Cookbooks Worth Collecting: The History and Lore of Notable Cookbooks, with Complete Bibliographic Listings and Up-to-date Values - Softcover

Mary Barile; Barele, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870696866 ISBN 13: 9780870696862

Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Co, 1993

Synopsis

Offers tips on starting a collection, gathering information, and locating mail-order sources, and looks at the history of cookbooks from ancient Rome to the nineteenth century

About this title

From Library Journal:

In this outstanding guide to the world of cookbooks for the avid collector, Barile presents an in-depth history of cookbooks from early Rome to modern America. She points out notable titles from each era and the social significance to be discovered in cookbooks. Barile also discusses the impact of modern-day appliances and convenience foods upon cookbooks. Stressing what is currently collectible and what might be in the future, she meticulously describes various categories of cookbooks: fundraising, historical, minority and ethnic, appliance, restaurant/hotel, and home canning and freezing. Barile does not ignore ephemera in her collecting strategy, stating that it is quite often overlooked and undervalued by dealers and collectors alike. Included in her text are a price guide, cookbook time line, conversion tables for old measurements, source list, and a directory of American cookbook libraries. An invaluable resource for culinary bibliophiles.
- Michael A. Lutes, Univ. of Notre Dame Lib., Ind.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Co
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0870696866
• ISBN 13: 9780870696862
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240