Cookbooks, Old & Vintage from JWMah

Montreal: Fry-Cadbury Ltd, 1941. (CAD) No markings, back cover is missing, cover edges rubbed , all pages there, thus Acceptable only used copy. . 23 x 16 cm, colorful card cover with design of man with sombrero in blue, teal, ochre and red, side-stapled, 1-32pp. There is a message from Jehane Patenaude of the verso of… Read more about this item

Vancouver BC: Hartley & Marks, Publishers., 1984. (CAD) Presumed First Edition No markings, about Fine in price-clipped Good (-) only Dj with several edge faults and tears, chip to top edge of rear panel; DJis in mylar sleeve. Tan cloth, black cloth spine, xxx, 322pp, index. B&W frontispiece from Roman manuscript; B&W… Read more about this item

Toronto: Musson Book Company Ltd., 1946. (CAD) 5th edition, 1956. No markings, a brace of small faint spots to the top corner of the back cover, very faint cup ring to the back cover, 1/2" split to the cloth at the head of the spine, pages clean, Good used copy; no dust jacket. 22 x… Read more about this item

Chicago: J.G.Ferguson and Associates, 1948. (USA) The DeLuxe edition of 1948; the copyright is 1946 No markings, end paper edges toned, Near Fine used copy; no dust jacket. Red pebbly hardcover with gold titles, 339pp, small line drawings in text. DeBoth is here described as internationally known lecturer and a consultant in Home Economics. Her introduction… Read more about this item

Vancouver: Evergreen Press Limited, 1958. (CAD) This is the first edition with the date 1958 to the title page. There is an owner's inscription to the top of the title page: "To G--- with memories of Centennial Year. A keepsake, Love, B--- Christmas 1958", no other markings, tiny faint sot to the cover, otherwise Fine copy; no Dj… Read more about this item

Chicago: Culinary Arts Institute., 1950. (USA) Edition Not Stated: copyright date of 1950 No markings, a touch of light rubbing to cover base of spine, Near Fine used copy; lacking the Dj. About 23 x 16 cm, wipeable textured yellow-coloured bds with black polka dots and quick reference index printed to the front cover, endpaper… Read more about this item

NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1977. (USA) Book club edition with the blind stamped star imprint to the corner of the back cover. No markings, but there a several tiny faint spots to the leading edge of pages, the front endpaper has been removed, otherwsie Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 7" x 4 1/2 x… Read more about this item

London: Marshall's School of Cookery / Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1890. (UK) This copy is missing the title page and the preliminary leaf of ads, so probably Tenth Thousand according to the physical characteristics of the book, (exact printing uncertain). Driver 687.1, 687.2. 687.3. Owner's signature to top of Preface page, no other markings, missing the front… Read more about this item

Toronto: Maple Leaf Milling Co. Limited, 1932. (CAD) Presumed 1st editions with copyright date of 1932 to the bottom of the last page. No markings, very light soiling to the covers, touch of rust to staples, otherwise Very Good used copies Three booklets each 9x6", green and silver card covers, side stapled, each booklet comprising four lessions of 8… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Canada Department of Agriculture, 1964. (CAD) Edition Not Stated. No markings, pages clean, soft creases to cover corners, darkening of covers near spine, Good+ copy. 22.5 x 15 cm, white card covers with green map of BC and titles in black, side-stapled, [1] 2-104pp, [1] blank. A few B&W photos of prepared dishes. Cover: … Read more about this item

San Francisco: Spice Islands Company, 1964. (USA) No markings, a rouch of rubbing to cover edges, Very Good used copy, Card civer, side-stapled, 64pp. The major kitchen spices are presented with a collection of recipes for their use. (1.3 JM HOX 1/a12. Staple Bound. Very Good. Illus. by HARTH, Alice. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: The Good Housekeeping Institute , 1954. (UK) No date, I believe the first edtion was 1952; date uncertain but most likely mid-950s. No markings, a touch of rubbing to edges of cover cloth, small skinned spot to illus. end papers,there is an old-book smell to the pagesm but i do not find it unpleasant, Good used copy; no… Read more about this item

Montreal: Lake of the Woods Milling Company Limited, 1962. (CAD) Stated 20th edition, revised, 1962. Well used venerable copy, with spotting ans staining to covers, cooking spots to some of the pages, edge faults to cover edges like small chip and creases to corners, Acceptable used copy with the coupon page with coupons all intact. Turquoise card covers… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1953. (CAD) No markings, there are recipes from newspaper clipping taped to some of the pages, leaving darkened tape residue on 2 pages and the inside back cover, faint amll cooking spots to back cover, otherwsie Good used copy. 20 x 13.5 cm, printed paper covers with red title circle agains a blue… Read more about this item

London: Printed for J. creswick and Co,, 1794. (UK) Edition Not Stated The upper 1/2" of the front endpaper has been cut away (presumably to remove a name), pages clean, the leater covers are quite worn with the boards showing through at the corners and the lower edges, the spine leather is split through in several places, there… Read more about this item

Seattle: Ladies Auxiliary to Temple De Hirsch, 1925. (USA) 3rd edition, 1925; the book first appeared in 1908; there was a 2nd edition in 1916. Thee is a 3 word recipe notation to the end paper with is toned, no other markings, pages generally clean but with some small cooking spots to mrgins of 2 of the ad pages to… Read more about this item

NY: J. Gancel, 1946. (USA) Stated tenth edition, 1946. Owner's name and address to inside front cover, owner's name stamp to the rear end paper where there is oval label of Pacfic Cruise Lines, pages generally clean, hint of spine slant, Good used copy; no dust jacket, Dark tan cloth, 528pp, index,a few small B&W illus. in text. This book… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Hotel Monthly Press, 1904. (USA) Edition not stated; no date, possibly 1904 but there is adate of 1948 ritten to the end paper; date uncertain, Ownerhsip stamp to front pastdown and to title page, date to end paper, faint tape residue (?) to end papers, a touch of rubbing to spine extremities, pages clean, Good used copy; no… Read more about this item

London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited, 1930. (UK) sixrth edition; no date given, a guess at 1930s, date uncertain, No markings, Very Good; lacking the dust jacket. Grey green cloth with black titles, 188pp, no illus. This is a pocket size dictionary of culinary terms and foods. so under "Mumbled Hare" we get: Minced cooked hare's meat, spiced and… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: T.B. Petersen, 1857. (USA) First Edition Owner's inscription to the yellow endpaper and also to top of the preface, no other markings, small edge tear to page 13 / 14, the hinges are solid but the signatures are slightly misaligned, one signature is loose but still attached by the original sewn thread, the… Read more about this item