Tavistock Books is on vacation from May 20, 2022 to May 30, 2022. The shop will be closed from 3 pm Saturday May 12th through Monday, May 17th, while we are on a short family holiday. Orders during that period will be promptly addressed on our return, May 18th.
The TWENTIETH CENTURY COOK BOOK.
Berkeley: Published by the Twentieth Century Club of Berkeley. Press of A. Newman. 1914. 1st Edition (Glozier 325). Not in not in Axford, Brown nor Wheaton & Kelly. 146 pp. Adverts throughout. Newspaper extract & mss recipe card laid-in. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". Very pale green plactized binding, with dark green stamping. Advert eps. General wear & soiling to covers, which exhibit a slight bow. Foxing to text block edges. Some staining to paper. A VG copy. Item #49447
As Glozier notes, "Unusual recipes contributed by members of the club were: 'goo-goo eyes', 'my sister's bread cake', 'dearfoot potatoes'" & other similiarly titled concoctions.
Price: $175.00
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