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Is There A Market For Old Cookbooks?

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Is There A Market For Old Cookbooks? Even the most widely used cookbooks from the 1950s and 1960s can command high prices. Good condition copies of Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book are highly prized (prices range from $10 to $450 on AbeBooks). … Collectible cookbooks can range from high camp, Liberace Cooks! What do you

What Era Did Cookbooks Become Popular?

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What Era Did Cookbooks Become Popular? The production of cookbooks increased during the second half of the 20th century, an era of unprecedented food abundance. Cooking instruction began to appear on TV, bringing new ideas to a broader part of the population. When did cookbooks start? In 1796, the first known American cookbook titled, American