Category: Food and Cooking

American Cookery Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine February, 1933

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Boston, Mass., Boston Cooking School Magazine Company : 1933

Seller ID: 2447

This is the last issue of this magazine I have. It's in beautiful condition with no real defects of note. Clean inside and out. The magazine has lots of recipes, but also stories of restaurants and other places which served food. There are two here -- the one which tells about an old Massachusetts barn which was transformed into a tea room and the story of the Iron Kettle Inn located in the Montana mountains. there's also an informative article on oysters. But on to the recipes! Among them are peach pudding, flannel cakes, Martha Washington pie, spiral cookies, French doughnuts, pumpkin soup,...
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Be An Artist At the Gas Range; Successful Recipes by the Mystery Chef (1936)

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Longman, Green & Co. : 1936

Seller ID: 0758

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very Good

If ever a cover screamed 1930'as this one has to be it -- what a strong graphic, both front and back! The booklet was offered in bookstores by Longman, Green who published books by the Mystery Chef -- who, incidentally, lived quite well given the photo at the back of the booklet of his New York living room! But that's a disgression -- the booklet also proved to be, as this one was, an advertising vehicle for the local gas company. It measures 5"x8" and has 96 pristine pages of recipes which are viable in today's kitchen.
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Canadian National Railways Menu September 6,1939

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Canada, Canadian National Railways : 1939

Seller ID: 1119

Binding: card cover

Condition: Very Good

Very handsome 1939 menu for passengers on the Canadian National Railway September 6, 1939. This was a banner year for Canada with the arrival of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth who in May of '39 took a Royal Tour of the country stopping at both small towns and large cities to the delight of fervent crowds. To celebrate the Royal Tour the two Canadian railways -- the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific --each worked hard to outdo the other in providing half the cars for the Royal Train. Of course by the time this menu was printed the hoopla was all over, but the cover shows The Nat...
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Dainty Dishes The Church of Christ Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Building Fund Cookbook

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ladies of the Church of Christ : Unknown

Seller ID: 0906

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Good

Very clean and tightly bound cookbook published to raise money for the church's building fund. There is no date for it, so I tried to do a little sleuthing, but the only church with that precise name was building in the 1960's and this booklet precedes that by decades. I then tried looking up the businesses which supplied ads, but again, not much luck. The only company that appeared was the C.H. Yeager Company which came to Akron in 1906 and changed its name to Yeager Company in 1946. The ad shows the old name, so again, it's clearly before 1946. Judging by the lack of digits in the phone num...
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Die-cut Pig Trade Card Cudahy's Packing Co. "Rex Brand" Meats (Opens)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Chicago; Omaha; Sioux City, Neb.; Los Angeles, Cudahy's Packing Company : No date. Circa early 1900's

Seller ID: 0886

Binding: card

Condition: Very good

This one's not at all rare because it was too cute not to keep! It still charms collectors though and has even inspired modern look-alikes in the forms of magnets. This guy's the real deal though! He measures 2-1/2" across at the widest point, which is his feet, and 6" from the top of crown to the bottom of his feet. "King Pig" sits up and begs to be part of the "Rex Brand" line of meats packed by the Cudahy Company. Both front and back sides of the card are identical. Inside the text covers the celebrated Rex Brand sugar cured meats,pure leaf lard, Cudahy's sugar cured hams, breakfast bacon, ...
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Ethel Franklin Botts Print 1906 (Children With Grandma)

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Unknown : 1906

Seller ID: 1141

Condition: Very Good

This is a lovely print which captures a sweet moment of children enjoying the treats brought by an old lady. It was rendered by Ethel Franklin Botts, a student of the great Howard Pyle, as was Jessie Wilcox Smith. Her style is a bit different though with a hint of a collage look at times. She was very prolific and an important illustrator of the day. I don't know exactly what children's book this print derives from, but I do know that it's an illustration for a James Whitcomb Riley poem. The book was published in 1906. Clearly, this was a page of the book - I purchased it from a long time deal...
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Gourmet Magazine Janaury, February, 1964 (two issues)

Price: $16.95

Publisher: : 1964

Seller ID: 2983

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very good condition

I bought these from a cookbook collector who kept them clean and beautiful for many decades. Gourmet was definitely a top tier publication for those interested in creative dining. It's interesting to see how even gourmet food has changed while some classics live on. Among the writers is Lucius Beebe. I remember selling Beebe's railroad titles back when I first became a bookseller and was amazed to find that he's also Lucius Beebe the foodie. Both magazines have great color ads and illustrated articles. The topics here are hams, escargot, chocolate leaves, oranges, canneloni verdi, vintage wine...
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Holiday Goodies and How To Make Them (Book in a Box, 1952)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Mt. Vernon, New York, Pater Pauper Press : 1952

Seller ID: 1238

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine in Good Box

Book itself is clean as a whistle with no sign of use, other than a stamp on the front free endpaper which reads "American Dairy Association." Book measures 4"x7" and has 61 pages. Nice art throughout in the same design and colors of the cover. Among the recipes are these: Popcorn Christmas Trees, Brown Lace Cookies, Merengue Stars, Holiday Molasses Taffy, Chocolate Caramels, Cranberry Topsy-Turvy and much more. The book is in perfect condition -- the box (which is seldom seen) has been repaired at all corners with archival tape. Someone else did the top ones and I did the lower! There's also ...
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Ice Cream Ephemera: Waldorf Ice Cream, Wm. E. Kay & Sons (Akron and Elyria, Ohio, 1920's)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Akron, Ohio; Elyria, Ohio, Waldorf Ice Cream; Wm. E. Kay and Sons : 1920's

Seller ID: 2608

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very good condition

I got these two ice cream items together, so I decided to keep them that way. The first item is a leaflet advertising the Universal Ice Cream Cutting Machine manufactured by Wm. E. Kay & Sons. The leaflet measures 6" x 9" with a photo on the front and two on the back. The inside discusses the ice cream cutter's construction, size, operation, adjustment, sanitary features and a guarantee. There's also a testimonial from the Richwine Ice Cream Company. The second item is very attractive and creative from the Waldorf Ice Cream company of Akron -- all pastel colored art showing fabulous dessert...
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Japan Air Lines Presents Pictorial Guides to the Orient; Entertainment Shopping Travel Food

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Tokyo, Japan Air Lines : 1977-1978

Seller ID: 4209

Binding: Four soft cover booklets

Condition: Booklets Fine; Box Very good

The four booklets inside this box are beautiful and each has its own theme -- shopping, entertaining, food and travel. Japan is part of the theme of course, but other interesting Asian countries are also pictured and described. The booklets are like brand new despite their publication dates of 1976 and 1977. The box shous a littl wear, but is still sturdy. The whole thing measures 8-1/2" x 12-3/4". Together the booklets have 92 pages.
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Know Your Heroes Army & Navy Service Ribbons Wonder Bread WWII Pull-Card

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Wonder Bread : WWII (No Date)

Seller ID: 1507

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Fine condition

This is a scarce movable WWII advertising item in excellent condition. Graphics are great and the card also offers a picture of each ribbon as it moves into the cut-out at the left while the description does likewise in the cut-out at the right. For Army ribbons you pull the card up and for Navy you pull it down. The card measures 4"x6-1/2" and is in great working condition.
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National Biscuit Company Luncheon Celebrating New Bakeries (Feb. 20, 1904)

Price: $95.00

Publisher: New York City, National Biscuit Company : 1904

Seller ID: 2390

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good condition

This is a very scarce item, expensively created. It was published for those attending a luncheon in celebration of the National Biscuit Company's new bakeries at its buildings on 15th St. and 10th Ave. New York City. Opening page and a subsequent one shows gold and red design plus a color picture at back showing a little boy in a yellow raincoat clutching a box of crackers. Text is on heavy paper and includes the speeches of dignitaries. Measures 6-1'2" x 9-3/4" with many unnumbered pages. The inside is very clean but does show faint dampstaining to top margin of pages, a stain to front cover,...
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Rawleigh's Good Health Guide Almanac Cook Book 1921

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Memphis,Oakland, Minneapolis et al, W.T. Rawleigh Co. : 1921

Seller ID: 1246

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Good

The cover is so striking on this one, but that's not the only color image this almanac has. There is color at the back cover too, but the show stealers are the gorgeous color ads on reverse of both front and back covers. Both are by Rawleigh, but the one at the front features personal hygiene products and one at the back is all about medicines. The almanac measures 6-1/2"x9-1/2" and has 64 pages. Much nicer than the average almanac of the day too! Every page is illustrated -- there's plugs for Rawleigh products, a two page spread showing the company, the usual almanac stuff and, yes, at the ...
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Realites Magazine February, 1974 (Chaim Soutine, Waverley Root)

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Paris, Realites Monthly Magazine : 1974

Seller ID: 0659

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very Good

I love this magazine -- always so ahead of the times with stunning photography and grat articles on travel and the arts. The editors chose to showcase the wonders of Hong Kong by featuring in on the cover, but what caught my eye were articles on the French painter Chaim Soutine and a food article by Waverley Root (author of the classic Food by Waverley Root and The Food of France). Here he takes on the apple, the forbidden fruit. Realite is a top drawer magazine -- very elegant and written in Englsh.
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Sealtest Kitchen Recipes World's Fair Edition (1939)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York / Akron, Ohio, Sealtest : 1939

Seller ID: 1590

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Fine condition

This one has been so carefully preserved it looks almost brand new. No defect of note. Those of a certain age who are from Akron (like me!) remember well the Sealtest brand. The booklet was published in this edition to reach the crowds who thronged to the 1939 World's Fair in New York. The booklet measures 6" x 7-1/2" and has 96 pages of recipes from the Sealtest Kitchens. It's illustrated in throguhout with both color and black and white photographs. Interesting how food choices have changed, but the desserts are eternal!
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Taste of History Recipe Collection Summer Festival 1997 (Henry Ford Museum)

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Deerborn, Michigan, Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village : 1997

Seller ID: 3856

Binding: Recipe Cards in Card Box

Condition: Near Fine condition

This is a charming little gift consisting of 28 cards, eight of which are place cards showing historic homes and buildings and 20 cards containing historic recipes of all kinds. All are useable in a modern kitchen too. The cards are clean and likely unused and are nestled in their own little box. Recipes include gumbo, raisin pie, black cake, black pot soup, Sally Lunn (bread), cranberry punch, marinated green bean salad, scalloped chicken with drawn butter mushrooms and caper sauce, hot potato salad, Dutch kisses, cherry pudding, bubble and squeak, Mohawk corn, hunter's pie, Scotch eggs, com...
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The Family Circle Magazine 7 Issues 1938

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Newark, New Jersey, The Family Circle Inc. : 1938

Seller ID: 0686

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Seven issues of Family Circle magazine which was much thinner in the old days than now but also a weekly rather than a monthly. They're not consecutive, but all are from January, February and March, 1938. The dates are Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Feb. 11, Feb 18,Feb. 25, March 4, and March 11. Articles could be about anything, but here's some noteworthy examples: William Powell and Loretta Young, a huge New York City emporium of both collectibles and junk called Bob's Swap and Shop, a master blacksmith, people killed seeking treasure, the National Parachute Jumpers Association, a New York City man who g...
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The Greater Jell-O Recipe Book; Try the New Jell-O; Jell-O Brings Dozens of Answers (three booklets 1926, 1931, 1932)

Price: $16.00

Publisher: General Foods : 1926, 1931, 1932

Seller ID: 0434

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very good

Three handsome booklets with recipes for America's one-time favorite quick dessert. All are clean and tightly bound with handsome graphics, all of which have the same artistic "flavor" despite the passage of years, as booklets span 1926 to 1932. I was surprised to note that the oldest of the three introduces the NEW Jello which didn't call for boiling water. 42 recipes there, but one wonders, as the Jello we all grew up with DID require boiling water. The second booklet is Today What Salad, What Dessert? Jello brings Dozen of Answers. It's now 1932 and we're back to boiling! Lastly, we have t...
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The National Home Budget Housewife's Daily Recording Expense Book (1932)

Price: $14.00

Publisher: New York City, National Budget Systems : 1932

Seller ID: 2384

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Good condition

What caught my eye with this one is the cover illustration, but of course the booklet is a piece of Depression era ephemera too. It was intelligently designed so that a homemaker could begin at any month and still complete the entire year. The original owner of this one, however, gave it a limp start in April and was done in May. The booklet explains how to do it and provides numerous categories, plus hints on saving. There's other items here too -- a built-in address book, and for some odd reason, info on etiquette! I've seen this before, though it may not have been from the same company beca...
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Tip-Top Bread Novelty Advertising Fan (1950 Pittsburgh)

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Pittsburgh, PA, Tip-Top Bread : 1950

Seller ID: 1122

Condition: Very good

I love the old advertising fans, especially the ones that fold out like this one does. If you're from Pittsburgh you probably recognize the Tip-Top brand. Love the tranquil water scene which emerges as you manipulate the three pieces. The back of the fan offers suggestions for summer taste sensations using Tip-Top. There was also a name printed on it (Richard) at one time, but there was an attempt to remove it at some point. Other than that this one is in great condition. Closed it measures 5" at the widest point and 7-1/4" tall. Open the fan measures 11" at the widest point. Clean and operat...
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Category: Food and Cooking