Washington DC: The Brodix Publishing Co., 1889. Wraps. 12 pages. 42 x 28 cm. This charming periodical features six sheets of cooking instructions detailing: Fish-Soup; Meat; Sauces-salads; Vegetables; Pastry; Sweets and Preserves; and How to Make Bread. The binding style and large type set likely indicates that this publication was..... More
![PORTUGAL] [WINE] A Cor No Vinho Do Porto, Sua Evolucao; "Color in Port Wine, the Evolution"](/pictures/thumb/2083.jpg?v=1581356886)
Portugal: Instituto do Vinho do Porto, 1950. Mirao, Joaquim. Wraps. 17 pages, 15 color plates with tissue-guards. 33 x 23 cm. A Cor No Vinho Do Porto is an illustrated look at Port including the various colors that distinguish each variety; with full color examples. Watercolors by Joaquim Mirao. Inscribed..... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1843 and 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. 196 & 154 pages. 19.5 x 12 cm. The Complete Cook highlights the art of carving, accompanied by illustrations. The Complete Confectioner contains one page of illustrations, featuring modeling tools - last ten pages filled with period advertisements. Pages tanned..... More
![MANUSCRIPT] [COOKBOOK] Recipes; My Friends' And My Own](/pictures/thumb/2078.jpg?v=1581803944)
Wraps. 14 x 17 cm. 12 pages. Handmade recipe book with hand painted cover. 53 recipes, 11 of which are laid in. Early 20th century. More
New York: The Century Company, 1902. Hardcover. 165 pages. 13 x 7 cm. A stylish tale describing the ritual of Madeira tasting during Philadelphia's gilded age. All edges gilt, embossed leather, marbled end papers. Bright, crisp and clean copy. More
![BAKING] [MANUFACTURING] The World's Finest Bakery Comes to New England; Wonder Bread Hostess...](/pictures/thumb/1031.jpg?v=1580762765)
The Continental Baking Company, 1964. Wraps. 19 pages. 10 x 21 cm. A booklet from The Continental Baking Company, showcasing a new factory in Natick, Massachusetts. The "bakery of the future" produces Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes and provided fresh baked goods for the Boston area. Black and white photos..... More
New York: General Food Corporation, 1930. Staplebound wraps. 23 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. Lovely illustrated advertisement/recipe book produced for Certo - created for homemakers, filled with recipes for homemade Jams and Jellies. Some recipes include; Minikin Jelly Rolls, Fairy Tale Tarts, Oxford Sponge Cake, Coconut Brambles, Castle Pudding With..... More
![NATIVE AMERICAN] Wisdom of Elders: Traditional American Indian Food and Recipes. National Society...](/pictures/thumb/2073.jpg?v=1580415964)
Phoenix: National Society For American Indian Elderly, 2002. First Edition. Spiral bound wraps. 63 pages. 28 x 21.5 cm. Recipes collected from tribes throughout the United States. Offered in four parts, mirroring the respect for the wisdom of Mother Earth, in her constant growth, and renewal through the four seasons..... More
![SALESMAN SAMPLE] Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis's Cook Book; Two Books in One. Sidney...](/pictures/thumb/2072.jpg?v=1580413024)
New York: The Success Company, 1909. Salesman's Sample Book. Hardcover. 2 Vols. 682 pages, 257 pages. 23 x 15 cm. An unusual Salesman's Sample Book copy containing two "How To" books with three options for binding styles, three handwritten pages of clients names, occupations, and address', and pages filled with..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1941. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 124 pages. 19 x 13 cm. During the war years, rationing and downright shortages took it's toll on the British appetite. Heath attempted to create recipes that helped support calorie and vitamin needs while fashioning appetizing dishes. Ambrose Heath was the pen..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1945. Bawden, Edward. Third Edition. Hardcover. 88 pages. Ambrose Heath was the pen name of the journalist Gerald Miller (1891-1969), writing cookery columns for a number of newspapers including the Morning Chronicle and the Manchester Guardian. Illustrations by Edward Bawden. Interior clean and crisp, dust wrapper..... More
![LIQUOR] L'Art De Composer Facilement, Et A Peu De Frais, Les Liqueurs De Table, Les Eaux De...](/pictures/thumb/2067.jpg?v=1580339285)
Paris: Dentu, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1807. Hardcover. 445 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Text in French. With three plates, bound at rear. Includes recipes for liquors, scents, syrups, sauces, etc. Concludes with a glossary of terms. This edition is an overhaul of Polycarpe Poncelet's - "Chimie de gout et de l'odorat (1755)..... More
Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, 1958. Guthrie, Vee. First Edition. Hardcover. 60 pages. 19 x 11.5 cm. Recipes groupings: French, Italian, Viennese, Nordic, Oriental, and American. Remarkable period graphics. Drawings by Vee Guthrie. Clean, crisp copy. Dust wrapper rubbed and chipped at edges. More
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] From Flour To Flower. Emanue-el Sisterhood, Garden Club](/pictures/thumb/2064.jpg?v=1579710064)
Providence, RI: Temple Emanuel, 1965. Spiral bound wraps. vii-xvi, 223 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Recipes attributed to members of the community. Chock full of recipes along with Jewish dietary laws, cooking terms, household hints, flower arranging, and food hints. Clean copy. 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
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
![COCKTAILS] [NEW YORK] New York Cocktails; An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by...](/pictures/thumb/1701.jpg?v=1579892830)
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] 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
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
![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
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
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] [CONNECTICUT] Branford Cook Book 1914; November, 1914. Conn The Comfortable...](/pictures/thumb/2032.jpg?v=1570305441)
Guilford, Connecticut: The Shore Line Times Press, 1914. Staplebound. 90 [6] pages. 23 x 15 cm. Recipes attributed to members of the community. The First Congregational Church of Branford, Connecticut literally founded the town during the year of settlement in 1644. The Ladies Comfortable Society tried to meet the needs..... More
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] [WOMEN] [VIRGINIA] Virginia Cookery Book; Traditional Recipes. Virginia...](/pictures/thumb/2030.jpg?v=1570050376)
Richmond, Virginia: Virginia League of Women Voters, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. 192 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. Recipes attributed to members of the community with local advertisements giving the reader a genuine feel for the community. The Virginia League of Women Voters (VLWV) was organized to succeed the Equal Suffrage..... More