Q: How can I find out the value of old cookbooks, and where can I sell them? Also, is the "Little House on the Prairie" cookbook with Laura Ingalls original gingerbread recipe still available? If so, where can I get a copy for a Christmas gift?
--Marlene White, Phoenix, Ariz.A: Cookbooks can be found listed, pictured, described and priced in "A Guide To Collecting Cookbooks -- With Values" by Colonel Bob Allen (Collector Books; 502-898-6211). It is available for $18 postpaid, from Ace Enterprises, P.O. Box 59354, Chicago, IL 60659.
Also check out the "Price Guide to Cookbooks and Recipe Leaflets," by Linda J. Dickinson (Collector Books; 502-898-6211). It's available for $12.95 postpaid from Ace Enterprises.
To sell or obtain old cookbooks, write Kay Sullivan c/o Kay's Treasured Kookbook, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, IL 60043. Enclose the title, author, number of pages, publisher, date, condition, and a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply or offer.
Laura Ingalls Original Gingerbread Recipe, Ma's Vanity Cakes, and other Little House recipes can be found in "Prairie Recipes and Kitchen Antiques," by Wilma Kurtis and Anita Gold. It is available in a hardcover edition for $17.95 postpaid from Anita Gold, P.O. Box 597401, Chicago, IL 60659. Please indicate if you wish it autographed and to whom.
Write Anita Gold, P.O. Box 597401, Chicago, IL 60659; enclose an addressed stamped envelope.
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