Home Conservation of Fruits and Vegetables
Home Conservation of Fruits and Vegetables

by The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company

New Kensington, Pennsylvania: The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, c. late 1940's. Staplebound. Silver foil and color illustrated wraps. Good. 35 pages. 23 x 15 cm. The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company used the growing interest in science and technology after W.W.I.I. to help reinvent the role of the Homemaker following the need for women to help out in factories... Read More

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Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert
Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert

by The Genesee Pure Food Company

Le Roy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1920. staplebound. White illustrated wraps, Fine. 14 pages, 10.5 x 15.5 cm. The recipe booklet Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert, features a young and nicely dressed woman in an apron on the cover sitting at her table, checking through an account book, with boxes of Jell-O sitting nearby. This is... Read More

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[CANNING] Successful Preserving with Kold-Pak Jar Rubbers
[CANNING] Successful Preserving with Kold-Pak Jar Rubbers

by The Mechanical Rubber Company

Cleveland: The Mechanical Rubber Company, 1917. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Near fine. 16 pages. 18 x 13 cm. Fully illustrated trade catalog - recipe book. Following World War I, home canning got a boost from the availability of technology brought forth by the war effort. Rubber gaskets for home canning was a game changer. This particular pamphlet was printed for... Read More

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[HOME ECONOMICS] Cooking made Easy
[HOME ECONOMICS] Cooking made Easy

by The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company

New Kensington, PA: The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, c. 1937. Staplebound. Silver illustrated wraps. Very good. 11 pages. Advertising booklet features care tips for the “Wear-Ever” branded aluminum cookware, as well as recipes using the same. Includes cooking charts for various fruits and vegetables with preparation instructions and cook times. Margaret Mitchell (pictured in pamphlet), director of the... Read More

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Jell-O
Jell-O

by The Genesee Pure Food Company

Le Roy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1922. Staplebound. Cream/Navy printed wraps, Fine. 14 pages, 15.5 x 11 cm. The Jell-O: At Home Everywhere collection intersperses Jell-O recipes categorized by heading and scenic paintings featuring Jell-O dishes and their consumers at home. Recipes also have the name of the contributor and the region of the nation in... Read More

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Jell-O
Jell-O

by The Genesee Pure Food Company

Le Roy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1922. Staplebound. Cream/Navy printed wraps, Very good. 14 pages, 15.5 x 11 cm. The Jell-O: At Home Everywhere collection intersperses Jell-O recipes categorized by heading and scenic paintings featuring Jell-O dishes and their consumers at home. Recipes also have the name of the contributor and the region of the nation... Read More

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[COOKWARE] RECIPES with Compliments of The Club Aluminum Company
[COOKWARE] RECIPES with Compliments of The Club Aluminum Company

by THE CLUB ALUMINUM COMPANY

Chicago: THE CLUB ALUMINUM COMPANY, c. 1925. Pamphlet. White and green illustrated fold out pamphlet. Near fine. 11 page fold out pamphlet. 23 x 10 cm. closed, 23 x 85 cm. opened. Recipes, cleaning, and care. The Club Aluminum Utensil Company was established in 1923. At the outset, its ware - which predated Tupperware - were not available for purchase... Read More

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PERISH THE THOUGHT
PERISH THE THOUGHT

by Conrad, Susan Phinney

New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Hardcover. Rust cloth covered boards. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. 292 pages. Part biography, part history, part literary criticism, this lively and insightful book celebrates America's first generation of women intellectuals. The thirty years before the Civil War - when Romanticism crossed continents and worked its way into the pervasive... Read More

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LE CUISINIER BOURGUIGNON
LE CUISINIER BOURGUIGNON

by Contour, Alfred

DIJON: LOUIS DAMIDOT, 1931. Sixth Edition. Paperback. Gray wraps. Very good. 296 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. From the former chef of the Hotel Du Chevreuil de Beaune, the author brings over 50 years of experience in the kitchen to share some of the best Burgundian recipes he has mastered. Includes over 20 suggested menus organized by month.... Read More

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THE WATERGATE COOKBOOK
THE WATERGATE COOKBOOK

by THE COMMITTEE TO WRITE THE COOKBOOK

Cambridge, Mass.: The New Lone Stare Press, 1973. Paperback. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 95 pages. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. A complete mashup of hysterical recipes that were needed at the time when the public was in the midst of watching the Watergate Trials - try Sauteed Slippery Eels a la Deanoise or Mitchell's Cooked Goose with Stuffing. Interior clean,... Read More

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The Boudoir Companion
The Boudoir Companion

by Cooper, Page (Editor)

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Magenta boards, illustrated. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 223 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Satirical observations on men (and women), by an assortment of female authors. A counterpart to The Bedroom Companion; "a joyous symposium of thoughts about women (by men). Illustrated. Dust wrapper heavily chipped. Board... Read More

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[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] St. Andrew's Guild COOK BOOK
[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] St. Andrew's Guild COOK BOOK

by Copeland, Mrs. J.C., Mrs. Jessie Mallory Thayer, Mrs. Jennie C. Anderson (Executieve Committee)

Knoxville, Iowa: Curtis & Gilson, 1907. Hardcover. Brown textured boards. Good. 198 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Recipes furnished and attributed by church members. Delightful recipes reflecting the era - Puddings, Fritters, Salads, Fish & Oysters, Game & Poultry, Confections, and Conserves. Filled with period local advertisements. Recipes provide a picture of the local culinary habits from over... Read More

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The Young Housekeeper's Friend;
The Young Housekeeper's Friend;

by Cornelius, Mrs. [Mary Hooker]

Boston: Charles Tappan, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green printed paper covered boards, brown cloth spine. Good. 190 pages. 19 x 12 cm. Scarce first edition of one of America's early books on domestic science. Owner's signature in pencil on front free end paper, dated August 1847. Although ragged condition, it can easily be restored. Rear cover detached,... Read More

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[COCKTAILS] FLEISCHMANN'S mixer manual
[COCKTAILS] FLEISCHMANN'S mixer manual

by The Fleischmann Distilling Corporation

New York: The Fleischmann Distilling Corporation, c 1960. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 20 pages. Color illustrated pamphlet promoting all the Fleischmann liquors: blended whiskey, dry gin, blended scotch whisky, vodka, kentucky bourbon. Chock full of cocktail and canapé recipes. Stamp on back cover:: Frum Wine & Liquor, Yonkers, NY. Interior crisp and clean, wraps lightly soiled.... Read More

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My Recipes are for the Birds & More of My Recipes are for the Birds
My Recipes are for the Birds & More of My Recipes are for the Birds

by Cosgrove, Irene (Illustrated by Ed Cosgrove)

New York: Doubleday & Company - Doubleday, 1976 & 1989. First Edition & First Edition. Spiral_bound. Illustrated cards, plastic combs. Very good. Unpaginated. 15.5 x 11.5 cm. For our feathered friends who bring us so much joy. "The following recipes have somehting for everyone. They will attract and delight the guests at your feeders, and provide the warmth and energy... Read More

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[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] Still More of Our Favortie Recipes
[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] Still More of Our Favortie Recipes

by Maui Extension Homemakers' Council

Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, 1967. Spiral bound wraps. Green illustrated wraps, black plastic combs. Very good. 117 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. Local favorites along with Japanese specialties, and "Yasai Magic" - illustrated directions for vegetable "flowers". Interior clean and crisp, boards lightly toned and lightly rubbed.

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[COCA-COLA] ALWAYS BE CAREFUL
[COCA-COLA] ALWAYS BE CAREFUL

by SHARP & COMPANY TEXAS BOOK COVERS

Dallas, Texas: SHARP & COMPANY TEXAS BOOK COVERS, c. 1950. Loose_leaf. Tan color illustrated shaped waxed heavy paper. Very good. 43 x 31 cm. Color illustrated Coca-Cola Text Book Cover. "Coke Time" featuring four teens drinking Coke. Illustrated instructions along with "This Book Belongs To." Creased at center with some creases to corners.

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[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] The Country Kitchen - Revised and Enlarged
[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] The Country Kitchen - Revised and Enlarged

by [WEBB PUBLISHING CO]

St. Paul, Minn.: WEBB PUBLISHING CO, 1916. Second Edition. Paperback. Brown wraps, brown cloth spine. Good. 154 pages.19 x 13 cm. "Every recipe contributed by a Farmer's Wife, Mother, or Daughter". An indispensable book for a farmer's wife - including recipes and directives on how to setup a proper "working" kitchen for "putting up". Also, instructions on how to build... Read More

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[NUTRITION] Food and Nutrition
[NUTRITION] Food and Nutrition

by The American Red Cross

Washington DC: The American Red Cross, 1942. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 87 pages. 22 x 15 cm. The simple story of what foods to eat, why we should eat them, and how best to provide them at a reasonable cost. Consolidation of broad research contributions in the fields of food and nutrition translated into practical terms... Read More

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[MANUSCRIPT] [TRAVEL DIARY] Journal of the Great Voyage
[MANUSCRIPT] [TRAVEL DIARY] Journal of the Great Voyage

by Curtain, Carlton C. Ph.D.

1923-1924. Carlton Clarence Curtis (1864-1945) was an American Botanist who published Nature and Development of Plants, 1907. A long trip that must have been a sabbatical, Professor Carlton took a year to travel the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Caribbean to study the Greek system of vine cultivation, plant life in Palestine, Egypt, and Africa, and the tropical plants... Read More

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[QUACKERY] RANSOM'S FAMILY Receipt Book - 1883
[QUACKERY] RANSOM'S FAMILY Receipt Book - 1883

by D. Ransom, Son & Co.

Buffalo: D. Ransom, Son & Co., 1883. Sewn binding. Orange wraps, with original string. Good. 32 pages. 16.5 x 10 cm. An almanac with recipes along with advertisements for products such as Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ointment (lard, raisins, cut in pieces, and fine-cut tobacco, simmered together, pressed and strained), and fraudster "testimonials". These pamphlets were all the rage before the... Read More

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Food & Menu Dictionary
Food & Menu Dictionary

by Dahl, Crete

Boston: INSTITUTIONS/VOLUME FEEDING MAGAZINE, 1948. Hardcover. Black cloth covered boards. Near fine, in good dust wrapper. 135 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. With over 2000 terms relating to menus, food selection, preparation and service, wines, spirits and cordials, and nutrition, this revised and expanded edition defines and explains the terminology of the increasingly complex and specialized foodservice industry. A valuable... Read More

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Dali: The Wines of Gala
Dali: The Wines of Gala

by DALÍ, Salvador

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1978. Hardcover. White cloth covered boards, illustrated, embossed and gilded. Very good, in good illustrated gold foil dust wrapper. 296 pages. 31 x 22 cm. Bursting with imagery, this book of wines and celebrated vineyards was created by Dalí in honor of his wife Gala, his muse. Featuring more than 140 illustrations... Read More

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[BEER] [CYCLING] Professional Cycling -  Beer Advertising
[BEER] [CYCLING] Professional Cycling - Beer Advertising

by DAMM

c. 1957. Cards. Color illustrated paper. Near fine. 16 x 17 cm. Fun look at the European cycling world of the 1950's. Folding illustrated beer glass accompanied by a list of the 101 best European Cyclists, listed by their last name and their team - including (1) Jesús Loroño and (2) Miguel Poblet. Damm beer is a Spanish... Read More

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An Ideal Wine
An Ideal Wine

by Darlington, David

New York: HarperCollins, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Cream boards, red cloth binding. Very good, in very good dust wrapper.. 356 pages. 23.5 x 16.5 cm. In this lively, sweeping account that spans the early seventies to the present day, David Darlington employs a sharp journalistic eye to profile a group of wine pioneers. A tale of vision and... Read More

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