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Published by A.C. Clayton, St. Louis, 1931
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Very good. First edition, first printing of Irma S. Rombauer's self-published cookbook, The Joy of Cooking. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [xxxii], 395pp, [3]. 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 corners, covers previously cleaned per the instructions in the book. Thumbmarks to endpapers. Marginalia on endpapers and throughout, mostly in pencil. Illustrations by Irma's daughter, Marion. Lacking the original dust jacket. Housed in custom blue cloth clamshell, title in gilt on black label affixed to spine. (Bitting, p. 407) A scarce work. Irma S. Rombauer (1877-1962) wrote The Joy of Cooking as a way to earn a living and cope with the sudden loss of her husband, Edgar. Rombauer collected recipes from members of her hometown, St. Louis, and found a local printer to produce 3,000 copies. Their contract, signed with A.C. Clayton Printing, called for all first printings to be made with "washable cover fabrics. mailing cartons and individualized stickers." (Mendelson 91) The Joy of Cooking remains in print today, with more than 18 million copies sold from updated editions continuously edited by Rombauer's extended family.
Published by clayton, st. louis, mo., 1931
Seller: oldprintbooks, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. marion rombauer (illustrator). 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 self publishing containing the recipes that made her a legend in the kitchen. The book is in good condition(spotting and age wear) being 85 years old and self published during the depression with minimalist intent. Blue boards with gilt title on front,395 pages with the words-"the cover of this book can be cleaned with a moist cloth" on the back pastedown. The first few pages are lightly tanned and the rest have occasional spotting.The binding has been strengthened.Cookbooks take a beating and this has survived over 90 years! This is a very special cookbook for any chef's kitchen and one of a few left. This was privately published by the author in an edition of 3000 copies, and illustrated by the author's daughter, Marion Rombauer Becker. Irma von Starkloff Rombauer, the daughter of Max von Starkloff, an affluent St. Louis doctor, studied art at Washington University, and enjoyed a brief romance with the writer Booth Tarkington before marrying Edgar Rombauer, a lawyer, in 1899. As she wrote in her introduction to The Joy of Cooking, "Will it encourage you to know that I was once as ignorant, helpless and awkward a bride as was ever foisted on an impecunious young lawyer? Together we placed many a burnt offering upon the altar of matrimony." After her husband committed suicide following decades of intermittent depression in 1930, Rombauer needed to find a means of support and decided to publish a book of the recipes that she had perfected as a homemaker, as the teacher of a cooking class for the Women's Alliance at a midwestern church that she had started in 1922, and as hostess to numerous civic and cultural organizations in St. Louis to which the Rombauers belonged, including the elite Wednesday Club, of which she eventually became president. Using part of the $6000.00 legacy she had received following her husband's death, Rombauer paid the Clayton Printing Company to publish her cookbook, which she marketed herself, selling copies for $3.00 apiece, and managing to sell approximately 2000 copies in two years, no mean accomplishment in the early years of the Great Depression. The original edition enjoyed modest success, but it was not until Bobbs-Merrill took over the commercial publication of the book in 1936 that The Joy of Cooking began its rise to the position it holds today, that of the most popular and best-selling cookbook in American history, with nearly 18 million copies sold to date. The Joy of Cooking is the only cookbook to be included in the New York Public Library's list of 150 Influential Books of the Century. A real piece of history!. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis/ New York, 1941
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Signed
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 cooking techniques into a cookbook. Cooking could no longer remain a private passion for Irma. She had recently been widowed and needed to find a way to support her family. Irma was a celebrated St. Louis hostess who sensed that she was not alone in her need for a no-nonsense, practical resource in the kitchen. So, mustering what assets she had, she self-published The Joy of Cooking: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with a Casual Culinary Chat. Out of these unlikely circumstances was born the most authoritative cookbook in America, the book your grandmother and mother probably learned to cook from.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company INC., 1931
Seller: the good news resource, Park Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition. Printed 1962. Pages slightly yellowing due to age. Wear to jacket.
Published by Bobbs Merrill Co ( 1931, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943 ) 1946, 1946
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Back / Decorative Binding. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some Illustrations (illustrator). 884 pages, includes extra pages at the end for your own recipes. Hard back book in good plus (G+) to VERY GOOD condition. There is some minor fray to the spin at the upper left corner and a small interior stain at the top edge fold of the ffep, very minor. Pages are honey colored from age, but clean and unmarked. Nice quality for this scarce edition. IDEAL FOR GIFT GIVING. No previous owner names, marks or paste downs. High Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in better than good condition without Dust Jacket, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great GIFT IDEA for the fan / reader in your life. Inquiries Welcome. Thanks for stopping by our shop. Book.
Published by Blakiston Company [1931, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943] 1946 Bobbs Merrill Company , Reprint, Previous Owner Name, 1946
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: A: Book: Good or Better Cond. 1. [illustrated with Black and White drawings] (illustrator). Spine is slightly loose. Great Book for theme cooking and special dishes. For that special cook in your life this would be a great treat. Fun new recipes to test and try. If you'd like to send a whirlwind through your weekly menu "try this one". Great for those who are new to cooking or just want the taste of something new and different. Favorite recipes, menu suggestions, helpful hints and food preparation techniques, methods, explained. Keywords: Cookbook / cook book / cooking / cookery / cook / cooks / kitchen / food preparation / eating / dining / meals / menu / menus / entertaining / party planning . RARE: Hard-to-find!!. Book.
Published by bobbs merrill, 1936
Seller: aldebaranbooks, Lantana, FL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 628pp blue/white cloth covered boards. top back inner gutter hinge is weak but remains firmly connected, spine, gutters foredge, extremities otherwise unremarkable.previous owner has dissected the original dj and has glued appropriate sections on the following pages.inside front board, opposite side of dedication page, on the rear of the forward page, rear of rep, inside back board.there is no dj, fourth printing issued 1936, original issue was released in 1931.there is light pencilling ffep, on dedication page.good/o.early issues increasingly scarce.extra charges for shipping outside U.S. this item 50.00 USD shipping postage for out of U.S.
Published by Bobbs Merrill Co ( 1931, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943 ) 1946, 1946
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Back / Decorative Binding. Condition: Good /Nice/Clean. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some Illustrations (illustrator). 884 pages, includes extra pages at the end for your own recipes. Hard back book in good plus (G+) condition. There is some fray to the spin at the upper left corner and a slight sticker mark. Pages are honey colored from age, but clean and unmarked. Nice quality for this scarce edition. Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in better than good condition without Dust Jacket, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great GIFT IDEA for the fan / reader in your life. Inquiries Welcome. Thanks for stopping by our shop. Book.
Published by Blakiston Company [1931, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943] 1946 Bobbs Merrill Company , Reprint, Previous Owner Name, 1946
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: A: Book: Good or Better Cond. 1. [illustrated with Black and White drawings] (illustrator). Spine is slightly loose. Great Book for theme cooking and special dishes. For that special cook in your life this would be a great treat. Fun new recipes to test and try. If you'd like to send a whirlwind through your weekly menu "try this one". Great for those who are new to cooking or just want the taste of something new and different. Favorite recipes, menu suggestions, helpful hints and food preparation techniques, methods, explained. Keywords: Cookbook / cook book / cooking / cookery / cook / cooks / kitchen / food preparation / eating / dining / meals / menu / menus / entertaining / party planning . RARE: Hard-to-find!!. Book.
Published by Bobbs Merrill Co ( 1931, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1953 ) 1962, 1962
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Back / Embossed Titles. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some Illustrations (illustrator). 852 pages, includes extra pages at the end for your own recipes. Hard back book in very good condition. Small tape repair at the upper rigth on spine hindge, minor. Includes original bound in red ribbon book marks. Interior is clean and unmarked, a few very minor food splash marks on the ends of pages when book is closed. A sturdy book, ideal for gift presentation. Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in Very Good condition without Dust Jacket, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great GIFT IDEA for the fan / reader in your life. Scarce edition. Inquires welcome. Book.
Published by Bobbs Merrill Co ( 1931, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943 ) 1946, 1946
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Back / Decorative Binding. Condition: Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some Illustrations (illustrator). 884 pages, includes extra pages at the end for your own recipes. Hard back book in mostly good (95+ percent) condition. There is some fray to the spine and edges. Several previous owner marks, on the end papers, and on several recipes (about 15 out of 884 pages) including some of the back pages, indexed and one of the index pages has been taped. Couple of recipes have star stickers. It must have been cherished by the previous owner. Pages are honey colored from age, but mostly clean and unmarked. Good quality for the cost of this scarce edition. Blue check pattern, Hardback : hard cover edition in good usable vintage condition, but not quite perfect, without Dust Jacket, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent and plentiful recipes to try and taste. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Firmly readable. As to be expected with used books, there may be some minor bumping, creases, and/or scuffs. Overall a good copy. We appreciate your consideration of one of our books, art prints or novelty items. We strive to offer fast, courteous and professional service to all our patrons. Reading is one of life's great pleasures. Please inquire for further details, our items arrive shrink wrapped and well packed. ~ Thank you for viewing stopping by. Please see pictures. Book.
Published by Scribner, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.15.
Published by Scribner, New York, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Facsimile Edition. New York: Scribner, 1998. First published in 1931 by Simon and Schuster, Irma became a trusted kitchen companion for generations of novice cooks. This is a Fine copy of the facsimile edition. Blue cloth binding, with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 395 pages. The dustjacket is Fine; in an archival plastic protector. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis-New York, 1952
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ginnie Hofmann (illustrator). 1011 pp. Dusty blue cloth cover with white stripes design on both boards. Some rubbing of the extremities particularly on the spine's bottom edge. Inside former owner' pen and pencil notations on endpapers only. Minor notations in the index. Otherwise, the interior is very clean. Binding is square and tight. A used but well-cared for edition to the classic 1931 original. Size: Octavo.
Published by Scribner, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. New.
Published by Blakiston Company [1931, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943] 1946 Bobbs Merrill Company , Reprint, 1946
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Back / Cloth Binding. Condition: Good w Some Defects. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1. [illustrated with Black and White drawings] (illustrator). Although this copy is sound, and tight with nice cover, it has defects. However, it has been nicely repaired. List of defects. Some spotting on end papers and inside covers, someone had taped in recipes and then pulled them out leaving both tape marks and small holes, and slightly torn edges of the free end papers and the title page. Some of them must have been news clippings, because they pages are slightly darker in those areas. The remainder of the book is in good clean condition, which means the majority of the text itself. However, on page 29/30 one recipe is clipped out, and gone. But has been repaired. We made an exact color photocopy from another book, exactly the right size and pasted the color photoreplica betweet pages 30-31. The two recipes affected by the clipping are Crabmeat Canapes I on page 29, cheese sandwiches with bacon bacon on page 30. All the other recipes are intact. The book is not perfect, but it's been nicely repaired and will last for many many years to come. This is a favorite among cookbook collectors and people who like to cook at home. Book is hardback, blue diamond decorative cloth design, 884 pages. In good, with defects conditon. it has that lovely vintage look, the pages are aged yet clean. Some light splatters from being used, but over all a worthy copy. It's a book with a past life. Priced to move. It's a typical used book with some slight wear to edges and spine. Firmly readable. As to be expected with used books, there may be some minor bumping, creases, and/or scuffs. If you'd like to send a whirlwind through your weekly menu "try this one". Great for those who are new to cooking or just want the taste of something new and different. Favorite recipes, menu suggestions, helpful hints and food preparation techniques, methods, explained. Keywords: Cookbook / cook book / cooking / cookery / cook / cooks / kitchen / food preparation / eating / dining / meals / menu / menus / entertaining / party planning. ~ We strive to offer fast, courteous and professional service to all our patrons. Reading is one of life's great pleasures, so is eating. Get cooking! Please inquire for further details, our items arrive shrink wrapped and well packed. ~ Thank you for viewing stopping by. Enjoy!. Book.
Published by Scribner, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: new.
Published by Scribner, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: very good.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis/New York, 1946
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Becker, Marion Rombauer (illustrator). Later edition. 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, this edition is from 1946, in 884 pages including the new Preface to the 1943 Edition, which traces the history of the cookbook & upholds its important role as a "record of our American way of life." Includes adjustments to "the new order, for the cook,'' eg, sugarless & sugar-saving recipes designed to accommodate the wartime rationing of sugar & other staples. Hardcover book is in Good+ condition: exterior blue/white diamond-patterned covers are very clean, with slight rubbing, heavy to extremities. Tearing at head of spine with some fraying of the cloth at both ends. Half title page is torn & bottom half is missing. Else, the binding is strong & straight & both hinges are intact. Pages creamy white with moderate tanning, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked; occasional spot of soil/food from previous cooks. A solid, clean vintage copy! No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by Scribner, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
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Condition: new.
Published by Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company), Hemel Hempstead, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In 1931, Irma Rombauer announced that she intended to turn her personal collection of recipes and cooking techniques into a cookbook. Cooking could no longer remain a private passion for Irma. She had recently been widowed and needed to find a way to support her family. Irma was a celebrated St. Louis hostess who sensed that she was not alone in her need for a no-nonsense, practical resource in the kitchen. So, mustering what assets she had, she self-published The Joy of Cooking: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with a Casual Culinary Chat. Out of these unlikely circumstances was born the most authoritative cookbook in America, the book your grandmother and mother probably learned to cook from. To date it has sold more than 15 million copies. This is a perfect facsimile of that original 1931 edition. It is your chance to see where it all began. These pages amply reveal why The Joy of Cooking has become a legacy of learning and pleasure for generations of users. Irma's sensible, fearless approach to cooking and her reassuring voice offer both novice and experienced cooks everything they need to produce a crackling crust on roasts and bake the perfect cake. All the old classics are here -- Chicken a la King, Molded Cranberry Nut Salad, and Charlotte Russe to name a few -- but so are dozens of unexpected recipes such as Risotto and Roasted Spanish Onions, dishes that seem right at home on our tables today. Whether she's discussing the colorful personality of her cook Marguerite, whose Cheese Custard Pie was not to be missed, or asserting that the average woman's breakfast was "probably fruit, dry toast, and a beverage" while the average man's was "fruit, cereal, eggs with ham or bacon, hot bread, and a beverage," the distinctive era in which Irma lived comes through loud and clear in every line. Enter a time when such dishes as Shrimp Wiggle and Cottage Pudding routinely appeared on tables across America. The book is illustrated with the silhouette cutouts created by Irma's daughter Marion, who eventually wrote later editions of The Joy of Cooking. Marion also created the cover art depicting St. Martha of Bethany, the patron saint of cooking, slaying the dragon of kitchen drudgery. This special facsimile edition contains both Irma's original introduction and a completely new foreword by her son Edgar Rombauer, whose vivid memories bring Irma's kitchen alive for us all today. Synopsis coming soon. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Published by Scribner, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New.
Published by Simon & Schuster Nov 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1501169718ISBN 13: 9781501169717
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Book
Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Generation after generation, Joy has been a warm, encouraging presence in American kitchens, teaching us to cook with grace and humor. This luminous new edition continues on that important tradition while seamlessly weaving in modern touches, making it all the more indispensable for generations to come.' -Samin Nosrat, author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat 'Cooking shouldn't just be about making a delicious dish-owning the process and enjoying the experience ought to be just as important as the meal itself. The new Joy of Cooking is a reminder that nothing can compare to gathering around the table for a home cooked meal with the people who matter most.' -Joanna Gaines, author of Magnolia Table In the nearly ninety years since Irma S. Rombauer self-published the first three thousand copies of Joy of Cooking in 1931, it has become the kitchen bible, with more than 20 million copies in print. This new edition of Joy has been thoroughly revised and expanded by Irma's great-grandson John Becker and his wife, Megan Scott.John and Megan developed more than six hundred new recipes for this edition, tested and tweaked thousands of classic recipes, and updated every section of every chapter to reflect the latest ingredients and techniques available to today's home cooks. Their strategy for revising this edition was the same one Irma and Marion employed: Vet, research, and improve Joy's coverage of legacy recipes while introducing new dishes, modern cooking techniques, and comprehensive information on ingredients now available at farmers' markets and grocery stores. You will find tried-and-true favorites like Banana Bread Cockaigne, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Southern Corn Bread-all retested and faithfully improved-as well as new favorites like Chana Masala, Beef Rendang, Megan's Seeded Olive Oil Granola, and Smoked Pork Shoulder. In addition to a thoroughly modernized vegetable chapter, there are many more vegan and vegetarian recipes, including Caramelized Tamarind Tempeh, Crispy Pan-Fried Tofu, Spicy Chickpea Soup, and Roasted Mushroom Burgers. Joy's baking chapters now include gram weights for accuracy, along with a refreshed lineup of baked goods like Cannelés de Bordeaux, Rustic No-Knead Sourdough, Ciabatta, Chocolate-Walnut Babka, and Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza, as well as gluten-free recipes for pizza dough and yeast breads. A new chapter on streamlined cooking explains how to economize time, money, and ingredients and avoid waste. You will learn how to use a diverse array of ingredients, from amaranth to za'atar. New techniques include low-temperature and sous vide cooking, fermentation, and cooking with both traditional and electric pressure cookers. Barbecuing, smoking, and other outdoor cooking methods are covered in even greater detail. This new edition of Joy is the perfect combination of classic recipes, new dishes, and indispensable reference information for today's home cooks. Whether it is the only cookbook on your shelf or one of many, Joy is and has been the essential and trusted guide for home cooks for almost a century. This new edition continues that legacy.
Published by NY. 1998. Simon & Schuster facsimile reprint of the 1931 original., 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
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small blue hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line) of this facsimile edition. decorative endpapers. xvi + (23)+395p.+ about the author. index of recipes. b&w illustrations. cookbooks. cucina. cocina. culina. american cuisine. international cuisine. ethnic cuisine. ~ In 1931, Irma Rombauer announced that she intended to turn her personal collection of recipes and cooking techniques into a cookbook. Cooking could no longer remain a private passion for Irma. She had recently been widowed and needed to find a way to support her family. Irma was a celebrated St. Louis hostess who sensed that she was not alone in her need for a no~nonsense, practical resource in the kitchen. So, mustering what assets she had, she self~published The Joy of Cooking: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with a Casual Culinary Chat. Out of these unlikely circumstances was born the most authoritative cookbook in America, the book your grandmother and mother probably learned to cook from. To date it has sold more than 15 million copies. This is a perfect facsimile of that original 1931 edition. It is your chance to see where it all began. These pages amply reveal why The Joy of Cooking has become a legacy of learning and pleasure for generations of users. Irma's sensible, fearless approach to cooking and her reassuring voice offer both novice and experienced cooks everything they need to produce a crackling crust on roasts and bake the perfect cake. All the old classics are here~Chicken a la King, Molded Cranberry Nut Salad, and Charlotte Russe to name a few~but so are dozens of unexpected recipes such as Risotto and Roasted Spanish Onions, dishes that seem right at home on our tables today. Whether she's discussing the colorful personality of her cook Marguerite, whose Cheese Custard Pie was not to be missed; or asserting that the average woman's breakfast was "probably fruit, dry toast, and a beverage" while the average man's was "fruit, cereal, eggs with ham or bacon, hot bread, and a beverage," the distinctive era in which Irma lived comes through loud and clear in every line. Enter a time when such dishes as Shrimp Wiggle and Cottage Pudding routinely appeared on tables across America. The book is illustrated with the silhouette cutouts created by Irma's daughter Marion, who eventually wrote later editions of The Joy of Cooking. Marion also created the cover art depicting St. Martha of Bethany, the patron saint of cooking, slaying the dragon of kitchen drudgery. This special facsimile edition contains both Irma's original introduction and a completely new foreword by her son Edgar Rombauer, whose vivid memories bring Irma's kitchen alive for us all today.
Published by Bobbs - Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1964
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks and wrinkles to the spine ends and corners. The white covers have some light toning / darkening, especially the spine. The rear cover has several spots of darker discoloration as well. "Joy of Cooking, often known as "The Joy of Cooking", is one of the United States' most-published cookbooks. It has been in print continuously since 1936 and has sold more than 20 million copies. It was published privately during 1931 by Irma S. Rombauer (1877 1962) , a homemaker in St. Louis, Missouri, after her husband's suicide the previous year. Rombauer had 3,000 copies printed by A. C. Clayton, a company which had printed labels for fancy St. Louis shoe companies and for Listerine mouthwash, but never a book. Beginning in 1936, the book was published by a commercial printing house, the Bobbs-Merrill Company. With nine editions, Joy of Cooking is considered the most popular American cookbook. " (from Wikipedia).
Published by Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company), Hemel Hempstead, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In 1931, Irma Rombauer announced that she intended to turn her personal collection of recipes and cooking techniques into a cookbook. Cooking could no longer remain a private passion for Irma. She had recently been widowed and needed to find a way to support her family. Irma was a celebrated St. Louis hostess who sensed that she was not alone in her need for a no-nonsense, practical resource in the kitchen. So, mustering what assets she had, she self-published The Joy of Cooking: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with a Casual Culinary Chat. Out of these unlikely circumstances was born the most authoritative cookbook in America, the book your grandmother and mother probably learned to cook from. To date it has sold more than 15 million copies. This is a perfect facsimile of that original 1931 edition. It is your chance to see where it all began. These pages amply reveal why The Joy of Cooking has become a legacy of learning and pleasure for generations of users. Irma's sensible, fearless approach to cooking and her reassuring voice offer both novice and experienced cooks everything they need to produce a crackling crust on roasts and bake the perfect cake. All the old classics are here -- Chicken a la King, Molded Cranberry Nut Salad, and Charlotte Russe to name a few -- but so are dozens of unexpected recipes such as Risotto and Roasted Spanish Onions, dishes that seem right at home on our tables today. Whether she's discussing the colorful personality of her cook Marguerite, whose Cheese Custard Pie was not to be missed, or asserting that the average woman's breakfast was "probably fruit, dry toast, and a beverage" while the average man's was "fruit, cereal, eggs with ham or bacon, hot bread, and a beverage," the distinctive era in which Irma lived comes through loud and clear in every line. Enter a time when such dishes as Shrimp Wiggle and Cottage Pudding routinely appeared on tables across America. The book is illustrated with the silhouette cutouts created by Irma's daughter Marion, who eventually wrote later editions of The Joy of Cooking. Marion also created the cover art depicting St. Martha of Bethany, the patron saint of cooking, slaying the dragon of kitchen drudgery. This special facsimile edition contains both Irma's original introduction and a completely new foreword by her son Edgar Rombauer, whose vivid memories bring Irma's kitchen alive for us all today. Synopsis coming soon. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Published by Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company), 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Scribner, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Condition: new. Facsimile. Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!.
Published by Scribner, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684833581ISBN 13: 9780684833583
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Condition: New.
Hardback. Anglicised 5 Revised ed. Times and lifestyles have changed since Irma Rombauer first published the original Joy of Cooking in 1931, and for this 6th edition, the New Joy of Cooking, Ethan Becker, grandson of Irma and son of Marion Rombauer Becker, together with Maria Guarnaschelli, senior editor and vice president at Scribner's, called on top food professionals to produce a new cookbook/guide that reflects what North Americans eat and how they prepare their food today.It's still chock full of recipes -- roughly 3,000 -- but in the new Joy, they have been revised from earlier editions to include new cooking techniques such as grilling, food processors, microwaves, and America's more recent passions for pizza, pasta, noodles, burritos, grains and noodles. Interests in healthy, leaner cuisine are reflected, along with ethnic cuisines.There is much debate on the merits of the "old" Joy vs. the "new" Joy, and whether these changes -- replacing information on canning and preserving with grilling and flavored oils for example -- are a benefit to you as a cook. It's a matter of personal choice. both are equally comprehensive, reliable, and trustworthy kitchen companions. You must have one.The authors just keep stuffing the pages back into their copy of Joy of Cooking, and would never part with the quirky illustrations, Irma Simon and Shuster, 1999. First UK edition, first printing. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w which is in a protective cover. Scans available if required.