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Octavo, (8 3/4 by 5 1/2 inches) England, Holland Press, 1978, 966 pages (each page with entries in two columns), nearly 3,000 entries, emblematic decorations at chapter headings, illustrations taken from books cited, text in French, dust jacket; fine reprint of the 1890 Paris edition.

Small Octavo (7 1/2 X 5 inches) London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1910. First English Language Edition. 240 pages, eight black and white photo illustrations, light sand colored hardcover cloth binding with silhouettes of steaming pots on front cover, and a serving bowl decoration printed under the title and author on the spine; advertisements for English kitchen products on front and back pastedowns and end papers; and one for "Bird's Custard Powder" on back cover, "Do not have a roaring fire; it is unnecessary."

Good condition (light fading to spine). "Do not lose your temper ... ," "Remember that cooking is a fine art ... "

Many interesting chapters, including "Hints for Shopping," "Table Decoration and Service," "French and Turkish Coffee," separate English and French indexes to recipes, "Menus in English and French: ... For Dinners, ... For Short Dinners, ... For Lunches, ... For Cold Lunches," "Champagnes, Wines, Liqueurs and Cups,

Small quarto (10 1/4 x 7 inches) Ishpeming, Michigan: The Peninsular Record Publishing Co. Ltd., 1905. First Edition. [9] 184 pages.

Well used, fair condition [penciled recipes on back flyleaves, missing preliminary flyleaves, original oilcloth binding stained and worn and separating from front hinge but holding, wear to lower spine, contents generally clean with cooking stains on some pages, part of page 123 torn, but present (stuck to opposite page)], numerous advertisements mosly local, interspersed; recipes are attributed to local residents.

An interesting regional charitable cook book. A couple of recipes for turkey dressing are included.

12 mo. (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches) Arranged by the Ladies of the Presbyterian Church, York, Nebraska (circa 1911). [3] 110 pages, Original, stitched cardboard covers, good condition (covers intact, despite being bent, and chipped from use; contents clean, and in good condition, several pages dog eared, with no loss to text, penciled recipe on front fly leaf), one black and white advertisement: a diagram for a "White Mountain Freezer" used for making ice cream.

Each of the numerous recipes are attributed to one of the ladies of York. One recipe is for "Roast Turkey with Oyster Dressing" by Mrs. G. F. Burr.