![FOOD HISTORY] Black Rice; The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas. Judith A. Carney](/pictures/thumb/2205.jpg?v=1591995106)
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001. Paperback. 240 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. A vivid interpretation of rice and slaves in the Atlantic World, Black Rice reveals how racism has shaped our historical memory and neglected a critical African contribution to the making of the Americas. The belief that Europeans first..... More
![HISTORIC FOODWAYS] Recipes For Respect; African American Meals and Meaning. Rafia Zafar](/pictures/thumb/2204.jpg?v=1591995105)
Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, 2019. Hardcover. 137 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Beginning in the early nineteenth century and continuing nearly to the present day, African Americans have often been stereotyped as illiterate kitchen geniuses. Rafia Zafar addresses this error, highlighting the long history of accomplished African..... More
New York: Artisan, 2018. Paperback original. 214 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. Forward by René Redzepi. Nineteen thoughtful and engaging essays and stories make the case that we should think about cuisine as a collective human effort. "An awful lot of attention is paid to the differences and distinctions between..... More
![MEMOIR] The Cooking Gene; A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South....](/pictures/thumb/2202.jpg?v=1591995103)
New York: Harper Collins/Amistad, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 443 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Culinary historian Michael W. Twitty brings a fresh perspective to our most divisive cultural issue, race, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry - both black and white -..... More
![HISTORIC FOODWAYS] African American Foodways; Explorations of History & Culture. Anne L. Bower](/pictures/thumb/2201.jpg?v=1591994715)
Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2007. Paperback. 183 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Ranging from seventeenth-century West African fare to contemporary fusion dishes using soul food ingredients, the essays in this book provide an introduction to many aspects of African American foodways and an antidote to popular misconceptions..... More
![HISTORIC FOODWAYS] Hog & Hominy; Soul Food From Africa to America. Frederic Douglass Opie](/pictures/thumb/2200.jpg?v=1591994714)
New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. Hardcover. 238 pages. 23.5 x 16. Beginning with the Atlantic slave trade and concluding with the Black Power movement of the 1960's and 1970's, Frederick Douglass Opie composes a global history of African American foodways and the concept of soul itself, revealing soul food..... More
![HISTORIC FOODWAYS] Soul Food; The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine - One Plate at a Time....](/pictures/thumb/2199.jpg?v=1591994713)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2013. Paperback. 333 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Includes 22 Recipes. "This is the story of soul food. Down through history, African American cuisine has gone by several names since enslaved West Africans arrived in British North America: slave food, the..... More
![ILLUSTRATED] [ART] Recipes with Personal History; Hand Colored. Margarita Kruchinskaya](/pictures/thumb/2002.jpg?v=1591299903)
New York: Kruchinskaya, Margarita. Cards. Nine (28 x 18 cm.) color illustrated folded pamphlets. c. 2017 - Artist and writer Margarita Kruchinskaya uses memory and experiential learning to create this artwork that is both functional and symbolic. Each pamphlet is printed and hand painted with Margarita's personal narrative - memories..... More
![WWI] [RED CROSS] [NURSING] 1914 - 1919 Deptford Red Cross; Cotton Commemorative Embroidered...](/pictures/thumb/2184.jpg?v=1591299426)
Deptford, England: 1920. Cloth. 810 x 895 mm. A charming, hand crafted, W.W.I. souvenir made by Kate Parry Warcup (1867-1937). With over 200 signatures honoring her fellow VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment 1909-1918) members from the South East London community of Deptford, who, we presume, either volunteered for, or were associated..... More
![WOMEN] Women's Strike Demonstration August 26. August 26 Strike Committee](/pictures/thumb/2178.jpg?v=1591299360)
New York: August 26 Strike Committee, 1970. Loose_leaf. 27.5 x 21 cm. Leaflet printed for the New York demonstration marking the 50th anniversary of the passage of woman suffrage - the Women's Strike for Equality March, led by the National Organization for Women (NOW), calling for new rights: free childcare..... More
![REAL PHOTO POSTCARD] [AFRICAN AMERICAN] Outdoor Kitchen Scene](/pictures/thumb/2191.jpg?v=1591993623)
Mobile, Alabama: 1907. Cards. 13.75 x 8.75 cm. Black and white photo postcard with image of six men cooking outdoors. Written in ink on back of card: "Kitchen of a Southern Barbecue, with Negro Cooks and Waiters, RH Jr.(RH Jr. Studio?), 07, Mobile Ala.". No postage, no address. Lightly rubbed..... More
![POLITICAL] [SHEET MUSIC] The Man That Waters the Workers' Beer. Paddy Ryan, Alfred Roberts,...](/pictures/thumb/2190.jpg?v=1591298763)
London: The Workers' Music Association, 1939. 31 x 24 cm. A chipper tune, from the viewpoint of THE MAN (or capitalist if you prefer). I am the man, the very fat man, That waters the workers' beer I am the man, the very fat man, That waters the workers' beer And what do I...... More
![FRENCH] [APRON CATALOG] Grand Magasins de la Samaritaine - Tabliers Confectionn s Pour Dames et...](/pictures/thumb/2168.jpg?v=1589295903)
Paris: Samaritaine, 1914. Staplebound. 15 pages. 24 x 15.5 cm. Early aspirational 20th century department store catalog intended to catch the eye of the growing working and middle class consumer. Samaritaine, founded in 1869, opened in the midst of a new industrial age that saw the price of consumer goods..... More
London: Dean and Son, 1854. Wraps. 72 pages. 16 x 10.5 cm. An in-depth instructional guide with advice on domestic duties - morning to night, both large and small concerns, when and how these duties should be carried out as well as special occasion tasks - always keeping in mind..... More
![WINE] [FRANCE] Blanc et Rouge, Rose et Noir, Bleu Blanc Rouge; Complete Set. Paul Iribe, Georges...](/pictures/thumb/2150.jpg?v=1587072968)
Paris: Draeger. Iribe, Paul. Wraps. 33 x 26 cm. Three volumes produced for the renowned French wine merchant Nicolas. 1) Blanc et Rouge - 1930 - Plaquette No. 1, La Belle Au Bois Dormant (The Sleeping Beauty). Story set in a Paris jazz club and written solely in dialogue between..... More
London: Odhams Press Ltd., 1948. Hardcover. 224 pages. 22 x 15 cm. One of the world's greatest Restaurateurs, Joseph Vecchi, describes the days of running Claridge's in London when George V was crowned, as well as during the glory days of the Romanov Empire while he ran the French restaurant..... More
![NATIVE AMERICAN] [MICHIGAN] [FISHING] Commercial Cabinet Card. Allan Fanjoy, Photographer](/pictures/thumb/2102.jpg?v=1583271903)
Sault St. Marie, Michigan: The Riverside Photo Gallery - Allan Fanjoy, c. 1897. Cards. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Photo mounted on cabinet card with printed address and photo studio signature. Verso features promotional photo illustrations of Sault St. Marie as well as photo of the Proprietor, Allan Fanjoy. Featuring members..... More
Paris: Vada Retro, 1992. First French Edition. Hardcover. 35 x 28 cm. Text in French. Spiral bound aluminum stamped and die cut covers with serial number embossed on lower edge of rear panel as issued. Original mylar sleeve neatly opened, with audio CD in unopened mylar sleeve, and bound in..... More
![DOMESTIC SCIENCE] The Ladies' Indispensable Companion and Housekeepers' Guide, published with...](/pictures/thumb/2093.jpg?v=1582151614)
New York: H. Dayton, 1858. Hardcover. 126 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Similar to earlier edition Ladies' Indispensable Assistant (1852) but with some medical updates and insights into vaccinations. Text provides guidance to recognize various illnesses with treatments with 14 pages listing the medical properties of plants. The Ladies' Domestic..... More
![BROADSIDE] [WOMEN] [TEXAS] Reward - Missing - Mrs. Maggie Corbett and four children](/pictures/thumb/2087.jpg?v=1582066744)
Galveston, Texas: 1905. 21 x 15 cm. Large photographic image of Maggie Corbett below headline. In 1905 Maggie Corbett took her four children, most notably, her "well built" 14 year old daughter and left her husband and home. It seems archaic that a reward was offered for a woman who..... More
![AFRICAN AMERICAN] [DREAM BOOK] Dreams Come True!; Picture Stories of Famous People How to Tell...](/pictures/thumb/2081.jpg?v=1581356856)
New York: Black and White Company, 1940's. Staplebound Wraps. Unpaginated. 17 x 12 cm. Over 30 black and white pages, illustrated by prominent African-American Chicago newspaper cartoonist, George L. Lee. Contains What Dreams Mean along with narratives and illustrations of famous African-Americans such as Booker T. Washington, Dr. George Washington..... More
![PHOTOGRAPHY] [DAIRY] Kosher Dairy Store](/pictures/thumb/2063.jpg?v=1579709944)
Glossy pictorial cover. 35 x 28 cm. Black and white photo depicting shopkeeper in front of his Kosher Dairy shop. 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
![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