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2006. 8vo size interior three ring binder treated cloth photo illustrated hardcover; 200 pages with tabbed Section dividers. Recipes include the name of the contributor and their relationship to the organization, but there is no index of contributors. There is an Index of Recipes. This is a lovely collection of recipes. Sections include: Appetizers & Beverages… Read more

Decatur, AL: Gingerbread Press Inc, 1992. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo size plastic comb binding; 254 pages including index. Contents include: Yeast Breads Yeast Braids and Loaves French and Italian Yeast Breads Whole-Grain Yeast Breads Holiday and European Sweet Yeast Breads Sourdough Quick Breads Cornbread Waffles and Pancakes Muffins Quick Tea Breads… Read more

1989. Signed (first name only) by compiler and inscribed "Happy Cooking" 8vo size plastic comb binding; 117 pages. Some, but not all of the recipes include the name of the contributor. There is a Recipe Index. There is no Contributor Index. Contents include: Blue Ribbon Winners Appetizers Breads Casseroles Meats Salads Seafood Pickles &… Read more

Kenilworth, IL: Kenilworth Union Church, 1982. 8vo size plastic spiral comb binding; 204 pages with some black and white decorations and illustrations and full page illustrated section dividers. Recipes include the name of contributor, although married women are referred to by their husband's name, i.e. Mrs. Marshall Field. There is also a list of Contributors in the front of… Read more

2008. This collection highlights food from the Southern United States 2nd Edition 2008 8vo size pictorial hardcover with internal spiral wire binding; 350 pages with green colored text, color section dividers and butterfly decorations throughout. Recipes do not include the name of the contributor. There is a list of contributing artists in the front of the… Read more

2012. Flat signed on title page. Includes ephemera: author's business card with book cover photo. 199 bright, white pages with some black and white photographs. From back cover: "This book is a great coach. Whether you learn by data, story, or analogy, you will find good information... and even better life lessons.… Read more

Roxbury, MA: 82 Boston, 2014. It's Not the Stone that Brings You Strength: Myths Unraveled, and Retold written by 11th grade students at the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science 8vo size trade paperback; 141 pages with a few full page color illustrations as section dividers. There are very small black and white photographs… Read more

by public school students of the Bronx, New York and What Kids Can Do Private Press 8vo size staple bound booklet with black and white photographs illustrating both covers; 52 pages with many black and white photographs throughout the book of the student contributors to this publication. Contents include: A conversation with Bronx high school students in… Read more

Hilton Head, South Carolina: Savory Society of Hilton Head Island, 1983. First Edition Private Press; 1983 8vo size plastic comb spiral bound softcover; 118 pages. Recipes include the name of the contributor. There is no contributor index; there is a recipe index. Full page illustrations are section dividers. These illustrations "adaptations of 16th and… Read more

Boston, 2010. Very rare Signed copy of this Private Press volume. Signed and inscribed Thank You and God Bless on Contents Page. 73 bright white pages. From back: "Spiritual Pregnancy and Giving Birth starring the Lord Jesus Christ as the lover of your soul - You pregnant with greatness... And intimate personal relationship will heighten the anticipation for… Read more

Newton, MA: Cabot School PTO, 2005. Circa 2005 to celebrate the Newton, Massachusetts school's 75th Anniversary. Has a brief history and lyrics and music to the school song. 8vo size plastic spiral bound softcover with laminated wipe-to-clean covers. 152 pages followed by index. Cardstock dividers separate each section and are decorated with the section title and a… Read more

Milton, Massachusetts: Milton Academy, 1948. Blue cloth with bright gilt titles on front cover. 185 pages. Contents include: Founding of the Academy Harrison Otis Apthorp World War I Expansion World War II Addresses from: Sir Richard Livingstone; William G. Saltonstall; Dean Millicent Carey McIntosh; Provost Elliott Dunlap Smith and Walter Lippmann. Edgewear, bumped head and heel of spine,… Read more

Montgomery, AL, 1969. 382 pages including index. Color photo illustrated covers. Some black and white decorations and a few full page black and white photographs. Most recipes include the name, affiliation, city and state of contributor. Contributor may be identified as Mrs. John Jones rather than Mary Jones. Contents include: Imaginative Casseroles Special Seasonings Dessert Breads… Read more

2015. 8vo size squarish trade paperback with illustrated cover; 30 pages, many are full color, full page. From back cover artist note: "It has been a pleasure and a challenge to create these paintings; but being a strong admire(r) of Beethoven's music and his character, they were very much fun to create. His music calls for… Read more

Bloomington, IN: Author House, 2005. 8vo size trade paperback; 329 pages From back cover: "An old-fashioned page turned about the coming of age in the 1950s of Lara Laughton, a pretty and intelligent young American woman who falls in love with Peter Landon, a handsome playboy. Lara and Peter marry impulsively, and more to Africa where Peter… Read more

1994. 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with gold titles and decorations on spine and cover; 106 bright, white pages with a center section of black and white photographs and a black and white photo frontispiece Primary families included in these memoirs are those of: Gertrude Cohen Michel Brown Hyman Cohen Leopold (Lee) Strouse Michel Sidney Alfred Brown … Read more

Hyde Park, MA: Klein Post Card Service, 1981. Private Press: Klein Post Card Service; Hyde Park, Massachusetts; 1981 Winner of the Book of the Year prize for the best volume published about a city by the Post Card Distributor's Association in 1979. This is an updated, hardcover edition. 4to size hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket;… Read more

Baltimore, MD: The Gas & Electric Company Lot of two (2) Baltimore Gas & Electric Company Cook Booklets by the Home Service Bureau, The Gas & Electric Company; Baltimore, Maryland; undated, circa 1950s. Both are size 8vo staple-bound booklets, three-hole-punched by the publisher 1. Homemade Desserts, 74 pages Recipes include: Butterscotch Spice Cake; Banana… Read more

Buddhist Association of the United States Private Press 8vo size trade paperback; 110 pages Light wear to covers; stamp on inside front cover; some notations on last page. . 2nd. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

1974. Introduction by Sally Carrighar. Author and Naturalist Sally Carrighar (1898 - 1985) attended Wellesley College for two years, but illness forced her to leave before graduating. Private Press 4to size softcover; 149 pages followed by index illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Contents include: Stone Hall Hill Norumbega Hill Tower Court… Read more