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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. Reading copy only. Spine taped to boards. Hinges nearly split. Front endpage and title page detached. Dampstained. (Cooking, Cookbook).

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Edition not stated. Octavo (21.5cm); dark green cloth, stamped in black; 303pp. Boards worn with scuffs and small gouges, extremities chapped; patches of material bleaching on rear; interior toning to margins; first signature somewhat loosened from rest of textblock, else pages are clean and tight. Period ads throughout. Very Good. This cookbook was offered through The Acker, Merrall & Condit Company, which is primarily known today as a wine auctioning service. However, they once provided general provisions (under the brand name "Amcehat") through a mail order service, and also operated several retail stories in the Mid-Atlantic area. As described in a 1908 issue of Good Housekeeping, this cookbook "contains many recipes for home and hostess cookery not to be found in the average volume of the kind". Featuring recipes for meats, vegetables, desserts, and a section titled "Forty Recipes from the Four-Hundred", referring to a list of New York's gilded age society elite.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Food, Cooking & RecipesThe Shelf2Life Food, Cooking & Recipes Collection is a unique set of pre-1923 cookbooks and other materials focused on food preparation, preservation and cooking instruction. From recipes for steamed dumplings, roast beef and pumpkin soup to peach pie, soft molasses gingerbread and baked custard, these titles offer ample instructions, all while igniting the senses. Tucked between pages teaching the art of carving and kitchen cleaning techniques are lively poems, songs and diary excerpts from enthusiasts around the world singing the praises of food. The Shelf2Life Food, Cooking & Recipes Collection provides cooking and baking enthusiasts a one-of-a-kind culinary experience from the kitchens of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Publisher's imitation crocodile leather binding with gilt lettering, in cloth slipcase, in very good / fine condition. Please see description or ask for photos.