The Mystic Seaport Cookbook and The Savor of the Sea Two Vintage New England Seafood Cookbooks
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Two New England books about cooking from the sea. The Mystic Seaport Cookbook covers 350 years of New England cooking, written by Lillian Langseth-Christensen with the cooperation of the Marine Historical Association and published by Galahad Books. The Savor of the Sea is Dan Morris and Matilda Moore's 1966 Macmillan book, drawn by Dan Lamb.
The Mystic Seaport book has cream boards with a three masted ship in an oval on the front, and its chapters work through the food of a working port, from chowders and fish to the bakes and puddings that went with them. Savor of the Sea ranges wider, through fish and shellfish from both coasts, with Dan Lamb's line drawings between the recipes.
Both books are complete and clean inside. The Mystic Seaport book has no jacket and shows tanning and small tears at the head and tail of the spine. Savor of the Sea keeps its blue green jacket, and the yellow board beneath has a large circular moisture stain on the back.
Details
- Item: Two vintage New England seafood cookbooks
- Title: The Mystic Seaport Cookbook: 350 Years of New England Cooking and The Savor of the Sea
- Author: Lillian Langseth-Christensen; Dan Morris and Matilda Moore
- Illustrator: Dan Lamb for The Savor of the Sea; the Mystic Seaport illustrations are not confirmed from photos
- Publisher: Galahad Books, New York, with the Marine Historical Association; Macmillan, New York, and Collier-Macmillan, London
- Publication Year: 1970 and 1966
- Edition and Printing: The Savor of the Sea is the First Printing, 1966; the Mystic Seaport printing is not confirmed from photos
- Format and Binding: Two hardcovers, one with a dust jacket
- Dust Jacket: The Mystic Seaport Cookbook has none; The Savor of the Sea has its jacket
- Pages: Not confirmed from photos
- Genre: New England cooking and seafood cookery
- Language: English
- ISBN: None, published before ISBN use
- Dimensions: Not confirmed from photos
Positives
- Graded Good: Both books are complete, with all their pages and their covers.
- The Mystic Seaport book keeps its cream boards and the ship oval on the front cover clear.
- The Savor of the Sea retains its blue green jacket with the fish illustration.
- Dan Lamb's drawings run through The Savor of the Sea, and the seafood chapters in both books are whole.
Issues / Wear
- The Mystic Seaport book has no dust jacket, and its spine is tanned with small tears at the head and tail.
- The yellow board under the jacket of The Savor of the Sea has a large circular moisture stain on the back.
- The Savor of the Sea jacket shows edge wear and light rubbing at the corners.
- Page edges on both books are toned.
If you collect regional American cookbooks, this pair sets a Mystic Seaport history beside a Macmillan seafood book. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
Condition Grade: Good
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- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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