New York: William Morrow, 2014. First Paperback. Paperback. 278 pages. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. In How to Love Wine, New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov examines why the American wine culture produces anxiety and suggests how readers fearlessly develop a sense of discovery and wonder as they explore and..... More
![Item #1277 A Sermon, Preached November 26, 1829; [RHODE ISLAND] Being the DAY OF THANKSGIVING...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1277.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1605295082)
Providence, RI: H.H. Brown, 1830. Wraps. 27 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm. Historical narration of the Second Baptist Church, by Reverend John O. Choules, in Newport, at the Second Baptist Church beginning with the secession from Dr. Clark's church in Providence 1656 to 1829. In December 1829, the church Deacons..... More
San Francisco: Synergistic Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 72 pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. Introduced by M.F.K. Fisher. Clancy's reminiscence of Paris' Gare de Lyon, 24 line drawings plus photographed ephemera from the French train station. Crisp, clean copy. Lacking slip case. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 261 Pages. 22 x 15 cm. A collection of twenty of Fisher's essays. "The enticing places, the memorable ( sometimes mysterious) encounters that have lighted her path over the years - interlaced with new reflections and sides." Boards and interior clean..... More
New York: The Spice Mill Publishing Company, 1906. Hardcover. 86 pages. 18 x 13 cm. Are you familiar with the "baking powder wars" that took place at the end of the 19th century? Baking powder had become a highly profitable product, with more than a hundred manufacturers springing up across..... More
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Over 30 invoices portraying the life of the white upper class in New York City and Newport, RI. A thought-provoking look at a life of privilege through the procurement of objects. Irene Muriel Austusta Sherman was an American-born socialite, notable for her connections to prominent families in the early 20th..... More
![Item #2082 [POLITICS] [PROHIBITION] [CALIFORNIA] Frederick Head Nominee for Congress 5th...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2082.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1581356860)
Original Wraps. One page folded pamphlet. 15 x 8 cm. Head, who ran for Congress in 1914 & 1916 on the Prohibition Party ticket, unfortunately did so in the heart of the wine district. Head always ended his stump speeches with "Remember the Kiddies". Frederick Head received less than 6%..... More
New York: PANTHEON, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 800 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. By means of an exhaustive study of the symbols to be found within Navaho legend and ritual, Gladys Reichard has arrived at a scholarly and comprehensible interpretation of the complex religion of that tribe. The author discusses..... More
London: Privately printed at The Curwen Press for the author, 1964. Hardcover. 34 pages. 22.5 x 11 cm. Simon delves into the historical context of wine in Elizabethan England - examining the various wines like sack (sherry), Malmsey, and mead (metheglin) within Shakespeare's works. Includes discussions of the social and..... More
New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 198 pages. 21.5 x 15 cm. The Wine Savant takes a modern and dynamic approach to wine writing. Punchy, polemical, and brimming with insights to educate and entertain beginning wine drinkers and seasoned oenophiles alike, Michael Steinberger tramps through..... More
Phoenix: Indian Life and Customs, Department of The Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1954. Large format paperback. 175 pages. 25 x 18 cm. Focusing on the everyday activities, social organization, and customs of the Pueblo communities such as agriculture, crafts, home life and communal events, Underhill draws on her extensive..... More
New York: A PERIGEE BOOK, 2015. Updated and Revised. Hardcover. 363 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Signed on front free end paper by the author: "HEALTH & TIPSINESS! David Wondrich". Cocktail expert and historian David Wondrich's Imbibe! presents the colorful, little-known history of the classic American cocktail - and the..... More
New York: A PERIGEE BOOK, 2015. Updated and Revised. Hardcover. 363 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Cocktail expert and historian David Wondrich's Imbibe! presents the colorful, little-known history of the classic American cocktail - and the ultimate guide to classic American drink-making - in an engaging homage to Jerry Thomas..... More
Privately Printed, 1925. Hardcover. 76 pages. Frontispiece Telephotograph with tissue guard. "On the occasion of his seventy-ninth birthday, the friends of Mr. Edward Dean Adams, comprising men in the fields of engineering, science, art, literature, transpiration, finance, industry and club life, asked him to be their guest at a testimonial..... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 232 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Allen, educated in the classics at Oxford, contends that a knowledge of, and a taste for the classics, contributes to the appreciation of wine. The book is divided into three parts. Part one is dedicated to three..... More
London: ALLAN LANE, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 160 pages. 23 x 14 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Laid in: Handwritten notes in David's hand. These notes were not filled with praise but bewilderment. David lamentes the lack of bibliography and sloppy historical research. Another torn..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. Hardcover. 277 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Six pages of Elizabeth David's notes laid in. The publication of John Evelyn's diary in 1818 helped establish the importance of personal diaries as historical documents. This book is the first biography of John Evelyn based not..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 350 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Presentation copy - signed by the author to Laurence Hughes, longtime William Morrow President and CEO. Paul Brooks worked closely with Rachel Carson in his role as editor-in-chief at Houghton Mifflin during the publication of The..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Stated Second Printing. Hardcover. 368 pages. Primarily focused on pesticides' effects on the ecosystems, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, helped bring a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides while sparking the movement that ultimately led to the creation of the US Environmental Protections Agency (EPA). Laid..... More
Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg, 1951. Hardcover. 91 pages. 25 x 19.5 cm. Fisher, a passionate gardener, focuses on the art of flower and fruit arrangements as practiced in Colonial Williamsburg, providing both historical context and practical guidance on recreating these arrangements. Fisher uses only flowers and fruits documented in historical..... More
![Item #4602 [ZINE] YOU STIR THE POT: Recipes for Change; Issue 1. Victoria Manganiello, Carolina...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4602.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1747915973)
Colonized and occupied Narragansett, Wamponoag, and Pokanoket land (so-called Providence RI): SNAKE HAIR, 2022. Spiral_bound. Unpaginated [74] pgs. 28 x 22 cm. An anthology of recipes written by artists around the world. Each combines instruction for creating food with instructions for creating social change that pull from the authors' personal..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 366 pages. 22.5 x 15 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. This comprehensive biography of Sir Kenelm Digby must have struck a cord with Elizabeth David. Most notably, Digby authored The Closet of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digby..... More
New York: North Point Press, 2009. First Paperback. Paperback. 257 pages. 21 x 14 cm. In Reflections of a Wine Merchant, Rosenthal shares the experience of learning his trade: the friendships, the adventures, and the challenge of convincing others to love what he loves. He introduces us to his growers..... More
New York: LAMPORT, BLAKEMAN & LAW, 1853. Hardcover. 344 pages. 20 x 14 cm. "The science of eating and drinking is one of the few things we all acquire by intuition, and it is a faculty that once indulged is never forgotten, but clings to us with a tenacity that..... More
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Unceded homelands of the Oceti Sakowin Oyate, in a city known as Minneapolis: Wide Eyed Outside, Aug. 2022, Jan. 2023, Oct. 2023. Staplebound. 21.5 x 14 cm. Issue 1: Sharing visual and verbal musings and information on foraging - from the ways it changes us to the connections we make..... More