Meet the classic that taught America to cook—The Fannie Merritt Farmer Boston Cooking School Cookbook (tenth edition), a cornerstone cookbook / culinary arts reference.
Revered for precise, test-kitchen style instructions, this edition was completely revised by Wilma Lord Perkins for modern home cooks while preserving Farmer’s no-nonsense method.
Inside you’ll find 596 pages, helpful line drawings (credited to Alison Mason Kingsbury), and many blank note pages for your own recipes and tweaks—plus handsome red-dyed page edges.
Photos verify the details and condition; this vintage workhorse is ready for the kitchen.
Quick Specs
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Item Type: Vintage cookbook (hardcover)
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Size: 9.5 × 7 × 1 in
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Material: Cloth boards, paper text block
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Color: Tan cloth with red title; red page edges
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Origin or Maker: Little, Brown and Company (Boston; Toronto)
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Year or Era: c. 1964 (tenth edition)
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GENRE: Cookbook / Culinary Arts
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Language / Pages: English / 596 pages + blank note pages
Edition & Features
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Edition/Printing: Tenth Edition (completely revised); specific printing Not provided
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Dust Jacket: Missing
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Illustrations/Maps/Plates: Line drawings by Alison Mason Kingsbury (as credited)
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Extras: Multiple blank note pages; red-dyed page edges
Condition Grade: Good
Notes: Solid, square binding; text clean overall. Endpapers show scattered foxing and a few stains; light spots to text edges; mild shelf wear/rub to cloth and corners; dust jacket absent. 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 Fannie Merritt Farmer
Fannie Merritt Farmer transformed American home cooking with her precise measurements and practical methods; Wilma Lord Perkins’ complete revision of the tenth edition carried that legacy into the mid-century kitchen.
Ready to cook from a true classic—add it to your kitchen shelf today.
Disclaimer
The vintage items I share with you have been previously owned and loved and may show some wear. Please use the pictures as a guide. While I do my best to capture colors accurately, your monitor or device screen may display colors slightly differently from the actual item.
Care & Handling: Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40–50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.
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