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Best Cookbooks

Name: Best Cookbooks
Creator: Open Library

Most-published cookbooks from world cuisines and famous chefs.

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Title↕	Author↕	First Published↕	Subjects↕	Editions↕	Languages↕
The Book of Tea	Okakura Kakuzō, Okakura Kakuzō	1,900	Japanese tea ceremony, Social life and customs, Tea, Philosophy	475	epo, heb, spa
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei	Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan)	1,991	Art, Sculpture, Seals (Numismatics), Painting	156	chi, jpn
The book of the damned	Charles Fort	1,919	Miscellanea, Meteorology, Astronomy, Curiosities and wonders	154	eng, spa, por
The Roman Breviary	Catholic Church, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart 3rd Marquess of Bute	1,200	Breviaries, Catholic Church, Christmas, Divine office	140	cze, chu, lat
Frugal housewife	Lydia Maria Child	1,829	Home economics, Cookery, American Cookery, Handbooks, manuals	127	eng
The hasty-pudding	Joel Barlow	1,796	Cookery (Corn), Corn, Politics and government, Sin	105	eng
Boston Cooking-School cook book	Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,"	1,896	American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking	97	eng, fre
The Sound and the Fury	William Faulkner	1,929	American Manuscripts, Death, Brothers and sisters, Aristocracy (Social class)	94	est, spa, rus
Como agua para chocolate	Laura Esquivel	1,989	virginity, magical realism, Self-growth, violence	82	spa, ger, por
The Virginia house-wife	Mary Randolph, Karen Hess	1,824	American Cookery, Cookery, American, Cooking, Cookery	80	eng
On Cooking	Sarah R. Labensky, Alan M. Hause	1,994	Recipes, Culinary, Cooking Techniques, Education	74	eng
Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine	William Carew Hazlitt	1,886	Cookery, Bibliography, History, Cooking	73	eng
Joy of Cooking	Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker	1,931	Cookbook, American Cookery, Appetizers, Barbecue cookery	67	eng, swe
The Bartender's Guide	Jerry Thomas, Christian Schultz	1,862	Cocktails, Handbooks, manuals, Liquors, Liqueurs	62	ger, eng
国立国会図書館所蔵明治期刋行図書マイクロ版集成	Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan)	1,991	Philosophy, Logic, Japanese Philosophy, Psychology	60	jpn, chi
Physiologie du goût	Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin	1,826	Taste, Food, Philosophy, Gastronomy	56	ger, eng, fre
The Book of Household Management	Isabella Beeton	1,861	Cookery, English, English Cookery, Home economics, Criticism	55	eng
Food and feeding	Sir Henry Thompson, Henry Thompson	1,879	American Cookery, Cookery, Food, Gastronomy	50	eng
English housewifery exemplified	Elizabeth Moxon	1,749	Early works to 1800, English Cookery, Menus, English Cooking	50	eng
Guide culinaire	Auguste Escoffier, Christian Constant	1,903	Cookery, French, French Cookery, French Cooking, Cooking, french	49	eng, fre
Original White House Cookbook	Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette	1,887	American Cookery, Home economics, Cookery, American, American Cooking	49	ger, eng
The art of cookery, made plain and easy	Hannah Glasse	1,747	Cookery, Cookery, English, Early works to 1800, English Cookery	45	eng
Miss Beecher's domestic receipt book	Catharine Esther Beecher	1,846	American Cookery, Cookery, American Cooking, Home economics	44	eng
מיכאל שלי	עמוס עוז	1,968	Jewish cookery, Broiling, Cookery, Cooking	43	heb, spa, rus
The Forme of Cury	Samuel Pegge, Samuel Pegge	1,780	Early works to 1800, English Cookery, English Cooking, Cookery	42	eng, enm
In the Night Kitchen	Maurice Sendak	1,889	Fantasy, Picture books for children, Picture books, Children's stories	41	spa, jpn, ger
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela	Jorge Leal Amado de Faria	1,962	Brazilian Love stories, Cuentos de amor brasileños, Ficción, Fiction	40	eng, rus, ger
The 4-Hour Workweek	Timothy Ferriss	2,006	Business, Finance, New York Times bestseller, Nonfiction	40	spa, ger, chi
Fast Food Nation	Eric Schlosser	2,001	politics, health, current events, sociology	39	eng, fre, ger
The South Beach diet	Arthur Agatston, Arthur Agatston M.D.	2,003	Tables, Cooking, Reducing diets, Sugar content	38	spa, hrv, eng
Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus	Rufus Estes	1,911	American Cookery, Miscellanea, Railroads, Dining-car service	38	eng
Stone soup	Marcia Brown	1,947	Folklore, Soups, Spanish language, Picture books	37	chi, eng, spa
Odd Thomas	Dean Koontz	2,003	Cooks, Mediums, Murderers, Fiction	36	ger, tur, eng
Herball	John Gerard	1,597	Botany, Botany, Medical, Early works to 1800, England	36	eng
Dick Sands, the boy captain, tr. [from Un capitaine de quinze ans] by E.E. Frewer	Jules Verne	1,879	Ship captains -- Fiction, Adventure stories, Sailors -- Fiction, Voyages and travels -- Fiction	35	eng, fre
American cookery	Amelia Simmons	1,796	American Cookery, Cookery, American, Early works to 1800, cookbooks	35	eng
De re coquinaria	Apicius, Robert Maier	1,500	Bibliography, Biography, Cookery, Cuisine	34	eng, fre, por
Zlatin dnevnik	Zlata Filipović	1,993	Children and war, Diaries, Bosnian Personal narratives, History	34	spa, tur, ger
A Book of Mediterranean Food	Elizabeth David	1,950	Cookery, Mediterranean Cookery, Cooking, mediterranean, Cooking, french	34	dan, eng, chi
Chicken Soup with Rice	Maurice Sendak	1,962	Jewish Cooking, Rice, Humorous poetry, Juvenile poetry	32	eng
Fit for Life	Marilyn Diamond, Harvey Diamond	1,985	Reducing diets, Macrobiotic diet, Health, Physical fitness	32	eng, ger, cze
French Country Cooking (Cookery Library)	Elizabeth David, John Minton	1,951	Cooking & Food, Nonfiction, Cooking, french, French Cookery	30	eng, dan, chi
The Professional Chef	Culinary Institute of America., The Culinary Institute of America (Cia)	1,966	Quantity cookery, Quantity cooking, Cooking, study and teaching, Cookery	30	eng
The experienced English housekeeper	Elizabeth Raffald	1,769	English Cooking, Early works to 1800, Table setting and decoration, Cooking	30	eng
The Italian Cook Book	Maria Gentile	1,919	Italian Cookery, Italian Cooking	29	eng
The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book	Alice B. Toklas	1,954	French Cookery, Cookery, French Cooking, Cooking	29	eng, spa
Panaderia y Reposteria para profesionales/Professional Baking	Wayne Gisslen, W Gisslen	1,985	Baking, Food presentation, Cooking & Food, Nonfiction	29	eng, spa
Things mother used to make	Lydia Maria Gurney	1,913	American Cookery, Medical Botany, Medicinal plants, American Cooking	28	eng
Omnivore's Dilemma. A Natural History of Four Meals	Michael Pollan, Richie Chevat	2,006	hunting, foodies, feral pigs, wild mushrooms	28	rum, heb, spa
Kitchen Confidential	Anthony Bourdain	2,000	Cooks, Cocineros, History, New York Times bestseller	28	swe, por, spa
The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book	Thomas R. Allinson	1,910	Cooking & Food, Nonfiction	27	eng
Growing Vegetable Soup	Lois Ehlert	1,987	Vegetable gardening, Gardening, Soups, Juvenile fiction	27	eng, spa, fre
Pancakes, pancakes!	Eric Carle	1,970	Fiction, Cookery, Pancakes, waffles, Cookery in fiction	27	und, eng, spa
Summer Cooking (Cookery Library)	Elizabeth David, Adrian Daintrey	1,955	Cooking, English Cooking, English Cookery, Cookery	27	eng, ita
Bt-Diet for Sml Planet	Frances Moore Lappé, FRANCES MOORE LAPPE	1,971	Cookery, Proteins, Proteins in human nutrition, Vegetarian cookery	26	eng
On baking	Sarah R. Labensky, Klaus G. Tenbergen	2,004	Baking, Pastry, Cakes, baking, icing & sugarcraft, Desserts	26	eng
Great Dishes of the World	Robert Carrier	1,963	Cookery, Cookery, International, International Cookery, Cooking	26	eng
Odd Hours	Dean Koontz	2,008	Paranormal fiction, Fiction, Fiction, horror, Fiction, occult & supernatural	24	eng, tur
Toast	Nigel Slater	2,003	English Cookery, Anecdotes, Food, English Cooking	24	eng
The golden age cook book	Henrietta Latham Dwight	1,898	Vegetarianism, Cookery, Vegetarian cookery, Vegetarian cooking	24	eng
Guide to good food	Velda L. Largen, Deborah L. Bence	1,979	Food, Nutrition, International Cookery, Cookery, International	24	eng
Italian food	Elizabeth David	1,954	Italian Cooking, Italian Cookery, Cooking, italian, Cuisine italienne	24	dan, eng
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius	Dave Eggers, Dion Graham	2,000	Death, Brothers, Family, Bildungsromans	24	ita, fre, eng
French provincial cooking	Elizabeth David	1,960	French Cookery, Cooking & Food, Nonfiction, French Cooking	24	eng
The art of cookery made plain and easy	Hannah Glasse	1,748	Early works to 1800, English Cooking, Cooking, english, COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh	23	eng
Hunger and work in a savage tribe	Audrey I. Richards	1,932	Nguni (African people), Food, Social life and customs, Nutrition	23	eng
The Rumford complete cook book	Lily Haxworth Wallace, lily haxworth wallace	1,908	American Cookery, Cookery, American Cooking	23	eng
A new system of domestic cookery	Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell	1,807	American Cooking, Cooking, English Cooking, French Cooking	23	eng
Feed me! I'm yours	Vicki Lansky	1,974	Infants, Nutrition, Children, Cookery	23	eng, spa
Grand dictionnaire de cuisine	Alexandre Dumas	1,873	Gastronomy, Kookkunst, Food, French language	23	eng, nor, fre
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup	Sharon Creech	2,003	Juvenile fiction, Reconciliation, Friendship, Blind	23	fre, spa, eng
L' art de la cuisine française au dix-neuvième siècle	Antonin Carême	1,828	French Cookery, French Cooking	22	fre
Ma cuisine	Auguste Escoffier	1,934	Cookery, French, French Cookery, French Cooking, Cooking, french	22	eng, fre
On becoming babywise	Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam	1,993	Infants, Parent and infant, Child rearing, Care	22	chi, eng
Science and civilisation in China	Joseph Needham	1,954	Technology and civilization, Science and civilization, Science, Civilization	22	eng, chi
Le répertoire de la cuisine	Louis Saulnier	1,914	Cookery, Dictionaries, English, French	22	eng, fre, mul
An authentic narrative of a voyage	William Ellis	1,782	Discovery and exploration, Voyages around the world, Discoveries in geography, Discovery (Ship)	22	eng
Advanced nutrition	Carolyn D. Berdanier, Janos Zempleni	1,995	Diet in disease, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Fats, Dietary Proteins	22	eng
Larousse gastronomique	Montagné, Prosper, Prosper Montagu	1,938	Cookery, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Food	22	eng, fre
Let's cook it right.	Adelle Davis	1,947	Nutrition, Popular Works, Cookery, whole-food recipes	21	eng
Cyder-maker's instructor, sweet-maker's assistant and victualler's and housekeeper's director	Thomas Chapman	1,762	Liquors, Cookery (Cider), Cider, Wine and wine making	21	eng
Der Butt	Günter Grass	1,977	German fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Translation into English, Cooks	21	eng, ger
Supercook	Marye Cameron-Smith	1,985	Cooking, Encyclopedias	21	eng
OFF-Line	Claire Cocco, Vincent Romano	2,001	Unmarried couples, High school teachers, Vegan cooking, Travel	20	eng
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners	Elizabeth Hiller	2,016	Cooking	20	eng
Lessons in Chemistry	Bonnie Garmus	2,022	nyt:hardcover-fiction=2022-04-24, New York Times bestseller, Women scientists, Fiction	20	spa, eng, swe
Cookery Around the World	Cornelia Rosales De Molino	1,993	Spanish Cooking, Cuisine espagnole	20	en
The French cook	Louis Eustache Ude	1,813	Byron, Croxteth (Sefton estate), French Cookery, French cooking	20	eng, fre
Michal Field's Cooking School	Michael Field	1,965	International Cookery, International cooking, Cooking, Menus	20	eng
The queen-like closet, or, Rich cabinet	Hannah Woolley	1,670	Cookery, Early works to 1800, English Cookery, Home economics	20	eng
The beekeeper's ball	Susan Childress, Christina Traister	2,014	Women cooks, Fiction, City and town life, Apple growers	20	eng, fre, spa
Walter the baker	Eric Carle	1,972	Pretzels, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Bakers and bakeries	20	eng, ger, spa
The lady's assistant for regulating and supplying the table	Charlotte Mason, Charlotte Mason - undifferentiated	1,775	Early works to 1800, English Cookery, Cookery, English Cooking	20	eng
Cooking Basics for Dummies	Bryan Miller, Marie Rama	2,004	Cooking, Cookery, Cookbooks	19	eng
Weight Watchers Mini Series	Weight Watchers	2,015	Cooking	19	eng
An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (Cookery Library)	Elizabeth David	1,984	Food, Beverages, Cooking, Cook's Classic Library Series	19	eng, dut, dan
The complete confectioner	Frederick Nutt	1,789	Confectionery, Early works to 1800, Cookery, Cooking	19	eng
What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking, soups, pickles, preserves, etc. ..	Abby Fisher	1,881	American Cookery, Southern style, American Cooking, African American cooking	19	eng
Comfort Me with Apples	Ruth Reichl	2,001	Women food writers, Cookery, Biography, Biography & Autobiography	19	eng
Julie and Julia	Julie Powell	2,005	Cooking, french, Cooks, biography, Child, julia, 1912-2004, Women, united states, biography	18	eng
One pair of hands	Monica Dickens	1,939	Social life and customs, Cooks, Household employees, England	18	eng
Garlic and Sapphires	Ruth Reichl	2,005	Cooking, Cooking & Food, Food writers, Nonfiction	18	eng, heb
Real fast food	Nigel Slater	1,992	Quick and easy cookery, Quick and easy cooking, Cooking, Fast food restaurants	18	eng
The fatal impact	Alan Moorehead	1,966	Discovery and exploration, History, Civilization, Occidental influences	18	eng
The science of food	P. M. Gaman, K B Sherrington	1,977	Food, Nutrition, Composition, Microbiology	18	eng
Bloomsbury Kitchen Library	Bloomsbury Kitchen	1,994	Cooking, Cooking (chicken), Cooking (beef), Cooking (vegetables)	18	eng
COD; A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FISH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD	Mark Kurlansky, S. D. Schindler	1,997	Codfish, History, Literary collections, Cookery (Codfish)	18	eng
Windows on the World complete wine course	Kevin Zraly	1,985	Windows on the World (New York, N.Y.), Wine and wine making, Guidebooks, Cooking (wine)	17	eng, chi
The popcorn book	Tomie dePaola	1,978	Popcorn, Juvenile literature, Spanish language materials, Literatura juvenil	17	eng, spa
The I Never Cooked Before Cookbook	Jo Coudert	1,963	Cookery, Cooking	17	eng
In Defense of Food	Michael Pollan	2,008	Nutrition, nyt:paperback_nonfiction=2009-10-25, Food habits, New York Times bestseller	17	srp, eng, chi
Tender at the bone	Ruth Reichl	1,998	Cookery, Biography & Autobiography, Cooking & Food, Nonfiction	17	chi, eng
Favorite Dishes	Carrie V. Shuman	2,000	American Cooking, Cooking, american, Cooking	17	eng
The Canadian settler's guide	Catherine Parr Traill	1,855	Emigration and immigration, Frontier and pioneer life, Home economics, Description and travel	17	eng, fre
Grand livre de cuisine	Alain Ducasse, Frédéric Robert	2,002	Cookery, Cookery, French, Encyclopedias, French Cookery	17	fre, eng
French Chef Cookbook, The	Julia Child	1,968	Cookery, French, French Cookery, French Cooking, Cooking, french	17	eng
La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiar bene	Pellegrino Artusi	1,891	Cookery, Cookery, Italian, Italian Cookery, Italian Cooking	16	ita
Saint Odd	Dean Koontz	2,015	Fiction, Cooks, Amerikanisches Englisch, Paranormal	16	eng
Le maître d'hotel français, ou, Parallèle de la cuisine ancienne et moderne, considérée sous le rapport de l'ordonnance des menus selon les quatre saisons	Antonin Carême	1,822	Menus, French Cookery, French Cooking	16	fre
The International Jewish Cook Book	Florence Kreisler Greenbaum	1,918	Jewish Cookery, Jewish cooking, Jews, Social life and customs	16	eng
Hors d'ouvres and canapés	James Beard, Julia Child	1,940	Liquors, Cookery (Relishes), Appetizers, Cocktails	16	eng
A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl	Caroline French Benton	1,905	Cookery, American Cooking, Juvenile literature, Cooking	16	eng
Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book	Betty Crocker	1,950	Cooking, American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery	16	eng
Sweets and supper dishes à la mode	Harriet Anne de Salis	1,888	Cooking, Desserts, English Cooking, Suppers	16	eng
Alice of old Vincennes	Maurice Thompson	1,900	Fiction, History, Orphans, Cooking	16	eng
New vegetarian dishes	Mrs. E. W. Bowdich, James B . Herndon	1,892	Vegetarianism, Cooking (Vegetables), Vegetarian cooking	16	eng
How to Cook and Eat in Chinese	Buwei Yang Chao	1,945	Social life and customs, Cookery, Chinese, Chinese Cookery, Chinese Cooking	16	eng
The Chef	James Patterson, Max DiLallo	2,019	Fiction, thrillers, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, New orleans (la.), fiction	15	eng
Food Process Engineering	F. Xavier Malcata	2,020	Food industry and trade, Food, preservation, Cooking	15	eng
Step-By-Step Practical Recipes	Gina Steer, Ann Nicol	2,015	Cake, Electric cooking, slow, Suppers, Cooking	15	eng
How to Eat	Nigella Lawson	1,998	Cooking, Food, physiological effect, Food, psychological aspects	15	eng
The cook's oracle	William Kitchiner	1,821	English Cooking, Cooking, Home economics	15	eng
Modern cookery, in all its branches	Eliza Acton	1,845	Cooking, English Cooking	15	eng
On food and cooking	Harold McGee	1,984	Cookery, Food, Cookbooks, Cuisine	15	eng
Foods	Margaret McWilliams	1,989	Food, Cooking, Preservation, Cookery	15	eng
The Professional Chef's Techniques of Healthy Cooking	Culinary Institute of America.	1,993	Nutrition, Culinary Institute of America, Quantity cooking, Cooking	15	eng
Feast for 10	Cathryn Falwell	1,993	Cocina, Family life, Fiction, Ficción juvenil	15	eng, spa
Icarus	Russell Andrews	2,001	Gastwirt, Ehefrau, Male friendship in fiction, Detective and mystery stories	15	eng, ger
The good housekeeper	Sarah Josepha Hale	1,839	Cookery, Handbooks, manuals, Handbooks, manuals, etc, Home economics	15	eng
Mrs. Putnam's receipt book and young housekeeper's assistant	Putnam, E. Mrs	1,852	American Cooking, Cooking	15	eng
The Apprentice	Jacques Pépin, Michel Chevalier	2,003	Cooking, Biography, Authors, biography, Cookery	15	eng
Family cookbook	Isabella Beeton, Ward, Lock and Company, ltd.	1,907	Cookery, English, English Cookery, English Cooking, International Cookery	15	eng
Delights and Prejudices (On Food)	James Beard, Julia Child	1,964	Gastronomy, Cooking, Cookery, American Cooking	15	eng
My Year of Meats	Ruth Ozeki	1,998	Female Infertility, Fiction, Infertility, Female, Literature	15	eng, ita
De honesta voluptate	Platina	1,475	Early works to 1800, Italian Cookery, Cookery, Venetian style	15	lat, ger, fre
The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of discovery	James Cook	1,955	Diaries, Discovery and exploration, Early works to 1800, Voyages around the world	14	eng
The Chinese cook book	Shiu Wong Chan, Shiu Wong Chan	1,917	Chinese Cookery, Chinese Cooking, Cookery, Chinese. [from old catalog]	14	eng
Directions for cookery in its various branches	Eliza Leslie	1,838	Cooking, Formulas, recipes, Cookbooks	14	eng

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