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Charles Patteson’s Kentucky Cooking (First Edition, 1988) — Charles Patteson with Craig Emerson — Illustrated by Shirley Felts Southern / Kentucky Cuisine Cookbook

If you’ve ever asked your phone, “What’s a great Kentucky cookbook with bourbon recipes and classic Southern dishes?”—this is it. Charles Patteson’s Kentucky Cooking blends recipes with Kentucky food culture, from traditional favorites to bourbon-forward bakes (see the Hickory Nut Whiskey Cake photo).

This copy includes the dust jacket and a charming peach tassel bookmark tucked in, giving it that cozy, lived-in cookbook feel.

A great pick for collectors of regional American cookbooks, Derby-party hosts, and anyone building a Southern kitchen library.

Quick Specs

  • Item Type: Vintage cookbook / regional American cooking
  • Title: Charles Patteson’s Kentucky Cooking
  • Authors: Charles Patteson with Craig Emerson
  • Illustrations: Shirley Felts (credited on title page)
  • Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers (New York)
  • Edition: First Edition (stated)
  • Year: 1988
  • Pages: 224 pages
  • Size: 10 × 8 × 1 inches
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Dust Jacket: Included
  • ISBN: 0-06-015830-1
  • Special Extra: Peach tassel bookmark

What’s Inside

  1. Kentucky & Southern-style recipes with narrative/history-style writing
  2. Bourbon culture and Kentucky staples (recipe shown: Hickory Nut Whiskey Cake)
  3. Black-and-white illustrations (interior art shown)
  4. Endorsement quotes on the dust jacket back (visible)

Condition Grade: Good

Notes: Slight damage at the front top corner (visible in photos). Dust jacket shows wear/creasing and edge rubbing. All pages are firmly attached; binding appears solid. Interior pages look clean and readable overall. Signed by a previous owner.

  • Please review photos for exact condition—sold as pictured.

This 1988 Harper & Row first edition has its dust jacket, Shirley Felts illustrations, and a peach tassel bookmark, and it belongs on a shelf of Southern and regional American cookbooks. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

Book Details

  • Edition and Printing: First Edition, First Printing
  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • 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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