We're so fortunate to be an Online Business. We always wear masks and gloves when packing our books for shipment, and we go to the local Post Office twice a week, always wearing our masks and gloves.
At this time, we are not making appointments to viewing book collections nor are we taking appraisals. But, we are always happy to talk with you about these future decisions by telephone and via email.
Call us with any questions - Monday thru Saturday, 9-6, (831) 251-9218 info@cooksbookcase.com
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Lost Restaurants of Santa Cruz County. By Liz Pollock. Mt. Pleasant, SC: The History Press, 2020. One in the series American Palate.8vo. Signed by author at title. 160pp., profusely illust., biblio., index. Color illust. wraps. Brand New.
The future of both the brick and mortar and online bookstores concerns me and I hope that you continue to show support for locally owned and operated bookstores. If we don’t carry a title or have it in stock at the moment, let us order it for you from our likewise independent colleagues - we network all the time, or we will order it from the publisher directly, rather than fall back on the knee jerk conglomerate Megabookstore, you know, the one that's run by robots.
Too often I am hearing that a book (purchased through the Megabookstore) having been described as "Good" has instead arrived in a very different condition. So buyers beware and call us first! We have more than 35 years of experience and know that bibliography and cataloguing policies are important, and a truthful and fair description of a collectible book is something to be proud of.
These days, people are looking for "sustainable seafood" and "local produce", so treat yourself to locally bought books as well, because booksellers want to be “sustainable” too! We live and work in the neighborhood and in your community.
Just like regularly visiting the library, make it a habit of going to your local bookshop; it's a real and personal experience that will last you your whole life.
We are now gathering together cookbooks published during 19th Century Victorian England. Featured are recipes for preparing the food and drink available during that time, with much discussion about Domestic Service. Also newly acquired are interesting Trade Catalogues for the types of cast-iron stoves used in both city and country households. The engraving represented here is from Mrs. [Maria Eliza] Rundell's A New System of Domestic Cookery, ca. 1800's.You will also find listed many scholarly books written about this period, well-written and well-researched. For more information call (831) 251-9218
