The Williamsburg Art of Cookery 7th Printing 1955 leather-bound Rare cookbooks Collectible books for cooks
$60.00 $80.00
This is a very good leather-bound hardcover. 7th Printing 1955 Colonial Williamsburg. This copy is very good inside and out. The inside pages are very good, clean with only very light natural tanning from age. The binding is very tight and straight. Bound in brown leather, the leather hardcover boards are also very good with only light shelf wear and some darkening spots as seen in photos. It is bound with a fine sewn binding for durability and aesthetics and the fine binding is finished off with hubbed spine. Smaller size book, 12mo book size or 5" x 7" with 276 pages.
Originally published in 1938, this is the 7th printing of The Williamsburg Art of Cookery, 1955. The book is subtitled "Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion Being a Collection of the Most Ancient and Approved Recipes in Virginia". Five illustrations highlight historic Virginia scenes. Contents include: Of Virginia Hospitality, Observations Upon Soup, Of Flesh and Fish, Of Bread, Of Garden Stuff, Of Pastry, Of Preserving and Pickling, Favorite Williamsburg Garden Herbs, Confectionary, Of Cakes, Of Desserts, Of Health Drinking, Of Christmas in Virgina, and An Account of Books Consulted in This Work. It is a wonderful historic cookbook and collectible in fine leather binding.
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