Search Results: Cooking and Cookery from DogStar Books

New York: William Randolph Hearst. Good+. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. B & W Half-tone photos and drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 413 pages; 1901 William Randolph Hearst. HC 1st edition. Soundly bound in original brown cloth with pictorial design to cover in white black and red and title in red and black. Recipes sent in to and published by the editors of 3 Hearst newspapers, New York Journal, Chicago American, San Francisco Examiner. Not exactly what we think of a a Community Cook Book, but in some respects related as a sort of crowd sourced collection of recipes. Cloth crimped and lightly frayed at spine ends. Some of the white of the cover illustration flaked away; light tub trhough and fray to cloth at corners. Patterned paper endsheets have had some archival glue mending in the hinge gutters. A prior owner name and gift inscription penned to front endpages and here and there a pencil check mark in the margin to a recipe of special note. Illustrated with half-tone b&w… Read More

Washington DC: USDA Government Printing Office. Good+. 1931. Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 142 pages; 1931 US GPO & Department ofr Agriculture. Paperback in light green card stock coveres lettered in black. Light shelf rubbing to cover edges; gift stamp to the front cover from a member of the House of Representatives. Page block edges a little foxed, shallow nicj to cover stock base of spine. G+ .

New York: A. L. Burt Company. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Color Plates & b&w drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 194 pages; 1923 A. L. Burt Company. HC/DJ 1st edition. Soundly bound in original blue cloth with decorative lettering in black to cover and spine and with original boldly illustrated color pictorial dust jacket. A few faults of the book include some light offset toning to the endpages where clippings may have been laid in and some darker offset toning to the copyright and pictorial foreword page where some acidic clippings were definitely left for some time. A scattered number of the recipes have some pencil notes in the margins relating to portions and preparation. One of the color plate had come loose and is ruffled along the edge. Very handsomely and charmingly illustrated by Colborne with jazz age / art deco influence color plates sjowing plated desserts agains floral and decorative backgrounds. Also with Colbornes… Read More

Maine: Privately Printed. Very Good+. 1922. early printing. Hardcover. "Fifth Thousand" - Centennial Edition; Photo frontis; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 100 pages; Circa [1922] Privately printed. "Fifth Thousand" - Centennial Edition. HC snugly bound in original quarter yellow cloth backed spine and blue paper covered boards; spine unlettered, as issued and cover lettered in dark blue/black. B&W Photo frontis shows the Buxton Congregational Church at Centennial (1822-1922). Contents clean and very neat. No marks. VG+ .

St. Simon's Island, GA: Cassina Garden Club. Very Good. 1972. Eighth Printing. Paperback. Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pages; 1972 Cassina Garden Club. Paperback in stiff pictorial covers and spiral comb binding. 8th printing. Solid neat copy with just superficial shelf rubbing to cover edges. Lots of good crab, shrimp and oyster recipes. VG or better .

Lafayette, IN: Spring, Emerson & Co. Very Good-. 1891. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 142 pages; Smaller format HC gathers 4 separately paged "manuals" together in one binding. Each of the 4 manuals separatle paginated: Bread; Soups; Salads; Vegetables - 30; 36; 37; 39 pp respectively. Light brown cloth with titles in black to cover and spine unlettered, as issued. Light shelf rubbing to boards at edges and modest dust soiling to surfaces. Soundly bound with clean contents, here and ther with some light spotting or soiling. VG- .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B&W Drawings and color jacket art; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages; 1942 Scribner's. HC 1st edition with Scribner "A" on copyright and 1942 year on title page. In publisher's wraparound pictorial cloth and matching color illustrated dust jacket. Snugly bound and clean; no marks. Color pictorial cloth design is bright, having been well protected by the matching dust jacket. Jacket is toned at spine and less so to cover panels; suppen and worn at edges with shallow chipping and short closed tears along the top edge, short light scrapes and an open chip to spine panellightly shelf soiled to rear panel and edges of the rear flap. Light dust soiling top and front edge of page block. Illustrated with b&w drawings by Camp. Some fine recipes indeed. VG+/VG- .

Clichy: Editions BPI. Near Fine. 1993. Paperback. 2857081332 . Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 799 pages; 1993 Editions BPI. Oversize paperback in glossy color pictorial covers. Bright, snug and very neat with just a whisper of shelf evidence to covers at extremities. Profusely illustrated with color photos demonstrating methods and techniques. Text in French, of course. NF ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Wiley. New. 2011. Paperback. 047055424X . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 640 pages; New copy .

Harpercollins Publishers. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2008. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 155468028X . Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 368 pages; 2008 Harper Collins. Oversize HC in glossy color pictorial boards. Tightly bound and fresh; no marks. Lavishly illustrated with color photos. Perhaps a hint of shelf evidence to tips but generally about as new. Issued without dust wrapper. NF .

Lancaster: American Lifestyle Publishing. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1608000133 . Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 416 pages; [SIGNED] 2013 American Lifestyle Publishing. Oversize HC/DJ. 1st edition, 1st printing. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page and dated 2013. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket with $35 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Illustrated with color photos. Feels and appears unread and about as new. NF/F ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. ; Signed by Author .

Tokyo & New York: Kodansha International. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 2003. Second Printing. Paperback in dust jacket. 4770029306 . color and b&w photos and diagrams; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 168 pages; 2003 Kodansha International. Oversize paperback in glossy red card stock covers with color photo pictorial dust jacket. This copy is soundly bound and unmarked saved for the prior owner name penned to the front endpage. There is a mild dam/spill ripple along the top edge of the pages, but no discoloration or adhesion. Light damp line and ripple to the top edge of the rear dust jacket panel. A several inch long closed tear to the jacket along the front spie edge. Still a solid and bright reference copy profsuely illustrated with color and b&w photos and diagrams. G+/G+ thus ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

New York: Food Industries/ McGraw-Hill and Co.. Good. 1943. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. B&W Photographs & diagrams; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 369 pages; 6th edition. Oversize HC in original two tone color design on paper over boards. Binding sound but rubbed and worn at extremities. Foxing and toning a little heavy to the first and last several pages, but the remainder of the pages bright and neat. Shelf bump base of spine and rubbing to the paper at edges; partial split to paper lower most several inches along the front joint. Illustrated with b&w photos, diagrams etc. Good only ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

New York: Food Industries/ McGraw-Hill and Co.. Good+. 1942. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. B&W Photographs & diagrams; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 352 pages; 5th edition. Oversize HC in original two tone color design on paper over boards. Binding sound but rubbed and worn at extremities. Foxing and toning to the first and last several pages. Shelf bump base of spine and a mild rupture to the paper over the top front corner of the upper board. Illustrated with b&w photos, diagrams etc. G++ ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Virginia Mescher & Nature's Finest. Very Good+. 1994. Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 19 pages .

New York: The Experiment. Fine. 2020. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 1615196552 . Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 240 pages; 2020 The Experiment, NY. Oversize paperback in glossy color pictorial covers with french flaps. Bright, tight and fresh; feels and appears unread. Lushly illustrated with color photos. As new. Fine .

Goshen, IN: Goshen College Mennonite Church. Good+. 1965. First Edition. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 167 pages; 1965 Goshen College Mennonite Church. Trade size paperback in glazed pictorial card stock covers with spiral comb binding. Light shelf wear and some light handling soil to covers. Page stock generally clean with expected mild general toning. Uncommon. G+ to VG- .

Philadelphia: Johnston, Holloway & Co.. Very Good. 1875. Paperback. Woodcuts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages; 1875 Johnston, Holloway & Co. Hoofland's Medicines 48 pp paperback in woodcut illustrated covers. Patent medicines advertised and described. Along with numerous recipes for table and home and the expected alnabac content. Solid clean copy with expected mild toning and light wear. VG .

London: Andre Deutsch. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0233955224 . Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 192 pages; 1968 Andre Deutsch. HC/DJ 6th orinting. Snugly bound and clean in original color pictorial dust jacket. Trace shelf rubbing to jacket extremities. Small ink stamp of a New Delhi book seller on the front free endpage. VG/VG .

Bruxelles: Crédit Communal. Near Fine. 1996. Paperback. 2871932468 . Color Reproductions; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 168 pages; 1996 Crédit Communal. Oversize paperback in glossy color pictorial covers. Bright, tight and fresh; feels and appears unread. Lavishly illustrated with color reproductions of work from the exhibition. NF ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .