Friday, September 26, 2008

Favorite of the Week - Uneeda Pee Wee Doll House


Too cute for words! I had to share a picture of this adorable vintage doll house. This dollhouse is 1960s vintage -- I would date it as 1966 to 1968. It's a Uneeda dollhouse for Pee Wee dolls. Perfect Liddle Kiddle scale, too. Super cute and oh so retro! I couldn't find a reference for this dollhouse anywhere online, so I believe it is a rare one.

Sold for $49.99 from my store.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Favorite of the Week - Purefoy Hotel Cook Book


My favorite this week is the Purefoy Hotel Cook Book from Talladega, Alabama. It's a 1971 softcover book with spiral binding, and it says on the cover "true and tried recipes of real Southern cooking." As you flip through the pages, you will find lots of charming, old fashioned Southern recipes here. It made me hungry to list this book!

A tip for both collectors and for eBay sellers - when I worked in bookstore management, we called these books "Junior League style" cookbooks because they are similar in format to the popular Junior League cookbooks. These books sell really well on eBay, whether Junior League, church group, regional restaurant, etc. ... and the recipes seem to always be wonderful! I have a very small collection of these cookbooks myself, from my hometown, and from restaurants I have really enjoyed eating at over the years.

Here is a little peek at a few of the cookbooks you'll find in my store online: http://search.stores.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books_cookbook-cook-book-193-194-195-196-197_W0QQfcdZ2QQfciZQ2d1QQfclZ3QQfromZR10QQfsnZBirdhouseQ20BooksQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsascsZ0QQsaselZ81052548QQsatitleZQ28cookbookQ2ccookQ20bookQ29Q20Q28193Q2aQ2c194Q2aQ2c195Q2aQ2c196Q2aQ2c197Q2aQ29QQsofpZ0

Friday, September 12, 2008

Favorite of the Week - Mardi Gras Cookbook


I love New Orleans, and Mardi Gras, and the whole Cajun culture (especially Cajun Zyedeco music, but that is another post for another day!).

This is a fun and very rare cookbook. It's called Le Vieux Mardi Gras Des Cajins - Mardi Gras Cook Book and it was written by the St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Eunice, Louisiana (1994). It is chock-full of fabulous Southern and Cajun recipes.

Sold on eBay at $9.99.