New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, Inc., 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. 295 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. "It seems to me," M.F.K. Fisher declares in the opening pages of The Gastronomical Me," "that our three basic needs, for food and security and love, are so mixed and mingled and entwined..... 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
![FOOD ART] [MANUSCRIPT] [ENTERTAINING] Lovely Food; A Cookery Notebook by Ruth Lowinsky with Table...](/pictures/thumb/2029.jpg?v=1569691126)
London: Random House Inc. and The Nonesuch Press, 1931. Lowinsky, Thomas. Hardcover. 127 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. Combining entertaining illustrations by Ruth's husband, Thomas Lowinsky, with menus and recipes along with practical lined blank space to record and remember the event. This copy was neatly utilized with an amusing..... More
![PLAYING CARDS] [CARVING] Of Carving, Cards & Cookery; or THE MODE OF CARVING AT THE TABLE....](/pictures/thumb/2020.jpg?v=1568919042)
Arcadia, Ca. Racoon Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 122 pages. 22 x 17 cm. Limited edition - #100 of 275. Illustrated with 53 tipped-in facsimile reproductions of the original playing cards. Authors used a pack of playing cards, originally designed and sold by Joseph & James Moxon, London 1676-7, that..... More
![FOOD CULTURE] Food Stories: The Silk Road. Keshav Anand, Nicole Coson](/pictures/thumb/2004.jpg?v=1568669106)
2018. Sewn binding. 33 pages. Tangentially exploring the influence of the Silk Road on contemporary cuisine and life, Food Stories touches on diverse aspects of the trade route's impact, spanning notions ofprvenance, personal perspectives, intersected histories, recipes, visual culture, and more. Contributors: Alex Paganelli (Chef, photographer, founder of Dead Hungry)..... More
Chicago: John F. Driscoll, 1933. First Edition. Staplebound. 63 pages. 15 x 10.5 cm. "How to prepare and mix all popular American Alcoholic Drinks commonly served according to the Accurate and Standard Methods used by Skilled and Experienced Bartenders throughout the U.S.A. previous to the enactment of the Prohibition Law."..... More
![Cookery-Manuscript] Connecticut](/images/noimage.png)
Hardcover. Unpaginated. 30 x 19 cm. 1850 inscription on free end paper. Alphabetical Index with pasted in recipes. This large format, ephemera filled manuscript is a look back at New England in the mid 1800's. One of the pasted in pieces is "Miss Parloa's series began this morning" - The..... More
Nashua, N.H. The White Mountain Freezer Co., c. 1900. Staplebound. 32 pages. 15 x 11 cm. Recipes along with illustrations of the White Mountain hand crank freezer. Interesting recipes include Clam Cocktail Frappé. Covers rubbed. [BROWN 2043]. More
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] Hygienic Society Recipes; Souvenir Edition With favorite Dishes of well-known...](/pictures/thumb/1990.jpg?v=1565740764)
Stamford: c. 1915. Cardboard covers. 22 x 15.5 cm. 14 envelopes, 1 two-sided cardboard-weight title page, with a Forward on the reverse. Envelopes contain printed recipes (8 X 15 cm.) attributed to local authors along with personally collected recipes and handwritten recipes. Envelope headings: Soups, Fish, Meats, Poultry, Meat and..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 171 pages. 21 x 14 cm. From the comedian and civil rights activist - an introduction to natural food written with an eye to good health and an ear for the witty line. Clean, crisp copy. More
Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, 1959. McCrea, Ruth. First Edition. Hardcover. 60 pages. 19 x 11.5 cm. Remarkable period graphics. Crisp, clean interior, cover lightly soiled. 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. Crisp, clean copy. Owner's presentation on front free end paper. More
![NUTRITION] [HEALTH] Diet Lists of the Presbyterian Hospital; New York City. NA](/pictures/thumb/1960.jpg?v=1564348342)
New York: 1919. Cloth. 87 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Presbyterian Hospital's recommended diet plans for each of many specified diseases or conditions. Includes specific foods, portion sizes, and day-by-day menus, as applicable. Handwritten index as well as handwritten menu planning. Stamped "PROPERTY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL HOUSE STAFF" on..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 244 pages. 19.5 x 13 cm. Heath's last word on vegetables; a comprehensive book with simple recipes listed in alphabetical order by vegetable, from artichokes to waxpod beans. There is also advice on vegetable hors d' oevres, mixed vegetables dishes and vegetable..... More
London: Leslie Frewin, 1973. Second Edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 21.5 x 15 cm. A posthumous publication, Heath passed away while writing this book. A collection of menus with three courses and a wine pairing. For example, potted shrimps, Danish pork and cabbage, brandy chestnuts with Chianti. Brief recipes given for menu..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1920. Hardcover. 222 pages. 19 x 13 cm. "Three hundred recipes for every sort of candy that can be made in a home kitchen without special machinery". Bradley was a prolific cookbook writer and teacher/owner of Miss Farmer's School of Cookery. Clean copy, dust wrapper..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 355 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Signed, presentation by author on half title page. Prairie bounty translated into distinctive regional dishes. Warm and friendly notes from the author with helpful serving hints. More
Atlanta: Cullom & Ghertner, Co., 1948. Hardcover. 102 pages. 25.5 x 18.5 cm. Poems and recipes, some written in dialect. Author romanticized southern experience of African Americans. Illustrated throughout. More
New York: A Perigee Book, 2010. Hardcover. 296 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Acclaimed cocktail expert and historian David Wondrich takes readers on a raucous guided tour of all things Punch - a tour that starts with some very lonely British sailors and swells to include a cast of lords..... More
New York: Avery, 2014. Paperback. 253 pages. 21 x 14 cm. In this lively and authoritative guide, Greene uses bright visuals, smart graphics, and a down-to-earth approach that both entertains and teaches readers to become their own whiskey experts. Including recipes for the delicious cocktails by some of today's most..... More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975. First Edition. 158 pages. 29 x 22 cm. Inscribed by author on half title page. Kennedy shows the range of her imagination here with 80 recipes highlighting the Tortilla. Drawings by Sidonie Coryn. Bibliography included. Covered in protective mylar. Clean copy, wrappers price..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. 338 pages (plus index). 19 x 12 cm. Ellsworth suggests a lack of staff to run her household and being "utterly, crushingly bored" with shopping for food, inspired her to write this book. A fun read, with some classic recipes. The..... More
New York: Hastings House, 1943. Stahlhut, Henry. First Edition. Hardcover. 228 pages. 21 x 14 .5 cm. Writer and graphic artist, Samuel Chamberlain, wrote the Clementine column for Gourmet Magazine under the name Phineas Back, a nom de plume he based on a French term for a gourmand, bec fin..... More