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Beverly, MA: Wilkscraft Creative Printing, [1980s]. 4 pp. with pictorial covers of Boston and Maine Train. Wine prices hand-written. More
Beverly, MA: Wilkscraft Creative Printing, [1980s]. 4 pp. with pictorial covers of Boston and Maine Train. Wine prices hand-written. More
ca. 1980. Blue stock covers and pages, spiral bound softcover, VG+ (rubbed covers, edgewear). A few stray pen markings to three pages. None found in commerce or in OCLC. More
Richmond, VA: The Richmond Chapter of the Ellett-St. Catherine's Alumnae Association, 1980. First Printing. Illustrations by Luther C. Wells; Cover by Garland S. Flippen. Includes a selection of food processor and blender recipes. Comb binding, 268 pp. VG or better condition (soiling and staining to covers). A cookbook to aid..... More
Fort Richardson, Alaska: [n.p.], 1953. Recipes from The Ladies of the First Battle Group, 23rd Infantry, published by their Activities Committee. Drawings by Barbara Richardson. VG comb bound (loss to comb at ends) with toning, a touch of wrinkling, and staining to covers. 66 pp., 8” x 10”. Recipes include..... More
[Maynard, Massachusetts]. Ca. 1970. 68 pp. VG+ Comb bound wraps (toning, one interior stain). No copies in commerce. More
Las Vegas: Creel Printing Co./Hollybrooke House, 1982. First Edition. Near Fine in VG+ dustjacket (sticker ghost on front cover, edgewear). With promotional order form laid in. More
Ca. 1960s. 24 mimeographed pages in illustrated stapled wraps. About VG+ (toning to covers, one pencil correction to one recipe). Uncommon, not in OCLC or commerce. More
[n.p.]: [n.p.], [n.d.]. ca. 1970s. Soiled yellow illustrated wraps, string bound. 100 pp. With an intriguing recipe for Scripture Cake (Two cups of Jeremiah vi 20, etc.). Uncommon. More
VG+ (rubbing) comb bound with illustrated covers, 180 pp., section dividers printed on heavier pink stock with illustration. Sections include Appetizers & Hors D'Oeuvres, Beverages, Breads & Muffins, Brunch Foods, Cakes, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Main Dishes, Pies, Salads, Soups, and Vegetables. "The Women of S. John's is a fellowship..... More
Kwajalein, Marshall Islands: Catholic Woman’s Club, 1972. 7” x 8.5”, brad bound (missing one lower brad). 100 mimeographed pages, printed only on rectos. Illustrations at each section divider (Beverages, Dips, Dunks & Nibblers, Salads, Fruit Dessert Salads, Main Dishes, Vegetables, Bread, Desserts). Not found in commerce or OCLC. More
Durham, NH: UNH Marine Advisory Program/University of New Hampshire, 1977. 10 pp. VG illustrated stapled wraps (2" stain in top corner, soiling). "In an era when food costs are rising, shortages are looming and labor costs are climbing, the food service manager must learn to adjust menus with the skill..... More
Hollywood, FL: Frederick Fell Publishers, 1986. Illustrated by Peter Nelson. VG+ illustrated softcover with some sunning to spine. SIGNED by Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Simic on p. 87 at his recipe and caricature. Simic also began to sign his name on the title page. Uncommon signed. More
Waseca, MN: Walter's Publishing Company, 1986. First Edition. Original "Teacher in Space Cookbook" issued prior to the January 28, 1986 Challenger tragedy. The editor, Fakes, the Tennessee Teacher in Space, compiled and edited the cookbook. Two pages dedicated to Christa McAuliffe, the nominee for NASA's Teacher in Space. McAuliffe added..... More
Newton, MA: Phillips Publishers Inc., 1953. First edition. Softcover. Illustrated by Barbara Corrigan. Torn box present. More
Chicago: Chicago Tribune, [ca. 1950]. 5.5” x 8.5”, stapled in corner (rusted), with first three pages loose but present. Edgewear, toning, and soiling, about VG. 6 typed pp. In 1936, at the age of 27, Ruth Ellen Church came to the Chicago Tribune as Cooking Editor and used the pseudonym..... More
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1982. First Edition. Illustrations by Jean Gardner and Jerry O’Brien. VG+ (lower corner bump) in VG+ dustjacket (lower edge wrinkled). Pulitzer Prize winner Proulx’s first book. More
New Bedford, MA: Lisbon Sausage Company, 1975. Bicentennial Edition 1975-1976. Wonderful Portuguese recipes including Kale Soup, Broiled Quahogs, and Favas and Linguica. More
Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press, 1981. First Edition. Introduction by Craig Claiborne. Illustrated wraps, spiral bound. VG+. 175 writers, 200 recipes. More