New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 21.5 x 16 cm. Lewis celebrates the food from her small community of Freetown, Virginia - settled by freed slaves. With menus for the four seasons she shares the ways her family prepared and enjoyed food, savoring the delights of each..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Waller, Louisa Jones. First Edition. Hardcover. 323 pages. 21.5 x 16 cm. Following the seasons, Edna Lewis leads us through the chapters of this book, drawing on her childhood in Freetown, Virginia, a farming community founded by her grandfather and his friends after emancipation..... More
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] Season to Season; Profit from the Sale of this book will be placed in the...](/pictures/thumb/2676.jpg?v=1631739315)
Stratford, Connecticut: The Brew Printing Company, 1961. Spiral bound wraps. 140 pages. 23.5 x 16.5 cm. Chock full of menu's - The Cocktail Party - Act 1, Anyone for Paddle Tennis?, Food wiht a Foreign Flavor, Sauce for the Goose, and many more. Recipes attributed to members of the community..... More
Dallas, Texas: R.C. Dyer & Company, c.1929. Second Edition. Hardcover. 264 [10 pp.] pages. Early edition of the Junior League of Dallas Cook Book. Before the Great Depression, this League focused their attention on the operation of the Junior League Home for Convalescent Children - with the proceeds of this..... More
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] Out of Alaska's Kitchens. Members of Alaska Crippled Children's Association](/pictures/thumb/2672.jpg?v=1631812660)
Anchorage, Alaska: The Ketchikan Alaska Chronicle, 1948. Second Edition. Spiral bound wraps. 248 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. A truly local endeavor with many recipes using locally sourced ingredients such as salmon, crab, halibut, caribou, bear, mountain goat, moose, ptarmigan, venison, reindeer, wild rabbit, beaver, and muskrat. Color photo illustration..... More
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] Case avenue Presbyterian Cook book. Ladies Benevolent Society of the Case...](/pictures/thumb/2668.jpg?v=1631739431)
Cleveland, Ohio: c. 1913. Hardcover. 200 pages. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Recipes attributed to members of the community with numerous local advertisements included. Seven handwritten recipes included in the blank pages - "home recipes" section. As no date is listed, we have used the date "1913" written at the head..... More
![SCHOOL FUNDRAISER] Lincoln School Mothers' Association Presents "Northern Italian Cooking" by...](/pictures/thumb/2667.jpg?v=1631739428)
Providence, RI: The Lincoln Food Company - The Lincoln School, c. 1987. Loose_leaf. Unpaginated. (20 pp.) Photocopied recipes and articles featuring cooking from Al Forno, the restaurant Johanne Killeen co-owned with her late husband George Germon. Al Forno, known for it's skillful use of the wood fired oven, is located..... More
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] New Crumbs of Comfort. The Ladies of St. Luke's Church](/pictures/thumb/1200.jpg?v=1631739305)
Kalamazoo, Michigan: Kalamazoo Publishing Co., 1906. Third Edition. Cloth. 178 pages, 28 pages adverts. 18 x 13.5 cm. Turn of the century gem, chock-filled with period recipes including "Razzle Dazzle Relish" which contains raspberries, currants, cherries, and green gooseberries. Recipes attributed to local church members. Cover frayed and stained, interior..... More
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] The Emmanuel Evangelical Cook Book. Willing Workers of Emmanuel's Evangelical...](/pictures/thumb/1164.jpg?v=1631812760)
Sandusky, Ohio: The Citizen Banking Co., 1929. Hardcover. 160 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Recipes and remedies furnished by the Ladies of Emmanuel's Evangelical Church. Numerous local advertisements. Interior crisp and clean, cover lightly rubbed. More
![ADVERTISING] Thermos The Gift](/images/noimage.png)
New York: American Thermos Bottle Co., 1920. Staplebound wraps. 8.5 x 6.5 in. 8 pages. Elegant cover color plate illustration. Catalogue/trade catalogue for well-heeled motorist. Illustrations created by Marshall Field & Company. Pristine. More
New York: R. H. Russell, 1897. First Edition. 57 x 43 cm. A superb illustration by Charles Dana Gibson of Mr. Samuel Pickwick delivering his oration to the assembled Pickwick Club. Gibson (18657-1944) was an illustrious artist and illustrator at the turn of the 19th century. He defined the look..... More
![HUNGARIAN] [MOVIE POSTER] STAGECOACH](/pictures/thumb/2662.jpg?v=1630505824)
Hungary: 1939. 95 x 31 cm. Color poster depicting John Wayne and the Stagecoach. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, this iconic movie portrays nine strangers traveling by stagecoach and the complicated journey they endure. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, with two winners: Best Actor in a Supporting..... More
![HUNGARIAN] [POSTER] To Sir, With Love; Tanár rnak, Szerettel](/pictures/thumb/2661.jpg?v=1630505823)
Hungary: F. K.: Bors Ferenc, 1967. 56 x 40 cm. Offset printed poster featuring the head of Sidney Poitier. To Sir, With Love is based on a 1959 autobiographical novel by E.R. Braithwaite. The British drama features an idealistic teacher trying to connect with his East End students who have..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. 240 pages. 20 x 14 cm. Illustrated with Half Tone Engravings of Set Tables. Decorations by Albert D. Blashfield. A whimsical book of recipes and illustrations. Top end gilt, mounted illustration on frond cover. Covers exceptionally clean, interior pages lightly toned with a...... More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1973. Hardcover. 351 pages. 21 x 20 cm. Wolfert's first masterpiece. After living in Marrakesh, Wolfert published this comprehensive cookbook. Author's inscribed on front free end paper. Color photographs by Bill Bayer, Drawings by Sidonie Coryn. Clean copy, wrapper lightly rubbed at edges. Covered..... More
New York: 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 499 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Famous hostess, Mildred O. Knopf, shares her recipes she collected throughout her travels. Owners signature on paste down endpaper. Interior clean and crisp, dust wrapper chipped and rubbed. In protective mylar cover. More
New York: Wehman Brothers, Park Row, 1912. Wraps. Wehman Brothers Bartenders Guide - 91 pages. Wehman Brothers New Book of Toasts - 82 pages. Spine with small stain in middle and wear at spine ends, small chipping at bottom front. Small tear at bottom from cover. Pages brittle with some..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 140 pages. 23 x 16 cm. A rare cocktail book chock full of advice on how to jump back on the wagon after the Prohibition era. Chapters on Behavior, Hints to the Hostess, Being a Good Guest, Customs to Frown..... More
![COCKTAILS] The Cocktail Book; A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen. Frederic Lawrence Knowles](/pictures/thumb/2651.jpg?v=1628954414)
London: John Macqueen, 1902. First English Edition. Hardcover. 60 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. A scarce look into the unique world of cocktails in the early 1900's. This book was not compiled as a bartender's guide but as a recipe book for private use. A comprehensive account featuring over 150..... More
![COCKTAILS] The Bar-Tender's Guide; or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks. Jerry Thomas](/pictures/thumb/2649.jpg?v=1629305474)
New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Company Successor to Dick & Fitzgerald, 1887. Paperback. 130 pages. 18.5 x 12 cm. Thomas, considered the "the father of American mixology," originally wrote this seminal work on cocktails in 1862. A first for the United States, this guide codified what was then an oral tradition..... More
1940. 19 x 19 x 9 cm. Original pastry box from the legendary San Francisco Chinatown establishment. Opened in 1935, this bakery/ice cream parlor featured bakery items, French pastries, and a full soda fountain that catered to the younger generation of American-born Chinese in the San Francisco area. Cardboard box..... More
![PROGRAM] [MATERNITY HOSPITAL] Santa Claus Ball - Kit-Cat Restaurant; Queen Charlotte's Maternity...](/pictures/thumb/2645.jpg?v=1628954467)
London: 1929. Staplebound. Unpaginated [20 pp.] 29 x 22.5 cm. December 18th 1929. A gala held at the fashionable Kit-Cat Club in the Haymarket, which to many, still personifies the gay days of the 1920's. The ball, presided over by London's upper class, was organized to raise money for one..... More
![PHOTOGRAPHY] [BOWLING] Black and white photo of a Woman's Bowling Team](/pictures/thumb/2641.jpg?v=1628954462)
c. 1910. 24.5 x 20 cm. Owner's inscription on verso: Property of Mr. N. L. Greenwald, 214 Columbia Bldg., Cleveland Ohio. Stamped: International Film Service, Inc., 226-238 William St., N.Y. City. Women's bowling leagues were informal during the early 1900's, as the unofficial national women's tournament was held in 1907..... More
London: Printed fro A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch in Paternoster Row, J. Hazard against Stationers Hall, W. Bickerton and C. Corbett, without Templebar, and R. Willock, in Cornbill, 1734. Hardcover. 204 pages. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. TITLE: Containing The newest and best Receipts for making all Sorts of Broths, Gravies..... More
1935. Spiral_bound. 236 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Signed on half title page. An intimate look into the suburban lives in the Baltimore area in the 1930s including "The Tea Hour, Dinner Menus with Wine, Maid's Night Out, The Children's Chapter, Picnics, Long Drinks and Punches" and many more. Contains..... More