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Helps for the Young Housekeeper: One Hundred Tried Recipes for Economic Catering by An Experienced Housewife

by An Experienced Housewife

Helps for the Young Housekeeper: One Hundred Tried Recipes for Economic Catering by An Experienced Housewife

Helps for the Young Housekeeper: One Hundred Tried Recipes for Economic Catering

by An Experienced Housewife

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New York, George Thiell Long, 1911, trade paperback, sewn binding, vi-58 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fair condition in black card covers with paste-on front label. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, chips to rear corner, top edge of rear cover, and head and heel of spine, nick to mid-spine, covers rubbed, corners bumped, front cover partially detached at bottom but holding. A turn-of-the-century cookbook for the edification of young wives, specifically those working within a budget. Some entries are very basic while others display quite a bit of flair. Appended: Menus for the Week, Some Spring and Summer Dinners, Fish Dinners, Vegetable Dinners. One of only four copies in the United States, the other three being held by libraries.


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Extra(ordinary) People
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Extra(ordinary) People

by Russ, Joanna

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New York, St. Martin's Press, 1984, hardcover, 161 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed and dated by the Author on the title page, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, very slight spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, small scuffs to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 5 stories by the early feminist, science-fiction author. Includes "Souls" winner of the Hugo Award for best novella of 1983. ISBN 9780312278069
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Song of the Silent Snow
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Song of the Silent Snow

by Selby, Hubert Jr.

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New York, Marion Boyars, 1986, hardcover, 214 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Signed and dated by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in Fine, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. A collection of fifteen stories where the everyday rubs shoulders with obsession and madness, from the author of Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Room, The Demon, and Requiem for a Dream written with his characteristic finely-tuned ear for urban vernacular. ISBN 9780714528403
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East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960
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East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960

by Ritter, Lawrence S.

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New York, Total Sports, 1998, large format hardcover (9" x 11"), xiii-210 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Association Copy, Signed by the author and inscribed to the American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould with a bookplate to the front pastedown identifying the book as 'From the Library of...', Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, in protective glassine sleeve. The sports historian and author of The Glory of Their Times, often called 'the greatest book about baseball ever written', presents a cultural history of New York City in the first half of the twentieth century with sports, those who participated in them, and the many legendary venues that housed them at the center. Profusely illustrated throughout with both black-&-white and color photographs, many from the author's personal collection. Appended:… Read More
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Smoking Flax

by Haskins, M. Louise

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London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1942, hardcover, 124 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, top corner of front board and textblock edge darkened. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, large chip to front top corner, smaller chips to corners, edges and spine-ends, light rubs, light soil, in new Brodart sleeve. The British poet and author of seven books including The Desert (1912), The Potter (1918), Through Beds of Stone (1928), A Few People (1932), and The Gate of the Year (1940), best known for being quoted by King George VI in his Royal Christmas Message of 1939 presents here her final book of verse.
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The God of Respectability
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The God of Respectability

by Le Marchant, A.M.

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London, John Long Limited, 1927, hardcover, 286 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good+ condition in red cloth-covered boards, no dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, smudge to top corner of front cover, foxing to textblock edges and a few end pages. A novel of exploration, adventure, and secrets following one family in England and through Africa.
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Extra(ordinary) People
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Extra(ordinary) People

by Russ, Joanna

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New York, St. Martin's Press, 1984, hardcover, 161 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed and dated by the Author on the title page, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, very slight spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, small scuffs to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 5 stories by the early feminist, science-fiction author. Includes "Souls" winner of the Hugo Award for best novella of 1983. ISBN 9780312278069
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Song of the Silent Snow
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Song of the Silent Snow

by Selby, Hubert Jr.

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New York, Marion Boyars, 1986, hardcover, 214 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Signed and dated by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in Fine, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. A collection of fifteen stories where the everyday rubs shoulders with obsession and madness, from the author of Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Room, The Demon, and Requiem for a Dream written with his characteristic finely-tuned ear for urban vernacular. ISBN 9780714528403
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East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960
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East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960

by Ritter, Lawrence S.

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New York, Total Sports, 1998, large format hardcover (9" x 11"), xiii-210 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Association Copy, Signed by the author and inscribed to the American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould with a bookplate to the front pastedown identifying the book as 'From the Library of...', Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, in protective glassine sleeve. The sports historian and author of The Glory of Their Times, often called 'the greatest book about baseball ever written', presents a cultural history of New York City in the first half of the twentieth century with sports, those who participated in them, and the many legendary venues that housed them at the center. Profusely illustrated throughout with both black-&-white and color photographs, many from the author's personal collection. Appended:… Read More
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Smoking Flax
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Smoking Flax

by Haskins, M. Louise

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London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1942, hardcover, 124 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, top corner of front board and textblock edge darkened. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, large chip to front top corner, smaller chips to corners, edges and spine-ends, light rubs, light soil, in new Brodart sleeve. The British poet and author of seven books including The Desert (1912), The Potter (1918), Through Beds of Stone (1928), A Few People (1932), and The Gate of the Year (1940), best known for being quoted by King George VI in his Royal Christmas Message of 1939 presents here her final book of verse.
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The God of Respectability
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The God of Respectability

by Le Marchant, A.M.

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London, John Long Limited, 1927, hardcover, 286 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good+ condition in red cloth-covered boards, no dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, smudge to top corner of front cover, foxing to textblock edges and a few end pages. A novel of exploration, adventure, and secrets following one family in England and through Africa.
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Fanny and Johnnie Cradock Cookery Programme No 1: The Key to Simple Cooking with Poultry
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Fanny and Johnnie Cradock Cookery Programme No 1: The Key to Simple Cooking with Poultry

by Fanny Cradock; Johnnie Cradock

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Paulton, Bristol, England: Purnell & Sons. 1970. Staple-bound magazine. Very Good. Color photo-illustrated thick paper covers. Lavishly illustrated. Cover and internal pages are tightly secured by three clean staples. Interior is unmarked. Cover shows shelf and reading wear. Not from a library. 24 pages. Part 1 of a weekly cookery course by two of the earliest TV chefs. Contents: The Key to Simple Cooking with Poultry; How to Make Perfect Featherweight Swiss Roll; A Simple Souffle; We take the sting out of Meringues; Crunchy Pork Crackling and Proper Roast Potatoes; Non-sink Cherry Cake.
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GREEN EGGS AND HAM COOKBOOK: Recipes Inspired by Dr. Seuss
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GREEN EGGS AND HAM COOKBOOK: Recipes Inspired by Dr. Seuss

by Georgeanne Brennan

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Random House, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Spiral bound hardback cookbook with dishes inspired by Dr. Seuss and the dishes photographed by Frankie Frankeny. Very light shelf rubbing to covers of book. .
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SUNKIST RECIPES PACKET
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SUNKIST RECIPES PACKET

by California Fruit Growers Exchange

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Los Angeles: California Fruit Growers Exchange, 1938. Very good. A promotional packet of recipes using Sunkist lemons, the trademark of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. SUNKIST LEMONS - BRING OUT THE FLAVOR! [32p.] Stapled wraps. Very good. Staples oxidized, name and date on first page. Booklet with recipes for appetizers, beverages, desserts, fish, meat, garnishes, pies, salads and dressings, and vegetables. Black & yellow illustrations. (7-1/4"x5") 5 STAR LEMON RECIPES: THE BEST SERVINGS OF THE SEASON BY FAMOUS HOME ECONOMISTS. Very good. Name on front. Leaflet with seven recipes using Sunkist lemons. Single sheet, double-sided, folded into 3 panels. Blue text and illustrations. (Folded - 7-1/2"x4-1/4"; unfolded - 7-1/2"x12-1/2") SUNKIST PRESENTS THE YEAR'S BEST LEMON RECIPES FOR 1938. Very good. Name on last panel. Leaflet with eleven recipes using Sunkist lemons for entrees, vegetables, and desserts. Single sheet, double-sided, folded into 6 panels. Green text and illustrations. (Folded -… Read More
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Breakfast Dinner & Tea

Breakfast Dinner & Tea

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New York: D. Appleton And Company, 1869 Chipped top and bottom of the spine, badly bumped corners, mesh binding still tight, Couple of news paper clippings inside the front board, one attached to the board and one newspaper clipping attached to the inside back board, 351 pages. Each page has an inch margin around it. Classically, Poetically, and Practically. Contains numerous curoius dishes and feasts of all times and all countries besides three hundred modern receipts.
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MARLENE SOROSKY'S YEAR-ROUND HOLIDAY COOKBOOK
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MARLENE SOROSKY'S YEAR-ROUND HOLIDAY COOKBOOK

by SOROSKY, Marlene

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NY: Harper & Row, 1982. NEAR FINE condition in VERY GOOD dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1982. FIRST EDITION. Bound in creamy white boards with gold titles in bountifully illustrated black wraps. Square and tight, original price intact, 304pp. Light toning of edges and small abrasion to spine heel. Dust jacket has some toning to interior edges and two missing pieces at spine heel, see image. Full color photographs throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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The International Cook Book
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The International Cook Book

by Filippini, Alexander

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday Page & Co. Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1907. Hardcover. Sm 4to., 1059 pp., Manuscript recipes and margin notes .
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Mirro Cook Book
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Mirro Cook Book: Approved Recipes from Mirro Test Kitchen

by Laura Wilson

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284 Pages. This classic old cook book's exterior has worn areas on all for corners and at the top and base edges of the spine as well in one place on the rear cover's bottom edge. The interior pages, though yellowed a bit, have no visible extraneous markings on them until the back inside cover where a past book owner wrote some extra recipes. The is also a small piece missing from the bottom of the title pageThis book will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and then boxed and shipped right away to you from here in New Jersey and will come with our absolute appreciation for your order.
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GOURMET'S MENU COOKBOOK

GOURMET'S MENU COOKBOOK

by EDITORS, Gourmet Magazine

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NY: Gourmet Books, Inc., 1978. FINE condition. HARDCOVER. 1978. SEVENTH PRINTING. AS NEW, bound in spinach green leatherette with decorative gold titles. Square and tight, UNREAD, no dust jacket as issued. Previous owner's name 'Light Fingers Lil' in small type gilt. Light rub to upper edge front, else FINE. 'A collection of epicurean menus and recipes.' Line drawings and color photographs throughout. Oversize, octavo/8vo. 648pp plus Special Acknowledgements and Index. Quite a nice gift.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued.
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Sandwich Secrets. Compliments of the U.S. Bakery, Baker's of Franz Butter-nut Bread
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Sandwich Secrets. Compliments of the U.S. Bakery, Baker's of Franz Butter-nut Bread

by [United States Bakery (Portland, Oregon)]; Ruth Aikins (illustrator)

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Portland, Oregon: U.S. Bakery, 1930. Oblong booklet, stapled in wrapper (16 x 24 cm.), 16 pages. Illustrations (some color). Title from cover. A product cookbook for this Pacific Northwest commercial bakery. Includes an introduction titled "Concerning the Earl of Sandwich" and sixty-six recipes for sandwiches and canapés (here spelled "canapis"). Some age-toning and wear to corners of illustrated wrapper. Very good. [OCLC locates two copies].
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SOUTHERN COOKING TO REMEMBER
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SOUTHERN COOKING TO REMEMBER

by Windham, Kathryn Tucker

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Huntsville, AL: Strode Publishers. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0873970985 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; Signed and inscribed by author. Favorite recipes are gathered from extensive traveling throughout the South and arranged in sections beginning with short introductions portraying southern life; 274 pages; Signed by Author .
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