Dainty Desserts for the Family and Guests, with Eight Little Dessert Lessons by the International Food Authority, A Gordon Volland Publication
Minneapolis: The Buzza Company, Craftacres, No date [c. 1921-1942]. Carrie DUDLEY. [COOKERY] [HOME ARTS] [GIFT BOOK] [WOMAN AUTHOR] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. Carrie DUDLEY, illustrator.
12mo square (7 7/8” x 7 3/8”); 53 numbered leaves printed recto only; stiff color pictorial wrapper, an elaborate design of a woman with a fan serenaded by a guitar player on the front; folded spine on upper edge secured with a twisted pale green silk tasseled cord; b&w portrait vignette on title page; blue printed Art Deco border on every leaf enclosing black type; lightly age-toned paper edges; gift box with chipping and lacking some sides; near fine in good minus gift box. OCLC locates 10 copies. Item #2053
A lovely gift-style cookbook published by the Buzza Company and their subsidiary Craftacres Greeting Card Company, both owned by George Buzza in Minneapolis, with approximate dates of operation from 1921-1942. The contents follow a calendar schedule with recipes for each month interspersed with lessons on cooking and entertaining for the hostess.
The front wrapper illustration is by the children’s artist and noted paper doll creator, Carrie [Douglas] Dudley [Ewen] (1894-1985). (Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY).
Price: $125.00