This 1985 CookBook Collectibles boxed set gathers four spiral-bound cookbooks from Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers into one colorful vintage kitchen set.
Inside are focused volumes on cakes, meals for two, poultry and seafood, and vegetables—practical, community-style recipes with the tidy, no-nonsense feel that makes 1980s home economics cookbooks so useful and so collectible.
The set includes the original red storage box and all four 128-page books. Photo-verified details include metal spiral bindings, Nashville publisher information, and visible ISBN data on the cake and vegetable volumes.
Quick Specs
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Item Type: Boxed set of 4 vintage metal spiral-bound cookbooks with storage box
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Size: Box 9.75 x 7.25 x 3 in.; each cookbook 9.25 x 7 x 0.25 in.
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Material: Paper wraps, cardstock covers, metal spiral bindings, cardboard slipcase/box
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Color: Cream, red, blue, and green cookbook covers with red storage box
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Origin or Maker: Great American Opportunities, Inc. / Favorite Recipes Press, Nashville, Tennessee
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Year or Era: 1985
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GENRE: Vintage Cookbooks / Home Economics
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Language / Pages: English / 128 pages each
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Identifiers: The Complete Cake Cookbook ISBN 0-87197-194-1, LCCN 85-4568; The Complete Vegetable Cookbook ISBN 0-87197-193-3, LCCN 85-4502; other two volumes Not provided in photos
Edition & Features
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Edition/Printing: 1985 set; box labeled CookBook Collectibles
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Design & Features: Four matching spiral-bound softcover cookbooks in original box
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Included Volumes: The Complete Cake Cookbook including Fancy Cakes & Frostings; The Just for Two Cookbook including Menus for Special Occasions; Potpourri of Poultry & Seafood Favorites; The Complete Vegetable Cookbook including Nutritious Main Dishes
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Interior Highlights: Community-style recipes, contributor attributions, contents pages, charts, index sections, and black-and-white food photos/illustrations
Condition Grade: Good
Notes:
Complete set with all four books and original box present. Interiors shown appear generally clean and readable, with intact spiral bindings.
Visible wear includes edge and corner wear to the red box, a noticeable rubbed/chipped area along the box spine side, light surface scuffing, and general shelf wear.
The cookbooks show light cover wear, age toning to page edges, and some surface marks/scuffs to the back covers, especially the blue and green volumes. One pencil notation is visible on the vegetable cookbook title page (“Vegetable casserole p. 83”).
- See all photos for detail—sold as pictured.
Condition Grade Key
Near Fine: minimal wear; tight; clean.
Very Good: light wear; clean text; minor flaws.
Good: noticeable wear; sound reading copy; some marks.
Fair: heavy wear; complete but worn; priced accordingly.
About the Author: FAVORITE RECIPES OF HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS
These Favorite Recipes Press books were compiled from home economics teachers’ recipes and reflect the practical, community-tested cooking style that made regional cookbook publishing so popular in the late 20th century. They’re especially appealing to readers who love vintage kitchen references, retro menu planning, and nostalgic recipe collections.
A fun, usable boxed set for cooks who still trust a spiral cookbook on the counter
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