A Vegetable Collection; Recipes and Rhymes to conquer kids of all ages
Chicago: The American Cereal Co., 1895. Staplebound. 15 pages. 14 x 9 cm. Early American Cereal Co. (more commonly known as Quaker Oats) advertising pamphlet featuring a peculiar circus act performed by grasshoppers. Charming color illustrations throughout. Small closed tear to front cover, otherwise crisp and clean. More about The Frolie Grasshopper Circus
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1933. Hardcover. 230 pages. 21.5 x 18 cm. The second book in the cherished Little House series. A year, through seasons, in the life of a young boy on a farm. Based on the story of Wilder's husband, Almanzo's, who grew up in the... More about Farmer Boy; Illustrated by Helen Sewell