Cleveland: Charles Orr, 1899. Small octavo (18 x 14 cm.), 52, [4] pages. Index. FIRST EDITION. The first cookbook dedicated to mushroom recipes published in the U.S., published at the height of the debate about mushrooms in culinary applications. The recipes, in narrative form, often contain the name of the specific mushroom used, e.g. Boletus Soup, Agaricus Campester Stew, Cantharellus Cibarius Stew, Lycoperdon Giganteum with Tomatoes, etc. The introduction is.....