Lucy's Christmas; Illustrated by Michael McCurdy
Boston: David R. Godine, 1994. Oversized paperback. Unpaginated [36 pp]. 25 x 23 cm. Beautifully illustrated Christmas tale. Clean, crisp copy. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1994. Oversized paperback. Unpaginated [36 pp]. 25 x 23 cm. Beautifully illustrated Christmas tale. Clean, crisp copy. More
New York: Atheneum, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 195 pages. 21.5 x 16.5 cm. Cajun, Creole, and Caribbean dishes all have their roots in the cooking of West and Central Africa - Harris has returned to this African source to trace the ways in which African cuisine has migrated to the..... More
Baltimore, MD: McCormick & Co., 1933. Staplebound. 12 pages. 15 x 11 cm. Bringing the laboratory into the home - What we think of today as a spice company, McCormick & Co. started out selling door-to-door - with an array of products. Descriptions of composition and use of Reliable Brand..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2019. Hardcover. 192 pages. Shannon Mustipher's exotic cocktails offer a refreshingly modern take on tiki. With original recipes, techniques, tasting notes and recommendations, and tips on style and music, Tiki is an inspirational resource for cocktail lovers ready to explore fine Caribbean rums. Tiki is the endless summer..... More
Hungary: 1954. Poster. 84 x 58 cm. Large propaganda poster urging Hungarians to make every effort to "contribute" to government loans; part of the postwar reconstruction plan. Some small tears to edges, with 1 cm. loss at top corner. Fold mark at center. More
New York: Greystone Press, 1962. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. 288 pages. 26 x 18.5 cm. 12 Full Page Color Plate Illustrations. This saucy tippling tome is crammed with 780 recipes, a glossary of bar terms, photographs of the correct glassware for cocktails, wines and spirits, and a list of the..... More
Evansville, Indiana: Servel, Inc., 1942. Staplebound. 47 pages. The Servel Company (formerly Servel-Electrolux) was an American producers of heating and cooling appliances founded in 1922 by Colonel William McCurdy. This recipe book includes various dishes made possible by electric cooling and advertises for Servel’s Electrolux home refrigerator. Black and white..... More
San Francisco: Westwinds Books, 1974. First Edition. 38 pages. 19.5 x 13. 5 cm. Limited edition of 950 copies - two-color frontispiece portrait of author. With an intriguing introductory by author Brian McGinty - giving the reader a glimpse into the years Stevenson lived in this northern California area. A...... More
Township of Flushing Queens: 1762 - 1819. Hardcover. Unpaginated [304 pp]. 32.5 x 21 cm. Autograph manuscript, ink and pencil on paper. Accounts penned on both rectos & versos. This manuscript account book records the iron trade and farm business of Jacob Suydam (c. 1730 - 1809) in the Township..... More
New Kensington, PA: The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, c. 1937. Staplebound. 11 pages. Advertising booklet features care tips for the “Wear-Ever” branded aluminum cookware, as well as recipes using the same. Includes cooking charts for various fruits and vegetables with preparation instructions and cook times. Margaret Mitchell (pictured in pamphlet)..... More
Rochester, NY: 1913. Hardcover. 44 pages, 12 blank for recipes. 19x 15 cm. A charming cookbook including recipes for popcorn sandwiches, bacon sandwiches, and everyone's all time favorite, anchovy sandwiches (saltines, anchovy paste, and cayenne pepper). Covers rubbed, interior clean. [BROWN 2250]. More
Abington, Massachusetts: Baker Printing Company, c. 1915. Staplebound. 48 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Recipes furnished and attributed by GUILD members. Filled with period local advertisements. Cover illustration of church. Pages toned, covers lightly soiled and chipped. More
New York: Abrams Press, 2018. Hardcover. 320 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. With nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world, on the whole, we drink wine made from only 20 grape varieties. Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 275 pages. 24.5 x 20 cm. Part memoir, part cookbook - the story of Sylvia Wood's amazing rags-to-riches life story. Born and raised on a small farm in Hemingway, South Carolina, she moved to New York City to make..... More
New York: Artisan, 2018. Paperback original. 214 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. Forward by René Redzepi. Nineteen thoughtful and engaging essays and stories make the case that we should think about cuisine as a collective human effort. "An awful lot of attention is paid to the differences and distinctions between..... More