Most people wouldn’t think of The Food Network as an eBay research site, but it can be. As might be expected, when one of The Food Network’s hosts/hostesses becomes popular with watchers, any cookbooks they have published become popular also. If they have written cookbooks prior to becoming popular, it’s likely there was a small publishing run and the prices those cookbooks bring can skyrocket.
That’s the case with one of The Food Network’s hottest shows - Paula’s Home Cooking featuring Paula Deen. But, even hotter than Paula’s TV show right now, is the first cook book she published before The Food Network made her famous.
Her spiral-bound cookbook, Favorite Recipes Of The Lady And Her Friends, was published in 1997 with a print run of only 5000 copies. With a print run that small, you aren’t going to run across a copy on a regular basis, but it’s a book you should be aware of in case one ever presents itself to you.
There are currently three copies offered on Amazon for $999, $1500, and $1750. Granted, this may seem a little extreme. But, within the last couple of months copies have sold on eBay for $500 and $445. Another copy was bid up to $600 on eBay but didn’t meet the seller’s reserve.
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