The Housekeeper's Instructor: 17th Ed by Henderson, W A & Schnebbelie, J C - 1811

London: Thomas Kelly, c1840. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. A pleasing copy of the twentieth edition of this comprehensive housekeeping guide from the nineteenth century. Illustrated, with several bright plates. This edition has been heavily revised and improved by one Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie. The title page notes that Schnebbelie was a known culinary in Bath and London. This work was originally written by W A Henderson, 'many years eminent in the culinary profession'. With extensive recipes on soups, broths and many more core meals in nineteenth century society. Undated, dated using the British library's record of c1840. With a frontispiece, engraved title page, seven plates on carving and four plates on courses. An uncommon work, which provides an insightful guide to nineteenth century housekeeping. There are chapters on table setting, managing the kitchen, fruit garden, preserving, pickling and much more. A truly comprehensive guide. In a full calf… Read More

London: Thomas Kelly, 1820. Second-hand hardcover. Henderson, W A & Schnebbelie, Jacob Christopher. The Housekeeper's Instructor or Universal Family Cook. (17th Ed) Thomas Kelly: London [c.1820]. 8vo (215x130mm) Half bound tan calf, marbled bds [2],464pp. Lacks pp367-416 & 1 plate. Rubbed & worn, foxing HENDERSON, W A [William August] and SCHNEBBELIE, J C  [Jacob Christopher]   The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, universal family-cook; being a full and clear display of the Art of Cookery in all its Branches; containing proper directions for dressing all kinds of butcher's meat, poultry, game, fish &c. The method of preparing all the varieties of soups, hashes and made dishes; the whole art of confectionary, pickling, preserving &c; the making and keeping in perfection British wines; and proper rules for brewing malt liquor for large or small families, To which is added The Complete Art of Carving, illustrated with engravings, explaining, by proper references the manner in which young practitioners… Read More

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.

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. .

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

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.

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.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday Page & Co. Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1907. Hardcover. Sm 4to., 1059 pp., Manuscript recipes and margin notes .

Part of the "Craft Series", this slim volume provides valuable advice for commercial cake production, as it was in the 1940's. Includes chapters on Small Things that Constitute the Whole, Block and Round Cakes, Special Lines, Pound and Small Cakes, Season Cakes an Seasonal Display, Costings and Policy.95 pages, 21 cm square. Published by Maclaren & Sons and printed by The Garden City Press at Letchworth, Herts., England.In very good condition given it age, with signs of wear to cover and tanning to pages. Title on cover and spine is faded. Binding is tight. Annotation inside back cover in blue ink, but otherwise free from markings.This is an undated volume, but presumably was published about 1940.

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.

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].

Hyannis, MA: F. B. and F. P. Goss, Publishers. Poor; Missing rear leaf, pp. 95-96, but photocopy of their contents laid . in. Front wraps heavily soiled and chipped, with loss at lower left corner . (doesn't affect lettering). Pages toned and sporadically soiled. Rear page . of text heavily soiled. Musty.. 1899. Second Edition. Softcover. Second revised and enlarged edition. Saddle stapled printed wraps. Front wrapper contains advertising for The C. E. Osgood Co. Of Boston, "New England's Largest Housefurnishers", and many other advertisements for regional and national businesses throughout the text. This cookbook was issued as a fundraiser for the Hyannis Public Library Association on Massachusetts' Cape Cod in 1895 in an edition of 500 copies. The preface notes that this entire edition sold out quickly, so the Ladies of the Association put out the call for more recipes and more advertisers, resulting in this second enlarged and improved edition. The title page denotes… Read More