Beecher, H.W. (Mrs.)

Motherly Talks with Young Housekeepers

New York, J.B. Ford and Company, 1873. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Wood. 492pp, 10pp ads. FIRST EDITION. Publisher's original marroon stamped boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue-guard. Chipping to spine ends, spine faded but readable, light shelfwear, text is clean and binding is tight and sound, Justin Winsor rubber stamp on title page. Good.

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Book number: 004252

Catalogue: Cooking, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cuisine Recipes "Household Hints"

Bivona, Ginnie

Dirty Dining, A Cookbook and More for Lovers - SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Universiity of Pennsylvania, Republic of Texas Press (Wordware Publishing, Inc.), 1993. Spiral Bound. 1556222580. Signed by Author(s). 135pp. Spiral bound, pictorial cover. In very good condition. SIGNED on the title page, by the author, in sexy red ink. Very Good.

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Book number: 003377

Catalogue: Cooking, Hobbies and How-To, Erotic

Keywords: Recipes Cuisine Romance 1556222580

Blot, Pierre

Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks. Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food.

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1868. 1st Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 478pp. Original brown stamped cloth, gilt lettering and gilt ornament to spine. Covers are virtually unworn, contents age-toned, a very occasional spot in contents, a tiny hole in front free endpaper. This book appears to be unread. Blot established one of the earliest cooking schools in the United States, the New York Cooking Academy. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004434

Catalogue: Cooking, Food and Drink, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cuisine Cooking "Food Preparation"

Crowen, Mrs. T.J.

Every Lady's Cook Book

New York, Kiggins and Kellogg, 1856. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 166pp. Publisher's blue wraps, "New and Greatly Improved Edition." Light wear, darkening to covers, foxing to text most heavily to first and last few pages. Book is otherwise sound and appears to be unread, binding is tight. Preface states that this book "has been written for all classes of people: both for those who desire rich, well-seasoned dishes, and for those who prefer more plain diet." This book is a very rare copy of the author's improved revision of her' book "Every Lady's Book." Very Good.

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Book number: 004711

Catalogue: Cooking, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cusine Cooking Cookbook "Food Preparation"

Escoffier, A.

A Guide to Modern Cookery

New York, McClure, Phillips and Company, 1907. First American Edition, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 880pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Cover is heavily spotted but has very light wear, spine is faded but bright and clear, light foxing to preliminary pages, text is clean and binding is tight. This book, published by McClure, Phillips and Company of New York in 1907, is the First American Edition, published the same year as the first English edition published by William Heinemann in London the same year. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004586

Catalogue: Cooking, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cuisine Culinary "Auguste Escoffier" Restaurant Cooking

Hammond, Ericsson Mrs.

Mrs. Ericsson Hammond's Salad Appetizer Cook Book

New York, Mrs. Ericsson Hammond, 1924. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 196pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Slight ripple to lower front cover from apparent water damage and water stain to front endpapers' fore edges, some gilt lettering worn but legible. Some check marks (mostly in pencil) to some recipes, contents a bit yellowed. Original DUST JACKET is partially darkened and missing lower half of spine and 1 inch triangle from top; original price $3.50 still present. Also includes recipes of hot and cold entrees, desserts and meringues, plus photo illustrations. Mrs. Ericsson was the owner ot The Swedish, French, American Cooking School. Good/Poor.

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Book number: 000962

Catalogue: Cooking, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Cookbook Recipes

By a Lady (Maria Eliza Rundell)

A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy: and Adapted to the Use of Private Families.

London, John Murray, 1817. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. xxx, 348pp. Quarter-calf, marbled boards, leather spine label gilt lettered, 9 engraved plates including frontispiece. Cover is worn and scuffed, spine lettering still bright, contents moderately foxed throughout and occasionally dampstained, several signatures protruding, but binding is holding tightly, inscription on front endpaper and former owner's name on title page. Originally published in 1806, this edition is described as "a new edition, corrected." This edition was first published in 1816. Good.

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Book number: 004675

Catalogue: Cooking, How-to and Hobbies, Illustrated

Keywords: Cuisine Recipes Instruction Cooking Kitchen

Murrey, Thomas J.

The Murrey Collection of Cookery Books

New York, Frederick Stokes Company, 1895. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Black leather, red lettering to cover and spine. Very minor scuffing to cover, front free endpaper missing, some separation to endpaper gutters, binding holding tightly, text is age-toned and there is a very occasional spot or smudge in margins, former owner's name and some soiling on title page. Book is divided into 10 sections, each section paginated individually : Fifty Soups, Fifty Salads, Breakfast Dainties, Puddings and Dainty Desserts, The Book of Entrées, Cookery for Invalids, Practical Carving, Luncheon, Oysters and Fish and The Chafing Dish. Good.

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Book number: 004677

Catalogue: Cooking, How-to and Hobbies, Food and Drink

Keywords: Cuisine Cooking Serving Food

Fox & Company PUblishers

The Cuisine Containing Household Cooking Recipes Prepared Under the Supervision of an Eminent Caterer

Boston, Fox & Company, 1866. 2nd Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 120pp. Printed wraps. Chipping and soiling to covers, contents are age-toned but mainly clean, relatively unblemished and complete. A compact book of recipes "prepared under the supervision of Charles Copeland, Boston, Mass." Good.

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Book number: 004424

Catalogue: Cooking, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cusine Recipes Boston

Roosevelt, Nicholas

Creative Cooking (Inscribed and Signed)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1956. 1st Edition, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 234pp. Orange cloth, FIRST EDITION SIGNED. Corners rubbed, top edges stained, slight darkening to endpapers, occasional notes and underlining in text. Dustjacket is chipped, stained and underlined. There is a fascinating lengthy inscription, signed by the author, regarding a special invitation on the front free endpaper. The introduction is by Dione Lucas. The author was a first cousin of Theodore Roosevelt. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000994

Catalogue: Signed, Cooking, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Cuisine Food Recipes Autograph

Sanderson, J.M.

Cook and Confectioner. The Complete Cook. Plain and Practical Directions for Cooking and Housekeeping; with Upwards of Seven Hundred Receipts...bound with The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-Cook, and Baker.

Denver, Leary & Getz, 1849. Hardcover. vi, 196 and vi, 154 pp, approx. 50pp ads at rear. Two volumes bound as one. Red blind stamped cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, engraved frontispiece. Covers worn and soiled, spine faded but readable, contents age-toned and only occasionally foxed, some staining to endpapers, some internal separation, no loose pages. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004518

Catalogue: Cooking, Food and Drink, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cuisine "Food Preparation" Baking Desserts Wines

Hammacher Schlemmer

Hammacher Schlemmer Basic Reference Guide for Good Cooking and Serving

New York, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1946. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 44pp. No date but circa 1950. Stapled wraps. Age toned but otherwise sound. Catalog of kitchen implements with 1950s pricing. Original Hammacher Schlemmer mail-in order form is included. Very Good.

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Book number: 000844

Catalogue: Cooking, Hobbies and How-To, Ephemera

Keywords: Cuisine Kitchen Collectible

Madame Seignobos

Comment on forme une cuisinière; Deuxieme Partie: Les Volailles, le gibier, etc...

Paris, Libraire Hachette, 1910. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. René Le Long. 107pp. No date circa 1910s. Couverture souple. Bon état. Printed stiff wraps, illustrated. Small chip to upper spine, covers otherwise very sound, contents age-darkened. evidently unread as most pages unopened. Good.

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Book number: 004514

Catalogue: Cooking, Food and Drink, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cuisine Recipes Recettes

Standish, Marjorie

Cooking Down East

Portland, Maine, Maine Sunday Teegram, 1969. 2nd Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 263pp. Yellow cloth with photo illustrations to front cover. Corners lightly rubbed, very light soil, text is mainly clean and has several occasional pencil notations. This is the second edition, published after the Kennebec Journal edition of 1968. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004712

Catalogue: How-to and Hobbies, Cooking

Keywords: Maine "New England" Recipes Cuisine