The Settlement Cook Book: Treasured Recipes Of Six Decades

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Third printing. Lightest shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; more to the jacket which is rubbed, a few short closed tears and a small chipped to the spine which is sunned. Price-clipped. Clean and unmarked. Elizabeth Black Kander (1858–1940) was an American progressive reformer, philanthropist and author, founder of a settlement house in Milwaukee, where she originated her best-known work, The Settlement Cookbook.
The settlement house movement was an American charitable, progressive social effort to welcome immigrants and help them adjust to American life. "To keep the Settlement House in operation longer, it had to find a more stable source of funding. Kander suggested creating a cookbook with her cooking class’ recipes supplemented with recipes by her fellow club-women...She compiled a 174-page collection of recipes, household hints, and advice on housekeeping. The book also served as a tool for its audience to better assimilate into the American way of life...The first Settlement Cook Book was published in 1901 and its 1,000 copies sold out within one year. The book proved so popular that 34 subsequent editions—totaling 2 million copies—followed the original edition.The first Settlement Cook Book was published in 1901 and its 1,000 copies sold out within one year. The book proved so popular that 34 subsequent editions—totaling 2 million copies—followed the original edition."--Wikipedia. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!