Books:English Literature:Cookbooks from ZH BOOKS

S. l.: Borden's Condensed Milk Co., 1915. Softcover. First edition presumed; 6 1/4 x 3 1/2; pp. 1-14, [2]; stapled beige wraps, decorated and printed in brown; minor age-toning and spotting to wraps; small crease to lower back corner; illustrated with full-page, monochromatic plates; very good condition.A charming cooking pamphlet, it was published as an advertising for Borden's Condensed… Read more about this item

Terre Haute, IN: Kehoe Preserving Co., 1922. Softcover. First edition, title from front wrap: "Rose Apple and Wild Wing Salads;" 6 x 3 1/2; pp. [1], 2-15; chromolithographed wraps, ruled in gilt; very mild age-toning and wear to edges; very good to near fine condition.Betty Lyles Wilson - a famous Tennessee baker, chef, and educator - together with her… Read more about this item

New York: Southern Cotton Oil Trading Co., 1915. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1915); three fold, 6 x 12 unfolded; die-cut and illustrated in the shape of a matronly woman, holding a bowl of salad; light age-toning to wraps; small nick to "foot" of the last lady; very good condition.An interesting cooking pamphlet, it stated that salad dressing… Read more about this item

Canton, Ohio: The Stark County Young Republican Club, 1965. Softcover. First edition; 8 1/2 x 7; pp. 1-47; illustrated card stock wraps; plastic comb binding; very light wear to corners; small spot to bottom edge; illustrated with photographs; very good to near fine condition.An apparently unrecorded and quite current in these times of pre-election debates, the cookbook contains numerous… Read more about this item

S. l. (New York): s. n. (Hills Brothers Company), 1920. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); 5 x 3; pp. 16; beige wraps with a small vignette of a camel and its handler on front wrap; a few faint spots of foxing to wraps; several minor nicks to edges and corners; illustrated with drawings; very good condition.A lovely… Read more about this item

Anchorage: Cooperative Extension Service, 1960. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1960); 8 1/4 x 5; three fold, pp. [7]; light wear and creasing to corners and edges; stamp of the Cooperative Extension Service to front wrap; illustrated in blue and white; very good to near fine condition.Publication No. 35 of the Cooperative Extension Service at the University of… Read more about this item

S. l. (Gainesville, GA [?]): s. n. (Georgia Poultry Federation [?]), 1977. Softcover. First edition thus, n. d. (ca 1977); 6 3/4 x 3 3/4; 3-fold pamphlet; yellow stock printed in dark blue; illustrated front wrap; very minor wear, near fine or better condition.An interesting ephemeral item, the pamphlet advertised and encouraged people to submit recipes for the Georgia… Read more about this item

London: OXO Limited, 1920. Softcover. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1920); 7 x 4 3/4; pp. 16; illustrated stiff wraps; a small spot and minor age-toning to margins; mild wear to edges; brown and beige in-line illustrations; very good condition.Possibly one of the earliest OXO cooking booklets, it contained recipes by various women that had been mailed to… Read more about this item

York, PA: O. Stuck, Printer, 1886. Softcover. First edition presumed; 6 3/4 x 4 1/2; pp. 104; what appear to be homemade wraps from a different publication; cloth back strip; spotting and discoloration to wraps and pages (not affecting readability); small hole through fore-edge (insect damage [?]); chips and nicks to edges; illustrated advertisements throughout; faint penciled-in name of… Read more about this item

Livermore-Pleasanton, CA: The Del Valle Home Economists, 1975. First edition; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; pp. 69; illustrated yellow wraps; rubbed spot to right margin of front wrap; some spotting to margins (mostly back wrap); very good.A regional Bay Area cookbook featuring interesting recipes including "Steamed Pumpkin with Corn," "Peach Brandy," and "Lick 'Em Relish."

Elkins, WV: The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1963. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1963); 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 48; illustrated blue wraps; some age-toning and a few small spots along margins; illustrated with a photograph frontis; very good.An uncommon cookbook, published during West Virginia's centennial celebrations, it claims… Read more about this item

LeRoy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1920. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); tri-fold 2 1/2 x 3; pp. 5; illustrated; minor wear to folds; very good to near fine condition.A charming miniature and quite an uncommon Jell-O advertising / cookbook combining a fairy tale of the Jell-O girl visiting Norway with five recipes including "Lemon Jell-O… Read more about this item

St. Louis, MO: Pet Milk Company, 1928. Softcover. First edition; 5 x 7; pp. 15; illustrated wraps; staples a bit rusted, else very minor wear; 2 color illustrations; near fine condition.A cookbook and advertisement for the Pet Milk Company, it contains recipes for ice creams, sorbets, and parfaits, as well as tips and suggestions for making frozen desserts and… Read more about this item

Boston, Mass.: Joseph Burnett Co., 1890. Early (first ?) edition, n. d. (ca 1890 according to (Massachusetts) Southborough Historical Society's collection records; a similar edition classified by OCLC as ca 1900); 3 1/2 x 6; pp. 20; brown wraps illustrated and ruled in red and black; a bit of wear along spine; slight ripple to wraps and pages; illustrated;… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Western Beet Sugar Producers, Inc., 1956. Softcover. First edition, fold-out pamphlet, 5 x 18; pp. 8; small spot to front and a faint crease to lower corner of last leaf, else minor wear; illustrated; near fine condition.An advertisement and cookbook combined, the pamphlet extolled the benefits of making sauces and toppings with beat sugar, listed the nine… Read more about this item

Moline, Illinois: The Floral Society, 1940. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1940); 6 x 9; pp. 64; off-white pictorial wraps; faint crease lines to corners, else minor wear; very good or better.Interesting recipes for batters and doughs, vegetables, fish and oysters, etc. by the young women members of the Floral Society at the First Congregational CHurch of Moline,… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, Minn.: The Cream of Wheat Corporation, 1946. Softcover. First edition; 3 1/2 x 6; tri-fold pp. [8]; illustrated wraps; very mild age-toning to margins of wraps and slight creasing to lower corner; illustrated; near fine condition.A delightful pamphlet listing Li'l Abner comic strip characters' favorite Cream of Wheat recipes. Included are Li'l Abner, Mammy, Earthquake McGoon, Granma Scragg,… Read more about this item

Houston, TX: The Cookbook Committee, 1961. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1961); 8 1/2 x 11; pp. [42]; illustrated mimeographed wraps; small chip to upper left corner of front wrap; minor creasing to edges and corners; pages clean; illustrated with drawings; very good or better.An unrecorded Texas cookbook compiled by the women of the "Graduate Wives Club" of… Read more about this item

S.l. [Chicago]: American Restaurant Magazine, 1945. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1945); 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; pp. [64]; pictorial wraps; minor rubbing to tips of spine; faint age-darkening to wraps; pages uniformly toned; illustrated with numerous photographs; small personal stamp with name of previous owner to front wrap; minor nick to bottom edge of back wrap very… Read more about this item

New York: Royal Baking Powder Co., 1911. Softcover. First edition thus; 5 x 8; pp. 46; illustrated wraps; rubbed spots along spine; small loss of paper to lower corner of front cover; small nicks to corners of first several pages and fore-edge of back cover; internally mostly very clean but for two rubbed spots to pp. 18-19 partly obscuring… Read more about this item