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    ILLINOIS
  1. (Chicago-Cook County). Comp By Grace Frelove Brebner. All-American Cook Book : Featuring the Favorite Dishes of Famous Americans. Judy: Chicago, 1922. GOOD. Hb. 201 pgs. Signed recipes, index. Br 858. SOLD

  2. (Chicago - Sheridan Park). Young Women Of St. Simon's Mission. Cook Book. Rooerson Printers 1904. First edn. Clean with hinges starting. Hb. 84 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes, index. Ck 64. Ad in rear for A.C. McClurg & Co "We carry at all times a Complete and Standard Stock of Books on Domestic Science Household Economy Cook Books, etc., etc." Photo.
    		3.  US$: 85.00

    52. Let's Eat

  3. (Chicago). Boys' Shelter Club. Let's Eat. Manz Corp (1931). VG. Hb. 170 pgs. Index. Silver-toned endpapers with title displayed in silver-tone on front cover. Recipe for "Maple Sherbet." Photo.
    		4.  US$: 35.00

  4. (Chicago). Moody Bible Institute. Food For The Body For The Soul. (1946). 7th ptg. VG. PSp/wraps. 128 pgs. Fwd by Mrs. Frances Youngren [Director of the WMBI Home Hour (radio)]. Photos, index. SOLD

  5. (Chicago). Chicago Home Economists Favorite Desserts. Illustration from: 54. Favorite Desserts Chicago Home Economists in Business, May 1949. VG. PSp/wraps. 139 pgs. Fwd, index. Photo.
    US$: 15.00

  6. (Chicago). Young Women's Auxiliary of the 41st Street Presbyterian Church of Chicago. Tested Recipes. ca 1910. Recipes in contemporary hand, written on f & r ep else VG. Hb. 100 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. SOLD

  7. (Chicago). Oak Park & River Forest Center of Infant Welfare Society Of Chicago. Full of Flavor. Oak Park, Ill., (1935). VG. Hb. 253 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Index. "dedicated to the worthwhile cause of 'Keeping The Well Baby Well.'" Photo.
    		8.  US$: 35.00

    recipe from: 57. At Home on The Range

  8. (Chicago). Staff of the Chicago Public Library. At Home on The Range or What Librarians Cook. ca 1946. VG(prev own name on front cover). MSp/wraps. 140 pgs. Signed recipes. Illus. Photo.
    		9.  US$: 35.00

  9. (Chicago). Members And Friends Of North Park Covenant Church. Come Into Our Kitchens. Evening Circle of NPC Church 1943(1950). VG PSp/wraps. 226 pgs. Signed recipes. Photo.
    		10.  US$: 30.00

  10. (Chicago). Comp by Mrs. Andrew H. McGrew, Chairman (et al). Selected Recipes Chosen by The Woman's Board of The Jackson Park Sanitarium Stock Yards Day Nursery. S.D. Childs & Co: Chicago, (1927). Cvrs soiled else VG. Hb. 250 pgs. Ads (many). Signed recipes. Photo.
    		11.  US$: 55.00

    60. Sauganash Community Cook Book

  11. (Chicago). Sauganash Community Church Guild. (Sauganash Community Cook Book) A Collection Of Tested Recipes Contributed By Members And Friends Of The Sauganash Community. Allied Printing 1939. VG (w/small tear to rear cover mended). MSp/wraps. 192 pgs. Ads. Pref. Signed recipes. Indices. Photo.
    		12.  US$: 30.00

  12. (Chicago). Ladies of the Englewood Baptist Church. First Aid Cook Book: A Collection of Five Hundred Signed Recipes. Harmegnies And Howell 1905. GOOD w/rear hinge starting. Hb. 203 pgs. Ads. Fwd. Signed recipes. Ck 65. SOLD

  13. (Cook County). Comp by the Associated College Women Workers From Recipes Contributed Cook County Ladies. Cook County Cook Book. Chicago, (1912). VG. Hb. 274 pgs. Ads. Intro. Signed recipes. Index. SOLD

  14. (Evanston). North End Mothers Club. Cook Book. 1920s. VG. Wraps. 104 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Index. Photo.
    		15.  US$: 25.00

    64. A Book of Cooking

  15. (Evanston). Gamma Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega at Northwestern University. A Book of Cooking. Dec 1921. VG. Wraps. 150 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Index. Photo.
    		16.  US$: 35.00

  16. (Evanston). College Women's Cook-Book Association. College Woman's Cook Book. 1923. VG. Wraps. 96 pgs. Signed recipes. Br 625. SOLD

  17. (Marshall). Ladies of the Congregational Church. Congregational Cook Book. ca 1900. GOOD w/wear to spine. Oilcloth wraps. 82 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Index. Ck 63. Ad for Big Red Lumber Yard picturing burglars "Why are these burglars like our lumber? Because they always go into the best of homes." Photo.
    		18.  US$: 55.00

  18. (Olney). M.E. [Methodist Episcopal] Ladies' Guild. Olney Cook Book [Pub for the benefit of the M.E. Church, the proceeds of sale to be used as a church building fund. Lile Printing Co 1905. Third edn. Rebacked w/new endpapers. GOOD/handwritten recipes on blank pgs. Hb. 212 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Ck 65. Ad for A.J. Busefink Undertaker and Embalmer "Our Office is Never Closed," as well as an ad for the Olney Carnegie Public Library. Many more ads.
    19. SOLD

  19. (Park Ridge). Park Ridge School for Girls. Cook's Book. 1938. VG. MSp/wraps. Np. Ads. Thumb-indexed (dividers have punch-out place cards(48) illus in color). Photo.
    		20.  US$: 45.00

    69. Celestial City Cook Book

  20. (Pekin). St. Paul's Evangelical Church, The Marie Society. Celestial City Cook Book. Tribune Printing Co 1902. VG. Hb. 318 pgs. Pref in English and "Vorwort" auf Deutsch. Ads. Signed recipes. The index in English notes each recipe and who contributed it. Ck 64. Small section of recipes in the German language at end of book. Photo.
    		21.  US$: 100 .00

  21. (Pontiac). Ladies' Aid of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pontiac. M.E. [Methodist Episcopal] Cook Book. 1912. VG. Hb. 111+ pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Ck 69. Photo.
    		22.  US$: 50.00

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    INTERNATIONAL
    CANADA
  22. British Columbia (Vancouver). British Columbia Women's Institutes. Centennial Cook Book. 1958. Second Ed. VG. Hb. 298 pgs. Fwd, intro. Signed recipes. Photos, index. Tells the story of different Women's Institutes (first one begun in 1897). Also explains the mission of the Institute and the setting/history of its geographical area. Photo.
    		23.  US$: 20.00

  23. New Brunswick (St. John). Various Women's Hospital Aids of the Province of New Brunswick and L'Assomption Society of Moncton. Modern Cook Book For New Brunswick. J. & A. McMillan 1920. VG with pgs browning. Hb. 206 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes.
    24. SOLD

  24. Nova Scotia (Halifax). Evangeline Chapter I.O.D.E. Tested Recipes. 1947. VG. Hb. 128 pgs. Signed recipes. Photo.
    		25.  US$: 20.00

  25. Nova Scotia (Halifax). Pub by Authority of Hon. A.S. MacMillan, Minister of Highways. Set A Good Table! Our Summer Visitors are Quick to Appreciate Good Service, but are Slow to Forget Bad. Govm't Bur of Info and Pub ca 1937. VG. Wraps. 26 pgs. Focus is on "typical Nova Scotia dishes." Includes section with menus utilizing the recipes found in the booklet. Photo.
    		26.  US$: 30.00

  26. Nova Scotia (Amherst). Lord Amherst Chapter I.O.D.E [Imperial Order Daughters Of The Empire. Cook Book. 1940s. VG. Wraps. 172 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Gift inscription from Helen McCully on first page. Photo.
    		27.  US$: 125.00

  27. Ontario (Sault Ste. Marie). St. Luke's Women's Auxiliary. Culinary Landmarks Or Half-Hours with Sault Ste. Marie Housewives. 1909. Third Edition. GOOD. Hb. 208 pgs. Ads. Pref. Signed recipes. Index. Successor to the Handy Cook Book published in 1898. Photo.
    		28.  US$: 50.00

    ENGLAND

  28. (London). The Actors' Orphanage Fund. Ed by Naomi Waters. Comp by Mrs. Prince Littler. Our Favourite Dish: The Theatre Recipe Book; 200 Recipes Contributed by Members of the British Theatrical Profession. Putnam & Co Ltd (1952). VG. Hb. 300 pgs. Fwd. Signature recipes. Index. Title page.
    		29. US$: 40.00

    GERMANY

  29. (Berlin).
    Frontispiece/title page: 78. Operation Vittles Cook Book Compiled by The American Women in Blockaded Berlin. Operation Vittles Cook Book. Deutscher Verlag January 1949. 1st edn. VG. Hb. 110 pgs. Blockade scenes pictured with U.S. Armed Forces. B&w photos. Cute line drawings. Photo.
    US$: 150.00
    (NOTE: In the picture to the left, the object holding down the photo frontispiece is not part of the book.)

    30. SWITZERLAND

  30. (Geneva). United Nations Nursery School. Could I Have Your Recipe? A Cookbook Of International Recipes. 1959. 5th rpt edn. VG. PSp/wraps. 287+ supplmt. Signed recipes. Contains supplement (English Translation Of French Printed Recipes Appearing In Could I Have Your Recipe?). Photo.
    		31. US$: 25.00

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    INDIANA
  31. (Crawfordsville). Ladies Of Center Presbyterian Church. Cook Book. Journal Company, Printers 1894. VG (new endpapers). Hb. 155+ pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Revised from Christmas 1879 edition. Ck 73. Photo.
    		32. US$: 150.00

  32. (Hartford City). A Committee of Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church. Presbyterian... Cook Book : A Collection Of Tried And Tested... Receipts. Times Job Print 1898. GOOD. Wraps. 144 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. SOLD

  33. (Hartford). Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church. Presbyterian Cook Book : A Collection Of Tried And Tested.... Receipts. Times Job Print: Hartford City, 1898. GOOD. Wraps. 152 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Index. Ck 73. Photo.
    		34. US$: 110.00

  34. (Irvington). Ladies' Aid Society. Irvington M.E. Cook Book. 1914. VG. Hb 185 Ads. Ck 76. Photo.
    		35. US$: 65.00

  35. (La Porte). Compiled for the benefit of the public in general, and of the Presbyterian Church in particular. Inquire Within for Many New and Reliable Recipes: The Pith of Many Cooks. LaPorte Printing Co 1887. VG w/new spine. Wraps. 94 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Index. Ck 72. Photo.
    		36. US$: 135.00

  36. (Maennerchor). Recipes compiled and arranged by Mrs. Herbert F. Adam. Assisted by Mrs. Bals and Mrs. Mannfeld. Maennerchor Cook Book. Cheltenham Press 1906. VG. Hb. 64+ pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Ck 74. SOLD

  37. (South Bend). Grace M.E. Church. Cook Book of Tested Recipes [The Profits of this Volume are Devoted to the Needs of the Church]. Tribune Print 1906. Weak Rear hinge. Oilcloth brds. 109+ pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Ck 74. Photo.
    		38. US$: 85.00

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    IOWA
  38. (Algona). Ladies Aid Society. A Collection Of Choice Recipes Compiled And Published. Upper Des Moines Republican 1915. GOOD. Oilcloth wraps. 157+ pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Ck 84. Photo.
    		39. US$: 45.00

  39. (Cedar Rapids). St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church: Circle Three Of The Ladies Aid Society. St. Paul's Methodist Cook Book: Favorite and Tested Recipes. 1915. VG(ink notes). Hb. 193 pgs. Ads. Frontis, fwd. Signed recipes. Append, indices. Ck 84. Photo.
    		40. US$: 45.00

  40. (Des Moines). By Florence Berger. Cooking For Christ: the liturgical year in the kitchen. National Rural Life Conf: Des Moines, (1949). VG/gd dj. Hb. 127 pgs. Intro, index. Br 1079. The author writes in a conversational style referring to church history at large as well as her own personal history. Photo.
    		41. US$: 30.00

  41. (Des Moines). Ladies of Des Moines [Benefit Des Moines Missionary Sewing School]. Des Moines Ladies' Cook Book: A Collection Of Choice Recipes August 1903. GOOD. Hb 94 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Index. SOLD

  42. (General). Iowa State College. Comp for Dpt Of Foods And Nutrition Div of Home Economics By Margaret H. Haggart. Foods And Cookery: A Handbook for Homemakers and Teachers of Home Economics. Collegiate Press 1926. VG. Hb. 254 pgs. Fwd, index. Br 1069. Photo.
    		43. US$: 45.00

  43. (Grinnell). Womans Club. Cook Book. 1923. VG (fr endpaper w/light water stain). Hb. 212 pgs. Signed recipes. Index. Photo.
    		44. US$: 50.00

  44. (Homestead). Ladies Auxiliary Of The Homestead Welfare Club. A Collection Of Traditional Amana Recipes. (1948). VG/vg dj. Hb. 120 pgs. Index. The history of the Amana Society goes back to 1714 in Frankfort, Germany. These recipes; used by the society, belie the German heritage. Photo.
    		45. US$: 35.00

  45. (Pella). Women's Auxiliary Of Central College. Pella's Choicest Cooking Recipes. 1948. Fourth edn. VG. PSp/wraps. 176 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Section on Dutch recipes. Photo.
    		46. US$: 25.00

  46. (Sioux City). Comp by Mrs. Benjamin (et al). The Best in The West: Our Friends' Recipes. Davidson Bros Co: Sioux City, (1918). VG. Hb. 134 pgs. SOLD

  47. (Waterloo). Published by The Waterloo Daily Reporter. Good Things You Have Eaten In Waterloo Homes: Over 300 Recipes Worth Using and Preserving, Contributed by Well Known Women of City. Matt Parrott & Sons Co nd. (ca 1920). VG. Hb. 92 pgs. Pref. Signed recipes (includes contributor's address). Index. Br 1084. Photo.
    		48. US$: 50.00

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    KANSAS
  48. (Kansas City). Ladies Of The First Presbyterian Church, And Their Friends. Twentieth Century Cook Book: Choice and Tested Recipes. Lane Printing Co: Kansas City, Dec 1st 1899. Reading copy. Hb. 168 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. SOLD

  49. (Leavenworth). Ladies of Leavenworth And Other Cities And Towns. Kansas Home Cook Book. Crew & Bro: Leavenworth, 1877(1874). Rebound w/orig cvrs laid over. Hb. 265 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. SOLD

  50. (Parsons). Ladies of the Christian Church. Twentieth Century Cook Book. Foley Railway Printing Co 1900. Rebound VG (pgs brittle). Hb. 110 pgs. Ads. Signed recipes. Ck 87. Ads in every margin and interspersed throughout text; as well as the usual format of full page ads/full pages of ads. Title page.
    		51. US$: 85.00

  51. (Topeka). Westminster Presbyterian Church. Bread Basket: Favorite Recipes (The). (March 1951). Third edn. VG. PSp/wraps. 374 pgs. Script/Signature recipes. Photo.
    		52. US$: 15.00

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    KENTUCKY
  52. (Louisville).
    53. Title page illustration from: 101. Favorite Food of Famous Folk Ladies of the Guild of St. James' Parish Church. Favorite Food of Famous Folk. John P. Morton & Co: Pewee Valley, (1900). Soiled reading copy. Hb. 86 pgs. Frontis. Intro. Preface by Rt. Rev. Thomas Underwood Dudley. Br 1121, Ck 92. Recipes from the likes of Susan B. Anthony, Charles Dana Gibson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, etc. SOLD

  53. (Versailles). Women's Hospital Auxiliary. Woodford Recipes. Woodford Sun (1959). VG. PSp/wraps. 178 pgs. Signed recipes. Thumb-index dividers are illus by Mrs. Gordon Shaw. Book begins with a "Recipe For A Happy Home." Photo.
    		54. US$: 20.00

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    LOUISIANA
  54. (Lafayette). Les Vingt Quatre Club for Lafayette Museum Assn. First- You Make a Roux. 1954. Third Edition. VG. Wraps. 48 pgs. Fwd. Signed recipes.
    55. SOLD

  55. (Lake Charles). St. Cecilia's Guild of The Woman's Auxiliary Church Of The Good Shepherd. South Louisiana Recipes. 1954. Second edn. Light coffee cup ring on fr cvr else VG. PSp/wraps. 389 pgs. Fwd. Signed recipes. Index.
    56. SOLD

  56. (Lake Providence). Women Of Grace Episcopal Church. Treasured Recipes. 1962. Second edn. VG. PSp/wraps. 230 pgs. Fwd. Signed recipes, indices.
    57. SOLD

  57. (New Orleans). Women's Republican Club of Louisiana. New Orleans Carnival Cook Book. Thos. J. Moran's Sons 1951. VG. Wraps. 124 pgs. Ads. Fwd. Index. Photo.
    		58. US$: 40.00

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    MAINE
  58. (Isleford). Ladies of the Isleford Church Club. Island Cook Book (The). 1940. VG. Hb. 76 pgs. Fwd. Signed recipes. Appendix. Br 80. Photo.
    		59. US$: 30.00

  59. (Portland). Williston Covenant Daughters. Recipes. A.D. 1912. VG. Wraps/pict cvr. 32 pgs. Ads in rear. Signed recipes. Tipped-in photo of church on front cover. Ck 99.
    60. SOLD

  60. (Portland). Second Advent Church. Good Food How To Cook It Where To Get It. 1891-1900?. Paper cvrs chipped but intact, text VG. Wraps. 40 pgs. Ads. History of the Church. Br 80. Photo.
    		61. US$: 75.00

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    MARYLAND
  61. (Catonsville). Women's Auxiliary Catonsville Presbyterian Church. Book Of Recipes. C.H. Martin: Baltimore, (1909). VG w/light soil to pg 37. Wraps. 76 pgs. Ads. Pref. Signed recipes. Index. Ck 104. Photo.
    		62. US$: 95.00

  62. (Easton). Junior Auxiliary of the Memorial Hospital. A Cook's Tour Of The Eastern Shore Of Maryland. Farrar, Straus & Co: NY, (1949). 3rd edn. VG. PSp/wraps. 360 pgs. Script/signature recipes, index. Photo.
    		63.  US$: 30.00

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