Search Results: Cookbooks from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Call softcover, no covers as issued as the pages are stapled together and meant to be placed in a military binder. The exterior shows spotting and foxing along with scuffs, corners and edges show bumps in small tears and there is a small stain on the left edge the front page. The interior binding is still tight as it does not appear this book was ever used. Interior pages are toned but are mostly clean - except for one spot at page 177 which has a couple smudge and foxing spots in light crease. The only handwriting found is on the front page which has a circled 1.00 written at the top in pencil. This is the December 1935 edition which contains 196 pages. The first half of the book contains information on diets, cutting of meats and vegetables etc. Starting at page 111 there are 331 recipes which cover everything from how to make 13 gallons… Read More

Lenexa, KS: Cookbook Publishers, Inc., 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover with plastic ring binder. Exterior is toned and shows spotting and soiling, several teeth of the binder are partially broken though pages are still very secure. Recipes are broken down into categories, of which each has its own tab. These include appetizers pickles and relishes, soups salads and vegetables, main dishes, bread rolls pastries, candy jelly preserves, cakes cookies desserts, beverages and miscellaneous. Pages are toned due to age and tabs are a bit dogeared. No handwriting found in the book, no food stains, no signatures or library markings.

Portland, OR: F. W. Baltes & Company, 1941. 1st Edition . Spiral bound. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Plastic spiral bound original publication. Tan card wraps decorated on front with blue plastic ring binder. Exterior shows little use but has tanned with page and rear cover shows scuffing along the highlights of the textured paper. Interior binding is clean. Pages are lightly toned due to age but there are no signatures or bookplates, no handwriting, no notes, no food stains. It appears as books all very little, if any, use.

Washington DC: National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs, 1982. Spiral bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Spiral bound softcover. Exterior is toned due to age but only has a minor edge and corner bumps and soiling. Interior pages are clean and binding is good. Other side of cover has inscription from original owner. This book even includes the original errata sheet from when the book was first published.

Wilmington NC: St. John's Museum of Art, 1996. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Gladys Faris. New. No dust jacket as issued. Illustrated with color photographs and illustrations. 308 pp. Includes reproductions of art from the Museum's collection. Decorated end pages are free and clear of bookplates and handwriting. This book was ordered direct from the distributor brand new and packed away for future bookstore but never made it to the retail shelf. Brand new condition, no remainder marks, NOT pre-owned.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Robert Camp. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with later state dust jacket. DJ is clean and bright and only has two small issues: the first being at the bottom of the spine is a few spots missing to the paper and the jacket feels rough from price tag glue residue in a small square area. The other issue is with the front flap where the upper corner is cut and shows only the $6.95 price. This is a later state DJ as the original price of the book on a 1st state DJ was $2.50. The book itself, which mirrors the dust jacket, is yellowed and soiled and spine is darkened. Pictorial end pages and front and rear have foxing with pastedowns browned from the glue reacting. Text pages are toned with spotting and foxing as well. Second end pages has a gift inscription from 1944. Overall binding is good though a bit of webbing is showing at page area 86/87. Scribner's… Read More

Springfield, MA: The Phelps Publishing Co., 1907. 1st Edition . Soft cover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. First softcover edition with pale green wraps decorated on front in red and black. Exterior shows scuffing and soiling along with some spots. Bottom spine is chipping and corners show a bit of curling. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. Paper is toned due to age and there is some spotting and soiling present along with some foxing. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting found. Include with the book is a handwritten recipe which is written on the back of a an old farm store receipt from Monrovia Maryland. The recipe is for cakes. This book appears well used and there was a corner or two folded in which have been straightened out. It grades as a low VG-to a borderline good+.

Drexel Hill, PA: Junior Clubwomen of Drexel Hill, 1967. Spiral bound. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Spiral-bound softcover, still with original clear plastic protector sheets. This book would grade as VG+ but the plastic binding comb is cracked in half. This part can easily be replaced if desired, as they sell these combs at hobby and office supply stores. The internal binding is good, no issues other than the broken plastic comb. The pages are free of any handwriting, no bookplates, no library markings, no signatures or personal notes, no food splatters.

Collierville, TN: Fundcraft Publishing, Inc., 1984. Spiral bound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Spiral bound softcover, white card stock wraps with black plastic spiral. Front board shows crimping and heavy spotting (freckles). A unique cookbook as each recipe has been submitted by one of the men who, at one time, was a crew member of one of the 4-Stacker Destroyers of the Asiatic Fleet. There is some handwriting inside the book. The backside of the front cover shows some handwriting, the "In Appreciation" shows numerous names and locations underlined the, and the index shows about 1/2 dozen entries are the owner decided they must try these. There's also a tanned area at page 10, where a newspaper clipping was placed. That particular recipe is for spare ribs and the newspaper clipping will stay with the book, but has been placed in an envelope so it does not yellow the pages anymore.

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1992. 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large softcover. Book shows minimal wear. No handwriting or remainder marks. Rear cover still has original price tag.

New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, maroon cloth boards with gilt text on spine. This is the original 1916 publication and not a modern reprint. Exterior shows some light damp staining along the edges and spine is mildly darkened. Internal binding is good and text pages are tight. No hinge issues, no bookplates, no library markings, no signatures. The only handwriting found in the book is on the rear end page where there is a light "10" with the line above it penciled in the upper corner. The book would normally great as a strong VG to VG+ but the interior pages show some waviness in the upper outside corner quadrant, which is likely also caused by moisture. This does not affect the readability of the book in any way and this issue may be able to be pressed out.

Firenze, Italy: Adriano Salani, 1923. Hardcover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, thin pictorial paper boards show some scuffing and toning, edges and corners show bumps/wear/dents. Internal binding is good and text pages are secure. The front pastedown contains a bookmark as well as remnants of the paper label below. No handwriting or signatures, no library markings, no notes, no food splatters etc. Pages are toned due to age and type of paper used but are clean. Text is in Italian.

Kansas City, MO: North American Press, 1975. 1st Edition . Spiral bound. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Spiral-bound softcover, exterior shows minor scuffing and spotting with a few light scrapes, plastic spiral comb is in good condition. The internal pages are good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting, no food splatters, etc. This is a fundraising book by the Junior Women's Club of Southhampton Pennsylvania, which lists various favorite food recipes from their members. No publication date listed (c. 1975).

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with rare dust jacket. DJ is in rough shape though, with numerous chips and holes, likely from insects. Price is clipped on the front flap and pulled its worth the jacket is fairly clean despite all the chipping and chewing. Grey cloth boards underneath are still clean and bright. The only visible flaws to the exterior is at the top of the front board and where there's some spotting and a nasty little edge bump about center on the top edge. The interior binding is good and pages are clean. No hinge issues, no signatures or bookplates, no handwriting present. Paper is toned due to age and some minor spotting is present, though mainly limited to the end pages. Binding is tight like the book was never used. Jacket has been placed in protective mylar sleeve after photos were taken.

Boston, MA: C. E. Brown & Co., 1894. Hardcover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, the tan cloth boards with green design on front and spine. Boards show quite a bit of spotting and soiling. Interior binding is good though rear board has a hinge opening at the top 2 inches and the small tear at the bottom of the end page hinge area. Pages are quite toned due to age and type of paper used. No signatures or bookplates, no marked up pages found. Even the " Blank pages for additional recipes" contains no handwriting. There were a couple old newspaper clippings found inside the book. As the paper was not reacting with the pages we left them in there.

Harleysville, PA: Union National Bank and Trust Company , 1973. 3rd Printing. Spiral bound. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, blue plastic comb style spiral binding with white card stock covers. Exterior is yellowed with age and has spotting and soiling, corners and edges show bumps. Binding is good, to the comb teeth are offset and are outside of the ring. I did not want to risk breaking them off by trying to get them back in place. Interior pages are secure - nothing torn, nothing loose. Pages are toned due to age with a few minor smudge marks but no handwriting was found, no food splotches or stains, no drip marks noted on any of the pages. This is the third printing as stated on the title page.

Forestville, MD: Church of the Holy Spirit / Father Tom Pollard, 1985. 1st Edition . Spiral bound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kathy Allotta Fanfalone. See photos for condition details. Plastic spiral bound softcover. Yellow card stock exterior wraps with tan plastic comb binding. Exterior shows like soiling with creases, mainly at the corners. The top edge of comb binding is missing the top tooth and several other ones are out of place. Internal pages show book was used but none of the pages appear marked up stained. Only handwriting found in book is on the front page where there is faint evidence of a price once penciled in the corner. This is a local publication from the Church of the Holy Spirit in Forestville, Maryland, listing various recipes from members of the church.

Sharon, PA: Sharon Herald Print, 1886. Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, original publication - not a reprint. 292 pages with 16 pages of ads for local businesses of Sharon and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (eight pages of ads in the front and eight pages in rear). Original owner's name (Sallie P. Robinson) signed on last end page as well as the page before. Dark green/black boards are covered with some sort of butcher paper. Unfortunately, this paper was permanently affixed. Chocolate brown end pages show no cracking. No torn or loose pages noted. Includes 19th century recipes for meats, soups, fish, breads, cakes and pies, custards and creams, pickles and spiced fruits, salads, etc. Page 273 has sick room and nursery remedies followed by sundries, curing meat, making soap, cleaning metals, getting rid of rats, and other topics you don't expect to find in a cookbook. A few pages has some pencil annotations, this rarely is appearing in the book… Read More