London: Allen Lane, 1978. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 591 pages. 22.5 x 15 cm. Signed by David on title page. First edition, second printing. A comprehensive study with nearly half the book devoted to the history and origins of wheat, the technology of milling both before and after the Industrial Revolution..... More
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Ironton, MO: 1909. Cardboard covers. 255 pages. 21.5 x 15 cm. An interesting, early community cookbook from Missouri filled with recipes, local advertisements, and illustrations. Black and white photo illustrations portray famed local sites: parks, water features, mountain summits, forts and bridges. One full page local advertisement included has a...... More
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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Abington, Massachusetts: Baker Printing Company, c. 1915. Staplebound. 48 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Recipes furnished and attributed by GUILD members. Filled with period local advertisements. Cover illustration of church. Pages toned, covers lightly soiled and chipped. More