Allen, Ida C. Bailey

Mrs. Allen's Cook Book

Boston, Small, Maynard and Company, 1917. Cloth. Blue cloth. 756 pp. plus ads. Several black and white photo plates throughout. A cookbook offering recipes for a variety of dishes, ranging from breads, meats, vegetables, edible weeds, sandwiches, desserts, frozen desserts, cookies, etc. With sections on the chemistry of food and cookery, the art of combining foods, foods for different seasons and children's meals. Allen was a noted American author, focusing on cooking and food, being one of the most popular and prolific authors in cooking in the early 20th century. GOOD condition. Covers faded, with minor to moderate soiling and a few minor stains to the covers. Some scuffing. Extremities scuffed and a bit frayed. Interior solid and toned, with minor scattered soiling and a few dog ear creases. Several recipe clippings laid in, with a recipe handwritten in pencil on the last blank endpaper. Good .

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Book number: 013924

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Various authors

Democratic Delectables. A Treasury of Favorite Recipes. Project of Woman's Suburban Democratic Club

No Place, Woman's Suburban Democratic Club, Publisher. Spiral Bound. No place or date, presumed late 1970s based on the Jimmy Carter pinback photo on the front cover. Spiral bound wraps. 129 pp. With a few black and white photos. A cookbook issued presumably to fundraise for the Woman's Suburban Democratic Club. Founded in 1957 in Montgomery County, Maryland, the organization was founded by women democratic activists. It is still in operation today, now known as the Women's Democratic Club. Recipes range from appetizers to desserts and everything in between, and probably appeal to even some of the pickiest Republican eaters! GOOD condition. Moderate toning, some soiling and staining to the covers. Minor curling, wrinkling and creasing. Pages 93-95 with spotting/staining (beginning of the dessert section). Good .

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Book number: 020107

Catalogue: Cookbooks

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Various Authors

Parsons Family Favorites. Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Church, Yankeetown, Florida Cookbook

Lenexa, KS, Cookbook Publishers, 2002. Spiral Bound. Plastic comb binding with glossy illustrated wraps. 64 pp. plus ads and nutritional information in the rear. A cookbook collecting recipes for meals, desserts and other items, from members of the Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Church in Yankeetown, Florida. GOOD condition. Moderate soiling, foxing and some staining to the rear cover. Very Good .

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Book number: 015374

Catalogue: Cookbooks

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Various authors

Woman's Progress Club Cook Book

No Place, No Publisher. Wraps. Printed wraps, side stapled. 18 pp. No information on publication or the Woman's Progress Club who published this could be easily found in various internet searches. Based on a few of the names included with recipes, it is possible this originated in the Concord, New Hampshire area. A collection of cooking recipes for a variety of food, including breads, cakes, desserts, pastries and entrees. GOOD+ condition. Moderate toning to the covers. Some chipping along the fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 015643

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[Brooks, Catherine]

The Complete English Cook

No Place, No publisher. Hard Cover. Publisher, place and date LACKING (note, this is due to title page being MISSING), although an ad for another book being published indicates this was published/printed by J. Cooke in Pater-Noster Row. London: Perhaps circa 1762. The ad in the rear of the book advertises for a book being published "This Day," and titled, "The Polite Tutoress: Or, Young Lady's Instructor." ESTC record N12395 indicates this was published in 1761 (although presumably erroneously attributed to printer J. Coote, as the record notes). Copies of the third and fourth edition of this work scanned online give a different book ad in the rear. Bound in paper covered boards with a leather spine. Pagination runs 5-132, with title page and any other pages prior to page 5 MISSING. This includes the plate mentioned in ESTC records. Pages 101-103 with diagrams outlining the planning of dishes for various courses of meals. A cookbook written by Catherine Brooks providing recipes for a variety of meals, meats, candying, pudding, etc. Also present is a section of remedies for various ailments and a section on washing muslin cloth via clear starching. POOR condition. MISSING the aforementioned pages. Very heavy scuffing and wear to the covers and spine, with extensive loss of leather along the spine, as well as moderate to heavy chipping and loss to the paper covering the boards. General soiling and staining to the covers. Extremities very worn. One front endpaper present, but detached. Pastedown endpaper in the rear separated from the board, with tearing and loss, and ink math notations present. Tear and loss, slightly affecting text on the center fore edge of leaf 5/6. Leaf 67/68 MISSING. General toning, soiling and staining in the interior, with a few pages bearing tears in their foredge margins. See ESTC record N28266 for record of a circa 1767 copy. Poor .

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Book number: 019187

Catalogue: Cookbooks

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Carter, Susannah

The Frugal Housewife, or the Complete Woman Cook

London, Printed for E. Newbery. Full Leather. no date, perhaps circa 1795-1800. Stated revised edition. Full calf leather. 12, 180, 10 pp. Two illustrated plates, one in text, one at the front, with 10 illustrated plates at the end depicting table arrangements. A cookbook with a variety of recipes, and a section on making English wine. The Frugal Housewife was an influential work, despite the obscurity of the author. It went through many editions, and inspired the first American cookbook, American Cookery. POOR condition. Both covers and spine DETACHED from the text block, with each cover also detached from each other. One plate loose and laid in at the front. Heavy scuffing, gouging and edgewear to the covers, with heavy flaking, chipping and loss to the spine. Any front or rear blank endpapers MISSING. Text collated and complete. General browning to the paper, with minor scattered soiling. A few pages with small chips torn from their center margins. Poor .

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Book number: 019533

Catalogue: Cookbooks

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Mrs. Frazer

The Practice of Cookery, Pastry, Confectionary, Pickling, and Preserving. With Directions for Choosing Provisions, Trussing Poultry, Etc.

Edinburgh, Printed for Peter Hill by J. Ruthven and Sons, 1800. Full Leather. Third edition, so stated, revised and enlarged. Full calf leather. Xvi, 270 pp. With two plates. A cookbook for a variety of dishes, meals, and sides, and including various suggestions for general cookery concerns. With an appendix featuring recipes for wine and cordials, as well as tips on carving. Mrs. Frazer was a student of the noted cook, and cookbook writer, Susannah MacIver, and took over her school when she died. This cookbook is essentially an updated and revised version of MacIver's work. POOR/FAIR condition. Rear cover DETACHED along the rear hinge. Heavy scuffing and wear to the covers, with many small cuts in the leather on the upper front cover (maybe this was used as a cutting board). Small white area of staining to the front cover. Spine extremely scuffed and worn, with leather backstrip missing from the head of the spine. Text block solid, with moderate toning, scattered soiling and staining throughout. A few signatures present on the inside front cover. Overall a very worn example of this work. Poor .

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Book number: 019095

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Gelleroy, William

The London Cook, or the Whole Art of Cookery Made Easy and Familiar

London, Printed for S. Crowder and Co.[..] J. Coote [..] and J. Fletcher, 1762. Full Leather. Full calf leather. (20), 1-330, 473-488 pp. Pagination as apparently issued. Missing copperplate engraving at the front. A cookbook written by the former cook of the Duchess of Argyle, including recipes for meat, fish poultry, pudding, pies, etc. GOOD condition. Missing aforementioned frontispiece plate. Moderate scuffing to the covers, with heavy scuffing, bumping and rounding to the extremities. Two inch split to the lower front hinge, with leather just starting to split at the upper front hinge. Minor scattered foxing throughout. Leaf 207/08 with a 4 inch vertical tear in its fore edge, not affecting text. Bitting 179. ESTC T63887. Good .

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Book number: 019547

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No author given

Cake Making at High Altitudes

No Place, General Foods Corp, 1940. Wraps. Seventh edition, stated. Illustrated wraps. Small square format. 32 pp. A promotional cookbook promoting the use of Swans Down Cake Flour by the Ingleheart Brothers (a division of General Foods). A variety of cake recipes included, such as the Lord Baltimore Cake, the Empress Sponge Cake and others. GOOD condition. Light fading and toning. Minor soiling. Some curling/creasing at the corners. Interior toned. Good .

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Book number: 015591

Catalogue: Cookbooks

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No author Given

Cook Book. Sanbornton Bay (New Hampshire)

Sanbornton Bay, NH, No Publisher. Wraps. Reprint edition. Red illustrated wraps. 70 pp. A collection of recipes for a variety of meals, breads, pastries, desserts, candies, etc. gathered from residents of the community of Sanbornton, New Hampshire. GOOD condition. Covers faded, with some soiling, creasing and edgewear. Small area of staining on the fore edge. Small ink inscription on the copyright page. Good .

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Book number: 017403

Catalogue: Cookbooks

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No author Given

Good Bread. Practical, Reliable Directions of Great Value to All Housekeepers

Lowell, C.I. Hood and Company, Publisher. Wraps. : no date, perhaps late 1800s. Booklet, with illustrated wraps. 16 pp. A book of recipes for various types of bread, interspersed with advertising copy and testimonials throughout, mostly for Hood's Sarsaparilla. GOOD condition. Staining to the lower edge and corner. General toning, minor soiling and some curling along the extremities. Minor wrinkling to the wraps. Good .

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Book number: 008721

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No Author Given

Jell-O. At Home Everywhere

Le Roy, NY, Genesee Pure Food Company, Publisher, 1922. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Small hole punch at the upper left corner, with string tied through. 14 pp, plus a 4 page insert advertising Jell-O ice cream powder, between pages 7 and 8. With color illustrations throughout. A promotional recipe booklet for the Jell-O company, providing recipes for making desserts and salads. GOOD+ condition. Small dark stain at the lower left front corner. Minor toning and soiling. Good .

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Book number: 006435

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Keywords: Noisbn Jell-o

No author Given

Let's Serve Cocktails

Hammondsport, NY, The Taylor Wine Company, Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, presumed circa 1950s/60s. Small promotional booklet with photo illustrated wraps. 16 pages including covers. Color illustrations throughout. A small recipe booklet issued by the Taylor Wine Company of New York, containing a few mixed drink cocktail recipes: two for Manhattan cocktails, one for a martini, one for a Bronx cocktail and one for a 6 o'clock cocktail. With recipes for various appetizers and hors d'oeuvres, including caviar clowns. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and edgewear. Light foxing to the rear cover. Very Good .

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Book number: 009202

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Keywords: Noisbn Mixology

No author Given

Ransom's Family Receipt Book 1887

Buffalo, NY, D. Ransom, Son and Co. Wraps. no date, circa 1887. Small booklet, with printed orange wraps. 32 pp. A collection of recipes for cakes, pudding, salads and side dishes, as well as for canning and pickling. With instructions/recipes for painting, coloring and dyeing, making ginger wine, jams, cleaning solutions, etc. Advertising copy throughout for Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ointment, touting its use against various ailments. String for hanging present at the top left corner. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling, uneven fading and a few small stains present to the wraps. Some curling and creasing along the extremities. Paper browned in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 008719

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No Author Given

Today... What Salad... What Dessert? Jell-O Brings Dozens of Answers. Jell-O Recipe Booklet

Le Roy, NY, Genesee Pure Food Company, Publisher, 1928. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Small hole punch at the upper left corner. 22 pp. With color illustrations throughout. A promotional recipe booklet for Jell-O company, providing recipes for making salads, fruit and otherwise, as well as desserts, from Jell-O. GOOD+ condition. Ownership inscription on the upper front cover. Minor toning and soiling to the wraps. Good .

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Book number: 006436

Catalogue: Cookbooks

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