San Antonio: The Naylor Company, 1946. Hardcover. 248 pages. 21 x 14 cm. A full selection of Creole and Southern cooking focusing primarily on recipes from New Orleans. Black and white photos illustrate major historical sites. Also includes special occasion menus. Covers lightly rubbed at edges, interior crisp and clean..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1939. Hardcover. 17.5 x 12 cm. 110 pages. Recipes for fresh water fish along with Heath's many references to Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler. Ambrose Heath was the pen name of the British journalist Gerald Miller (1891-1969), writing cookery columns for a number of newspapers..... More
HarperFestival, 1996. Board_book. 12 pages. 14.5 x 17 cm. Children's illustrated board book featuring two construction workers, Frank & Joey (Frank Senger & Jonathan Powers) eating lunch! Fun mixture of Maurice Sendak drawings and live action photography, based on the theater company, the Night Kitchen: A National Children's Theater, the..... More
Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, 1956. McCrea, Ruth. First Edition. Hardcover. 61 pages. 19 x 11.5 cm. Delightful alphabet recipe book, each letter illustrated and with verse. Remarkable period graphics. Dust wrapper rubbed and chipped. Clean copy. In protective mylar cover. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. Wallner, John. First Edition. Hardcover. 326 pages. 23.5 x 16.5 cm. Signed and inscribed on half title page. The French co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking - Julia Child's partner in crime, Beck adapts old French family specialties for the American palate..... More
New York: Greenberg, Publishers, Inc., 1925. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 169 pages. 19.5 x 13 cm. A march down memory lane and a heroic endeavor - writing a book about New York Restaurants in the middle of prohibition. Chappell recalls the glory days of Gotham and furnishes his readers with tales..... More
n.p. (New York): n.d. (1905). Staplebound. 12 pages. 19.5 x 23.5 cm. Featuring harvesting, the history of seed oyster farming, and H.C. Rowe & Co. associations' history in New Haven. Four halftone photos (oyster process operations & oyster boats) and one page black and white scientific illustration. Covers rubbed. More
![REMEDIES] [SONG BOOK] A Few Old Favorites. The J. R. Watkins Co](/pictures/thumb/2056.jpg?v=1578157871)
Newark, NJ: The J.R. Watkins Co., c. 1930. Staplebound wraps. 9 x 5 1/2 in. 24 pages. Song book/promotional advertisement for Watkins Liniment. Filled with customer reviews and testimonials. Black and white illustrations. Spine lightly rubbed. More
![ITALIAN] [PHARMACEUTICAL] Note Di Terapia Pratica. G. MD Borromeo](/pictures/thumb/2055.jpg?v=1578157867)
Milan: 1934. Staplebound. 31 pages. 20 x 14.5 Elegant chromolithographic covers. Italian language monthly periodical/promotional booklet for three products: Elastina, Enterasi, and Pantoidina, including 12 pages of testimonials by Italian doctors. Dubious claims of relieving Gastritis, Heart Disease, and Hepatitis accompanied by case studies. Light toning. More
![PSYCHIATRIC] [HARTFORD] Handwritten Letter Requesting Help. Winifred A. Johnson](/pictures/thumb/2054.jpg?v=1578157865)
Hartford, CT. 1862. Loose_leaf. 20 x 12.5 cm. Three page letter, folded. A poignant handwritten letter from Winifred A. Johnson (1820-1887), a patient at the Hartford Retreat, to her lawyer Theron Carey, suggesting her Doctor, the notable John S. Butler, MD (1803-1890), proposes the release from her present confinement. Winifred..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 372 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. A rare treasure of culinary history and a primary reference source for Alan Davidson, award winning author of Oxford Companion to Food. Davidson notes: "Curiosities is in all probability the first attempt to write a general worldwide..... More
![TRAVEL] [MEXICO] Paradise In Mexico; Morelos and Its Capital CUERNAVACA. Esta O. De Davila](/pictures/thumb/1693.jpg?v=1577721739)
Mexico: Editorial Cultura, 1937. 225 pages. 18 x 12 cm. Travel Guide. Cover and pages toned. More
![ART] [FOOD] [PHOTOGRAPHY] Salami; Text by Gerard Oberle. Hans Gissinger](/pictures/thumb/1927.jpg?v=1576790463)
Phonecia, New York: Woodstock, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 194 pages. Folio, with 58 full page color plates. Limited edition of 500 copies (#129/500), signed by Hans Gissinger. Text in French and English. Amusing series of essays by Oberle accompanied by 58 provocative "portraits" of exceptional cured meats. Marbles edges. More
![COCKTAILS] [NEW YORK] New York Cocktails; An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by...](/pictures/thumb/1701.jpg?v=1576790420)
Kennebunkport, ME: Cider Mill Press, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 351 pages. 19 x 14 cm. Craft Cocktails from the city that never sleeps! More than 100 essential and exciting cocktail recipes. New variations of the classic Manhattan and Negroni. Histories of bars that built the cocktail scene and their legacies..... More
![AGRICULTURE] [HAWAII] By Nature Crowned - The King of Fruits; Hawaiian Pineapple Company Ltd. -...](/pictures/thumb/2051.jpg?v=1576620866)
Bonine, 1922. Staplebound. This oversized pamphlet documents the current state in 1922 of The Hawaiian Pineapple Co. Ltd., founded in 1901 by it's original architect, James D. Dole. This tri-fold brochure contains photo illustrations along with descriptions of the history and development of the pineapple industry in Hawaii. Photos captions..... More
![AGRICULTURE] [HAWAII] The Kingdom That Grew Out Of A Little Boy's Garden. Marion Mason Hale](/pictures/thumb/2050.jpg?v=1576696077)
San Francisco: Hawaiian Pineapple Company, 1930. Fifth Printing. Staplebound. 55 pages. 15.5 x 9 cm. A folkloric account of James Drummond Dole's climb to become the "Pineapple King". Narrative takes the reader through the early days of planting, canning, and role in the company's success to pack and ship pineapple..... More
![TRADE CATALOG] [ST. LOUIS] The Granite Iron Ware Cook Book. St. Louis Stamping Co](/pictures/thumb/2049.jpg?v=1576089425)
St. Louis: St. Louis Stamping Co., 1887. Staplebound. 64 pages. 12.5 x 9 cm. A promotional cookbook featuring full page images (in black and white) of their products, with descriptions: Granite Iron Kitchen Goods (9 pp.), Granite Iron Toilet Articles (1 pp.), interspersed between recipes, both sweet and savory with..... More
![MENU] [THANKSGIVING] [MASSACHUSETTS] The Norwood; THANKSGIVING B.M. Bradstreet, Proprietor](/pictures/thumb/2048.jpg?v=1576089365)
Northampton, MA: 1891. Cards. 23 x 12.5 cm. Folding Thanksgiving menu card featuring a photo of The Norwood Hotel on rear cover. An expansive menu, customary of the time, with multiple courses and a huge array of dishes including "Norwood Reform Punch", suggesting a preference towards the Temperance movement. Lightly..... More
![POSTCARD] Hearty Thanksgiving Greetings](/pictures/thumb/2046.jpg?v=1574874903)
c. 1910. Cards. 14 x 9 cm. Festive color illustrated and embossed vintage postcard. Family greeting a young boy holding an ax and a turkey. Signed, From Elizabeth To Grandma, not postmarked. More
London: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1891. Hardcover. 92 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. A thorough listing of recipes including a wide array of unusual ingredients, notably calf's tongue, sweetbreads, pigeon, hare, lark, and snipes. Covers rubbed, interior clean. More
London: Casell, Petter, Galpin & Co., c. 1881. Hardcover. vii, 184 pp. Author of British Popular Customs, and English Folk-lore, Thiselton-Dyer notes in the Preface the importance of studying "Folk-Lore" as no easy task, "as school boards and railways are fast sweeping away every vestige of the old beliefs and..... More
Philadelphia: Thomas Mills & Bros. c.1930. Stiff wraps. 203 pages. 26 x 17.5 cm. Established in 1864, Thomas Mills & Bros. manufacturers of Confectioners', Bakers', and Ice Cream Equipment. Order book profusely illustrated in black and white engravings including description of each item and price. Whether one was interested in..... More
![WINE] Bacchus on the Wing; A wine merchant's travelogue. Harry Waugh](/pictures/thumb/1314.jpg?v=1576596008)
London: Wine & Spirit Publications Ltd., 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 203 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Waugh was a revered and influential member of the British wine trade and an early champion of California wine. Presentation on front free end paper - "To Bob & bottie, From the first chance..... More
![MEDICINE] [WOMEN] [ABNORMALITIES] On the Nature of Various Substances Formed in and Discharged...](/pictures/thumb/2040.jpg?v=1576089244)
London: John Churchill, 1858. Sewn binding. 7 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Bound together with: Account of the History and Dissection of a Case of malformation of the Urinary Bladder, with Remarks - A. Melville M'Whinnie, 8 pages, London: Wilson & Ogilvy. An uncommon pamphlet on gynecology, with illustrations examining..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Hotline, Leonard. First Edition. Hardcover. [vii-xvii] 291 [8] pages. 21 x 15 cm. Owner's signature on front free end paper: "Lucy G. Allen, New York, Jan. 26, 1933." Born out of Dinners given after an outing of Skeet shooting (clay pigeons), The Gun Club..... More