COOKBOOKS from Champ & Mabel Collectibles

New York: Armenian General Benevolent Union, 1949. Softcover. Very good. 126p. 2010 printing. Cover corners lightly scuffed. Collection of recipes for Armenian dishes, including appetizers, soups, entrees, vegetables, pilafs, noodles, bread, coffee cakes, desserts, and preserves. Plastic comb binding. (8-1/2"x6")

Los Angeles: Auxiliary of West Los Angeles Japanese-American Citizens League, 1977. Softcover. Very good. [vi], 334p. Cover edges scraped and creased. Collection of American and Asian recipes for appetizers, salads, soups, vegetables, entrees, desserts, cakes, pies, candy, and cookies from the West Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). From their website: The JACL "is a national organization whose mission… Read more about this item

Wilmington, California: Friends of Banning Park, 1982. 2nd Revised Edition. Softcover. Very good. 68p., 1 foldout page. Cover corners worn. Collection of recipes transcribed from Banning's handwritten notes. In addition to recipes for beverages, soups, salads, bread, entrees, vegetables, and desserts, family history and photographs are shared. Plastic comb binding. Brown text and sepia-toned photographs. (7-1/4"x8-1/4")

Knights Ferry, California: Knights Ferry History & Museum Associates, 1993. Softcover. Very good. [xii], [244p.], [x]. Cover edges lightly scuffed. This Knights Ferry Centennial Cookbook reprinted by the Associates in 1993. Includes a brief history of Knight Ferry and Buena Vista, California, and recipes for appetizers, soups, breads, salads, entrees, vegetables, puddings, pastries, cakes, cookies, desserts, and candies. Plastic comb… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Little Tokyo Service Center, [1996?]. Softcover. Very good. 288p. Cover edges lightly scuffed. Cookbook created to raise funds to benefit Little Tokyo Service Center's Social Service Programs to provide services to domestic violence survivors and their children. Recipes included are for appetizers, salads, soups, vegetables, entrees, desserts, and cakes. Includes glossary and descriptions of the services offered by… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: West Los Angeles United Methodist Church, 1995. Softcover. Very good. [xiv], 411p., dividers unnumbered. Cover lightly scuffed. A cookbook celebrating the 65th anniversary of the West Los Angeles United Methodist Church to raise funds for children and youth programs. Includes recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, vegetables, desserts, and Asian dishes. Includes glossary and a brief history of… Read more about this item

Stockton, California: Stockton Buddhist Temple, 1987. Softcover. Very good. [viii], 216p., 50p., dividers unnumbered. Cover edges scraped. Includes recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, breads, pies, cakes, cookies, candies, desserts, and Asian dishes. Advertisements for local businesses included. B&w illustrations. (8-1/2"x6-1/4")

Gardena, California: Gardena Buddhist Church, [198?]. Softcover. Good +. [247p.] Covers creased with edges scraped and dented on back. Includes recipes for appetizers, beverages, breads, salads, soups, entrees, casseroles, Japanese dishes, vegetables, and desserts. Includes glossary. Plastic comb binding. (8-1/2"x7-1/2")

Pleasanton, Kansas: Fundcraft Publishing, 1984. Softcover. Very good. [x], 288p., [xxxviii] Gift note on first page, a few recipes have marginalia, cover edges scraped. Advertisements for local businesses. Collection of recipes, including appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, vegetables, breads, pies, cakes, cookies, desserts, beverages, and Asian dishes. Include glossary. Plastic comb binding. (8-1/2"x6-1/4")

Los Angeles: Auxiliary of West Los Angeles Japanese-American Citizens League, [1966]. Softcover. Very good. [xii], 202p. First few pages foxed. Includes recipes for appetizers, salads, vegetables, entrees, Asian dishes, desserts, and beverages. Plastic comb binding. (10-1/4"x6-1/2")

Emeryville, California: AT Printing, [1987]. Softcover. Good +. x, 204p., dividers unnumbered. Front cover creased. Daruma-no-Gakko, founded by Sansei parents, is a "summer enrichment program designed to help build strong, positive self-images and identities through Japanese-American history," the arts, and community involvement housed at the East Bay Free Methodist Church in El Cerrito, California. Includes recipes for appetizers, beverages, breads,… Read more about this item

Tallinn: Ajakirjade Kirjastus, 2003. Pictorial hardcover. Very good/No Jacket. [132p.] A bit of marginalia on a few pages. Collection of recipes for Estonian cuisine, including appetizers, soup, entrees, vegetables, cookies, cakes, pies, and desserts. Recipes and introduction in English and Estonian. (9"x9")

Tallinn: Periodika Publishers, 1987. 2nd Revised Edition. Pictorial hardcover. Very good/No Jacket. 103p. Cover corners scraped, stain on back cover. Provides a review of traditional Estonian cuisine and dishes customarily served at holidays and family gatherings and includes recipes for entrees, bread, puddings, porridges, gruel, vegetables, and beverages. Includes bibliography. 8 color photo plates. (8-1/2"x5-5/8")

Palo Alto, California: Klutz Press, 1987. Board book. Good +. 77p. Back cover separating and torn at wire binding, missing the measuring spoons that were attached through a whole in the top left corner of the book. Forty-five recipes for beginning cooks, including sandwiches, pizzas, popcorn, beverages, entrees, potatoes, salads, and desserts with "not to eat" recipes for… Read more about this item

Rome, Georgia: Floyd Hospital, 1975. First Edition, Stated. Softcover. Very good. Redden, R.. [vii], [186p.] A few pages stained. Plastic comb binding. Cookbook to raise funds for supplemental services to patients at Floyd Hospital in Rome, Georgia. Includes recipes for appetizers, beverages, breads, sandwiches, candy, cookies, cakes, pies, eggs, entrees, salads, and vegetables. Brown text and illustrations by… Read more about this item

Perryville, Missouri: St. Rose of Lima Church, 1985. Softcover. Very good. Jannin, Janet. 185p. Brown spots on top page edges. Includes recipes for cakes, bread, pies, desserts, cookies, candy, soups, entrees, salads, appetizers, beverages, and helpful household and cooking hints. Plastic comb binding. B&w illustrations by Janet Jannin. (8-5/8"x7-3/4")

Los Angeles: Estonian Women's Club of Los Angeles, 1976. Softcover. Good +. Taks-Sahni, Tiia. xii, 273p. 5th printing (1979). Gift note on inside front cover, some pages have marginalia, others dog eared, moisture stain on top back cover and last few pages, cover stained. Errata sheet laid in. Plastic comb binding. Text in English and Estonian. This community… Read more about this item

New York: Philosophical Library, 1959. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. 156p. Cover rubbed and lightly soiled with edges scraped. An international collection of recipes from many countries in Europe and Asia favored by those who follow a diet based on yoga practices. Included are recipes for soups, salads, appetizers, relishes, entrees, vegetables, breads, desserts, and beverages. Includes a glossary… Read more about this item

Kearney, Nebraska: Morris Press Cookbooks, 2011. Softcover. Very good. [xviii], 52p. [xvi] Collection of recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, vegetables, entrees, breads, desserts, cookies, and candies in support of the Society. In addition, there are "personal recollections of individuals who are directly connected to the Point Fermin Lighthouse," including Martha Austin McKinzie, John Olguin, and Julian Jimenez. Wire… Read more about this item

Chicago: Culinary Arts Institute, 1965. Stapled wraps. Very good. 68p. Wrap edges scraped. Includes recipes for appetizers, soups, entrees, vegetables, salads, egg dishes, desserts, and coffee cakes. Color illustrations and b&w and color photographs. (8-3/4"x6")