COOK BOOK
by McNess, F W
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
mansfield, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Furst-McNess Company. Freeport, Illinois., 1908 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 32 pages. A cook book prepared by a patent medicine company with the recipes interspersed with advertisements for the patent medicines. About 100 recipes in all claimed to be mostly new with a few old time New England and Southern recipes included. Illustrated with line drawings which are very similar to Maxfield Parrish drawings. First time I have seen a recipe for Oyster Shortcake. Publisher punched hole at top left for ease in hanging in the kitchen (A common practice in old time kitchens). Book with light chipping to covers; speckles along rear cover spine edge; store stamp on front cover; light wear. Scarce book. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- the book scot (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16974
- Title
- COOK BOOK
- Author
- McNess, F W
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Furst-McNess Company. Freeport, Illinois.
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- PATENT MEDICINE, MAXFIELD PARRISH
- Bookseller catalogs
- COOK BOOK;
Terms of Sale
the book scot
All books are guaranteed to be as described and are returnable for any reason if not satisfied. Books will be shipped by Media Mail or Priority Mail at your choice.
About the Seller
the book scot
Biblio member since 2006
mansfield, Missouri
About the book scot
I am a general line dealer with a specialty in books about Scotland and by Scots.
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