r/cookbooks • u/Embarrassed_Mode_149 • 6d ago

Why has A Very Serious Cookbook become so valuable?

I have a copy of A Very Serious Cookbook, Contra/WildAir sitting on myself. It actually is one of my favorite books I own... I just saw it is listed on amazon for like $1200. Why is this?

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u/mikeczyz 6d ago

Just because it is listed at that price doesn't mean it will sell at that price. Speculative pricing.

But yah, book is out of print and is hard to find. Lots of cookbooks go through weird pricing on the secondary market.

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u/LehighAce06 4d ago

Check eBay SOLD listings for accurate numbers. Seems to be a pretty expensive book at $50 or so used and $150 or more new, but nothing like $1200.