Vintage Cookbooks, Culinary History — The Cookery Calendar (1927) + H.W. McNess Cook Book (1935) — Woman’s World Magazine Co. | Illustrated Recipes, Culinary History

This is a two-piece Vintage Cookbooks, Culinary History lot—great for collectors who like their food history with real paper texture.

Included are The Cookery Calendar (Woman’s World Magazine Co., Chicago) and H.W. McNess’ Cook Book (Furst-McNess Company, Freeport, Illinois). You’ll find month-by-month “seasonable recipes,” cooking time tables, and classic American baking advice—plus a very ad-era McNess booklet with baking “secrets” and product tie-ins.

Quick Specs

  • Item Type: Vintage cookbook bundle (2 softcover booklets)
  • Size: Cookery Calendar 10 × 7 in; McNess Cook Book 9 × 6 in
  • Material: Paper/printed booklets
  • Color: Multicolor illustrated covers; interior black/red text with color ad art
  • Origin or Maker: Woman’s World Magazine Co., Inc. (Chicago, U.S.A.); Furst-McNess Company (Freeport, Illinois)
  • Year or Era: 1927 and 1935 (copyright years shown in photos)
  • GENRE: Vintage Cookbooks / Culinary History / Americana Advertising Cookbook
  • Language / Pages: English / Cookery Calendar: 50 pages; McNess Cook Book: 63 pages

Edition & Features

  • Illustrations/Maps/Plates: Illustrated covers; interior recipe layouts; includes full-color McNess advertising art pages

Extras:

  1. McNess booklet includes “foreign recipes” pages shown with headings like GERMANY and ESPAÑA / SPAIN (Spanish-language recipe page shown).
  2. Color advertising page shown: “Refreshing Drinks Quickly Prepared” with illustrated syrup bottles and dessert/jelly suggestion text.
  3. Dealer recruitment page shown: “More McNess Dealers Wanted” (as pictured).

    Condition Grade: Fair

    Notes: Heavy, honest vintage wear throughout—these are well-used ephemera-style cookbooks. Covers show strong creasing, edge wear, rubbing/scuffing, and age toning; corners show rounding and small losses/tears in places (see photos). The McNess Cook Book is hole-punched at the top corner (visible on multiple pages) and includes a name stamp on the “Refreshing Drinks” page: “LEO. M. SARTWELL / The McNess Man / Birch Run, Mich. RFD 1” (as pictured).

    • See all photos for detail—sold as pictured.

    This lot pairs The Cookery Calendar from 1927 with a 1935 McNess Cook Book stamped by a Birch Run, Michigan McNess dealer, and it suits a culinary history shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

    • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
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    • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
    • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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