Search Results: Culinary Arts from THE BOOK VAULT

The Peter Pauper Press, Mt. Vernon, NY, 1956. 7.5" X 4.5" in hard covers. Jacket is a little faded, chip in top edge: VERY GOOD. BOOK: FINE. This is one of those nifty little books published by the Peter Pauper Press. This one, from 60 years ago, is about cooking, and is basically a mixed bag of recipes from all over the world. Pages are printed in red and black. Cute illustrations by Ruth McCrea. 61pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Geo. R. Knapp, New York, 1899. 7.5" X 5.25" in green cloth with gilt titles and a lovely Art Nouveau design on the front cover. Gilding is a little faded, but perfectly legible; tiny bump bottom edge front cover; Tear upper corner of back free endpaper; Some sort of hardened substance lower front corner. Mostly, it is lost in the cover design, but someone has tried to clean it, resulting in a faded spot there. Otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS. 140pp. [BE022] TRUE FIRST EDITION of this rare book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

IBM Club, 2007. 11.25" X 8.75" in glossy illustrated hard covers. Minor shelf wear, but clean, tight, unmarked: FINE.192pp. [CC062]. FIRST PRINTING. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 2006. 9.5" X 8.5" in white hard covers. FINE/FINE. Over 1200 tested recipes.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Wimmer Book Dist, 1979. 9.25" X 6.875" in illustrated hard covers with a black plastic comb binding. A little wear at spine ends, corners, back cover; Contents could scarcely be nicer: VERY GOOD condition. 397pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Sunset Classics (SC&J) 10.375" X 7.375" boxed set including cookbook with recipes from great American lodges and music CD featuring the BIG SKY ENSEMBLE [traditional American tunes]. MINT condition - still in shrink wrap.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. New/No Jacket.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. 9" X 6" inn goldenrod heavy paper covers. Tiny crease lower front corner, but clean, tight, unmarked: NEAR FINE condition. Contents: Le Prejuge alimentaire ou le salot par le fantasme; The Art of Preserving: How the cooks of Virginia Imitated Nature to Control it; L'invention des grands vins Francais et la mutation des valeurs oenologiques; A Diet for the Soul: Vegitarianism in eighteenth-Century Britain; Chiles Chocolate, and Race in New Spain; Politics in the kitchen; and much more. 178pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

American Sheep Breeder Company, Chicago, 1910. 7.5" X 5.25" in green cloth with gilt lettering. Spine lettering is illegible; cover lettering has faded slightly; soiled; a few small paint drops. Contents excellent: GOOD condition. 96pp + 4pp of ads. [BC070]. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The Episcopalian, Philadelphia, PA, 1985. 9" X 6.125" in illustrated heavy paper covers with a blue plastic comb binding. Minor shelf wear, but super-clean and unmarked: NEAR FINE condition. 103pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Crescent Books, NY, 1978. About 13 X 9.5" in hard covers. Very Good condition. Jacket shows some shelf wear and a bit of soil: about +VG minus. This is a collection of wonderful French recipes Gathered by a husband and wife team at hotels, restaurants etc. all over france. The book is organized on a regional basis. Wonderful photos as well. 96pp. A/S/K. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Gourmet Distributing Corporation, New York, 1961. 2 Volumes: 10.25" X 7.5" in Leather-like cloth with fancy gilt spine and cover decoration and lettering. In a VG slipcase. There is wear along spine edges in both volumes. A little minor soil on covers and on edges. Pages all seem absolutely fine. 781pp/753pp + index. Filled with those wonderful GOURMET recipes and cooking tips. [AE104]. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Putnam, 1976. 9.25" X 6.5" in brick-red cloth with gilt titles. Very minor wear at spine ends and corners; gilt titles a little dulled but quite legible; otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket - chipped at corners and spine ends; several short tears: GOOD. 322pp. FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Rodale Press, 1977. 9.25" X 7.75" in orange hard covers: about FINE PLUS condition. Jacket shows some slight wear at lower corners: At least VERY GOOD condition. "Over 350 natural ways to prepare 61 different fresh vegetables." 316pp.. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Hachette, Paris, 1997. 8.75" X 5" in slick colorful boards. Shelfwear, a bit dulled. Contents like new: overall, VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Endpapers are maps of French wine growing regions. Amazingly detailed report on French wines and wineries. FRENCH TEXT ONLY. 1088pp. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

U.S.A.: Penguin Global, 2006. 6.625" X 6.5" in very heavy illustrated paper covers. This book would grade out as "as new" except for a tiny chip at the bottom of the back cover: FINE. Clean, Tight, Unmarked. 128pp. [AD035]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

HP Trade, 2007. 9.25" X 7.5" in illustrated heavy paper covers. VERY minor soil and shelfwear. Tight, clean and unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS. Great marinades and rubs. Interesting recipes. beautifully illustrated throughout. Truly a barbecue bible. 261pp + index. [BB085]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Al Madaris, Casablanca, Morocco, 1988. 6 1/2" X 4 3/8" in illustrated paper covers. Light shelfwear and soiling, heavier on the back cover: about VERY GOOD condition. This is a hard-to-find book of classic Moroccan recipes. Nicely illustrated throughout in color. Please note: FRENCH TEXT ONLY. 222pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Self Published, 1982. 8.625" X 6" in illustrated heavy paper covers with a black comb binding. LIKE NEW condition. Clean, unmarked and fresh-looking. Contains over 1000 recipes. 355pp. [BC054]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

Doubleday & Company, Garden, Garden City, NY, 1960. 8.5" X 5.75" B.C.E. in brown hard covers with gilt titles. Wear at corners and spine ends; some pages have smudges: GOOD. Jacket is heavily rubbed and chipped: FAIR PLUS. 224pp.. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair.

Andrews McMeel Pub, 1997. 3.875" X 3.25" in white hard covers with gold titles. LIKE NEW inside and out Jacket shows very minor soil: NEAR FINE or better. 80 tiny pages. Has recipes and helpful tables of weights, measures, temps, etc inside front and back covers. FIRST U.S. EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine.