Cookbooks and how-to
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.
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.
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.....
Read Street Publishing Inc., 2010. Hardcover: 269 pages. Book is in very good condition with some minor wear to the cover.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Duke University Press, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 117pp. Text in unmarked on white pages. Binding remains squared and hinges tight. Mustard yellow cloth boards are very clean with pointed corners and bold black titling along the spine. Glossy dust jacket is in very good condition, vibrantly colored and unclipped, it.....
Bellerophon Books, 1974. Crumb, Robert. 1st. Paperback. 4to. 64pp. Crisp, white pages remain unmarked and profusely illustrated in b/w by R. Crumb. Binding square and hinges uncreased. Covers show a light patina and are only minimally shelf worn.
National Book Store, 2007. Improved Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 194pp. Text is unmarked with numerous color illustrations throughout. Binding is square with creased hinges. Covers are mildly worn with several creases over the surface from reading. There is an old sticker pasted on the isbn.
Garden City: Doubleday and Company Inc., 1963. Book and dust jacket are in good condition with some wear to the dust jacket including a small tear about 1 inch long on the bottom of the front cover.
Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 128pp. Glossy pages are unmarked and white. Binding remains square and secured. Black pictorial boards are clean with minor shelf wear at edges, corners are pointed and white titling is bright. Dust jacket is in good condition, unclipped and bright with minor surface.....
Wimmer Cookbooks, 1989. 16th Printing. 8Vo Softcover. 157pp. Spiral bound baby pink covers are glossy and crisp. Text is unmarked on pale yellow pages. Binding is secure and hinges are fully attached. Original price sicker on back side. "2017" written in black ink on title page by previous owner.
Mayflower Books, 1921. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 646pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Brown leather boards are clean, pointed and firmly attached to a square spine. Dust jacket remains in good condition, unclipped and glossy, edges are creased and lightly wrinkled.
Bazillion Points Books, 2010. 2nd printing. Paperback. 8vo. 224pp. Pages are unmarked and bright though text block and covers are lightly bowed. Binding remains square. Covers are mildly shelf worn with lightly bumped corners and a shipment sticker on the back cover.
Dey St. 2015. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 306pp. Text unmarked on thick, fully photographed pages. Binding square and tight. Covers are clean with pointed corners.
Southern Living: 2017. Hardcover: 272 pages. Book is very good condition with minimal shelf wear.
Evening Post Books, 2012. 2nd edition. Paperback: 161 pages. Book is in very good condiition with some minor wear to the cover and edges.