Alton, Illinois: Alton Museum of History & Art, 1989. 115 pp. Publisher's original comb-bound printed stiff wraps, with additional 14-page insert laid in. Near Fine, with light shelf wear, light soiling to wraps. Compiled by The Committee on Black Pioneers, whose mission was to document and preserve the art and..... More
Lexington, N.C. Fred O Sink Printing, 1955. 42 pp. Publisher's original plastic comb-bound blue stiff wraps printed in maroon. Near fine with crack in comb binding near top, light wear to wraps, contents lightly toned. A collection of recipes from African-American chef, who gained notariety through her cooking and published..... More
Concord, CA: Nitty Gritty Books, 1969. First edition. [xii], 210, [1] pp. Publisher's wraps. Good+ with wear along edges, creased spine, slight curling to wraps, dampstain to bottom corner of last few pages. An uncommon soul food cookbook mentioned in Toni Tipton-Martin's The Jemima Code. More
Omaha: [no publisher], 1919. First edition of what is apparently the third cookbook written by an African-American woman, after rarities by Malinda Russell (1866) and Abby Fisher (1881), and published just eight years after Rufus Estes' Good Things to Eat. An eclectic mix of 700 recipes, with some Southern. 112..... More
Mrs. T. P. Mahammitt: Omaha, Nebraska, 1939. First edition. Small quarto. In publisher's original blue cloth boards stamped in silver with white plastic spiral binding. Very Good with soiling, wear to cloth, several plastic teeth lacking. Pages toned with an occasional small stain, and several check marks. Very uncommon cookbook..... More