Vintage Books

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tales Children’s book.

Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker’s Peck of Trouble.  Pictures by Walter Lantz Studio

Book measures about 5 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches. 

Copyright date of 1951.

Condition is good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover and wear to the spine.  

Interior pages are very good with no tears.  There is age toning to the pages.

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Really cute illustrations.

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tales Children’s book.

Uncle Wiggily and the Alligator.  Created by Howard R. Garis. Story by Gil Turner. Illustrations by William Weaver. 

Book measures about 5 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches. 

Copyright date of 1953.

Condition is fair to good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover and major wear to the spine.  

Interior pages are very good with no tears.  There is age toning to the pages.

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Really cute illustrations.

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tale Children’s book.

Walt Disney’s Water Birds. Pictures by Marjorie Hartwell.

Book measures about 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. 

Copyright date of 1955.

Condition is fair to good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover and major wear to the spine.  

Interior pages are very good with no tears.  Someone did right a page number at the bottom of each page.

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Really cute illustrations.

Vintage Rand McNally Junior Elf book, Let’s Read About Rocks by Iris Tracy Comfort. Illustrated by Seymour Fleishman. Book number 8165.

Book measures about 4 7/8 x 6 3/8  inches.  Copyright date of 1969. Original price printed on cover 19c.

Condition is good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover.  Former owners name written inside front cover. And aome age toning to the pages.

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A cute collectible book!

Vintage Original Hardcover Cookbook.

Nyal Cook Book.

Prepared by Janet McKenzie Hill.  Editor of the Boston Cooking School Magazine.

For Sale Only At Nyal Quality Drug Stores.

Copyright 1916 by The Boston Cooking School Magazine Co.

Many Black and White Photos sprinkled throughout the cookbook.

Full index at the back of the book.

Condition is used with overall wear.

Cover has soiling and wear around the edges.

Penciled inscription inside the front cover.

The pages are pretty nice with a few dog eared pages and age toning.  

Vintage Original Recipe Book.

Hamilton Beach Instructions and Tested Recipes Model K Food Mixer

Softcover cookbook, stapled spine. measures about 6” x 8 1/2” with 42 pages.

Condition is good with overall wear and light soiling to the covers.  Interior pages are very clean.  

Vintage Original Cookbook.

National Presto Cooker Model 60 Recipe Book.

Copyright 1946, National Pressure Cooker Company.

Softcover book, stapled spine. 

Measures about 4 3/4” x 6 3/4” with 128 pages.

Condition is used with overall wear, cover creases, and soiling.

First and last few pages are loose from the spine.  The paper is brittle around the edges of the loose pages.

Not in the best shape, but some very good pressure cooker recipes inside.

Vintage Original Recipe Book.

The KNCK Bicentennial Cookbook.

Patsy Person, The Ladies Home Show.

Favorite dishes of cooks on North Central Kansas and beyond.

Two page list of recipe contributors at the front.

Sections include: 

Breads

Vegetables & Salads

Meat & Entrees

Potpourri

Bicentennial

The Bicentennial section includes recipes that were passed down through families for generations.

Softcover book, stapled spine. 

Measures about 6” x 8 1/2” with 151 pages.

Condition is very good with some light overall wear.

Vintage Original Recipe Booklet Cookbook.

New Fashioned Old Fashioned Recipes.

Copyright 1949 Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

Dessert recipes including: Date and Nut Bread, Soda Biscuits, Corn Bread, Pancakes, Waffles, Cake, Frostings, Donuts, and Cookies.

Softcover booklet, stapled spine. measures about 6” x 4 1/2” with 18 pages.

Condition is very good with some light overall wear.

Vintage Original circa 1962 Swift's Premium Recipe Booklet Cookbook.

Party Recipe Ideas, by Martha Logan.

Softcover booklet, stapled spine. measures about 5" x 7" with 10 pages.

Condition is good with some light overall wear.

Vintage Original circa 1920s Cookbook.

KMA Radio Recipes. 

Earl E. May Seed & Nursery Co. Shenandoah, Iowa.

Compiled by KMA Radio Friends and Recipe Lady.

Some recipes give the name and town of the submitter.

Some of the submission locations include:

• Auburn, Nebraska
• Alma, Nebraska
• Beatrice, Nebraska
• Brainard, Nebraska
• Malcolm, Nebraska
• Royal, Nebraska
• Wahoo, Nebraska
• West Point, Nebraska
• Grant City, Missouri
• Pattonsburg, Missouri
• Anita, Iowa
• Creston, Iowa
• Denison, Iowa
• Iowa City, Iowa
• Lake City, Iowa
• Lineville, Iowa
• Milo, Iowa
• Percival, Iowa
• Red Oak, Iowa
• Webster City, Iowa
• Weston, Iowa
• Shenandoah, Iowa
• Belvue, Kansas
• Claflin, Kansas
• Effingham, Kansas
• Fall River, Kansas
• Hollis, Kansas
• Fairfax, Wisconsin

Softcover book, stapled spine. measures about 6" x 9" with 64 pages.

Condition is fair with overall wear, dog eared pages, soiling, and spine is split at the bottom and top.

Center pages (23-42) are loose.

Vintage original 1969 recipe book.

Calico Kate’s 3 Days Before Pay Day Cook Book.

Spiral bound softcover book measuring 5 1/2” x 8" with 44 pages.

Condition is used with major grease(?) stain to the front cover that permeates through the first 22 pages. Some paper loss to cover, other cover stains, and overall wear.

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Priced accordingly.

Vintage original circa 1960s cookbook.

Mirro Matic Electric Fry Pan directions and recipes.

Softcover book measuring 9 1/4” x 9 1/4" with 12 pages.

Condition is used scuffing, small tears and soiling to the covers, and overall wear.

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Vintage original 1980 Recipe Book.

Osterizer Blender Creative Cookery Cookbook.

Softcover book measuring 5 1/2” x 8 3/8" with 35 pages.

Condition is used with some wear  and scuffing to the covers, and light soiling.

Vintage original circa 1930s Cookbook.

The Healthyway of Canning and Cooking.

For the Health Pressure Cooker.

National Aluminum Manufacturing Co. Peoria, Illinois.

Softcover book measuring 6" x 9" with 48 pages.

Condition is used with overall wear, including small tears, dog eared corners, and soiling.

All pages are present with the centerfold loose from the staples.

Vintage instruction book.

Preserve, Store and Freeze your own food supply with CROSLEY Frostmaster.

How to prepare your foods for the freezer.

Dated 1947.

Softcover book measuring 6" x 8” with 18 pages. Stapled spine.

Condition is fair with soiling, wear and split at the bottom of the spine.  And upper left corner missing from the back cover.

Vintage Cookbook.

Sunbeam Frypan Recipes and Instructions Book.

Dated 1978.

Softcover book measuring 5 3/8" x 8 1/2” with 55 pages. Stapled spine.

Condition is good with light wear.

Vintage Original Cookbook.

Aunt Sammy’s Radio Recipes.

Developed by The Bureau Of Home Economics. U.S. Department Of Agriculture.

U.S. Government Printing Office, 1927.

Softcover book, stapled spine. measures about 6" x 9" with 86 pages.

Condition is fair with overall wear, soiling, and spine is split at the bottom.

Vintage Rand McNally Elf book #8332.

My Happy Day. A Word Book.

Copyright 1951.

Hardcover book measuring about 6 5/8” wide x 8 1/4” long.

Used condition with some cover wear. Interior pages are good with age toning and a few small soiled spots.

Really cute kids book!

Vintage Little Golden Book 25.

The Taxi That Hurried.

I believe this is a first edition.

Copyright 1946 by Simon and Schuster.

Hardcover book measuring about 6 3/4” wide x 8” long.

Book is in used condition with cover wear and tear and soiling, age toned pages, and one pages is torn in half (see photos).

Really cute kids book!

Vintage 1911 advertising cookbook. 

Royal Baker and Pastry Cook

A Manual of Practical Receipts for Home Baking and Cooking

Copyright 1911, by Royal Baking Powder Company of New York, U.S.A.

Recipes index at the front.

Softcover book, with 46 pages.

Book measures about 5 inches wide x 8 inches long.

Book is in good condition, with creases, wear and soiling to the covers.  Pages are pretty clean, with a few soiled areas, a few dog eared pages, and some age toning.

Vintage Kodakery magazine for January 1925.  

A Magazine for Amateur Photographers.

Articles covering silhouettes, best practices for good photos, sample photos and Kodak camera advertising.

Measures about 5 3/8” wide x 7 1/2” long with 32 pages.

Condition is very good with some wear to the covers.

Vintage 1950Hardcover children's chapter book by Paul Hutchens.

The Green Tent Mystery at Sugar Creek.

Book measures 8 inches tall x 5.5 inches wide and 93 pages.

Condition is good with wear to covers. The thin plastic coating on the covers is starting to lift in a few spots (check last 2 photos).  Also some light soiling and age toning to pages.

Nice book.

The Sugar Plum Tree Vintage Hardcover Children's Book by Eugene Field.

Copyright 1929 Whitman Publishing Company.

Measures about 9” wide x 11” long, with 12 pages.

Very good condition with some wear along the spine and to the covers.  Interior pages are very nice with some age toning. 

All pages are shown in the product photos.

Adorable book.