THE SHAKER COOK BOOK: NOT BY BREAD ALONE

Piercy, Caroline B. (SIGNED by THREE ORIGINAL SHAKERS of the day)

Published by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, 1953

About this Item

- FIRST EDITION (with only the '1953' date on copyright page with NO other dates or printings mentioned)- This is NOT an ex-library book and it is NOT a reprint edition- BINDING is light blue hardcover with titles in black on spine; binding and text are very neat, clean and solid, VG. ORIGINAL DUST JACKET also neat, clean and bright, in generally GOOD or better condition with NO major rips, tears or missing pieces. Overall, a nice, SOLID COLLECTOR COPY of a fairly UNCOMMON 'OLD FASHIONED' COOKBOOK of SHAKER COOKERY and RECIPES. this volume is SIGNED and INSCRIBED by THREE ORIGINAL SHAKERS ('24 February 1954, THEODORE E. JOHNSON, DAVID W. SWETT, SR. FRANCES CARR') from the SABBATHDAY LAKE SHAKER VILLAGE of MAINE. 'SHAKER COOKERY has been FAMOUS since the EARLY FEDERAL PERIOD, when the 'KITCHEN SISTERS' devised the essential AMERICAN WAY of FEEDING the FAMILIES of their LARGE COMMUNITIES'. this volume gathers the TIME-TESTED SHAKER RECIPES for BEVERAGES, BREADS, CAKES & COOKIES, CORN DISHES, FISH, HERBS, MEATS, MEATLESS DISHES, PIES & PASTRIES, PICKLES & RELISHES, PRESERVES, SALADS, SOUP, SWEETMEATS, VEGETABLES, and SPECIAL DIET for AGED, and more. 283 pages complete with a BRIEF SHAKER HISTORY, INDEX and B&W ILLUSTRATIONS throughout. Overall, a nice, SOLID COLLECTOR COPY of the fairly UNCOMMON ORIGINAL '1953' FIRST EDITION which is SIGNED by THREE ORIGINAL SHAKERS of the day. Seller Inventory # BK16021826

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE SHAKER COOK BOOK: NOT BY BREAD ALONE

Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc., New York

Publication Date: 1953

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good