6 items: 1. The Hawaiian Cook Book. Published by the Ladies Society of Central Union Church. Honolulu: Press Publishing Company Steam Print, 1888. 93, [11] pp. 8vo. Plain black limp cloth. Covers detached, leaves browned, tiny chips to some margins, fair. Third edition, revised. 2. Hawaiian Cook Book. Published by the Ladies' Society of Central Union Church. Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Company Print, 1896. 152, [14] pp. 8vo. Original limp blue cloth, titles to upper cover. Covers spotted and rubbed, light dampstaining, very good. Fourth edition. Also included is another copy of this edition in original brick limp cloth. 3. Hawaiian Cook Book. Published by the Ladies' Society of Central Union Church. Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd., 1909. 150, [1] pp. Additional blanks for notes inserted. 8vo. Original limp grey cloth, titles to upper cover. Edgewear and creases to some corners, light dampstaing, very good. Fifth edition. 4. [Early Honolulu Personal Cookbook in Manuscript]. Unpaginated. 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Covers and spine rubbed, front hinge cracked but holding, some leaves browned and soiled. Many recipes in manuscript, others in a later hand and several pasted printed recipes. Provenance: Zoe Lucy Sherrard Alatau Atkinson. (Ownership signature dated Honolulu, April 6th 1895). 5. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Cook Book of Tested Recipes. Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, [1924]. 56 pp. 8vo. Stapled original printed wrappers. Soiled wrappers, rusted staples, last leaves detaching from bottom staple, else near fine. While many of these dishes are common, others are adapted to local fair such as mashed kalo, "papaya as a vegetable" or the improbable "Soup de Corbeaux" which calls for two young mynah birds to be roasted, then pounded "flesh and bones" in a mortar to make a paste to be served on toast. The Hawaiian Cookbook was first published in 1879 though Forbes has not found one, they noted only one copy of the second edition, and note that "all editions are now rare.". Forbes 3405 (for the second edition).
6 items: 1. The Hawaiian Cook Book. Published by the Ladies Society of Central Union Church. Honolulu: Press Publishing Company Steam Print, 1888. 93, [11] pp. 8vo. Plain black limp cloth. Covers detached, leaves browned, tiny chips to some margins, fair. Third edition, revised. 2. Hawaiian Cook Book. Published by the Ladies' Society of Central Union Church. Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Company Print, 1896. 152, [14] pp. 8vo. Original limp blue cloth, titles to upper cover. Covers spotted and rubbed, light dampstaining, very good. Fourth edition. Also included is another copy of this edition in original brick limp cloth. 3. Hawaiian Cook Book. Published by the Ladies' Society of Central Union Church. Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd., 1909. 150, [1] pp. Additional blanks for notes inserted. 8vo. Original limp grey cloth, titles to upper cover. Edgewear and creases to some corners, light dampstaing, very good. Fifth edition. 4. [Early Honolulu Personal Cookbook in Manuscript]. Unpaginated. 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Covers and spine rubbed, front hinge cracked but holding, some leaves browned and soiled. Many recipes in manuscript, others in a later hand and several pasted printed recipes. Provenance: Zoe Lucy Sherrard Alatau Atkinson. (Ownership signature dated Honolulu, April 6th 1895). 5. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Cook Book of Tested Recipes. Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, [1924]. 56 pp. 8vo. Stapled original printed wrappers. Soiled wrappers, rusted staples, last leaves detaching from bottom staple, else near fine. While many of these dishes are common, others are adapted to local fair such as mashed kalo, "papaya as a vegetable" or the improbable "Soup de Corbeaux" which calls for two young mynah birds to be roasted, then pounded "flesh and bones" in a mortar to make a paste to be served on toast. The Hawaiian Cookbook was first published in 1879 though Forbes has not found one, they noted only one copy of the second edition, and note that "all editions are now rare.". Forbes 3405 (for the second edition).
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