Abc Canapes, First Edition (5 results)

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Ruth McCrea (illustrator). 1st Edition. A small, slim recipe book of cocktail bites.

Hardcover. Condition: COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Ruth McCrea (Illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition, First Thus. Text/Near New & Bright. Vintage 1953, Fist Edition, First Thus. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/light shelfwear & nips to edges. Vintage 1953 collection of canapes delights --- those small, finger-sized, decorative French hors d'oeuvre on a tiny piece of bread (at times toasted), puff pastry, or a cracker topped with savory temptations perfect for one bite. Ideal with cocktails hours between sips. 62 pgs w/color illustrations. Inspiring ideas.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Decorated cloth hardcover book with matching dust jacket. Dust jacket is in very good condition - lightly tanned & small loss on back cover. Colored illustrations. Former owners name inside front cover. Assumed first edition. Price is not clipped. Some toning on opposite page of colored illustrations. 62 pages. 4 1/2" x 7 3/8". Book will ship well protected and in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Slim 12mo. 62pp. Fine in near fine price-clipped dust jacket with spine and edges lightly toned. Inscribed by Ruth McCrea to Helen [Heinrich] on the front fly with small drawing. Helen Heinrich, an educator, children's book authority, and iconic children's book author.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ruth McCrea (illustrator). First edition. Three smart first edition volumes of the ABC cookery series from Peter Pauper Press. Three volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. This set contains: The ABC of Canapes, 1953. Every hostess should know that anything can be a canape, this little book is filled with the best simple recipes for snacks and canapes. With examples from anchovy puffs to watercress cornucopias. The ABC of Gourmet Cookery, 1956. Most home cooks are afraid that gourmet recipes are too complicated and difficult to follow, but this book collects those that are easy to make and only require ingredients easily found on most pantry shelves. From apple cake to zabaglione. The ABC of Herb & Spice Cookery, 1957. A collection of common recipes with herbs and spices at the forefront to showcase flavor. With dishes from Australian oxtails in mustard sauce to weekday casserole. With recipes by Edna Rudolph Beilenson, an American typographer, fine press printer, typesetter, book designer, cook book author, publisher, and co-proprietor of the Peter Pauper Press. Illustrated by Ruth McCrea, an American writer and illustrator who worked for all the major New York publishing houses. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Both Canapes and Herb & Spice Cookery are bound with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Wrappers are very smart with light wear to the extremities and minor sunning to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.