The Joy Of Cooking

Indianapolis/ New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1941. Early printing of Irma S. Rombauer's culinary classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Joe with all good wishes most cordially Irma S. Rombauer." In very good condition. In 1931, Irma Rombauer announced that she intended to turn her personal collection of recipes and… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1943. Reprint. Very Good. Reprint. Signed by Irma S. Rombauer on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's blue and white patterned cloth. Very Good. Rubbing to cloth and white stain on front cover. Pages lightly toned, rear free endpaper creased. This classic has gone on to become the most published cookbook in America;… Read more about this item

St. Louis: A.C. Clayton, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. First edition, first printing of Irma S. Rombauer's self-published cookbook, The Joy of Cooking.. Octavo, 395pp. Green pebbled cloth, title in gilt on front cover. Stated "Printed by A.C. Clayton Printing Co." on copyright page, with no additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to… Read more about this item

Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1951. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hofmann, Ginnie. 1951 On Copyright Page. No Edition Or Printing Stated. The Cover Is Worn And Has Some Tearing At The Lower Spine. Hinges Cracked. Some Kitchen Stains. Former Owner Information. A Few Drug Store… Read more about this item

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Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs Merrill, 1946. Thick octavo (22 x 14.5 cm.), 884 pages. The "Post-War Edition" as this 1946 printing has sometimes been called, is a second printing of the revised and enlarged 1943 "War-Time Edition". The first trade printing of the The Joy of Cooking was issued by Bobbs Merrill in 1936, following the original edition, privately published… Read more about this item

In 1931, Irma Rombauer self-published her personal collection of recipes and cooking techniques. Irma sensed that she was not alone in her need for a no-nonsense, practical resource in the kitchen. The result became the most authoritative cookbook in America. Other cookbooks of the time featured many complex recipes, while her style was simple and… Read more about this item

st. louis, mo.: clayton, 1931. Book. Illus. by marion rombauer. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This is the very rare 1931 first printing of cook's bible "The Joy of Cooking". Very very few books have survived of this small initial 1931 printing. It is signed "Cordially Yours Irma Rombauer".This was Irma Rombauer's first… Read more about this item

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1936. Good Hardcover, first edition, fourth printing, 1936, original binding worn on cover, spine professionally rebacked, edges soiled, foxing on some pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Becker, Marion Rombauer.

Toronto: Thomas Allen & Son 1972, later printing. (Hardcover) 849pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers, illustrations, index. The edges are lightly soiled, some tapestains on the endpapers, the dust jacket is edgeworn including a chip missing at the top of the spine. "revised & enlarged; over 4300 recipes; 1200 new… Read more about this item

Bobbs Merrill, 1943. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Becker, Marion Rombauer . 884 pages. Early edition, 1943 edition. Moderate staining and wear to the blue and white covers; a good sound binding. The pages are yellowed, only a few stains here or there; a good old book overall. The rare dust jacket is chipped, torn and… Read more about this item

UsedAcceptable. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents and worn corners. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting,but the text is not obscured or unreadable. May… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: BoBBS MERRILL, 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A WONDERFUL 1946 EARLY NEAR FINE PRINTING, 894 PAGES, IN RARELLY FOUND CLEAN HARDCOVER AND SELDOM IF EVER FOUND SIGNED BY IRMA ROMBAUER ON THE INSIDE FREE ENDPAPER-"CORDIALLY YOURS IRMA S. ROMBAUER". THIS IS THE BIBLE OF COOKING AND LIGHTS UP ANY CHEF'S… Read more about this item

Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946. Later edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Becker, Marion Rombauer. Longtime kitchen bible for thousands of American cooks, this vintage edition is a more scarce early one with the blue-and-white latticed covers & only Irma listed as author, though daughter Marion (who would later assume co-authorship) is credited with illustrations. Originally published in 1931,… Read more about this item

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Indianapolis:: The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Inc. ,. Fair/NONE. 1946. Hardcover. 1946 hardback edition with blue-and-white cover with moderate to heavy wear, including edgewear, one-inch split at top edge near spine, smaller dings/nicks, moderate soil. Textblock edges and some pages food-stained. Hinges uncracked but for one-inch split at upper front and back hinge, but overall wobbly/shaken. Pages tight,… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946. Hardcover. Fair/Good. New and Enlarged Edition. Inscribed by Rombauer on the front endpaper. Fair in a Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), rubbed at the edges, tidemarks on the back panel. Blue cloth on the boards, generally soiled, rubbed, fraying and with short tears on the spine. Square, cracked hinges, stains at the edges. A well… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1946. Illus. by Becker, Marion Rombauer. Good. Cloth. Revised. 8vo (up to 9½" tall). Moderate rubbing, wear, toning.A few smaller cooking stains to edges..

The Bobb-Merrill Company, Indianapolis and New York, 1946. Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. 884 pp. Text overall clean and ivory colored. No prior owner attribution. Pencil notations on page 256, foxed rectangle on pages 30and 31 where a recipe had been inserted, otherwise light occasional markings appear randomly, typical of use, but do not interfere with readability. Cover has… Read more about this item

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.