September 5, 2008
Up until the 1700s most cookbooks were written for chefs by other chefs. That's when upper-class women began writing cooking instructions for common families. But the genre as we know it today was developed in 1896 by Fannie Farmer, in her 'Boston Cooking School Cook Book.' She laid out uniform measurements and syntax for cookbooks that have become de facto standards. Big names in 20th Century cookbooks include The Joy of Cooking, Betty Crocker, and more.
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Lewis Jaffe's homage to the bookplate. Lots of scrolling, but worth it for the great scans, plus commentary on a wi… [more]
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Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [more]
Howie Schecter's incredible collection of over 1000 silver bookmarks dating back to 1865. Also includes some bookma… [more]
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Bruce Black's gallery of paperback book covers from the 1940s and 50s. With help from numerous contributors, he's a… [more]
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1939 Black Mammy Cookbook Southern Cook Recipe Cooking$80.99 Ends in 22 hours 13 bids
Julia Child Jacques Pepin Cooking At Home Signed$75.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
5 Cook's Illustrated Annual Hbound Magazines 1998-2002$66.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids
1939 Black Mammy Cookbook Southern Cook Cooking Recipes$61.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids
Kitchen Knife Skill Of Japanese Food Sashimi Ikedukuri$57.80 Ends Sunday 1 bid
5 Cook's Illustrated Annual Hardbound Magazines 1993-97$56.07 Ends Sunday 8 bids
Vintage Fine Old Dixie Recipes 1939 Bakelite Rings$51.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids
1961 ~ Betty Crocker New Picture Cookbook ~ 1st Edition$50.00 Ends Monday 3 bids
Compact Bedford Introduction To Literature$45.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Oxford Companion To Food. Oxford Companion To Wine.$44.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Cook Book, Polish, Uniwersalna Ksiazka Kucharska, 1910$44.09 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Maggie's Harvest By Maggie Beer ***brand New*** $43.98 Ends Monday 10 bids
16 Southern Living Annual Recipe Books From 1980-2000$43.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
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Japanese Sushi Works And How To Make It$41.80 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Flat Belly Diet Hardcover Book With Hardcover Cookbook$41.00 Ends Monday 12 bids
Cook's Illustrated Annual Magazine Hardcover 2006, 2007$41.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
1961-betty Crocker New Picture Cookbook-1st Ed, 6 Print$41.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
Larousse Gastronomique Collection 4 Book Box New $125.-$38.17 Ends Monday 8 bids
Professional Cooking 6th Edition Stop Here For Deals!$38.00 Ends Sunday 22 bids
2 Marlboro Country Cookbooks Morning Fires+towns Trails$35.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
4 Marlboro Country Cookbook Cook Book$34.58 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Australian Preserving With Fowlers Vacola Book + Bonus!$34.02 Ends Sunday 12 bids
Vintage Betty Crocker 5 Ring Binder Red Pie Cookbook$33.50 Ends Sunday 8 bids
Lot Of 32 Community Fundraiser Church Spiral Cookbooks$32.62 Ends Monday 2 bids
Betty Crocker's New Picture Cook Book 1st Ed 1961 Hb$31.09 Ends Monday 10 bids
Mary Margaret Mcbride Encyclopedia Of Cooking Deluxe Ed$30.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids
The Professional Pastry Chef By Bo Friberg (2002)$30.00 Ends Sunday 18 bids
"southern Cook Book" Copyrighted 38--322 Dixie Recipes$29.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Japanese Standard Sushi & Decoration One & How To Make$29.80 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Weight Watchers Cookbooks Slow Good Slow Cooker_best Of$29.21 Ends Sunday 11 bids
Vintage Ohio Art Tin Recipe Box Hundreds Handwritten ++$28.88 Ends Monday 1 bid
Vintage Ohio Art Tin Recipe Box Hundreds Handwritten$28.88 Ends Monday 1 bid
Vintage Ohio Art Tin Recipe Box Hundreds Handwritten ++$28.88 Ends Monday 1 bid
Huge Mediterranean Cookbook Photo History Greece Cyprus$28.75 Ends Monday 1 bid
Church Community Fundraiser Spiral Cookbooks Lot Of 20$27.88 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Vintage 1969 Betty Crocker's Cookbook 1st Edition Pie$26.00 Ends in 17 hours 6 bids
Elizabeth David Vintage French/mediterranean Cookbooks $26.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Vintage Polish Cookbook By Polish Fest Committee Unique$26.00 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
3 Vintage Cook Book Recipe Boxes W/handwritten Cards$26.00 Ends Wednesday 8 bids
Antique Cookbook / 1859 The Young Housekeeper's Friend $26.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids
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Collectible Lot Of 12 Cookbooks From Several Towns $25.66 Ends Monday 5 bids
Community '72 Grange Cookbook Pennsylvania State 1500+$25.50 Ends in 20 hours 4 bids
Betty Crocker's Cookbook 5 Binder 1st Printing 1969$25.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
The Cook's Companion 2nd Ed.- Stephanie Alexander -new$24.89 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
How To Cut And Prepare Fish For Japanese Dishes Washoku$24.80 Ends Thursday 1 bid
"a Treasury Of Great Recipes" By Mary & Vincent Price$24.50 Ends Monday 4 bids
Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes By Martha Stewart, We...$24.50 Ends in 11 hours 5 bids
The Cook's Companion By Stephanie Alexander$24.06 Ends Monday 5 bids
28 Church Community Fundraiser Commercial Cookbooks$23.38 Ends in 14 hours 7 bids
Great Lot Of 23 Vintage Cook Book Recipe 1920 No Reserv$22.99 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid
Betty Crocker's New Picture Cook Book - 1961 $22.95 Ends Thursday 1 bid
1996 Taste Of Home Annual Recipes Hardcover Cookbook$22.25 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
21 Wilton Cake Decorating Year Book Magazines 1976-1996$22.19 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
Rare Vincent Price Treasury Of Great Recipes (1965) 1st$21.50 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Professional Chef By Culinary Institute Of America (...$21.50 Ends in 11 hours 6 bids
