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.
Sands, Taylor & Wood Co., 1990. Anniversary Edition. 4To Binder. Text is mostly unmarked with a mild patina and lightly bumped corners. Signed by Frank Sands and Brinna Sands on title page. Bound in a beige cloth binder with moderate soiling along edges and backside. Metal clasps are fully intact.....
Territory of Guam, 1985. Revised. 4To Softcover. 122pp. Binding is square, introduction page is shaken but all other binding intact. Glossy covers are bright and pointed with light shelf wear. White pages are bright with sparse notations.
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.
Providence, R.I. The Rumford Company. 4 Volumes. 12Mo Softcover. A collection of antique recipes, undated but from the early 20th century. Comes with Little Book of Entrees, Little Book of Rumford Breads, Little Book of Cakes and Cookies, and Little Book of Delicious Drinks and Dainty Desserts. Warmly toned pages.....
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.....
Phaidon Press, 2009. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 704pp. Text is clean on white pages with colorful photographs. Illustrated boards are nice with bumped corners and minor shelf wear. Binding is tight and square. Includes cloth sewn-in white and blue bookmark; mildly frayed at end. Spine has signs of usage and an.....
New Horizons Publishing Company, 2006. Signed. 8Vo Softcover. 160pp. Signed and dated by author on title page in sharpie. Text is unmarked with a few creases and dog-eared pages. Bound in glossy covers with lightly bumped corners and minor shelf wear. Binding is square and tight; hinges are fully attached.....
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.
Doubleday & Company, 1975. Klapholz, Mel. Later printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Complete two volume hardcover set. Copyright code L-11 to copyright pages. Both books remain in very good- condition with fair dust jacket. Binding secure and content unmarked. Volume 2 spine is creased throughout the center. Both volumes have minor wear.....
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.....
The American Ramallah Federation Educational Fund, 1995. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 312pp. White pages are unmarked with b/w illustrations throughout. Vibrant colorful wraps have machine rounded corners and minor shelf wear. Spiral binding is intact. Two small stains on back internal cover.
J.P. Lippincott Company, 1919. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 353pp. Text is unmarked with a mild patina and b/w photos. Pictorial boards have slightly bumped corners and a few bug eaten edges. Binding is intact, hinges are split but remain attached. Foxing and name written on FOP.
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.
Culinary Arts Institute, 1947. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 752p. Text unmarked. Speckled text block with thumb tabs is slightly tanned. Blue cloth boards decorated and titled in yellow are rubbed around corners and foot eroded enough to reveal inner binding. Binding remains square and secure. Dust jacket in good condition.....
Fachbuchverlag Dr. Pfanneberg & Co, 1972. 12Mo Hardcover. 852pp. Contents are unmarked on white pages. Green boards have crisply pointed corners and minimal wear. Binding is tight and square. Indented tabs along text-block are fully intact.
John Wiley and Sons, 2007. 3rd. 4To Hardcover. 343pp. Unmarked text on white pages. Binding is tight and square with some light sticky residue on the front board. Does not include supplemental materials.
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.