Antique American Cookbooks: Home Cookery / Ladies' Indispensable Companion by Mrs. J. Chadwick
1984 Oxmoor House - Antique American Cookbooks Hardcover. No dustjacket issued. Facsimile of the 1828 edition. Full of old, unusual recipes, colored plates, and some historical anecdotes. Front cover has decorative, fruit-patterned, striped designs on Permalin Boniflex paper over hardboards. Back and spine are maroon-colored, Taratan bonded leather. Spine has small, raised bands and gilt lettering. All page edges are gilt. All endleaves are mauve colored, silk moire. Attached, mauve cream colored satin ribbon bookmark. Pages are high quality, Bellbrook Laid Ivory and Karma Text Natural paper. 158 pages of recipes followed by a 66-page section of homeopathic medical remedies, and short sections titled Domestic Economy, Housekeepers' Guide, Cookery For The Sick, Etiquette For Ladies And Gentlemen, Ladies Toilette Table, Canary Birds, plus others.
Antique American Cookbooks: The Virginia Housewife by Mary Randolph
Reproduction hardcover cookbook – published by Oxmoor House, 1984. Reprint of THE VIRGINIA HOUSEWIFE by Mrs Mary Randolph (originally printed in 1828). End pages are a beautiful silk moire. 180 pages. Has ribbon bookmark, gilded page ends, leather spine, wallpaper type cover.
Gilt edges
Attached ribbon bookmark
Antique American Cookbooks: Mrs. Seely's CookBook
Mrs. Seely's Cook-Book (Antique American Cookbooks, Hardcover). A Manual of French and American Cookery with Chapters on Domestic Servants, Their Rights and Duties and Many other Details of Household Management.
Antique American Cookbooks: Common Sense in the Household by Marion Harland
Collector's edition. Octavo, spine and rear board bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and design along the spine, raised bands, fruit pattern covered front board, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon book mark.
Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery by Marion Harlan. This is a facsimile of the original book that was written in 1871. This 1985 edition was prepared as part of a series called Antique American Cookbooks.
Antique American Cookbooks: Mme. Begue and Her Recipes / The Picayune Creole Cook Book
This collector's edition hardcover book, titled "PICAYUNE CREOLE COOK BOOK & Mme Begue & Her Recipes", published by Oxmoor House in 1984, is a must-have for all cooking enthusiasts. The book contains a wealth of information on Creole cooking and includes recipes from various authors.
Antique American Cookbooks: Confederate Receipt Book / Mrs. Hill's New Cook Book
Confederate receipt book. A Compilations of Over One Hundred Receipts Adapted to the Times. [Anon.] Richmond, Virginia,1863.
Housekeeping Made Easy. Mrs. Hill's new cook book. A Practical System for Private Families in Town and Country. With Directions for Carving and Arranging the Table for Dinners, Parties, etc., Together with Many Medical and Miscellaneous Receipts extremely useful in Families. Mrs. A. P. Hill, Widow of Hon. Edward Y. Hill, of Georgia. 1872. 1st pub 1870.
One of 8 books in Antique American Cookbooks Series.
Antique American Cookbooks: Catering For Special Occasions with Menus and Recipes by Fannie Merritt Farmer
Collector's edition. Octavo, spine and rear board bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and design along the spine, raised bands on spine, rose pattern covered front board, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon book mark.