Search Results: Cookbooks from Select Tomes

Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1972. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 856 pp, text clean, white and unmarked with color pictorial endpapers. No owner attribution or foxing. Contains info on how to buy food, facts about food, menu making, carving, table setting and other info along with recipes. Like new condition.

Culinary Arts Institute, Chicago, IL, 1949. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. National Binding. 824 pp, text clean and unmarked with thumb indexes and color pictorial endpapers. No owner attribution, text is lightly tanned. Contains info on how to buy food, facts about food, menu making, carving, table setting and other info along with recipes. The Culinary Arts Institute version is scarce. This book was also published by the San Francisco Examiner and by Garden City Publishing Co. in New York, whose versions are more plentiful.

Meredith Press, 1970, Third Printing. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Red checkerboard pattern cloth, 400 pp, 20 tabs, mylar page guard. Hardcover, Very Fine.

Meredith Publishing Company, 1953. Binder Condition: Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Five (5) Ring Binder. Stated First Edition, fifth printing. 416 pp +four bonus pages of recipes clipped from the Better Homes & Gardens magazine with dates of March 1949; January, 1950; November, 1956; and February, 1957. Small tear on page 59 caused by a paperclip that was removed. Text is lightly tanned typical of age and edges are lightly sunned. No written notations within although a few recipes are marked with a small checkmark. 20 numbered pink card stock chapter index tabs including an index. Loose-leaf binder with 5 metal rings in excellent like new condition; all pages are original and are clean and complete. Card stock binder protector after index. This edition has illustrated front and back endpapers, with pink temperature and measurement charts and a full color photograph of a blue and white rolling pin and several pies, which is continued onto the title page. This is a classic, rare copy in Fine… Read More

Meredith Corp, New York and Des Moines, U. S. A., 1972. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Fifth Printing Of The 1968 Edition. 400 pp includes Index. Light toning typical of age. Binder holes on pages not torn. Bonus 23 page booklet from Better Homes & Gardens "How To Buy And Prepare Economy Meats" added to back of book. Five metal ring binder with turtleback spine to protect pages when book is laid flat. 20 yellow card stock tabbed chapter dividers in good condition. No prior owner attribution or other markings in text. Front cover shows light scratches. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Remarkable condition for its age. Due to size and weight, this book will require additional shipping.

Meredith Corporation, 1973-74. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket as Issued. All volumes have clean, unmarked text. No owner attribution. Volumes 1-5, 1973 stated second printing, special edition; Volumes 6-8, 10-15 and 17-19 1974 stated second printing, special edition; and Volumes 9, 16 and 20 stated first printing, special edition. The Complete Encyclopedia Set has over 2,500 pages, over 4,200 recipes, over 1,500 photographs (many in full color), hundreds of "how-to" illustrations. A classic, rare example of Better Homes and Gardens' most complete cookbooks. Scarce, Out of print. Large multi-volume set will require extra shipping.

Meredith Press, New York, 1968. Cloth Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Internal five metal ring binder so pages will lie flat when open. Oversized 400pp including index. Full color photos on front pastedown and throughout. Over 1500 recipes. Yellow chapter tabs are firm. Pages are toned as reflected by age. No prior owner attribution.

Meredith Press, Des Moines, Iowa, copyrights 1953/1962, stated Revised Edition, Third printing. 1964. Hardcover. Condition: Good. Five-ring binder, patent pending Turtle Back Cover. Externally bright & clean, corners lightly bumped with minor rubbing along extremities. Front and rear hinges cracked, but intact. 400 pp. Text block in 20 chapters divided with yellow tabbed separations. Very clean interior, no owner attribution or markings found. Some slight yellowing around the top edges. Souvenir Edition; Commemorating The Sale Of 10,000,000 Better Homes And Gardens New Cook Books. Scarce, out of print version.

Meredith Press, Des Moines, IA, 1969. First edition, ninth printing. Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. 160 pp. White, clean and unmarked with light foxing along top edge. No prior owner attribution. Illustrated throughout with multi-color drawings and fill color photographs. Special recipes for holidays including: New Year's Eve, February Days, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Special Occasions include: Foreigh Fare; Birthdays and Anniversaries; Coffee, Tea and Punch Parties; Table Setting Tips; and Index.

Meridith Press, 1963. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket as issued. Small chip on front cover at head of spine. 62 pp. Profusely illustrated with full color and b/w photographs and drawings. Text white, clean and unmarked. No prior owner attribution. Volume 8 in the Creative Cooking Library series (C8). "135 Recipes for Cookouts, Porch Suppers, Picnics. Barbecues easy and elegant. Whether you're feasting with family or friends, take your choice of bargains or company cuts. They all are sure to please. Page ahead to fancy franks and burgers, bargains to barbecue, birds in blue-ribbon ways, fishermen's favorites and company meats. Also, over-the-coals kabobs, grill-side salads, vegetables, and breads, easy outdoor desserts, extra-special extras - appetizers and relishes. Barbecues are such delicious fun - plan one soon!" Remarkable condition for this first edition, first printing, out of print book.

McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1950. Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fourth printing of the first edition, 1950. Loose-leaf style with five metal binder rings. 463 pps. with thumb tabs age-darkened and worn. Text lightly sunned typical of age. First two and last two pages re-enforced with binder eyelets. Title page and final page have chipping to the outer edges; rear binder guard is present and functional, but front binder guard is present but broken. Pencil note on title page and on several internal recipes, otherwise pages clean and unmarked. Hard Cover.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. , New York, Toronto and London and General Mills, Minneapolis, 1950. The rare First edition, third printing is the first collaboration of General Mills with McGraw-Hill Book Company in printing this book. 463 pp including index. Text is glossy, clean and unmarked. Chapters separated with yellow paper. Color drawings, b/w photos and full color photographs illustrate this book. No owner attribution. Brown pastedown endpapers with white decoration. Dust Jacket is brightly colored on front. Light sunning to rear dust jacket with picture of Betty Crocker along with her biography. Dust jacket has small one-inch tear at top rear hinge. Otherwise, fully intact as protected by mylar cover. This book in Fine Condition, despite its age. The pictures attached to this posting are of the actual book and not stock images.

General Mills, Minneapolis, 1950. Condition: Very Good. First edition, second printing. Hardback version, not a 5 ring binder. No dust jacket. 463 pp including index. Text is glossy, clean and unmarked. Tear on page 33-34 repaired with celophane tape. Chapters separated with yellow paper. Color drawings, b/w photos and full color photographs illustrate this book. No owner attribution. Brown pastedown endpapers with white decoration. Spine has 1/2 inch separation at headband. Edgewear typical of usage. The pictures attached to this posting are of the actual book and not stock images.

Golden Press, New York, 1958. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. Stated first edition, fourth printing. 207 pp, text white, clean and unmarked with no prior owner attribution. Illustrated throughout by Charles Harper with full color photographs and colored drawings. Title page and last pages of index have become detatched from wire spine, but are included. Corners lightly bumped with shelfwear. 491 recipes and menus including a When Company Comes section.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, NY U.S.A., 1950. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Ninth Printing. 1st hardbound edition, bound red cloth boards with white Pennsylvania Dutch design in white. 463 pp. including index. Loose-leaf pages in 5 ring metal binder with heavy stock and metal text protectors front and back. Card stock yellow tabbed dividers (20) are crisp and unbent. Text is clean and in like new condition. Recipe note added in pen on page 189. No previous owner attribution. Brown end pastedowns with white decoration. Illustrations on almost every page, mainly line drawings, B&W photographs and several full color photographs. This is General Mills first hardcover cookbook, published in 1950, which quickly became a national best seller and is now a family heirloom for many. This book contains illustrations and unique tips to "dress up food for eye appeal" fitting for dinner parties of the 1950s. A First Edition in this condition is rare. Note: pictures… Read More

Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1954. Spiral Bound. Condition: Good+. First Edition, Fifth Printing. No dust jacket. 256 pp. Text shows signs of usage with light foxing and small stains, no markings or prior owner attribution. Rear pastedown has penciled note and hand written recipe for "Dee's jello desert". Full color photographs and bi-color drawing throughout.

Golden Press, NY, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition with stated first printing, 1969. No owner's name or other markings, just a touch of rubbing to the cover corner tips. Title page torn at each of the five metal rings, otherwise solid Very Good copy; The number 9800 is printed to the top of the spine, yellow printed endpaper with info on herbs and spices, [1-6] 7-480pp, index. Color & B&W photos of prepared dishes. Fool-proof recipes and kitchen tips, cooking and shopping hints. An excellent compilation of over 1600 recipes dating from the late 1960s.

Wiley Publishing, Inc. & General Mills, 1998. Condition: Fine. No dust jacket. Five ring binder inside hardcover exterior. 449 pp. Text block has stark white leaves with profuse 3-color illustrations and full color photographs and 20 tabbed dividers. Clean, unmarked with no prior owner attribution. Like new condition."We're excited to bring you this treasured first edition of Betty Crocker's Cookbook. The recipes are exactly as they appear in the original cookbook to reflect the heritage of American cooking. Eating habits may have changed since 1950, but the fond memories of sharing delicious recipes from this cookbook remain the same." A gift-quality copy.

Simon and Schuster, New York, 1954. Hardcover. Stated first printing. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. 496 pp. Text clean, unmarked and off-white. Small food stain on pages 366-367. No foxing or prior owner attribution. B/w and dark orange illustrations in text. In 1948 Furness was performing in the television series Studio One which was broadcast live. She filled in for an actor to promote Westinghouse products during the advertisement break, and impressed the company with her easy and professional manner. They offered her a contract to promote their products and she subsequently became known for one of television's most recognizable series of commercials. Furness became famous for opening wide a refrigerator door, intoning, "You can be sure. if it's Westinghouse."

Terre Haute, IN: Hulman and Company, 1934, Soft Cover w/staples. Very Good/No Jacket. 19 pp, light brown SC wraps w/pictorial front of cake & biscuits and back panel w/mixing bowl, sifter & can of Clabber Girl baking powder. Booklet contains brief history on baking, benefits of using Clabber Girl, and recipes.