New York: HIPPOCRENE BOOKS, INC., 2003. Hardcover. 225 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Inscribed by the author on front free end paper - "To Victoria, Surn Sap (Enjoy your meal), Pen." With 172 recipes, including a section on traditional Lob. A glossary defines staple ingredients like bamboo shoots, cilantro, coconut..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1964. Hardcover. 239 pages. 21 x 14 cm. With over 100 curry recipes, this early Indian cookbook is a gem. No country in the world has so many different types of cuisine as India. This fascinating cookbook reveals how to prepare all these original..... More
New York: William Morrow, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 262 pages. 24 x 19.5 cm. Signed on front free end paper - "Best Wishes, Michael Tong 4/10." Tong shares his most popular recipes from the Hunan, Sichuan, and Shanghai regions of China. Illustrated throughout. Interior, boards, and dust wrapper pristine. Covered..... More
New York: RIZZOLI, 1987. Hardcover. Unpaginated [166 pp.] 27 x 27 cm. "The delight that the severity, charm, simplicity and delicacy of Japanese objects and procedures calls forth among Western observers has its roots in a different sensibility and a different self-image. If it invites one, as do the food..... More
Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, Limited, 1935. Hardcover. 87 pp, plus 10pp appendix. 17 x 12. 5 cm. The author explains Chinese ingredients and techniques helping to bridge the gap between Chinese culinary practice and Western kitchens. Recipes for soups, vegetables, soups, rice and noodle dishes, meats, eggs, fish, tea, with..... More
China: Self Published, 1939. Sewn binding. 43 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. An early 20th-century work on Chinese cooking by an artist, poet and culinary instructor. Born in China, Yang came to the United states in the 1920s to study art in Philadelphia. She later taught language, art and cooking..... More
New York: CROWN PUBLISHING, INC., 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 246 pages. 24 x 18.5 cm. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the front free end paper. Recipes and instructions for banquets from each of China's regions: Canton, Peking, Shanghai, Szechuan, and Hunan. In addition, Ms. Lo has included a...... More
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Doring Kindersly, 1996. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 11 pages. 22 x 21.5 cm. This basic Chinese introduction to opposites features pull tabs, cut-outs, spinning parts, and other interactive paper mechanics. Well designed with clean movements, this book clearly illustrates concepts while staying engaging and entertaining. More
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Yokohama, Japan: 1905. Cards. 28 x 15 cm. Sometimes a Menu is more than a mere piece of ephemera, sometimes these pieces of paper give us a glimpse into the past that surprises us and shines a light on the events that were underway at the time. This menu is..... More
New Jersey: Self Published, 1980. Spiral bound wraps. 112 pages. 22 x 15 cm. A charming self-published collection presenting a rich variety of recipes from the author’s homeland, West Bengal. Banerji introduces readers to the region’s distinctive herbs and spices and provides clear, detailed instructions for classic dishes such as..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1952. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 190 pages. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Sou Chan made his way to the US from Canton, China in 1928 - working hard to save money to open his own restaurant in New York City. The House of Chan, which was..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1977. Hardcover. 429 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Covering all the major periods of Chinese history - ancient, Han, T'ang, Sung, Yüan-Ming, Ch'ing, and modern. In each essay the principal foodstuffs, the methods of preparing and preserving food, the utensils used, and the customs of..... More
New York: THE JOHN DAY COMPANY, 1945. Second Impression. Hardcover. 262 pages. 20.5 x 14 cm. One of the first women in China to practice Western medicine, Buwei Yang Chao founded a birth control clinic in Beijing in 1925. Preface by Pearl Buck. When she settled permanently in the U.S...... More
New York: THE JOHN DAY COMPANY, 1963. Third Edition. Hardcover. 265 pages. 20.5 x 14 cm. Preface by Pearl Buck. This revised editon features an entire new chapter on "Chinese Diet as Diet," providing a good dietary balance and how to achieve it. Also updated is a new chapter on..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1962. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 223 pages. 22 x 20 cm. The author, Joyce Chen (1917-1994), was recognized by the American public as popularizing authentic Chinese cuisine, patenting and marketing the flat bottom wok with a handle to the U.S. market, and introducing Chinese Dumplings at her..... More
New York: THE CITADEL PRESS, 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover. 192 pages. 19 x 13 cm. An in-depth cookbook featuring everything from the basics that form the principals that hold up these extraordinary recipes to rice recipes, chicken and meat recipes, egg and fish recipes, vegetable dishes, bread varieties, milk-curd..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Hardcover. 186 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Over 200 recipes from Kibby to Baklawa. Authentic collection of Syrian and Lebanese dishes. Lightly toned interior. Dust wrapper heavily rubbed with loss to corners. Covered in protective mylar. More
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Taipei: 1969, 1974. Hardcover. Volume I - 400 pages. 21.5 x 19 cm. Volume II - 386 pages. 21.5 x 19 cm. Traditional Chinese cooking including Family Style Meals and Formal Meals written in Mandarin & English. Color illustrated full page photos of finished recipes. Volume I features: Dishes of..... More
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Okinawa: GIRL SCOUTS OF JAPAN, Okinawa Council together with USA GIRL SCOUTS - FAR EAST, 1973. Spiral bound wraps. Unpaginated. Styled in the dos-à-dos fashion, one side reading through in Japanese, the other side reading through in English - with illustrations. A variety of recipes, mostly Japanese in origin -..... More
New York: A Giniger Book published in association with Hastings House, 1969. Hardcover. 211 pages. 26 x 18.5 cm. 16 pages of color plates with additional illustrations. A distinguished Chinese family presents the philosophy and history of Chinese cuisine, with a guide to planning, preparing and serving classic and regional..... More
Tokyo: Kasuga Boeki K.K., 1953. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 143 pages. 14.5 x 10.5 cm. Bilingual text in English and Japanese. Arranged by type of drink and alphabetically beginning with the "Adonis Cocktail" and ending with the "Zombie." Three pages of black and white photos of bar utensils and glassware. Eight..... More
Detroit, Michigan: LA CHOY FOOD PRODUCTS, INC., 1932. Staplebound. 15 pages. 15 x 9 cm. This color illustrated 1932 pamphlet is highly stylized, featuring a gold, red, and black art deco design, with a round seal stating: LA CHOY / CHINESE SEAL OF PERFECTION. As Chinese cuisine became more mainstream..... More
New Delhi: R & K PUBLISHING HOUSE, 1963. Hardcover. 123 pages. 24 x 18 cm. Authentic Indian food was hard to find in the U.S. before the 1960's. After the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act removed restrictions against non-white, non-European immigrants to the U.S., opening the doors to people from..... More
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1968. First Edition. Spiral bound wraps. 118 pages. 25.5 x 19 cm. A well organized and in-depth Vietnamese cook book. A full compliment of recipes, special ingredients, and equipment included. Interior clean and crisp, boards lightly toned. More
Rutland, VT: CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY, 1975. Revised Edition. Spiral_bound. 104 pages. 18 x 13 cm. Early Korean cookbook oriented towards American homemakers. Illustrated throughout. Interior clean - title page toned. Covers toned. More