Lot 68 | Two Early-to-Mid 20th C. Culinary Reference Books
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This aggregated auction listing is being sold by HiBid in DeKalb, Illinois. The current bid is $5 and 1 bid has been placed. The auction has 18 days remaining. BidProwl's Flip Score puts it at 80/100, which scores well above the median for general surplus.
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C-18866
1958 and 1905 ; Simon and Schuster - New York, New York / Saalfield Publishing Company - Akron, Ohio Two early culinary reference books representing European and American domestic cooking traditions. The group includes The Art of French Cooking, a comprehensive guide to classical French cuisine with illustrated plated dishes and structured recipe sections, and The White House Cook Book, an expansive American household manual combining recipes, food preparation, etiquette, and domestic instruction. Together, these volumes reflect the formalization of home cooking and culinary education during the early 20th century.
Both books show honest age-related wear. Bindings exhibit surface wear, edge softening, and rubbing, with areas of staining and discoloration to the cloth covers. On...
