Cookbooks and how-to
Walsworth Bros. 1954. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 106pp. Text is unmarked with a warm patina and b/w illustrations. Glossy covers are toned and heavily soiled with bumped edges. Firmly bound spiral binding with fully attached hinges. Features old Jax Beach ads in the back.
Ladies' Aid Society of the First Baptist Church, 1914. 2nd ed. Hardcover. 8vo. 206ppg. Pages are warmly toned and text remains readable; previous owner has penned in recipes in most blank spaces throughout though this does not interfere with existing recipes at all; her name has been stamped and written.....
J.C. Penney. Paperback. 8vo. Pamphlet. Undated. 46pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Stapled binding is square and tight hinges are fully intact. Paper covers are lightly patinated with small brown stains at the bottom corner of the front cover.
Deutscher Verlag, 1949. 2nd edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 96pp. A previous owners name is penned on the title page; remaining pages are unmarked between sets of b/w photographs. Binding is square and secure though spine is chipped at either end and paper is becoming loosened at the edges. Covers are tanned.....
the Big Sur Historical Society, 1982. Second Printing. Paperback. 8vo. 155pp. A stamp is present on the title page though text remains unmarked. Binding is square and hinges uncreased. Covers are lightly edge rubbed and spine is slightly sunned. Cover price is marked out in ink.
Acorn Printing Company, 1956. 1st. Pamphlet. 8vo. Staple bound covers are clean and tightly bound with only minor surface wear. 26pp. Contents are unmarked to lovely buff colored pages with deep burgundy illustration and text throughout.
Oxford University Press, 1994. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. 322pp. Text unmarked on white pages with plenty of photos throughout. Red leather boards slightly wrinkled and very lightly bumped Gilt titling across cover and spine remains bright. Includes dust jacket in good condition, unclipped, wrinkled over the surface and sunned along.....
John Wiley & Sons, 2003. 3rd edition. Paperback. 8vo. Signed on the title by Joseph Amendola. 279pp. Text unmarked. Binding secure. Covers are clean though front cover corners are creased from reading.
John Willy, Inc., 1940. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 318pp. Text is unmarked with a mild patina and glossy color photos throughout. Bound in navy blue cloth boards with a vivid graphic design on front and pointed corners. Binding is square and tight; hinges are fully attached. Lacks a jacket.
Robert Rose, 2009. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 370pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with colorful food photography. Glossy covers have pointed corners and shows minimal wear. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Bookstore stamp on front end-page.
Lansdowne Press, 1978. 6th printing. Hardcover. 4to. 109pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with plenty of color and b/w photos throughout. Glossy photographic boards are clean and pointed. Binding square. Dust jacket is in good condition, unclipped, with only a bumped head of the spine, minor surface wear and.....
St. Martin's Press, 2012. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 380pp. Content unmarked on stark white pages. Hardbound with black paper over boards. Rear board lightly worn. Text block dusty. Gilt titled spine is mildly scuffed by inside of dust jacket. Includes unclipped jacket showing minor surface scuffing and rubbed edges.
Paladin Press, 1982. Paperback. 8vo. 114pp. Half title is marked by a bookstore stamp; remaining text is unmarked. Binding is square and tight. An old price sticker is present on the rear cover.
H. N. Abrams, 1978. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. Text unmarked and age toned pages. Binding square and secure. Brown cloth boards are clean with shiny gilt titling over the front- corners are bumped, wrinkling cloth. Rear cover board soiled in a small area at the bottom edge. Gilt titled spine is.....
Abbeville Press, 1982. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. Text unmarked on white pages with plenty of photos included throughout. Binding tight. Lovely blue leather covers with gilt titling remain clean and pointed. Includes dust jacket in very good condition; shows a patina and minor surface rubbing.
AdamMedia, 2014. 1st printing. Paperback. 4to. 320pp. Stamped on the first page, text is otherwise unmarked with several photographic inserts at the center. Binding square and secure. Covers clean.
Editions Grund, 2014. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. En francais. 219pp. Text is unmarked on bright glossy pages a vis to vibrant color photos. Binding square and hinges secure. Covers are mildly scuffed over the surface and corners are bumped.
Crescent Books, 1989. 1st printing. Hardcover. 4to. Text unmarked on white pages with plenty of color photos throughout. White cloth boards are clean though yellowed along the edges. Binding square and secure. Dust jacket remains in very good condition, showing a mild patina and light shelf wear.
Bibliotheca Culinaria, 2014. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. Written in Italian. 70pp. Text unmarked on glossy pages with plenty of color photos throughout. Binding secure. Covers clean. Includes dust jacket in very good condition, lightly yellowed along the spine.
University of Illinois Press, 2007. 1st printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 183pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Red cloth boards are clean with pointed corners. Glossy dust jacket is in very good condition, unclipped and with mild surface wear limited to rear panel.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, 1985. 1st printing. Spiral bound. Paperback. 8vo. Stated first printing of 20,000 copies. 215pp. Contents are solely marked by a bookstore stamp on the title page and a short note in ink on one recipe. Numerous color photos included throughout. Covers faintly worn with.....
Warwick Publishing, 1999. 1st. 4To Softcover. 176pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with colorful food photography. Glossy covers have pointed corners and shows minimal wear. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Bookstore stamp on front end-page and line drawn down bottom of text-block.....
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008. Trade paperback. 8vo. 176 pages. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright.
Ten Speed Press, 2007. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 246pp. Text is unmarked on glossy pages with vibrant color photos included throughout. Hardbound with beige decorated cloth over boards titled in white on the cover and spine. Covers are clean and pointed. Binding square. Jacket included in very good condition, unclipped.....
Alfred A. Knopf. Paperback. Book is in acceptable condition with some weakening to the spine and some of the original glue showing it is inscribed by Julia and Paul Child on the first page.