New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. Hardcover. 248 pages. 21 x 15.5 cm. Food in Antiquity is an interdisciplinary exploration of ancient diets, using archaeological, anthropological, and environmental evidence to understand how early humans subsisted. This comprehensive book covers a wide historical range, from prehistoric times to the classical periods..... More
![Item #3704 [LGBTQ] [ARTIST] Queering the BibliObject; The Center for Book Arts April 15 - June...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3704.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1687982286)
New York: THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. Unpaginated. 13.5 x 22 cm. Exhibition Catalog. Queering the BibliObject, organized by John Chaich, independent curator - an exhibition that focused on contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer artists appropriating the book as an object through sculpture, installation..... More
New York: 1892. Staplebound. 32 pages. 13.5 x 8.5 cm. Full page calendar for the years 1892 & 1893. This booklet emphasized the purity of the Arm & Hammer brand. Includes receipts for bread, various types of griddle cakes, waffles, biscuits, muffins, cakes, cookies, and puddings. Household help including A...... More
From Le Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine: 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 282 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. The Dictionary of Cuisine often attributed to Alexandre Dumas, is a culinary work that combines definitions, anecdotes, and insights about various aspects of food and cooking. Here are some key features of the book..... More
Paris: Bethune et Plon, 1844. Second Edition. Hardcover. 609 pages. 21 x 13.5 cm. Originally published -1843, in sixty parts, presented here complete. A compilation of various culinary texts and works by renown French gastronomes and chefs including: 1. Physiologie du goût by Brillat-Savarin. 2. La Gastronomie by Joseph Berchoux..... More
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 212 Pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. A collection of Introductions, by our first lady of food writing, M.F.K. Fisher - to both her own books and books by other authors. Light spot on one page, otherwise crisp and clean. Owner's inscription..... More
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1926-1942. Hardcover. 499 pages. 40 x 17 cm. A rather extensive accounting of a family in Connecticut during the early to mid 20th century. Alongside daily expenditures is the detailed description of land leases, car and truck purchases, family deaths, and divorce. Other odd events recorded - major news accounts..... More
![Item #4289 [YEAR BOOK] 1976 BISON Volume 53; Howard University, Washington, D.C. Howard University](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4289.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1719523285)
Washington DC: Howard University, 1976. Hardcover. 424 pages. 31 x 24 cm. 1976 was the 109th anniversary of the founding of Howard University and the faculty and students came together for the annual re-dedication of the University - renewing the task for which it was created - that of education..... More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1992. Hardcover. 257 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. This moving memoir that explores the authors life from birth in the Deep South still living out the legacy of the Civil War to her historic role in desegregating the University of Georgia - a story of..... More
New York: APERTURE, 1987. Large format paperback. Unpaginated. 29 x 24.5 cm. Nearly ninety photographs contributed penetrating images of mothers and their daughters - women of every shape, hue and social station. The result is an emotional mosaic of depth and detail. Along with these images the writers add insight..... More
New York: Arcade Publishing, 1998. Hardcover. 377 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. The authors reveal not only the culinary secrets of the papal kitchens but offer many of the favorite recipes with which the Holy Fathers regaled themselves. We meet the thirteenth-century Pope, Martin IV, whose excessive love of eels..... More
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1862-1875. Hardcover. 228 pages. 20 x 13.5 cm. Owner used 3/4 of the lined pages. Staunton, Virginia, located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia (Augusta County), is situated between the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Allegheny Mountains on the west. This account book, written during the Civil..... More
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Berkeley: University of California Press, 1951. Hardcover. 240 pages. Extensive bibliography. Maynard A. Amerine (1911-1988) was a pioneer into the research of wine - he was a Professor of Viticulture and Enology, and Enologist in the Experiment Station at UC Davis. Interior crisp and clean. Boards lightly sunned. More
Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. and Brother, 1829. Hardcover. 456 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. If one wants to live off the grid, this is the book for you. This book literally has EVERYTHING under one cover, including, How to make any type of paint, paper hanging, dying, brewing, distillation, engraving..... More
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Warwick, Bermuda: Bermuda Welfare Society (Warwick Branch), 1948. Fourth Edition. Wraps. 200 [29] pages. 25 x 17.5 cm. Recipes attributed to members. An extensive cookbook featuring local produce including Paw Paw, Pumpkin, Cassava, Guava, Bay Grape, and Tamarind. Considerable seafood recipes including local fish. The baking section boasts 12 varieties..... More
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St. Louis, MO: Press Reporting Syndicate, c. 1920. Staplebound. Unpaginated [24 pp.] 14.5 x 9.5 cm. Promotional pamphlet designed to encourage women to become newspaper writers. Syndicated materiel, often referred to as "canned news" or even "canned junk" became popular during the early 20th century. This pamphlet includes testimonial letters..... More
From Le Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine: 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 282 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. The Dictionary of Cuisine often attributed to Alexandre Dumas, is a culinary work that combines definitions, anecdotes, and insights about various aspects of food and cooking. Here are some key features of the book..... More
New York: ECCO PRESS, 2000. First American Edition. Hardcover. 364 pages. 24.5 x 16 cm. A thoroughly enjoyable read of a remarkable woman. Artemis Cooper takes us through both World Wars, all of Europe, the Mediterranean, India - all while keeping a keen eye on the makings of one of..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. 244 pages. 21 x 15 cm. With an introduction by James Beard. Together in one volume, three early classics of cookery from England's most famous food writer, who inspired and influenced a whole generation of cooks - Elizabeth David. As..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. 244 pages. 21 x 15 cm. With an introduction by James Beard. Together in one volume, three early classics of cookery from England's most famous food writer, who inspired and influenced a whole generation of cooks - Elizabeth David. As..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. 244 pages. 21 x 15 cm. With an introduction by James Beard. Together in one volume, three early classics of cookery from England's most famous food writer, who inspired and influenced a whole generation of cooks - Elizabeth David. As..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. 244 pages. 21 x 15 cm. With an introduction by James Beard. Together in one volume, three early classics of cookery from England's most famous food writer, who inspired and influenced a whole generation of cooks - Elizabeth David. As..... More
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1848-1851. Sewn binding. 16 x 11 cm. This journal belonged to Laue Jensen Dixon (once written Lauety), who was a member of the 10th Infantry Battalion from 1848 to 1851, after which he became part of the Gendarmerie. Dixen appears to have traveled around Denmark and Germany and was most..... More
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New York: The Feminist Press, 1973. First Edition - Tenth Printing. Staplebound. 45 pages. Introduction: "Women have always been healers. They were the unlicensed doctors and anatomists of western history. They were abortionists, nurses and counselors. They were pharmacists, cultivating healing herbs and exchanging the secrets of their uses. They..... More
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 237 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Jacques Pepin says it best: "This is a personal, insightful look into the private life of M.F.K. Fisher, and it helps us to better understand and appreciate this extraoridianry woman. Ms. Ferrary's portrait is..... More