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Celebrating Earth Day - Everyday!

We are proud to be a member of the California Green Business Network, Monterey Bay Area:

- we reuse boxes and bags whenever possible

- we walk to the post office to mail your orders

- we use eco-friendly cleaning products

- we use energy-efficient light bulbs

Happy Earth Day from Liz Pollock!

       

Written by Liz Pollock — April 22, 2024

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New Catalog: "Serving the Community." The Junior League Cookbook: Featuring a Collection of 430 Regional Cookbooks, Historical Monographs, Programmes and Guidebooks.

New Catalog: "Serving the Community." The Junior League Cookbook: Featuring a Collection of 430 Regional Cookbooks, Historical Monographs, Programmes and Guidebooks.

4to. 44pp. Offered as a Collection. Please Inquire. Shipping within the USA.

Price of Catalog - $20, includes postage within USA.

Written by Liz Pollock — February 12, 2024

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Land Acknowledgement Statement...

the Cook's Bookcase is located in the City of Santa Cruz, CA.

Santa Cruz County is located on the territory of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band (AMLT). Collectively referred to by many as “Ohlone,” the AMLT are the indigenous peoples of the territories ranging from Año Nuevo to the greater Monterey Bay area. Historically comprised of more than 20 politically distinct peoples, the modern tribe represents the surviving descendant families of the indigenous people who survived the Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista missions. Working the lands known to them as Popeloutchom for millennia, it is the goal of AMLT to restore the Mutsun people and their knowledge to better conserve and protect these lands.

More information can be found at the website for the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, link below

https://www.santacruzmuseum.org/first-peoples-of-california-virtual-exhibit/

Written by Liz Pollock — December 19, 2023

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Nice review of my collection!

Nice review of my collection in the recent quarterly of Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies, Fall 2023, Vol. XXVIII, Number 2. "American Ingenuity and Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Instruction Manuals" (April-June 2023) demonstrated that consumer manuals comprise a rich archive of American traditions in technical writing, printing, and graphic design." Terri A. Castaneda, VP and Programs Committee Co-Chair, The Book Club of California.

Written by Liz Pollock — December 03, 2023

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New Book! "American Ingenuity and Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Instruction Manuals." By Liz Pollock. October, 2023.

New Book! "American Ingenuity and Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Instruction Manuals. Featuring 75 Types of Electric and Gas Appliances." By Liz Pollock. Santa Cruz, CA: the Cook's Bookcase, 2023. 4to. 138pp., profusely illustrated, biblio., indices. Color pictorial wraps., Brand New. $35. Signed by author at title. Also available in a Limited Edition, fully illustrated-in-color for $45. Free shipping in the U.S.A. Ask about our free gift-wrapping!       ORDER HERE!

Written by Liz Pollock — September 30, 2023

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Newly acquired - Page Smith Etchings!

Newly acquired - Page Smith Etchings! 

What a wonderful addition to your home or office! Choose from our selection of signed and numbered etchings done by the noted American historian, author of "A People's History of the United States" and long time Santa Cruz resident, Page Smith. Ready to frame. Combined shipping rates is an option. Will be laid flat, carefully packaged and mailed via USPS. Shipped within the USA only. For more info call Liz Pollock (831) 251-9218 or email info@cooksbookcase.com

Page Smith Etching of Chickens 1988

 

Written by Liz Pollock — July 09, 2023

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