Nantucket: J.F. [John F.] Murphy, No date [c. 1880s]. Boards. 16mo (5 7/8” x 5 ¼”); [12pp] accordion fold; gilt-stamped pebbled board, title to front with elaborate border and corner ornaments; black cloth spine; spine has 3” tear from tail, light scuffing to boards and corners; good plus. Only two... More about Souvenir of Martha’s Vineyard
Portland, ME: Chisholm Bros. No date [c. 1890s]. Boards. 16mo (5”x6”); [15pp] accordion fold; gilt-stamped and blind embossed blue glazed paper over board; lithograph; scuffing to cover, light chipping to spine; very good. Lithographed illustrations of scenes from around the city of Portland, Maine including monuments, important buildings, business buildings..... More about Views of Portland and Vicinity
Pier 3, North River, New York: Home Economics Department, United Fruit Company, 1950. Staplebound. 8vo; 25 pp; color illustrated wrappers; light soiling to wrappers; very good. More about Chiquita Banana's Recipe Book
Minneapolis: Lutheran Brotherhood, 1963. Staplebound. 8vo; 80pp; stiff glazed wrapper with illustrations of wood as a background, front wrapper illustrations of old fashioned kitchen; two staple binding; teal and black illustrations to text; owner's name and address to back wrapper in pen; very good. Published by the Lutheran Brotherhood, Life... More about Lutheran Brotherhood Bond Kitchen Korner Cookbook
No publisher listed but Lever Bros. presumed, No date [c. 1950s]. Staplebound. 17 pp; color paper wrappers; illustrations throughout; clean and crisp; near fine. More about 10 Cakes Husbands Like Best from Spry's Recipe Round-Up
Chicago: Hotpoint, Inc., No date [c. 1945]. Staplebound. 8vo; 64 pp; color illustrated wrapper with title on front; two staple binding; light scuffing to wrapper, crease to front bottom edge, split of binding to first staple; very good. More about Electric Cooking with Your Hotpoint Automatic Range
Riverbank, California: Riverbank Canning Company, June 1, 1948. Staplebound. 32mo (3" x 5 9/16"); 26 pp; chromolithographed wrappers; fine. Advertising premium for the Riverbank Canning Company with 52 numbered recipes using their Madonna Brand canned tomatoes. More about Madonna Brand Fancy Pure Tomato Paste Recipe Booklet
Community Plate, Oneida Community, Ltd., 1933. Staplebound. 8vo; [16pp]; green wrapper with photographic illustrations of a bride on front; illustrated with black and white photos of table settings and their Oneida servingware; back inside wrapper has remnants of old newspaper; very good. Rare, not listed in WorldCat. More about Hints to the New Hostess, A Book of Suggestions to the Bride on Entertaining in the Modern Mode
Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Cooker Company, 1920. Staplebound. 8vo; 53pp followed by 2 pages of advertisements for other company items, green paper wrapper with illustrated printed cover; illustrated with photographic illustrations and drawings; soiling to cover, crease to back cover, age toning to pages; very good. Only 2 libraries listed in... More about Choice Recipes and How to Operate a Fireless Cookstove
Hoopeston, Illinois: The lllinois Canning Co., No date [c. 1930s]. Staplebound. 12mo; 64pp; glazed illustrated wrapper with Joan of Arc on a white horse on front; red background; color illustrated back wrapper with woman and cartouche announcing "Pride of Illinois"; 2 staple binding; light soiling to wrappers; very good. Scarce... More about Joan of Arc and Pride of Illinois Fine Foods
Chicago: The Household Refrigeration Bureau National Association of Ice Industries, 1937. Staplebound. 8vo; 15 pp; illustrated wrapper in navy and white; light bumping to corners and head and tail of spine; very good. Tips of food storage, economic advantages, description of use and its mechanics, and a few culinary instructions... More about How to Choose and How to Use an Ice Refrigerator
No publisher listed [presumable the Brazil Nut Association], No date [c. 1930-40s]. Staplebound. 12mo; [30pp]; illustrated wrapper with drawings and photographs; illustrated pages; light finger smudges to back wrapper; near fine. Scarce, 6 listed in WorldCat libraries with slightly different descriptions. More about A Parade of Brazil Nut Recipes
Chicago: Club Aluminum Co., 1928. Staplebound. 8vo; 21 pp; color illustrated paper wrappers; light age toning; near fine. Promotional booklet touting the advantages of cooking with their alumnium cookware. Laid in is an order form and a folding brochure on the care of the aluminum eqipment. The folding brochure contains... More about You and Your Food
London: The Millers' Mutual Association, Ltd., No date [c. 1930]. Staplebound. 24pp; color pictorial wrapper featuring a man cutting grain; 2 staple binding pulling from front wrapper; illustrations in orange and black; crease to front wrapper that extends through the booklet, bumping of corners, light soiling, spine split from tail... More about A Sheaf of Stories from the World's Cornfields
Philadelphia: The Franklin Baking Company, 1920. Staplebound. 32mo; 13 pp; 5 pages of illustrations, 4 pages chromolithographed; chromolithographed wrappers; light staining to front wrapper; both top and bottom corners have loss, colors bright; very good. More about Baker's Coconut Recipes
National Biscuit Recipes, 1921. Staplebound. 32mo (3 1/2" x 6"); [46 pp]; 21 pages with chromolithographed illustrations; chromolithographed wrappers; fine. Only one listed in WorldCat in the University of Chicago library. More about Biscuit in Choice Recipes
New York: Royal Baking Powder Co., 1917. Staplebound. 22 pages of recipes using Royal Baking Powder. Chromolithograph illustrated advertisement to back wrapper. Rare, only one in WorldCat for this year. More about How Royal Baking Powder Saves Eggs; 55 Ways to Save Eggs, cover title
New York: The Union Bag and Paper Company, 1912. Staplebound. 12 mo; 31 pp; illustrated paper wrappers; very good. Back Wrapper has chipped corners and split at outer edge, bumped front wrapper corners. Only one in WorldCat at K-State library. More about Paper-Bag Cookery, Complete Directions and Recipes
Kansas City, MO. The Southwestern Milling Company, Inc., 1911. Staplebound. 12mo; 31 pp; chromolithographed wrappers; black and white illustration on title page; staining throughout, scuffing to cover and chipping to edges; good. More about Aristos Recipes Kitchen Wisdom
Lowell, Mass. C.I. Hood Co., 1905. Paperback. 18mo; 17pp; illustrated wrapper; 3 black and white illustrations; light staining to wrapper and a few pages; very good. Advertising booklet for Hood's products, including the Family Medicines listed on the rear wrapper. Only 4 listed in WorldCat. More about Hood's Book of Home-Made Candies, No. 2
Le Roy, New York: The Genesee Pure Food Co., 1917. Staplebound. 18mo; 18pp; 4 pages laid in advertisement; 14 pp illustrations, 10 chromolithographed; chromolithographed paper wrapper; light soiling to front cover and bump to back upper corner; near fine. Four page laid in advertisement for Jell-O Ice Cream Powder, with... More about All Doors Open to Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert
New York: Gray Litho Co., No Date [c. 1904-1911]. Staplebound. 4" x 5 3/4"; [32 pp]; illustrated paper wrapper; light age toning to pages; very good. Only one in WorldCat at University of Delaware. More about The Prudential Cook book and Household Hints
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928, February. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. 8vo; xix [i], 191pp; gilt-stamped title and decorative lozenge on navy blue cloth over board, gilt-stamped spine; deckle fore-edge; ownership to front pastedown; marginalia in pencil on a few pages; light rubbing to spine head and tail; age-toning... More about Readings From the New Poets
New York: Leavitt & Allen, No date [c. 1852]. Cloth. Three parts bound into one. 12mo; 213pp; blind-stamped decoration within triple border to blue cloth boards, gilt-stamped title and decoration to spine; bookseller ticket to rear pastedown; binding tight; all text set into double borders; one engraved illustration of a.... More about The Working-Man’s Companion: Containing the Results of Machinery, Cottage Evenings, and The...
London: Henry G. Bohn. 1841. First Edition. Quarter Bound Leather. First edition. 4to; viii, 200pp; quarter-bound black pebbled leather with brown ribbed cloth, gilt-stamped leather label onlay to front board; pale yellow glazed endpapers; ownership in ink to front pastedown; 37 full-page engraved plates on thick cream colored paper; sunning... More about Exemplars of Tudor Architecture, Adapted to Modern Habitations: with Illustrative Details,...