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Pantheon, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x7x0. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by Bocuse on half-title page, dated 2000. White glossy boards under white dust jacket, 87 pp., well illustrated with color photos. Small blemish to rear panel of jacket. Known as "the pope of gastronomy", Paul Bocuse was one of the most prominent chefs of the nouvelle cuisine… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Local Printing Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Pictorial tan cloth, 4to, 111 pages, black and white illustrations; faint wear to extremities, ownership inscription in front free endpaper. A very nice copy. This has "Fandango Fiesta Legend" & ox decoration to rear cover--I feel like the last time we had this, the rear board… Read more about this item

Longmans, Green and Co, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover, green cloth boards under green DJ, 8vo, 298 pp. Large but faint dampstain to bottom of front DJ panel. Founded in Paris in 1872 by Alfred Prunier, the restaurant achieved international fame for its seafood. Madame Prunier was the granddaughter of the founder, and moved it to London before… Read more about this item

Portland, Oregon: Artists Repertory Theatre. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Undated, probably mid-1970s. Contributions by various actors, directors, crew & critics in the Portland theatre scene. Each recipe has a bio of the contributor--if you've ever read actor bio's in theatre programs, you'll know that the majority of the biographies are quite fun to read. Several of… Read more about this item

n.p: n.p, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, white oilcloth boards with black lettering to front board, 8-5/8" x 5-3/4", [8 pp. ads], 161 pp., [7 pp. ads]. Some soiling to boards, a few recipes corrected or altered in pencil, one cookie recipe crossed out, corner of two leaves torn off with no text loss. Good condition. Although I'm curious to… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Tunis, Edwin. Signed by Author(s). Sixth printing, signed by author at half-title page. Hardcover, full black cloth binding with white, red, and gilt decoration and lettering to front cover and spine, pictorial dust jacket, pictorial endpapers, 8-1/4" x 6-1/2", in-text illustrations throughout, 326 pp. Spine ends turned in, wear to top… Read more about this item

London: Printed for the Author, and sold by R. Baldwin, 1780. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Seventh edition. Signed by Raffald on page 1. Calf leather binding with gilt decorative borders, spine more recently rebacked with gilt decorations and leather title label, marbled endpapers, 8-1/8" x 5-1/2", three folding plates, 412 pp. + [14 pp.] index. Some scuffing to… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: Lincoln & Co. Printers, 1831. Hardcover. Good. Full tree-calf leather binding with gilt decorations and lettering to spine, 8" x 5", 400 pp., frontispiece, a few in-text woodcuts, charts, etc. Leather worn at edges, large section of front board not uniformly aged, foxing to pages, a few stains to some pages, generally good to very good condition. "Many families… Read more about this item

Oakland: Thompson Health Publications, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Sixth and Latest Edition" statement of unknown veracity on title page. Hardcover, full blue cloth boards with red decorative lettering to front cover and spine, 8-1/8" x 5-1/2", 191 pp. + ads. Owner's name stamped to endpapers, else very good indeed; dust jacket chipped at head of spine panel and bottom of… Read more about this item

London: printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lyon in Pater-Noster-Row, 1736. Hardcover. Good. Full calf binding with gilt lettering to spine, probably bound in the 19th century, 6-3/8" x 4", 200 pp. plus index and three pages of publisher's catalog. Wear to head and tail of spine, wear to corners, hinges reinforced with cloth, spine darkened, pages… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Full brown cloth with black lettering and rules to front board and spine, bottom edge untrimmed, 8-3/4" x 6", 308 pp., 4 black & white plate illustrations. Mild slant, light wear to edges. Very good condition. A fascinating look at all aspects of English innkeeping, from legal matters to… Read more about this item

Boston: Electrotyped and Printed by C.H. Simonds Company, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover, full blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to front cover and spine, ivory dust jacket printed in blue, 9-1/4" x 6-1/2", 353 pp., photographic plates. Moderate wear to boards, a few margin markings in pencil to text, light wear; dust jacket chipped at corners and spine ends,… Read more about this item

Kansas City: S & H Cook Book, 1923. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover, textured and embossed cloth boards with gilt decoration to front cover and spine, 9-1/4" x 6-1/4", 288 pp. Handwritten recipe to rear endpaper, vinegar advert affixed to rear endpaper, general wear commensurate with use. Good condition. Lulu Silvernail was the Domestic Science Teacher for the Southwestern Milling Company. Southwestern's… Read more about this item

Sioux City, Iowa: Miriam Society of Augustana Lutheran Church, 1938. Soft cover. Very Good. Wire spiral binding with brown card covers printed in black, 8-1/8" x 6", 134 pp. + blank leaves; advertising scattered throughout, mostly local and mostly typographic, two color leaves advertising General Foods, contributor names listed. Blemish to front cover, toning to pages, a few stray marks.… Read more about this item

Grants Pass, OR: The Women of Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1910. Hardcover. Good. Oilcloth over card covers, black lettering on front cover, 8-5/8" x 6", 184 pp., ad copy at header and footer to most pages, some larger display ads, contributor's names to most recipes. Rubbing and soiling to covers, wear and some fraying to oilcloth at edges, pages with some… Read more about this item

Silverton, Oregon: Community Cook Book Club, 1929. Soft cover. Very Good. Trade paperback, grey card covers with a simple Art Deco design, 9-1/4" x 6", 222 pp. Owner's label inside front cover, hand-corrected ingredients to p. 217, else near fine. Includes contributors' names, a fair number of Scandinavian recipes & names included, representing the influx of immigrants in the late… Read more about this item

St. Louis, MO: The Ladies of St. Leo's Church, 1897. Soft cover. Good. Paperback, buff covers with black lettering, stapled binding, advertisements throughout, some contributors' names included, 6-1/2" x 5-1/4", 48 pp. Moderate wear. Good condition. The Sodality of Our Lady was a Catholic organization founded in 1563, and had a strong membership in Missouri. In 1913, when Sodalist magazines… Read more about this item

Civic Club of Wolcott, New York, 1930. Soft cover. Very Good. Buff colored paper covers with title printed within typographic border to front cover, stapled binding, 17 pp. No title page as issued. Each page has two perforations between the recipes so that the owner can remove recipes for their card file. Contributor's names with recipes. Wear to front cover,… Read more about this item

Spring Valley, Minnesota: Ladies' Benevolent Society Congregational Church, 1915. Soft cover. Good. Paperback, green covers with black lettering, rules and decoration to front cover, photo of church on rear cover, ads printed inside covers, 9" x 6", typographic ads throughout, most recipes with contributor's name, 104 pp. Wear and soiling to covers, a few stains to pages. Good condition. Most… Read more about this item

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, 1888. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover, full green cloth binding with blindstamped ruled borders to boards, gilt lettering to spine, 9-1/4" x 6-1/8", in-text illustrations of equipment, 140 pp. Moderate soiling to boards, indentation to front board, corners bumped, endpapers toned, tear to front endpaper and p. 37/38. Good condition. Ginger ale was first developed in… Read more about this item