50 Yugoslav Recipes.
New York: United Yugoslav Relief Fund of America. Paperback. 9" x 6". 49pp. Spiral bound with heavy decorated covers. VG+ condition. A compilation of 50 recipes of food and beverage from Yugoslavia.
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A Century of Cooking A Collection of Recipes by The Members of The Woman's Century Club and Friends.
Kearney, New Hampshire: Morris Press Cookbooks, 2003. First edition. Paperback. 8.25" x 5.25". 71 pp. Spiral bound with heavy illustrated pages, green cover. Fine condition. A collection of recipes from the Women's Century Club Society of Seattle.
Cook Book. Recipes Prepared, Tested and Approved By the members of the daughters of Indiana, Chicago.
Chicago: The Daughters of Indiana, 1934. 7.75" x 5.25". 108pp. Silver cloth stamped in blue. Nice VG+ condition. A good collection of recipes. Each recipe's contributor is identified.
Delta Gamma Cook Book.
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lambda Nu Chapter, 1922. Second edition. 8.5" x 6". 271pp. Printed paper covered glazed boards. Corners a bit rubbed, ink gift note on the first leaf, else nice VG+ condition. An extensive cookery book, with sections on fish and oysters, vegetables, salads, pies and pastry, candies and nuts.....
El Molino Best Recipes...
Alhambra, California: El Molino Mills, 1953. Hardcover. 6.5" x 4.5". Appr. 40pp. Blue cloth spiral binding. A cute cookbook issued by a California flour company.
The Farmers' Almanac Cook Book.
New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1965. Paperback. 7.5" x 5". 390 pp. Glossy illustrated wrappers. A compilation of over 1000 recipes from the Farmers' Almanac.
General Description and Instructions Together With Directions For Freezing and a Few Special Recipes For Making Ice Cream and Sherbets With the New Design Triple Motion White Mountain Freezer.
Nashua, New Hampshire: The White Mountain Freezer Co. Inc., 1923. 7.5" x 4.5". 9pp. Stapled self wrappers. Mild soiling, else near fine condition. This advertising brochure for a line of deluxe ice cream makers features informative text about the devices, illustrations from drawings, specifications, directions for use, maintenance, two pages.....
Golden Goose Cafe. Smith Tower. Seattle, Washington.
circa 1950. Single illustrated sheet, folded once to form a 12" x 9.5" menu. Mild wrinkling, else near fine condition. The front cover depicts the facade of the Seattle restaurant in the ground floor of one of the city's most iconic buildings. The Golden Goose was owned and operated by.....
The Hawaiian Homeaker's Favorite island Recipes.
Honolulu, Hawaii: Tongg Publishing Company, Ltd., 1956. 8.25" x 5.25". 88pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Gift inscription, else near fine condition. Third printing. With numerous charming illustrations from drawings and ads for Hawaiian businesses. An excellent selection of island dishes.
Hawaiian Pineapple as 100 Good Cooks Serve It.
San Francisco: Association of Hawaiian Pineapple Canners, 1928. 6.15" x 3.5". 32pp. Glossy stapled wrappers. One corner creased, else fine, bright condition. 100 recipes for the delicious fruit used in salads, with meats and vegetables, hot and cold desserts, punches and drinks, etc.
How To Make Delicious Rennet - Custards and Smooth Ice Cream.
Little Falls, NY: Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, Inc., 1936. 7.75" x 5.25". 27pp. Color illustrated wrappers. Near fine condition. The beautiful color wrappers depict a young girl with a giant spoon of ice cream who is surrounded by giant bowls of ice cream. With lots of great sounding recipes and many.....
Lot of Four MenuCraft, Inc. Trade Catalogs.
Kenilworth, Illinois: 1954 - 1959. Four 8.25" x 5.5" volumes. Each volume contains appr. 60pp. Each is bound in glossy stapled wrappers. The four are in VG+ / near fine condition. (The 1959 catalog has a section pulled from the staples, but nothing is lacking.) These catalogs date from 1954.....
Martin Brothers Restaurant.
New Orleans, LA. 3, 23, 1951. Single sheet of glossy stock, folded once to form an 11.5" x 8". booklet. Near fine condition. The front cover design by Charles Foster featuresa cheerful looking display of foodstuffs in baskets, with a small sketch of the restaurant. With the chef's recommendation sheet.....
Mena House Hotel, Pyramids. Happy New Year 1964.
Cairo: 1963. 7.75" x 4.75". Single sheet, folded once. Fine condition. Printed in blue, black and gold. With an illustration of a palm tree, the sphinx and pyramids on the front panel. With text in English, French and in Arabic. The New Year's Eve dinner menu is rather simple, featuring.....
Oriental Sukiyaki. Open 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Phone Broadway 9342. 231 N.W. Fourth Avenue, Portland 9, Oregon.
circa 1950. Single sheet, folded to form a 10.75" x 6.75" booklet. Nicely printed in red and black, with an image of a Chinese dragon on the front cover. This vintage menu is quite unusual in that it features Chinese dishes and Japanese dishes as well as standard American fare.....
Planters Dock "Chow"
Oakland, California: (circa 1943). Single sheet, folded once to form a 9" x 6" menu. Fine condition. Nicely printed in green and red. Planters Dock was a general merchandise shop at the foot of Broadway in Oakland California during the 1940s. It had a small restaurant inside called "Chow". A......
Presbyterian Cook Book.
Emporia, Kan. Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church, 1900. Hardback. 7.5" x 5.5". 240pp. Brown cloth stamped in black. Cloth a bit soiled and rubbed, neat ownership initials in ink on the second leaf, one leaf loose; generally VG+ condition. Revised edition. Recipes from the Sunflower State, each credited to.....
What Cooks!
[No place]: Davenport Visiting Nurses Association, circa 1960. Paperback. 8.5" x 5.5". 303 pp. Spiral bound heavy paper leaves. Gift card mounted on the interior of the rear cover, else nice VG+ condition. A compilation of recipes collected by the Devonport Visiting Nurses Association-everything from pastries to cheese fondue...
The Classic Cooking of Spain.
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1966. First edition. Hardback. 8" x 5". 160pp. Blue cloth, in dust jacket. Fine condition; the jacket is price clipped and has a touch of edge wear and rubbing. A compilation of traditional Spanish recipes, such as bacalao, empanada de carne, and cocido madrileno.....
The Service Cook Book.
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Published for F.W. Woolworth Co. by Service Inc., 1933. Hardback. 8.25" x 6". Appr. 100pp. Spiral bound with printed cloth boards. Light soiling and wear; generally VG+ condition. A good collection of recipes by "The Nation's Homemaker." Allen Allen was an American chef and author who wrote.....
The TIME Reader's Book of Recipes.
E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1949. First edition. Hardback. 8.5" x 5". 252 pp. Red paper covered boards, illustrated dust jacket. Near fine condition; VG+ jacket. 230 favorite recipes collected from the readership of Time magazine.
Some More Good Things To Eat.
[No place]: Privately Published, 1911. Hardback. 6.5" x 4.25". 83pp. Stapled wrappers. Mild edge wear, else near fine condition. Armstrong was a highly regarded "Teacher of cookery lectures on Domestic Science." With many recipes.
The Esquire Culinary Companion. Being An Exotic Cookery Book Or, Around Europe With a Knife, Fork, and Spoon.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1959. Hardback. 9.25" x 6". 320pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Small tear at the spine tip, else near fine condition. With good detail about eating and the good life around the globe. With numerous recipes, as well as chatty commentary on selecting and judging various.....
Elena's Favorite Foods California Style.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1967. 9" x 6". 310 pp. Yellow and black cloth, illustrated dust jacket. A compilation of Californian recipes, such as clam-puffed artichokes, bass Spanish style and California tacos.
A Mind That Found Itself. An Autobiography.
New York, etc. Longman's, Green and Co., 1921. Fifth edition. 7.25" x 4.75". 368pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Mild edge wear, else near fine condition. This book is an autobiographical account of his depression and paranoia, his hospitalization and the abuses he suffered. He called himself an advocate for.....