A collection of four treasured French cookbooks from 1910-1950, each bearing the patina of decades spent in French kitchens, including "La cuisine de notre temps," "Pour Bien Manger, Guide de la Bonne Cuisinière" from Le Petit Parisien with its charming chef illustration, "Petits grands plats ou le trésor des amateurs de vraie cuisine" by X.-M. Boulestin, and another well-loved volume discovered at the enchanting L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue market. These lovingly worn volumes tell stories beyond their recipes—one features hand-pasted newspaper clippings tucked inside its cover, evidence of a home cook who treasured culinary wisdom wherever it was found. Together, they offer not just authentic French recipes but a tangible connection to the hands that held them, the meals they inspired, and the kitchens where French home cooking flourished through the first half of the 20th century.
Details & Care
Material: Paper
Dimensions: 7 1/8" x 4 1/2" x 1" - 9" x 6" x 1"
Pamela's notes
Part of my French antique market collection, but unlike the elegant leather-bound sets, these cookbooks were working books—used, annotated, cherished in real kitchens from 1910 to 1950. My favorite detail is the newspaper clippings one owner pasted inside, preserving recipes she couldn't live without. The worn covers and aged pages bring an entirely different kind of character to a space—authentic, lived-in, warm.
A collection of four treasured French cookbooks from 1910-1950, each bearing the patina of decades spent in French kitchens, including "La cuisine de notre temps," "Pour Bien Manger, Guide de la Bonne Cuisinière" from Le Petit Parisien with its charming chef illustration, "Petits grands plats ou le trésor des amateurs de vraie cuisine" by X.-M. Boulestin, and another well-loved volume discovered at the enchanting L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue market. These lovingly worn volumes tell stories beyond their recipes—one features hand-pasted newspaper clippings tucked inside its cover, evidence of a home cook who treasured culinary wisdom wherever it was found. Together, they offer not just authentic French recipes but a tangible connection to the hands that held them, the meals they inspired, and the kitchens where French home cooking flourished through the first half of the 20th century.
Details & Care
Material: Paper
Dimensions: 7 1/8" x 4 1/2" x 1" - 9" x 6" x 1"
Pamela's notes
Part of my French antique market collection, but unlike the elegant leather-bound sets, these cookbooks were working books—used, annotated, cherished in real kitchens from 1910 to 1950. My favorite detail is the newspaper clippings one owner pasted inside, preserving recipes she couldn't live without. The worn covers and aged pages bring an entirely different kind of character to a space—authentic, lived-in, warm.
