Super Rare The Blue Grass Cook Book - Minnie C. Fox - 1904 - First Edition
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What I have here is a super rare and maybe once in a life time chance, I'm not a book collector but this is a Super Rare "The Blue Grass Cook Book" by Minnie C. Fox.> In Good shape for its age. The Blue Grass Cook Book Compiled by Minnie C. Fox With an Introduction By John Fox Jr. Illustrated with Photographs By A. L. Coburn. (New York: Fox, Duffield & Company, 1904), first edition, xliii, 350 pages, original gray cloth, 12mo (5.25" x 7.5"). First, a disclaimer: this cataloger grew up in the great Commonwealth of Kentucky and remembers how wonderful bluegrass cooking can be. I will try to honestly describe this book, all though my mouth is watering after just looking through the contents pages. This is an important book as it was the first to give credit for southern hospitality to African American cooks, acknowledging the role of black culinary genius. Minnie C. Fox was a Kentucky socialite, the sister of legendary regional author John Fox, Jr., who wrote the introduction. The ten (+ frontispiece) beautiful halftone photographs were taken by Alvin Langdon Coburn, who was one of the finest photographers of the day. They have titles such as "The Turbaned Mistress of a Kentucky Kitchen," "Broad, Portly and Kind of Heart," and "A Typical Blue Grass Cook." This landmark cookbook is in fine condition. This book like I said is very rare.
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