Cookbooks from The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)

New York: British War Relief Society, 1941. Softcover. Good. Spiral bound in red and blue printed wrappers. 125 pp. Illustrations. Good only, covers show extensive use and soiling but the interior is clean and bright. Collection of British recipes from friends or from old British cook books.

New York: Henry Holt, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Hardcover in tan cloth lettered in black. vi+ 295 pp. with index. Very good, Light general soiling to the cloth. From the (1917) preface: "With the stradily increasing cost of all staple foods the need of intelligent buying, cooking, and serving is greater than ever before...".… Read more about this item

Chicago: St. Agnes Guild, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Advert endpapers plus one page of illustrated ads at front (one for chandeliers and the other for corsets) +162 pp. with index. Adveristing pages interspersed throughout. Book of choice recepies "contributed and approved by the best housekeepers skilled in cuisine, the whole carefully arranged and complied for St. Agnes… Read more about this item

New York, 1889. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Presumed first printing, no publisher so probably published by the author. Octavo in brick colored cloth, gilt spine lettering. 155 pp. Very scarce, we have neither seen nor found any copies and OCLC locates but 2. Sub title: "A work succinctly setting forth hundreds of recipes for preparing plain and fancy… Read more about this item

Munich, Ger: C.H. Beck, 2010. Hardcover. New. As new. Issued without dust jacket. Hardcover. Text in German. 255 pp. Illustrated with color reproductions and photographs and with drawings.

Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1863. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo hardcover in textured dark green cloth , spine ornately lettered in gilt. Nith Edition stated on the title page. 301 pp. with index. Very good, a bit cocked and with a closed short split to the bottom rear gutter. Occasional small stains interior. Despite the fact that is… Read more about this item

Chicago: Jessup Whitehead & Co. Hardcover. Good. N.d. (ca. 1901). Oversized hardcover in darl brown cloth lettered in gilt. Stated Seveneth Edition on the tirtle page, though we find no original copies of any edition currently offered. A somewhat confusing edition; the first page of text is an "Advertisment" with a paragraph "Second Ediiton"; this is followed by… Read more about this item

Caro, Michigan: Johnston-Slocum, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. Slim 12mo. hardcover with tipped on illustration of a woman using the "fireless range". The fouth edition. No date (circa 1915). 80 pp. Illustrated with photographs of the range and various pieces of related equipment and with full page illustrations of homemaking tasks. In addition to instructions for cooking on electric… Read more about this item

Silverleaf Pr, 1984. Hardcover. Fine. Softcovers. xxii+ 155 pp. with index. Illustrated with small drawings in the text. Fine,, unused example. Recreation of "America's First Cookbook", the 1796 "American Cookery..." by Amelia Simmons. This edition with an introduction and updatyed recipies by Iris Ihde Frey. Remarkably difficult to find in nice condition or, for that matter, in… Read more about this item

Battle Creek, MI: Central Manufacturing Co, 1892. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Thick 8vo. in mustard colored cloth ornately decorated and lettered in black. 547 pp. plus 5 pp. publisher's ads at rear. Illustrated with color frontispiece litho of various fruits on platters, numerous full and partial page engravings in the text, some of which are tinted in colors. The five… Read more about this item

New Brunswick, NJ: Times Publishing, 1872. First edition. Hardcover. fine. First edition. Hardcover in brown cloth ornately decorated and ettered in gilt. 445 pp. Engraved title page. A tight, bright example, slightly cocked. Descriptions of polite society at breakfast, dinner and tea-time, told in novelized form. With various holdhold management and cooking hints incorporated.

Hartford, Ct: Andrus and Judd, 1833. Leather_bound. Poor. 16mo. (3 7/8" x 6 1/4") A binding copy only, lacking both boards and damage to the spine strip. (1) engraved frontis showing calf, hog and sheep with numbered sections of the cuts of their meat; engraved first title page featuring engraving of a cow also with numbered sections indication… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1836. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo in original dark brown linen cloth with orange paper label lettered in black tipped onto front board; label reads: "200 Receipts for French Cookery, By Miss Leslie, Author of 'Seventy Fibe Receipts, etc.". x+ 120 pp. The Fourth Edition, so stated on te title page. Sections include;… Read more about this item

Janesville, Wisconsin: The Caloric Company, 1911. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover in green cloth. Lettered in black and light blue. 146 pp. Index. Fine. Later printing.

New York: Richard Rosen Assoc, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. As New. Small octavo sized , spiral bound in color illustrated stiff wrappers. 72 pp. with index, tabbed sections. Illustrated with drawings. Illustrated cookbook for children, with recipes and hints. An unsused, virtually as new example. In a nearly fine example of the box with cover design duplicating that… Read more about this item

New York: Mrs. Ericsson Hammond, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Olive green cloth lettered in gilt. 196 pp. Illustrated with photographic plates throughout. Issued as the first supplement to the Swedish-French-American Cookbook (Mrs. Ericsson owned the Swedish, French, American Cooking School in New York City. Collection of recipes for appetizers, salads and a variety of… Read more about this item

Fawcett Columbine, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. fine/fine. First editon. Oversized in hardcovers. 142 pp. iwth index. Illustrated throughout with color photos. Your entree into a sensuous world where food and flowers met, where color and flavor and texture of both simple and elaborate dishes are enhanced by delicate scent. A wealth of ideas to cooks to present food… Read more about this item

Ryland Peters & Small, 2010. Hardcover. As New/None issued. Color illustrated hardcovers. 240 pp. with index. More than 100 easy recipes to satisfy anyone following a vegan diet, from soups, quick snacks,a nd hot dished to nutritious salads and delicious desserts. As new. Issued without dust jacket.