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Paris: Dreager Imp. c. 1930's. Cards. 18 x 14 cm. (open). Amusing illustrated blank menu distributed by the drug Mictasol, a treatment for gonorrhea. Light toning to paper. More
Paris: Dreager Imp. c. 1930's. Cards. 18 x 14 cm. (open). Amusing illustrated blank menu distributed by the drug Mictasol, a treatment for gonorrhea. Light toning to paper. More
c. 1870. Cards. 18 x 8.5 cm. Early photo scene of two women. in a kitchen preparing a meal with pots hanging behind them on a wall. Cards lightly rubbed. More
28 x 20 inches. This captivating poster transports you to a bygone era with its vintage charm and timeless allure. Featuring an image created by American illustrator Frederic Stanley produced for Beech-Nut Gum in 1920 - Famous for fine Flavor/Wonderful in chew-yness! A perfect addition for any room. More
c. 1939. Cards. 11 x 8 cm. closed, 16 x 8 cm. open. Decorative die-cut promotional brochure featuring the Old Stone Mill building on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI. Touting the "nation's summer social capitol", this well preserved pamphlet with a cutout on the cover describes all that Newport offers..... More
New York: PHAIDON, 2011. Hardcover. 383 pages. Signed on title page by the author. From elBulli to your kitchen - The Family Meal. What is the family meal? the family meal is the dinner eaten every day by the 75 members of staff at elBulli restaurant. Working in restaurants, the..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1930. Hardcover. 201 pages. 20.5 x 14 cm. A detailed look into the art of good living, described as "giving daily the same amount of time and thought to our daily food and drink that we give daily to the question of dress". This..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 424 pages. 24 x 16 cm. The history of brewing in America begins with the first settlement of the country - Beer was the universal beverage of the seventeenth century. From the 1630's, when the earliest settlers began their own brewing..... More
London: SPRING BOOKS, 1965. Hardcover. 449 pages. The author notes that much of the materiel came from the late J.G. Fennell and largly augmented by J.F.D. Dedicated to the Brewers of the United Kingdom and all who value Honest Malt Liquor. "Since the dawn of our history Barley-wine has been..... More
Boston: Blanchard, Farrar & Co., c. 1887. Sewn binding. 12 pages. 14.5 x 8 cm. A captivating look at the broad array of wines, liqueurs, and ales available at the end of the 19th century in Boston, MA. The shop owned by David W. Blanchard and John W. Farrar stocked..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1985. Hardcover. 160 pages. 28 x 23 cm. With more than 140 full-color pictures, this highly illustrated biography describes the life of Mary Ellen Best, revealing the artist's remarkable talent and her passion for depicting, in great detail, the people and places she knew well..... More
New York: Random House, 1938. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 28.5 x 21 cm. Babar the King and his wife Celeste welcome triplets. Interior crisp and clean. Boards rubbed at corners with rubbing to head and tail of the spine, otherwise clean. More
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library. Loose_leaf. 38 X 29 cm. From the remarks of the President of the United States at the Dartmouth College Commencement on June 14th, 1953. Three paragraphs, gracefully reproduced, focused on the viewpoint that one should not be afraid to read EVERY book. Published by the..... More
Gloucestershire: Constable - In association with Christie's Wine Publication, 1983. Hardcover. 160 pages. 22 x 25 cm. In 1875, two English brothers - Walter and Alfred Gilbey - Bought from an ancient French noble family the château, vineyard and estate of Loudenne, in the heart of the Médoc. They were..... More
Miraflores, Peru: Fundación Felipe Antonio Custer, 2013. First edition, second reprint. Hardcover. 266 pages. 30.5 x 24.5 cm. This large, beautifully illustrated cookbook demonstrates the fluid cuisine of Peru. The Quechua and other highlanders of Inca times happily included seafood and shellfish in their diet before Spanish colonization. During the..... More
New York: The Free Press, 2002. Hardcover. 258 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Fernandez-Armesto covers what he calls the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, the ritualization of eating, the inception of herding, the invention of agriculture, the rise of inequity, the long-range..... More
New York: Exposition Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 63 pages. 21 x 14 cm. A volume of poetry based on the verse story of John Glenn's historic flight. Other poems find their background in historic southern Maryland and West Virginia. Clean, crisp copy. Board shows water stain to bottom of..... More
Zaragoza: Imprenta Y Fotograbado de Abadía y Capapé, 1907. Staplebound. 93 pages. Limited edition, handwritten #185 in colophon along with Author's signature. A compelling look at the various techniques used at the turn of the century. The author discusses cultivation, production, and land management - along with his personal theories..... More
London: Cresta Books. Hardcover. 270 pages. 22 x 15.5 cm. This Calendar Book is comprised of twelve sections - recipes along with an essay on wine - an ideal gift-book for any food & wine enthusiast. Elegant illustrations by T. B. L. Huskinson. Pages lightly toned, previous owner's notes written..... More
Providence, RI: 1927-1930. Hardcover. Unpaginated [22 pp]. 18 x 25.5 cm. 8 photos laid in & one letter. A charming photo album featuring female nursing students, primarily trained at the Homeopathic Hospital in Providence, RI. Photos include outings to Lincoln woods, group photos, photos with patients, and five doctors (with..... More
New York: A Giniger Book published in association with Hastings House, 1969. Hardcover. 211 pages. 26 x 18.5 cm. 16 pages of color plates with additional illustrations. A distinguished Chinese family presents the philosophy and history of Chinese cuisine, with a guide to planning, preparing and serving classic and regional..... More
Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1910. John Frew. Sheet_music. 5 pages. 13 in. x 10.5 in. Stamp to inside page. Rubbing to cover. More
Paris: Pellet, 1930. Wraps. 283 pages. 24 x 20 cm. Limited edition #157 of 250 copies. Frontispiece by Edouard Vuillard, 24 lithographs by Toulouse-Lautrec. This book, both a food memoir as well as a homage to the pleasures of life - refers to fellow gastronomic voyagers who came of age..... More
Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1902. Third Edition. Hardcover. 120 pages. 19 x 12.5 cm. George J. Kappeler, an American bartender and author, was the head bartender of the Holland House Hotel as well as the author of this classic American cocktail book. Originally published in 1895, Modern American Drinks..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1915. Hardcover. [151 pages. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. This lovely cookbook was compiled during the first World War. The editor, Mrs. Brian Luck, received these recipes from "Belgian refugees from all parts of the United Kingdom...(so that) British cooking may benefit by the study..... More
1888. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Photographic image of two women in S & L Schaefer Millinary Shop - this information written on the front of the photo. On the rear of the photo, in script, is written "I know one is Aunt Louise and one Sophis, Helen" - "Jan. 1888"..... More