This page includes the COPIA collection cook books that have dedications and signatures and the Upper Valley Campus (UVC) collection culinary texts. The page also includes cook books and "guidebooks" for food preparation, restaurants, and housekeeping that are rare and/or in delicate condition.
California boasts some of the tastiest and innovative cuisine in the United States, and Napa and the Napa Valley are part of this gastronomic tradition.
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Author/Compiler/ Contributor/Editor |
Title | Call Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Leaf, Fred Leeman | Van Goh's Table: At the Auberge Ravoux |
COPIA 394.10944 Leaf |
Handwritten dedication inside front cover: 21 December 2001 This is the KITCHEN copy! It has no legs! With best wishes, Alexandra (signed by author) |
| Alexandra Leaf, Fred Leeman | Van Goh's Table: At the Auberge Ravoux |
COPIA 394.10944 Leaf |
Handwritten dedication inside front cover: 21 December 2001 For my Friends at Copia and Friends of Copia - Enjoy! Alexandra Leaf (signed by author) (2 copies available) |
| Lee Bailey (photographs by Joshua Greene) | Lee Bailey's Country Weekends: Recipes for Good Food and Easy Living |
COPIA 641.5 Bailey |
Handwritten dedication on inside leaf: For Belle Best Wishes, Lee Bailey (signed by author) |
| James Beard (drawings by Karl Stuecklen) | The New James Bear: The great new 100-receipe cookbook in which the dean of American cookery shares the expertise of a lifetime and - with a happy new emphasis on lightness, freshness, flexibility, and surprise - presents dishes for every course and every occasion, from soups to sherbets, from salads to pies |
COPIA 641.5 Beard |
Handwritten dedication on title page: Great gastronomie [sic] Nods for Dolly & Frau (?) Lousises (?) James Beard (signed by author) Yellow stain on cover (upper right side) |
| James Beard (drawings by Karl Stuecklen) | The New James Bear: The great new 100-receipe cookbook in which the dean of American cookery shares the expertise of a lifetime and - with a happy new emphasis on lightness, freshness, flexibility, and surprise - presents dishes for every course and every occasion, from soups to sherbets, from salads to pies |
COPIA 641.5 Beard |
Dedication on inside leaf: For Rosemary Who is so knowledgeable Have Fun James Beard (signed by author) |
| Ellen Brown | Cooking with the New American Chefs |
COPIA 641.5 Brown |
Handwritten dedication on inside cover: May 1985 My dear Barbara - With my thanks for your support, your cherished friendship, and your recipes that bring such a unique viewpoint to the book - Love, Ellen (signed by author) |
| Julia Child | Cooking with Master Chefs: Julia Child introduces sixteen of America's great professional cooks and the dishes that they make in their own kitchens, and she edits their recipes for the home cook |
COPIA 641.5 Child |
1st handwritten dedication on inside leaf: Bon Appetit! Julia Child (signed by author) Signature: Alice Waters (signed by contributor) 2nd handwritten dedication: Best wishes, Jeremiah Tower (signed by contributor) paperback |
| Julia Child | Cooking with Master Chefs: Julia Child introduces sixteen of America's great professional cooks and the dishes that they make in their own kitchens, and she edits their recipes for the home cook |
COPIA 641.5 Child |
Handwritten sticky note on inside cover: R = You'll note a few typos & glitches - next edition will take them out - I hope Handwritten dedication on inside leaf: For Rosemary with (image of heart with a checkmark through it) Julia (signed by author) Hardback |
| Julia Child | Julia Child & More Company |
COPIA 641.5 Child |
Card taped to inside cover with note: Thought you would like to see a first finished Card from Jane Becker Friedman: Director of Promotion: Alfred A. Knopf - 201 East 50th Street - New York 10022 - 212-572-2150 1978 version |
| Julia Child | Julia Child & More Company |
COPIA 641.5 Child |
Handwritten dedication on inside cover: For Barbara (Tropp) with love, Rosemary (Manell) February 1. 1980 1979 version Possible mold/mildew on inside front cover - be careful when handling |
| Julia Child | The Way to Cook |
COPIA 641.5 Child |
Handwritten dedication on inside leave: For Rosie "Her Book!!" Julia (image of heart with a checkmark through it) (signed by author) |
| Susan Costner | Gifts of Food: 160 Delectable Recipes and How to Wrap Them |
COPIA 641.5 Costner |
Multiple dedications, including by the author and illustrator (signed by author and illustrator) and other attendees at evening event |
| Charlotte Turgeon (editor) | The Creative Cooking Course |
COPIA 641.5 Creative |
Repairs with non-archival tape; delicate spine; torn out pages in lamb section |
| Lorna J. Sass | Dinner with Tom Jones: Eighteenth-century cookery adapted for the modern kitchen |
COPIA 641.5 Dinner 1977 |
Handwritten dedication on inside leaf: Daphne - You have nothing to learn from Tom Jones about putting on a great feast. Thanks and blessings - Lorna Sass (unreadable text) 92 Angled cut of paper on page opposite title page |
| Sarah Jane English | Top Chefs in Texas: Recipes from Celebrated "Toques" With a Touch of Texas |
COPIA 641.5 English |
Handwritten dedication on title page: Enjoy the feast! Sarah Jane English (signed by author) |
| Ken Hom (photography by Victor Budnik; wine notes by Ron Batori and Darrell Corti) | Ken Hom's East Meets West Cuisine |
COPIA 641.5 Hom |
Handwritten dedication on inside cover: 29 Oct. '87 For Belle & Barney - Two very special friends who have always been so supportive & loving - with gratitude, love & much affection - KH (initialed by author) |
| C. J. Hood & Co. | Hood's Practical Cook's Book: For the Average Household |
COPIA 641.5 Hood's |
Note: Delicate binding and cover - handle with care (first edition - published 1897) |
| Diana Kennedy | Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food |
COPIA 641.5 Kennedy |
Handwritten dedication on inside cover: Barbara Tropp December 1984 Reid After helping Diana recover from Thanksgiving dinner in San Francisco - by accompanying her for a morning bowl of greasy trip stew in the Mission! Eek! Handwritten letter from Gerald Asher to Barbara tucked into book Handwritten card to Barbara and Bob from Diana (author) tucked into book |
| Perla Meyers | The Seasonal Kitchen: A Return to Fresh Foods |
COPIA 641.5 Meyers |
Handwritten note on left side leaf: To Belle Barney Thank you ever so much to being so good to Claude (?) CJ (?) July 4th 1995 Handwritten note on right side leaf: To Belle Thank you ever so much for your support Fondly, Perla Meyers Jan 19th 1993 (signed by author) Note: Dust cover put on upside down |
| The Priscilla Publishing Company | Modern Priscilla Cook Book: One Thousand Recipes Tested and Proved at the Priscilla Proving Plant: Special Subscription Edition |
COPIA 641.5 Modern |
Some discoloration on spine - possibly due to slight water damage Delicate binding - handle with care |
| Jacques Pépin's Kitchen (design by Barbara Marks; photography by Penina) | Jacques Pépin's Kitchen: Cooking with Claudine |
COPIA 641.5 Pepin |
1st handwritten note inside cover: Dec 97 To Bonnie and Belle Joyeux Noel always happy to be with you - happy times & good health! J Pepin (signed by author) 2nd handwritten note inside cover: Happy Holidays Enjoy & Happy Eating Claudine B (signed by contributor) |
| Jacques Pépin (photographs by Léon Perer) | La Technique: The Fundamental Techniques of Cooking: An Illustrated Guide |
COPIA 641.5 Pepin |
Handwritten note inside cover: May 79 To Barbara Glad you are with us Best wishes and I hope I can taste your cooking shortly (?) J Pepin (signed by author) Letter tucked into book: From Gloria and Jacque Pépin to Barbara Tropp |
| Ruth Van Deman (Associate Specialist in Charge of Information) and Fanny Walker Yeatman (Junior Specialist in Foods Bureau of Home Economics) | Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes Revised |
COPIA 641.5 Van Deman |
Note on front cover: From the office of Congressman John H. Tolan Note: Delicate binding; smudges on cover; pencil scribbles on back cover |
| Marlene Sorosky (photographs by Robert R. Stein) | Marlene Sorosky's Year-Round Holiday Cookbook |
COPIA 641.568 Sorosky |
Handwritten note inside cover: To Rosemary - From the minute I met you - deep in chocolate desserts, full of good tips and hearty laughter - I knew you were special. I hope you know how much sunshine your friendship, warmth and wisdom have added to my life. With much love, Marlene Sorosky Dec. 1982 |
| Anne Willan | Great Cooks and Their Recipes from Taillevent to Escoffier |
COPIA 641.59 Willan |
Handwritten note inside leaf: Rosie, Great cooks make great friends - many happy recollections of cooking together AW (initialed by author) Note: pages 6-10 loose leaf and no longer attached - handle with care |
| Simone "Simca" Beck with Suzanne Patterson (introduction by Julia Child) | Food & Friends: Recipes and Memories from Simca's Cuisine |
COPIA 641.5944 Beck |
Notepaper taped to inside cover with Simca Beck's signature |
| Simone "Simca" Beck | Simca's Cuisine |
COPIA 641.5944 Beck |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: To Belle Rhodes Good Cooking with Simca's Cuisine Simca (signed by author) |
| Simone "Simca" Beck | Simca's Cuisine |
COPIA 641.5944 Beck |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: To Dorothy Hope she will enjoy Simca's Cuisnes and have fun Love for you two Ivan and Dorothy Simca (Signed by author) |
| Julia Child; Simone Beck | Volume Two: A classic continued: a new repertory of dishes and techniques carries the reader into new areas of Mastering the Art of French Cooking |
COPIA 641.5944 Beck |
1st handwritten note on inside leaf: To Belle Rhodes with best wishes and happy cooking Simone Beck (singed by author) 2nd handwritten note on inside leaf: Bon Appetit to Belle - Julia Child and Paul Child (signed by author) 17 January, 1978 Tucked in pages: recipe for Butter Cream for Assembling Dacquoise Layers and handwritten notes about recipes (possibly Belle's notes - handwriting analysis needed to confirm) |
| Simone Beck; Louisette Bertholle; Julia Child (drawings by Sidonie Coryn) | Mastering the Art of French Cooking: The only cook book that explains how to create authentic French dishes in American kitchens with American foods |
COPIA 641.5944 Beck |
1st handwritten note on inside leaf: To Belle Rhodes "Bonne Cuisine et Bon courage" Simone Beck (signed by author) 2nd handwritten note on inside leaf: With all good wishes and Joyous (?) Bon Appetit to Belle - Julia Child and Paul Child Jan. 17, 1978 Notes: Back inside cover has notes with page numbers and recipe references (possibly Belle's notes - handwriting analysis needed to confirm) |
| Michel Guérard | The Cuisine of Slimness: Michel Guérard's Cuisine Minceur |
COPIA 641.5944 Guerard |
Handwritten note on inside leaf:
Á Belle Rhodes “Ma Délicieuse Cuisinière” Michel Guérard 1977 (signed by author) |
| Roger Vergé (translated by Roberta Wolfe Smoler) | Roger Vergé's Cuisine of the South of France: The great 3-star chef of the Riviera teaches his delectable regional recipes to home cooks |
COPIA 641.5944 Verge |
1st handwritten note on inside leaf: Avec beaucoup a le Appétites et d'amitiés à Belle Rhodes Roger Vergé (signed by author) 2ns handwritten note on title page: Avec les meilleure Autelier(?) 'a' lya (?) JH____ (signature unreadable) |
| Anne Willan (founder and presiident of Ecole de Cuisines La Varenne, Paris) | La Varenne Pratique: The Complete Illustrated Cooking Course: Techniques, ingredients, and tools of classic modern cuisines with more than 2,500 full-color photographs |
COPIA 641.5944 Willan |
Note paperclipped to inside cover: For my Baby Sister From J.C. - Micks (?) - C - Special (heart with arrow through it) On paper with pre-printed text: Paul and Julia Child 103 Irving Street, Cambridge MA 02138 70 Seaview, Santa Barbara CA 93108 Bramafan-Pitchoune 06740 Chateauneuf de Grasse |
| Anne Willan (founder and presiident of Ecole de Cuisines La Varenne, Paris) | La Varenne Pratique: The Complete Illustrated Cooking Course: Techniques, ingredients, and tools of classic modern cuisines with more than 2,500 full-color photographs |
COPIA 641.5944 Willan |
Note paperclipped to inside cover: Love $ Merry C - P & J On paper with pre-printed text: Paul and Julia Child 103 Irving Street, Cambridge MA 02138 70 Seaview, Santa Barbara CA 93108 Bramafan-Pitchoune 06740 Chateauneuf de Grasse |
| Carol Field | Italy in Small Bites |
COPIA 641.5945 Field |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: For Belle, Enjoy these tastes of Italy, Carol Field (signed by author) |
| Marcella Hazan (illustrations by Marisabina Russo) | More Classic Italian Cooking |
COPIA 641.5945 Hazan |
1st handwritten note on inside cover: To Rosemary with all the best wishes! Marcella Hazan (signed by author) 2nd handwritten note on inside cover: For Rosie with much affection ____ ____ (signature too difficult to decipher) |
| Nancy Verde Barr | We Called It Macaroni: An American Heritage of Southern Italian Cooking |
COPIA 641.59457 Barr |
Note glued to inside cover: Merry Christmas! On paper with pre-printed text: Paul and Julia Child 103 Irving Street, Cambridge MA 02138 70 Seaview, Santa Barbara CA 93108 Bramafan-Pitchoune 06740 Chateauneuf de Grasse Handwritten note on inside leaf: Buon Natale e si mangia! Nancy Verde Barr 1990 (signed by author) |
| Marimar Torres (Forward by Gerald Asher) | The Catalan Country Kitchen: Food and Wine from the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean Seacoast of Barcelona |
COPIA 641.5946 Torres |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: March 8, 93 For Belle & Barney, Thank you so much for your fabulous hospitality - and hope you'll enjoy many more Catalan meals like today's! Marimar (signed by author) |
| Ken Hom | Chinese Cookery |
COPIA 641.5951 Hom |
Handwritten note on inside cover: 24 Nov. 1985 To: Belle & Barney - Two very special writer (?) Much love & affection Ken Hom (signed by author) |
| Ken Hom | Fragrant Harbour Taste: The New Chinese Cooking of Hong Kong |
COPIA 641.5951 Hom |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: To Belle & Barney with much love & affection Ken Hom (signed by author) |
| Ken Hom | Fragrant Harbour Taste: The New Chinese Cooking of Hong Kong |
COPIA 641.5951 Hom |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: To Belle & Barney with much love & affection Ken Hom Nov. '89 (signed by author) |
| Barbara Tropp (including an unorthodox chapter on East-West desserts and a provocative essay on wine by Gerald Asher; design: The office of Michael Manwaring; illustration: Bill Chiaravalle; photography: Allan Rosenberg) | The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking |
COPIA 641.5951 Tropp |
Handwritten note on inside cover: For Charles - For pleasure! Barbara Tropp (possible Chinese characters following name) (signed by author) |
| Paula Wolfert (introduction by Gael Greene; color photographs by Bill Bayer; drawings by Sidonie Coryn) | Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco |
COPIA 641.5964 Wolfert |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: For Belle - What a pleasure to know you - Best, Paula (signed by author) |
| Zarela Martínez (Foreward by Budd Shculberg) | Food from My Heart: Cuisines of Mexico Remembered and Reimagined |
COPIA 641.5972 Martinez |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: To Dorothy Cousins - with admiration, respect and all my heart to you Z Martinez (signed by author) |
| Lee Bailey | City Food: Recipes for Good Food and Easy Living |
COPIA 641.5973 Bailey |
1st handwritten note on inside leaf: For Belle & Barney Best wishes Lee Bailey (signed by author) 2nd handwritten note on inside leaf: who more than any other two people in this country have demanded and promoted culinary creativity and excellence - your grateful friends, Sally and Tom |
| Bradley Ogden | Bradley Ogden's Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner: Savory American Fare for Contemporary Cooks |
COPIA 641.5973 Ogden |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: June 1991 Belle Rhodes Looking forward in seeing you soon, Warm Regards Bradley Ogden (signed by author) |
| Jeremiah Tower (photography by Ed Carey) | Jeremiah Tower's New American Classics |
COPIA 641.5973 Tower |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: For Belle and Barney, Thank you for all your support and friendship over the years - with all my affection and respect Jeremiah (signed by the author) |
| Mark Miller | Coyote Café |
COPIA 641.5979 Miller |
Handwritten note on inside cover: To Barbara Thank you so much for your kind and warm heart. May we have more time to see each other. More champagne More chiles! Mark Miller 12 '89 (signed by author) Post card tucked into book from Mark Miller to Barbara Tropp |
| Michael Bauer | The Secrets of Success Cookbook: Signature Recipes and Insider Tips from San Francisco's Best Restaurants |
COPIA 641.59794 Bauer |
Handwritten note on inside cover: To Belle & Barney - Thank you for your support for food & wine! Michael Bauer (signed by author)
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| Julia Child | From Julia Child's Kitchen |
COPIA 641.599 Child |
Handwritten note on inside cover: All the best to Belle Rhodes - Julia Child Paul Child 17 January, 1978 (signed by author) Note: Handwritten notes tucked into book (possibly written by Belle - would need to verify handwriting) |
| James McNair (photography by Patricia Brabant) | James McNair's SALMON Cookbook |
COPIA 641.6 McNair |
Handwritten note on inside cover: Belle, Enjoy! James McNair (signed by author) |
| James McNair (photography by Patricia Brabant) | James McNair's POTATO Cookbook |
COPIA 641.6521 McNair |
Handwritten note on inside cover: Belle, Great cooking! James McNair (signed by author) |
| James McNair (photography by Patricia Brabant; artworks by Alan May)) | James McNair's SQUASH Cookbook |
COPIA 641.6562 McNair |
Handwritten note on inside cover: Belle, This is one of my favorites, too. James McNair (signed by author) |
| James McNair (photography by Patricia Brabant) | James McNair's CORN Cookbook |
COPIA 641.6587 McNair |
Handwritten note on inside cover: Belle, Happy cooking! James McNair (signed by author) |
| James McNair (photography by Patricia Brabant) | James McNair's BEEF Cookbook |
COPIA 641.662 McNair |
Handwritten note on inside cover: Belle, Here's the beef! James McNair (signed by author) |
| James McNair (photography by Tom Tracy) | Bar & Grill Cookbook: Exciting New Recipes from San Francisco's Bar & Grill Restaurants |
COPIA 641.76 McNair |
Handwritten note on inside cover: Belle, Good dining! James McNair (signed by author) |
| Lee Bailey | Lee Bailey's Soup Meals: Main Event Soups in Year-Round Menus |
COPIA 641.813 Bailey |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: For Belle - Best Wishes, Lee Bailey (signed by the author) |
| Baba S. Khalsa & Andrea Opalenik | Great Desserts from the Great Chefs |
COPIA 641.86 Khalsa |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: Be sweet! Baba Khalsa Andrea Opalenik (signed by authors) |
| Marion Cunningham | The Fannie Farmer Baking Book |
COPIA 641.865 Cunningham |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: 1984 Bake at home - Marion Cunningham (signed by author) |
| Gaston Lenôtre (revised and adapted by Philip and Mary Hyman) | Lenôtre's Desserts and Patries |
COPIA 641.865 Lenotre |
Handwritten note on inside leaf:
á Julia Child la plus charmante gastronomie de toutes les Américains avec le Sourire de Paris de Gaston et Syeric (?) Lenôtre G Lenôtre (signed by author) Note: Note written in French tucked into Rum Baba recipe
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| Richard Sax | The Cookie Lover's Cookie Book |
COPIA 641.8654 Sax |
Handwritten note on inside cover: For Barbara Tropp - Soul mate & wonderful cook & friend. Enjoy this! Richard Sax Fall 1987 (signed by author) Note: Delicate binding - handle with care |
| Christopher Idone (photographs by Richard Jeffrey) | Curious Food |
COPIA 642 Idone |
1st handwritten note on left title page: and here we are again - Napa June 1986 2nd Handwritten note on right title page: To Belle for a delightful afternoon in front of the center I love. Christopher Idone Rutherford June 1984 (signed by author) |
| Susan Costner (photographs by Faith Echtermeyer) | Good Friends, Great Dinners: 32 Glorious Menus for Casual Entertaining |
COPIA 642.4 Costner |
Handwritten note on inside leaf: To Good Friends, and many of your Great Dinners For Belle and Barney. Many thanks for the use of your outstanding library and more importantly of your advice and friendship. Love Susan (signed by author) |
Some of our rarest cookbooks are features in our special collections. Here are the ones from our Upper Valley Campus collection.
| Author | Title | Call Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ranhofer (former chef of Delmonico's) (illustrated with 500 plates) | The Epicurean: A Complete Treatise of Analytical and Practical Studies of the Culinary Art: Including Table and Wine Service, How to Prepare and Cook Dishes, an Index for Marketing, a Great Variety of Bills of Fare for Breakfasts, Luncheons, Dinners, Suppers, Ambigus, Buffets, etc., and a Selection of Interesting Bills of Fare of Delmonico's from 1862 to 1894: Making a Franco-American Culinary Encyclopedia |
UVC REF 641.5 Ranhofer |
Published 1948 Taped binding - handle with care Delicate, thin insert tucked between pages 884-885 |
| Le Cordon-Bleu | La Cuisine et la Patisserie Expliquées du Cordon-Blue: Divisé en Deux Parties |
UVC 641.5944 Cuisine |
In French Delicate binding - handle with care |
| Urbain Dubois & Émile Dernard | La Cuisine Classique: Études Pratiques, Raisonnées et Démonstratives de L'École Français |
UVC 641.5944 Dubois v. 1 |
In French 1 of 2 volumes 2nd edition (1886) Delicate binding - handle with care Tissue paper inserted for certain picture |
| Urbain Dubois & Émile Dernard | La Cuisine Classique: Études Pratiques, Raisonnées et Démonstratives de L'École Français |
UVC 641.5944 Dubois v. 2 |
In French 2 of 2 volumes 2nd edition (1886) Delicate binding - handle with care Tissue paper inserted for certain picture |
This section includes cook books from the general collection that have been moved to the special collection either due to rarity or delicacy.
| Author | Title | Call Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Berolzheimer | 250 Classic Cake Recipes |
389.25 Berolzheimer |
Newspaper clipping tucked into book; delicate binding - handle with care |
| VM. Underwood Co. | Good Tastes for Good Times |
389.25 Good |
Some pages detached from binding - handle with care |
| Martha Meade | 50 Cakes for 50 Occasions: The Right Cakes in the Right Settings for Birthdays, Holidays, and Other Gala Days |
389.25 Meade |
Hole punched with string through top left corner |
| Mary E. Southworth | Midnight Feasts: Two Hundred & Two Salads and Chafing-Dish Recipes |
389.25 Southworth |
Cover has tattered edges |
| California Agricultural Experiment Station | Hilgardia: A Journal of Agricultural Science |
634.8 Hilgardia |
Volume 14, Issue Number 6, February, 1942 |
| Maria Parloa (Introduction by Betty Crocker) | Miss Parloa's New Cook Book |
641 Parloa |
Reproduction of work from 1880 published in 1976 |
| Royal Baking Powder Company | How to Use Corn Meal, Oat Meal, Barley, Buckwheat, Potatoes, Rice, Etc. and Save Wheat Flour: Best War Time Recipes |
641.1 HOW |
Piece torn out of cover; tattered edges - delicate binding - handle with care (published 1917) |
| Elizabeth David | English Potted Meats and Fish Pastes |
641.49 David |
Sticker torn off cover and remnants still present |
| Aunt Babette | "Aunt Babbett's" Cook Book |
641.5 AUNT |
Handwritten recipe notes in pencil on inside front cover; name and address of previous owner written in pencil on inside cover and names written in ink underneath; spine wear - handle with care; discoloration and staining from water damage throughout |
| Aunt Jenny | Aunt Jenny's Sugar Saving Recipes |
641.5 Aunt |
pages detached from glued binding - needs repair |
| Brer Rabbit (Penick & Ford, LTD) | Brer Rabbit's Modern Recipes for Modern Living |
641.5 Brer |
Insert tucked into book "Save Sugar by Using Molasses" |
| Alvin Wood Chase | Dr. Chase's Recipes: An Invaluable Collection of about Eight Hundred Practical Recipes, for Merchants, Grocers, Saloon-Keepers, Physicians, Druggists, Tanners, Show Makers, Harness Makers, Painters, Jewelers, Blacksmiths, Tinners, Gunsmiths, Farriers, Barbers, Bakers, Dyers, Renovators, Farmers, and Families Generally to which Have Been Added a National Treatment of Pleurisy, Inflammation of the Lungs, and Other Inflammatory Diseases, and also for General Female Debility and Irregularities: All Arranged in Their Appropriate Departments |
641.5 CHASE |
38th Edition; Note: "Sterotyped: Carefully revised, illustrated, and much Enlarged, with remarks and full explanations" |
| Betty Crocker | Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cook Book |
641.5 CROCKER |
Note on inside cover: Daphne Louise Denver (?) First Cookbook; handwritten recipes on lined binder paper tucked into book; spiral binding - handle with care |
| Louis P. De Gouy (introduction by Oscar of the Waldorf) | The Gold Cook Book |
641.5 DE GOUY |
slightly loose spine, but still tight overall - handle with care |
| Mazola (company) | A Diet for the Young at Heart: Smart Eating for Everyone from Mazola |
641.5 DIET |
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| Fannie Merritt Farmer | Fannie Farmer Cook Book |
641.5 Farmer |
Recipe notes paperclipped to inside front pages; handwritten notes on inside front cover; attached bookmark; external spine splitting - tape had previously used to repair, but worn down; minor wear and tear on page edges |
| Sunkist (California Fruit Growers Exchange) | For Vigorous Health - Sunkist Recipes for Every Day |
641.5 FOR |
California Growers Exchange based out of Los Angeles, California |
| Jules Arthur Harder | The Physiology of Taste: Harder's Book Practical American Cookery |
641.5 Harder V. 1 |
Published in San Francisco in 1885; tissue paper over stylized page before title page; volume 1 of 6; included in volume 1: "Treating of American Vegetables and all alimentary plants, roots, and seeks," "Containing a description of the best varieties, mode of cultivation, and the art of preparing them for the table," and "Designed for the use of families, hotels and restaurants" |
| Mrs. Simon Kander | The Settlement Cook Book |
641.5 KANDER |
tape around front cover; pages pulled away from spine; discoloration and staining in front pages of book; tattered edges on some pages - handle with care |
| Ernest Monin | Les Maladies de la Digestion: (Estomac, Foie, Intestin): Cures Rationnnelles |
641.5 Monin |
In French; no publication date present, but estimated publication date 1860s based on paper discoloration/deterioration and quality and cost noted on spine - fragile; handle with care |
| Marion Harris Neil | A "Calendar of Dinners" with 615 Recipes: Including the Story of Crisco |
641.5 NEIL |
External wear and tear on spine and cover; tear on inside cover; pages detached from binding; pages detached have tattered edges |
| Caro F. Chamberlain | The Old Vanity Fair Tea Room Recipes Gathered from Far and Near |
641.5 OLD |
Note: "In compiling this little books, it has not been our object to introduce a comprehensive cook book, but to pass on to our many friends these recipes which we have tried and liked and found most satisfactory." and "These recipes are used in the dining room of the Women's Athletic Club of Los Angeles, California"; pages started to pull away from binding; cover wear and tear; recipes pasted to front and back inside covers |
| Polly Graham Latane and Joyce Graham (compilers) | The Old Washington Recipes: A Compilation of Traditional Recipes of the Family of George Washington |
641.5 Old |
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| Ruth Berolzheimer, Martha Van Hensselaer, and Flora Rose (editors) | Prudence Penny Binding of the American Woman's Cook Book |
641.5 PRUDENCE |
New and revised edition; "Recipes Tested and Approved Prudence Penny (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Home Economics Expert San Francisco Examiner" |
| General Foods Corporation | Recipes for Today |
641.5 Recipes |
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| Beulah V. Gillespie (Director, Sealtest Laboratory Kitchen) | The Sealtest Food Advisor |
641.5 Sealtest |
Spring 1940 |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | Three Meals a Day: Suggestions for Good Food at Low Cost |
641.5 Three |
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| Ruth Berolzeimer (editor); Mary Lawton Wright, Edna L. Gaul, Lillie S. Lustig, Hazel Hemminger, S. Claire Sondheim, Louise Willey, Pauline Dubin, Helen Lucy Kinney, Ethel Marie McDonald, Kay Morrow (associate editors) | The Prudence Penny Binding of the United States Regional Cook Book |
641.5 UNITED |
"Recipes Tested and Approved Prudence Penny (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Home Economics Expert San Francisco Examiner" |
| Lily Haxworth Wallace (editor) | The Modern Cook Book and Household Recipes: Compiled by Many of the Famous Chefs and Cooking Experts of the United States |
641.5 Wallace
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Tape around cover edges; cover starting to pull away from binding, but pages largely still attached - handle with care; published 1912 |
| Marion Harland, Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer, Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln, Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill, Mrs. Emma Paddock Teleford, Mrs. Christine Terhune Herrick | What Six Famous Cooks Say of Jell-O: America's Most Famous Dessert |
641.5 What |
Some pages pulling away from binding - handle with care |
| Mirro-Matic (Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin) | Mirro-Matic Recipes: Directions Time Tables |
641.55 Mirro-matic |
Pages pulling away from binding - handle with care; tape on cover |
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Alain Ducasse (primary author); Christopher Moret; Frédéric Robert; Massimo Luvara; David Belin; Paule Neyrat (preface by Anthony Rowley; photographs by Thomas Duval) |
Spoon Cook Book |
641.5944 Ducasse |
On Oversized bookshelf; tucks into box |
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Gebhardt Chili Powder Company |
Mexican Cooking: The Flavor of the 20th Century that Real Mexican Tang |
641.5972 Mexican |
Mild discoloration on cover and pages |
| Ocean Spray | 20 Famous Cranberry Dishes: From Famous American Eating Places |
641.6 20 |
Minor wear and tear on cover |
| Ruth Berolzheimer (editor); Edna L. Gaul, Ethel Marie McDonald, Helen Lucy Kinney, Madeleine Jasper, Ann Heiberg (associate editors) | 250 Ways to Serve Fresh Vegetables: Recipes for Delectable Dishes of Every Vegetable from Artichokes to Zucchini: The Importance of Vegetables to Healthful Meals: Mineral and Vitamin Content of Fresh Vegetables, and How to Retain Their Full Value in Cooking: Selections, Care and Preparation of Summer and Winter Vegetables: Use of Vegetables for Garnishing |
641.6 250 |
Tear on page cover; slightly dog-earned pages; pages beginning to pull away from binding - handle with care |
| Ruth Berolzheimer (editor); Edna L. Gaul, Ethel Marie McDonald, Helen Lucy Kinney, Madeleine Jasper, Ann Heiberg (associate editors) | 500 Delicious Salads |
641.6 500 |
Minor wear and tear on cover; pages beginning to pull away from binding - handle with care |
| Chiquita | Chiquita Banana's Recipe Book |
641.6 Chiquita |
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| C. F. Mueller Company | Magic Menus with Mueller's |
641.6 Magic |
Stain inside cover; minor wear and tear on cover |
| California Walnut Growers Association (Lose Angeles, CA) | Menu Magic in a Nutshell |
641.6 Menu |
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| General Foods Kitchens | Minute Tapioca Favorites |
641.6 Minute |
Stain on cover |
| Mrs. George A. Chehardy | My Prize Winning Recipes |
641.61 Chehardy |
Stain at top of inside leaves; wear and tear on spine (fraying); minor staining and discoloration on pages throughout |
| Wine Institute | Wine Cookery: The Easy Way |
641.62 Wine |
Tear on back cover - handle with care |
| Ocean Spray | Cape Cod's Famous Cranberry Recipes: Made with Ready to Serve Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce |
641.6476 Cape |
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| Kraft Cheese Company | Cheese Recipes for Wartime Meals: How to Make Your Cheese Go Further |
641.66 Cheese |
Discoloration on pages |
| State Fish Exchange (State Department of Agriculture, Sacramento, CA) | Five Hundred Ways to Prepare California Sea Foods: A Book of Recipes Compiled by State Fish Exchange |
641.692 California |
Cover has multiple folds; possible water damage; delicate - handle with care |
| Clabber Girl Baking Powder | Clabber Girl Baking Book |
641.8 Clabber |
Staining on cover; possible water damage |
| Elizabeth David | Syllabubs and Fruit Fools |
641.8 David |
Tape remnants partially obscuring date on cover |
| Sealtest, Inc. | Intriguing New Ways to Serve Ice Cream |
641.8 Intriguing |
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| General Foods Corporation | Joys of Jello-O Gelatin Dessert |
641.8 Joys |
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| Ruth Berolzheimer (editor); Edna L. Gaul, Ethel Marie McDonald, Helen Lucy Kinney, Madeleine Jasper, Ann Heiberg (associate editors) | 250 Tempting Desserts |
641.8 Two |
Bent corners for cover and some pages |
| Elizabeth David | Dried Herbs, Aromatics and Condiments |
641.814 David |
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| Janet McKenzie Hill | The Worcester Cook Book: Prepared Especially for the Worcester Salt Co. |
641.814 Hill |
Torn and discolored over; pages pulling away from binding - handle with care |
| Corn Products Sales Company | Karo Kookery |
641.814 Karo |
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| Worcester Salt Company | The Worcester Salt Cook Book |
641.814 Worcester |
Handwritten notes in blue ink by recipes |
| Elizabeth David | The Baking of an English Loaf |
641.815 David |
Minor damage on cover due to what appears to be tape removal |
| Catherine Plagemann | Fine Preserving: Jams and Jellies, Pickles and Relishes, Conserves and Chutneys and Brandied Fruits |
641.852 PLAGEMANN |
Staining and possible water damage to inside cover and some pages; taped recipe to inside front cover; recipes from newspapers tapes to inside back cover and inside back leaf; some pages has been cut; discoloration and staining on pages throughout; delicate - handle with care |
| General Foods Corporation | Jell-O Pudding Ideabook |
641.86 JELLO |
Front cover folds out to reveal recipes; front cover has fold line and cover and some pages have minor staining most likely due to water damage |
This section includes texts that contain advice and guides to eating, canning, restaurants, and housekeeping practices. There are rare, valuable, and/o delicate works that require handling with care.
| Author | Title | Call Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Child | Delicate Feasting |
398.2 Child |
Published 1890 - delicate binding - handle with care |
| Zella Hale Weyant | Kerr Home Canning Book |
389.3 KERR |
Bend corners and minor tears on cover and pages - handle with care |
| Nicholas Appert | The Art of Preserving All Kinds of Animal and Vegetable Substances for Several Years |
394.12 Mallinckrodt V. 1 |
Originally published by order of the French Minister of the Interior, On the Report of the Board of Arts and Manufacturers; translated from French; originally published 1812 and reproduced from 1820 version in 1966; series - Mallinckrodt Collection of Food Classics - volume 1 of 4; preserved in box book slides into; pages discolored |
| Fredrich Accum | A Treatise on Adulterations of Food and Culinary Poisons: Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionary, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy and Methods of Detecting Them |
394.12 Mallinckrodt V. 2 |
Originally published 1820; reproduced in 1966 from the 1820 version; series - Mallinckrodt Collection of Food Classics - volume 2 of 4; preserved in box book slides into; pages discolored; top layer torn on external spine |
| Denys Papin | A New Digester or Engine for Softening Bones, Containing the Description of Its Make and Use in These Particulars: VIZ: Cookery, Voyages at Sea, Confectionary, Making of Drinks Chymistry [sic], and Dying, with an Account of the Price a Good Big Engine Will Cost, and the Profit t Will Afford |
394.12 Mallinckrodt V. 3 |
Originally published 1681; reproduced from the original 1820 version in 1966; Mallinckrodt Collection of Food Classics - volume 3 of 4; preserved in box book slides into; pages discolored; letter tucked into volume from Harold E. Thayer, President of Mallinckroot Chemical Works |
| H. Jackson | An Essay on Bread; Wherein the Bakers and Millers Are Vindicated from the Aspersions Contained in Two Pamphlets; One Intitled [sic] Poison Detected: and the Other, The Nature of Bread Honestly and Dishonestly Made: The Impossibility of Mixing Line, Chalk, Whiting, and Burnt Bones in Bread, without Immediate Discovery with Plain and Easy Experiments to Discover Alum and Other Admixtures in Bread, Instantly: To Which Is Added, An Appendix, Explaining the Vile Practices Committed in Adulterating Wines, Cider, Porter, Punch, Vinegar, and Pickles with Easy Methods to Detect Such Abuses |
394.12 Mallinckrodt V. 4 |
Originally published 1758; reproduced from the 1820 version in 1966; Mallinckrodt Collection of Food Classics - volume 4 of 4; preserved in box book slides into; pages discolored; letter tucked into volume from Harold E. Thayer, President of Mallinckroot Chemical Works; 2 copies of volume 4 |
| An Old Housekeeper | The House Manager: Being a Guide to Housekeeping; Practical Cookery; Pickling and Preserving; Household Work; Dairy Management; the Table and Dessert; Cellarage of Wines; Brewing and Wine Making; the Boudoir and Dressing Room; Travelling; Stable Economy; Gardening Operations, Etc.: Forming Therefore a Handbook of the Duties of the Housekeeper, Cook, Lady's-Maid, Nursery-Maid, House-Maid, Laundry-Maid, Dairy-Maid, Butler, Valet, Footman, Coachman, Groom, and Gardener |
640 House |
3rd edition (unsure of publication date, but 1st edition published in 1877 and 2nd edition published in 1878, so by conjecture, possible publication date of 1879 or 1880) - unable to find 3rd Edition listed in World Cat |
| Barbara Ensrud | The Pocket Guide to Cheese: A Gourmet Companion to the World's Cheese |
COPIA 641.373 Ensrud |
Handwritten dedication inside left cover: Bella Oaks and Cheddar! Brie! YES! especially the '76 & '80 BK 8-6-86 (initialed by author) 1st handwritten dedication inside right cover: To Barney and Belle with many thanks for a grand and glorious evening at Belle Oaks - Barbara June 1918 (signed by author) 2nd handwritten dedication inside right cover: Such great conviviality at the 5th Napa Valley Auction! And dinner here - marvelous! Barbara June 15, 1985 (signed by author) |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics Issue Title: First-Aid Outfit for the Summer Camp |
641.5 American |
Volume 17, Issue Number. 2; August - September,1912; pages detached from binding - handle with care |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics Issue Title: The Scavenging Diet & Cookery of Vegetables |
641.5 American |
Volume 17, Issue Number. 3; October, 1912; pages detached from binding - handle with care; external spine has tear at bottom; some pages dog-eared on bottom - do not unfold - will cause paper to crumble |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics Issue Title: Valentine Menus and Dishes |
641.5 American |
Volume 19, Issue Number. 7; February, 1915; pages detached from binding - handle with care; external spine chewed up |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics Issue Title: Clean Meals for All Comers |
641.5 American |
Volume 20, Issue Number. 4; November, 1915; pages starting to detach from binding - handle with care; external spine chewed up and back cover torn |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics Issue Title: Christmas Cakes and Frostings |
641.5 American |
Volume 21, Issue Number. 5; December 19156; tape along spine used to repair - beginning to crack; pages beginning to detach from binding |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics Issue Title: Candies for the Holidays |
641.5 American |
Volume 35, Issue Number 5; December, 1930; tearing and wear along external spine; pages beginning to detach from binding |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine Issue Title: Christmas Tree Cake |
641.5 American |
Volume 40, Issue Number 5; December, 1935; peeling tape along external spine; missing pink tag with barcode and call number |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine Issue Title: Holiday Tables |
641.5 American |
Volume 41, Issue Number 5; December, 1936; missing pink tag with barcode and call number |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine Issue Title: Almond New Year's Nog |
641.5 American |
Volume 42, Issue Number 5; December, 1937; missing pink tag with barcode and call number |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine Issue Title: Holiday Punch |
641.5 American |
Volume 44, Issue Number 5; December, 1939; minor tearing at bottom edge of external spine; 2 copies (second copy does not have pink tag with bar code and call number) |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics Issue Title: Crêpes Suzette |
641.5 American |
Volume 44, Issue Number 6; January, 1940; missing pink tag with barcode and call number |
| The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. |
Journal Title: American Cookery: Formerly the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics Issue Title: Broiled Hors d'Oeuvres |
641.5 American |
Volume 45, Issue Number 6; January, 1941; missing pink tag with barcode and call number; small tear base of external spine |
| William Vere Cruess and A\. W. Christie (Revised by Cruess) |
"Home Canning" |
641.5 CRUESS |
University of California College of Agriculture Agricultural Experiment Station Berkeley, California Circular 276 March, 1924 Revised August, 1942 |
| Westinghouse | Guide to Better Foods: The Care and Use of Your Westinghouse Refrigerator |
641.5 Guide |
Includes both information on the refrigerator and recipes |
| Mary Whitcher | Mary Whitcher's Shaker House-keeper |
641.5 Whitcher |
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| Trader Vic | Trader Vic's Book of Food & Drink |
641.874 TRADER |
Minor wear and tear to cover and spine; slight discoloration on inside front and back covers |
| Betty Olson (Manager, Consumers Institute, General Electric) | How to Enjoy... Convenient Cooking with Your General Electric Range |
643.3 HOW |
Dog-eared corner on front and back cover |
| Sunbeam | How to Get the Most out of Your Sunbeam Mixmaster |
643.3 HOW |
Registration card tucked inside; minor wear and tear on cover |
| The Cuneo Press |
Magazine Title: Harper's Bazaar Issue Title: "Christmas Gift; Resort Fashions" |
646.05 Harper's V. Dec. 1938 |
December 1938 |
| Ted Patrick; Silas Spitzer | Great Restaurants of America |
647.9573 Patrick |
Dedication from gift-giver to owner front inside cover; tattered edges on dust jacket; staining around book edges; possible minor water damage on bottom edge of book |
| Salvatore LaRosa, J. Robert Vogel, Douglas Brenner (design by Lawrence Wolfson, photographs by Scott Frances | House |
Special 728,8 LaRosa |
1 of 3 volumes; tucked into box |
| Salvatore LaRosa, J. Robert Vogel, Douglas Brenner (design by Lawrence Wolfson, photographs by Scott Frances | Furniture |
Special 728,8 LaRosa |
2 of 3 volumes; tucked into box |
| Salvatore LaRosa, J. Robert Vogel, Douglas Brenner (design by Lawrence Wolfson, photographs by Scott Frances | Objects |
Special 728,8 LaRosa |
3 of 3 volumes; tucked into box |
| Clarence E. Edwords | Bohemian San Francisco: Its Restaurants and Their Most Famous Recipes; The Elegant Art of Dining |
917.946 Edwords |
Cover shows signs of wear and tear; discoloration of pages; binding delicate - handle with care |