A Cookbook for Diabetics (1959) American Diabetes Association | Plastic Comb Binder | Maude Behrman Vintage ADA Cookbook
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Looking for a vintage diabetic cookbook from the 1950s? This spiral/comb-bound classic is A Cookbook for Diabetics, published by the American Diabetes Association and compiled from “Recipes from the ADA Forecast.”
It’s a fascinating mid-century diet-and-recipe reference with calorie counts and exchange-style meal planning tables—a great piece for vintage cookbook collectors, medical-history ephemera fans, or anyone who loves retro kitchen books.
Book Details:
- Title: A Cookbook for Diabetics
- Sub-title: Recipes from the ADA Forecast
- Author: Deaconess Maude Behrman
- Genre: Vintage cook book
- Publisher: American Diabetes Association
- Editor: Leonard Louis Levinson
- Copyright: 1959 (Twelfth Printing noted)
- Binding: Plastic comb binder (red)
- Pages: 171
- Size: Approx. 9 x 6 x 1 in
Condition
- Good / Acceptable vintage condition
- Cover shows noticeable wear, scuffs, and edge/corner rubbing
- Pages show age toning; binding is intact
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Handwritten name on front endpaper (see photos)
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This 1959 American Diabetes Association cookbook is a Twelfth Printing in a red plastic comb binder with calorie and exchange tables, and it belongs on a vintage cookbook or medical history shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
Book Details
- Edition and Printing: Twelfth Printing
Condition Grade: Good
- 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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