Paris: 1886. 448pp. plus folding plate. 16mo. Modern blue quarter calf and cloth, spine gilt. Minor foxing and soiling; lower corner dampstained throughout, heavier to initial leaves. Plate separating at one fold. A new edition of this popular and interesting cookery work printed in Paris, in Spanish. The volume covers..... More
Ventura, Ca. Free Press Book and Job Office, 1897. 116,[20]pp. Original printed cloth wrappers. Moderate wear and soiling to wraps, rear wrapper detached. Scattered manuscript notes throughout, plus manuscript additions to rear blanks. Even toning and scattered staining, other signs of use. Extremely scarce, late 19th-century community cook book published..... More
Irvington, Ca. May, 1941. [6],150pp. Original wooden boards decoratively illustrated and lettered in green, gray, and black paint on the front board, reading, "Recipes Irvington P.T.A." and bound by three separate rings. Text uniformly toned, with several leaves detached but present, a few with minor chipping. An exceedingly rare DIY..... More
Havana: [ca. 1950]. 389pp., plus [33]pp. of ads. Original red publisher's cloth, stamped in black. Dampstained at edges and spine, extremities worn; rear cover soiled. Contemporary inscription on front pastedown. Foxed, some scattered soiling. An interesting bilingual Cuban cook book, with recipes in English and Spanish on facing pages. The..... More
Habana: [1880?]. 199,xxi,[3]pp. Contemporary quarter red leather with modern marbled boards, spine gilt. Light wear to binding. Minor soiling and wear to text. "Ultima edicion," originally published in 1857. This charming Cuban production is divided into three parts -- Sopas; Menestras, Salsas, Legumbres, Frituras y Menudencias; and Pasteleria, Reposteria y...... More
Havana: 1931. 150pp. Stiff black cloth covers, printed paper label on front board. Front cover vertically creased, light wear to boards; remnants of glassine stuck to covers. Contemporary inscription on front flyleaf. Internally clean. In a custom clamshell box. First edition of the first Cuban cook book published in English..... More
![Item #3778 Cook Book. Unit of Bonneville Post No. 56. American Legion Auxiliary [cover title]....](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/McBRB3778_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1669823529)
Idaho Falls: [1915]. 135pp. Original printed linen wrappers, stapled. Wear and creasing to wrappers, lightly soiled. Text lightly toned, some light scattered soiling and wear. Rare community cook book from Idaho Falls, showcasing not only the area's best recipes, but also laced with numerous local advertisements. A running header advertises..... More
![Item #5084 Cocina y Reposteria Evelia Marroquin [manuscript title]. Cook Books, Mexico](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/McBRB5084_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1716399734)
[Puebla?]: 1925. [97]pp. Quarto. Original half cloth and marbled boards. Extremities lightly worn. Contents mostly clean, in a neat and uniform hand. Handsome manuscript cook book volume created by Evelia Marroquin in Mexico. A very modern-looking work, each recipe lists measured ingredients followed by instructions. Written in a highly legible..... More
Mexico: Imprenta a Su Orden Mesones Num 87, 1931. 362pp., plus xii pp. of interspersed advertisements. Original tan pictorial boards, misbound with front board at rear. Hinges cracked, spine detaching. Ownership ink stamp on flyleaf, text clean. "Este obra ha sido preparada por el Comite de Servicio Social de la..... More
Puebla: Tip. de Narciso Bassols, 1881-1882. Two volumes. 435; 331pp. Small octavo. Original maroon publisher's cloth, spines gilt. Light wear and staining, cloth rubbed and worn at edges, heavier to rear boards. Contemporary pencil notations to front flyleaf of first volume. Some light toning and soiling to text. "Novisimo manual..... More
Puebla: 1905. 417pp. Original blue publisher's cloth, stamped in black. Light wear and soiling to binding. Minor toning to text. Primera edicion. The volume is filled with a wide variety of recipes for papas, tortillas, huevos, lenguas, sopas, lomos, salsas, pastels, and more. The recipes here are sorted by subject..... More
Puebla: Tip. de la "Misericordia Cristiana" 1911. 547pp. 12mo. Contemporary rust-colored cloth, front board stamped in black. Corners and spine ends heavily worn, stamping faded; rear hinge tender. Contemporary ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Text lightly toned, slight wear. Expanded second edition of this Mexican cook book, after the first..... More
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[Mexico: ca. 1925]. [62]pp. Quarto. Original card covers, stitched. Wear and soiling to covers, some chipping and loss. Light dampsoiling to first few leaves, some other soiling in text. Manuscript cook book compiled by an unknown user in Mexico. Recipes start off written in close paragraphs, with some of the..... More
Mexico City: Manuel Leon Sanchez, 1911. 175,[6],179-208pp. Contemporary blue cloth, gilt. Spine heavily sunned and faded, light wear and soiling, hinges tender. Contents clean. Scarce Mexican cook book from the turn of the century. The work opens with a suggested month of menus, followed by more than 200 recipes, ranging..... More
Leon Gto. 1934. 176,[8]pp. Original printed pictorial wrappers. Some chipping and tears to wrappers. Contemporary ownership inscription on title page. Text lightly toned. A Depression-era work from Mexico on the preservation of fruits and vegetables. Each recipe includes a list of ingredients, followed by a paragraph of preparation instructions. There..... More
Lincoln: Jacob North Company, 1894. 138pp. plus blanks for manuscript notes. Ads on pastedowns. Contemporary black cloth-covered boards. Light wear to covers, minor toning and soiling to contents, a few small edge tears. A scarce community cook book issued by the newly-incorporated YWCA of Lincoln, Nebraska. It includes a full..... More