Virginia Cookery 1957, Negaunee 1994 and Marge Griffin Cookbook, Three Vintage Community Cookbooks

Three community cookbooks from three places and three decades. Virginia Cookery Past and Present was published in 1957 by the Woman's Auxiliary of Olivet Episcopal Church in Franconia, Virginia, with a cover by Marguerite Burgess and Library of Congress card 57-8583.

The Negaunee Historical Society Cookbook comes from Negaunee, Michigan, edited by Barbara Wiesmann, with a copyright of 1994 printed inside. Marge Griffin's Family Cookbook is the third, a stapled booklet with a white cover and a blue border, naming U.S. Senator Bob Griffin and opening with a foreword by Marge Griffin.

Virginia Cookery is the only comb bound piece, and its yellow covers show staining front and back. Two yellowed clippings are taped inside its front cover.

Details

• Item: Three vintage community cookbooks
• Title: Virginia Cookery Past and Present; The Negaunee Historical Society Cookbook; Marge Griffin's Family Cookbook
• Author: Woman's Auxiliary of Olivet Episcopal Church; Barbara Wiesmann, editor; Marge Griffin
• Illustrator: Marguerite Burgess designed the Virginia Cookery cover; other illustrations not confirmed from photos
• Publisher: Olivet Episcopal Church, Franconia, Virginia; Negaunee Historical Society; the Griffin booklet publisher is not confirmed from photos
• Publication Year: 1957 and 1994; the Griffin booklet year is not confirmed from photos
• Edition and Printing: Not confirmed from photos
• Format and Binding: Virginia Cookery has a plastic comb; the other two are stapled
• Dust Jacket: None
• Genre: Community and regional cookery
• Language: English
• ISBN: None on the 1957 book; not confirmed from photos for the other two
• Dimensions: About 9 x 6 inches for Virginia Cookery; the other two are smaller

Positives

• Graded Good: All three books are complete, with their covers and their recipe pages.
• Virginia Cookery keeps its plastic comb and its 1957 title page with the Library of Congress number.
• The Negaunee book carries a 1994 copyright and names Barbara Wiesmann as editor.
• Marge Griffin's foreword and the two taped clippings give the set some kitchen history.

Issues / Wear

• Virginia Cookery has staining on the yellow covers, front and back, and wear on its comb.
• The Negaunee booklet is a stapled pamphlet, and its blue cover shows light wear.
• The two clippings inside Virginia Cookery are yellowed and taped in place.
• Marge Griffin's booklet prints no publication year, so its date cannot be pinned from the photos.

If you collect community cookbooks, this set spans a 1957 Virginia church book, a 1994 Michigan historical society book, and Marge Griffin's family collection. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

Condition Grade: Good