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The Professional Cook Book
by Mary Byrne
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
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 dishes, such as have never before been presented in public print. Pronounced by all as a most valuable adjunct to the culinary art." In the preface, the author states that she was preparing to retire from a career as a professional cook, in which she had served for over thirty years; she cooked for two Preidents and many of the leading society people of New York and Washington as well as visiting European nobles. The book contains over 500 short recipes of select dishes "used in the wealthiest families" as well as a number of menus for breakfast, dinner an dlunch which had not before been published. Good only, lacking the front free endpaper, some bubbling to the cloth and fingering to the pages.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E21735
- Title
- The Professional Cook Book
- Author
- Mary Byrne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- cookbooks, recipes, cooking, dining, recipes, food,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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