Wright Julia Lee (10 results)

Booklet. Condition: Good. Circa 1930s.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A left-stapled magazine containing 24 pages including front and rear covers. With articles, recipes, photographs, illustrations, comic art, and vintage advertisements throughout. The cover features photographs of Eddie Collins (featured in the inside column "Hollywood By-The-Way" by Dudley Early: "The Real Dope on Dopey"), Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney (in "Boys Town" reviewed in the issue), and Neill James (with inside article "I Worked My Way Around The World: Neill James tells how she earned enough en route to travel wherever impulse led her"). Other features include: short story "Miss Financier" by Dave A. Parker; photospread "Potpourri Internationale"; illustrated "Food For Thought" by Robert Pilgrim; film reviews "Those Flickers In Our Eyes" (with reviews of "Boys Town"; "Too Hot To Handle"; "Hold That Co-Ed"; and "Billy the Kid Returns"). Periodic very light edge wear to covers.

Magazine. Condition: VG+. First Edition. A left-stapled magazine containing 24 pages including front and rear covers. With articles, recipes, photographs, illustrations, comic art, and vintage advertisements throughout. The cover features photographs of actress Alice Brady (with inside article "Versatile Lady: Alice Brady - Fine Dramatic Actress or Grand Comedienne? Answer: Both - And Here's Why"); actor Edward G. Robinson (with inside review of his film "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse"); and Mrs. Janet Roper (with inside article: "Sailors' Sweetheart: Has One Dear To You Sailed To The Port of Missing Men? Janet Roper Has Found 5,000, Helped Other Thousands In Trouble Or 'On The Beach'"). Other features include: short story "The Light Fantastic" by Betty Wallace; illustrated "Food For Thought" by Robert Pilgrim; film reviews "The Reel Dope" (with reviews of "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse"; "Little Miss Broadway"; "Tropic Holiday"; "Fast Company"; "The Pearls of the Crown"; and "Young Fugitives"); article "Money-Changers" by Paul W. Kearney ("Con men's methods of mulcting merchants are many. How gullible would you have been if a slicker had tried these dodges on you?"). Staples very lightly age-rusted; very light edge wear to covers.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD mildly edgeworn.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Some pages may need reinforcement at holes, as typical. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

[no date]. (Staplebound) Very good plus. np. Book about Safeway Stores. (Cookbooks, Cookbooks, Eggs, Recipes).

Condition: Very Good-plus. Cook the 1939 World's Fair-Global Recipes in a Striking Art Deco Booklet. A vivid culinary souvenir of the 1939 New York World's Fair, capturing the international food culture presented to American audiences at the dawn of modern global dining. This illustrated booklet translates the Fair's "world tour" of cuisine into a practical home cookbook. Recipes are drawn from national pavilions and themed restaurants, offering dishes such as Borsch, Tamales Elegantes, Paprika Chicken, Danish Stuffed Cabbage, and Rumanian Meat Loaf. Each recipe is introduced with short cultural notes describing its origin and presentation at the Fair. The cover features a bold, colorful composition incorporating the iconic Trylon and Perisphere, anchoring the booklet firmly in 1939 Fair iconography. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Stapled pictorial wraps. Octavo pamphlet format; approx. 8.5 inches. 54 pages. Illustrated throughout with orange line drawings and decorative headings. CONDITION: The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a small bump to the lower front corner. Colors remain strong on the cover; interior bright and fully legible. HISTORICAL CONTEXT - The 1939 New York World's Fair emphasized 'The World of Tomorrow,' yet its food pavilions celebrated international tradition. This booklet reflects that duality-modern presentation paired with global culinary heritage-offering insight into how Americans first encountered many "foreign" dishes in a popular setting. Julia Lee Wright-known for popularizing accessible, international recipes for American kitchens-frames the booklet as a culinary passport. The introduction explicitly positions the recipes as a way to 'relive the dining joys' of the Fair, reflecting a moment when American domestic cooking began absorbing global influences. The combination of approachable recipes, cultural storytelling, and striking graphic design places this piece at the intersection of food history, design, and World's Fair ephemera. SUBJECTS: 1939 New York World's Fair, international cuisine, vintage cookbooks, Julia Lee Wright, Art Deco design, cultural exchange, food history, Culinary History, Illustrated Ephemera, Americana.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good ring-bound hardcover, no writing or food stains. Introduction page and last page yellowed. Toning opposite section tabs. Each section numbered separately. Originally published in a choice of colors - Chinese red, sea foam green, and a sunny yellow. Originally priced at $1.00 plus 16c shipping. Julia Lee Wright was the director of the Safeway Homemakers Bureau.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1937 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 16 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Kimmel, Lu (illustrator). First Edition. 24 pages. Wartime theme runs through the content and ads of this issue. Features: Writing from Readers; What's The Use (fiction); Summer Desserts Recipes; Suzanna Pancake and Waffle Flour ad features sailor illustration; Ad for Nabisco Snow Flake Sodas (crackers); Photo ad for Gerber's baby food; Ducks for Dinner - an informative article with photos which teachers readers to grow ducks in their backyards - for their eggs, fat, meat and down; Babies Don't Forget - wise parents are careful of their baby's first impressions; Beverly Peanut Butter ad; Review of film "The Adventures of Mark Twain"; Two-color Philip Morris cigarette ad; Nice illustrated Airway Coffee ad; Food for Thought feature on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. This vintage issue provides nostalgic insight to American homelife during the second world war.