Collecting Vintage Cookbooks
Two of my oldest are a Rumford Southern Recipes published around 1910, and a 1911 Recipes put out by Wesson Oil. Their condition is not great, as they were advertising leaflets given away to housewives, and were obviously well-used.
If you are interested in discovering vintage cookbooks, I recommend visiting your local library, and scouring flea markets and antique shops. In general cookbooks are not expensive unless they are rare. Alice Dick writes a great article at DigsMagazine.com about "Why I Collect Cookbooks." These two web sites are also good resources:
Recommended Books:
Vintage Cookbooks and Advertising Leaflets, by Sandra J. Norman (1998)
A Guide to Collecting Cookbooks, by Colonel Bob Allen (1998).
Cookbooks Worth Collecting, by Mary Barile (1994).
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