![Item #4631 [MENU] [CHICAGO] GUS GOOD FOOD; Steer for Chicago's Most Famous Restaurant](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4631.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1758398354)
Chicago: 1957. Wraps. 33 x 24.5 cm. Known for their "Green Noodles" (chlorophyll green from spinach), and the Bing Bong Steak (24 ounce T-bone). Full menu includes Steaks, Chicken, Seafood Sandwiches, and a cocktail & wine menu. Interior clean, covers very lightly soiled. More
United States of America: 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 16 x 14.5. Mr. Mushroom lives under a… (What do you think?) Mushroom, of course! In this story we meet Mr. Mushroom and Miss Mite, whom Mr. Mushroom thinks is quite pretty. They decide to get married and throw..... More
![Item #4497 [GERMAN] [CHILDREN'S BOOK] DAS MÄRCHEN VON DEN DREI APFELBÄUMEN. Gerhard...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4497.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1736198107)
Hamburg: Verlag Heinrich Ellermann, 1958. Hardcover. Unpaginated [pp.31] 21 x 30 cm. Colorful tale of three apple trees throughout the seasons. Interior clean, boards lightly rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar. More
![Item #4250 [HANDMADE] [REPURPOSED] [COOKBOOK] RECIPES](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4250.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1718123713)
c. 1955. Hardcover. 25.5 x 13.5 cm. A charming, homemade mid-century cookbook by an unknown maker. To create it, the author ingeniously repurposed a book, covering the outer boards with black wallpaper to make it uniquely her own. Inside are nine envelopes, each decorated with cut-out images of food and..... More
![Item #4302 [SOUTH AFRICA] [WINE] THE STORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINES and the Wine Growers'...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4302.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1719955058)
Paarl, South Africa: CO-OPERATIVE WINEGROWERS' ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1934. Sewn binding. 31 pages. 25 x 17 cm. A beautiful piece of ephemera thoroughly outlining the history of wine in South Africa. Illustrated throughout with stunning black and white photos of consequential architecture. Interior includes silver gilt and blue patterns..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. First American Edition. Hardcover. 322 pages. 25 x 27 cm. A classic collection of over 400 authentic Italian regional dishes, beautifully illustrated throughout. Elizabeth David escorts us through the true essence of Italian cuisine by spotlighting the diverse regional cooking throughout Italy including Venetian..... More
![Item #4175 [DESIGN] Maytag Washing Machine Design Archive. Downer P. Dykes](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4175.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1713444733)
Newton, Iowa: 1950's. This interesting collection represents the large part electrical appliances had on the American consumers during the post W.W.II era. The Maytag brand, originated in 1893 by Frederick Louis Maytag and three partners, initially produces farm equipment such as threshing machines. When the brand began producing gasoline powered..... More
Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1954. Manso, Leo. First Edition. Hardcover. 744 pages. 21.5 x 15 cm. From the beloved food writer, M.F.K Fisher, an invitation to fall into the world of culinary bliss. Includes Serve It Forth, Consider The Oyster, How To Cook A Wolf, The Gastronomical Me, An Alphabet..... More
Bridgeport, CT: General Electric Company, 1950. Staplebound. 22 x 15 cm, 34 pages. With charming illustrations by Ella George, this booklet came originally as a fun and informational addition to one's purchase of the Space Maker Refrigerator. It includes storage and maintenance information as well as a wealth of recipes..... More
Derry, NH: H.P. Hood & Sons, 1953. Staplebound. 23 pages. 13.5 x 19 cm. The history of the Hood company begins in 1846 in Massachusetts with their philosophy, "Your Health Is Our Business." With color food photography by Robert Keene, this Hood's Dairy advertisement book focuses first on a run..... More
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books Inc., 1955. Staplebound. 63 pages. "The housewife who prepares food in aluminum or plastic kitchenware may be slowly poisoning her family," reads the blurb on the back of Rodale's work. This book is a harsh and unwielding in his expose of the aluminum cookware fad taking..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1953. Hardcover. 283 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Shaker cookery has been famous since the early Federal Period, when the "kitchen sisters," who dedicated their hands to work and their hearts to God, devised the essential American way of feeding the families of the large..... More
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 148 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Chock full of wonderful recipes to be used for entertaining and every day meals. Each section of food is preceded by an illustration by Oliver Messel of that section’s foods forming a human-like figure offering up..... More
![Item #4295 [UKRAINIAN] [WOMEN] SILVER WREATH JUBILEE COLLECTION UNION OF UKRAINIAN WOMEN OF...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4295.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1719937300)
Philadelphia: America, c. 1950. Publishers side-stapled. Unpaginated. [50 pp]. 25.5 x 20.5 cm. This publication marked the 25 years of Association's concerted effort to champion the numerous projects these Ukrainian American Women were spearheading. Beginning in the mid-1800's and continuing through World War II, immigration from the Ukrainian area to..... More
Havana, Cuba: 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. 210 pages. 24 x 15.5 cm. The first edition of this influential and treasured Cuban cookbook. Published before Castro's Cuba, this edition, unlike later editions, features illustrated product advertisements throughout the book. The author, Nitza Villapol, would later be known as the "Julia Child"..... More
![Item #4342 [MENU] EMPIRE ROOM; George Blanc, Chef des Cuisines recommends. Waldorf Astoria Hotel](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4342.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1721683194)
New York: 1958. Cards. 2 pages. 33 x 25 cm. Since the opening of the Waldorf Astoria, significant functions, both political and social, have occurred in the Empire Room. The Empire Room is where New Yorkers and tourists alike flocked to experience a great meal, vibrant performances, and an exciting..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 288 pages. 20.5 x 14.5 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. This book built on the success of White's publication Good Things in England, a comprehensive cookbook featuring a wide array of regional recipes dating back to the 14th..... More
![Item #3145 [CHILDREN] MILK FOR YOU AND ME. The Laboratory School Winifred Randall, University of...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3145.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684239056)
Chicago, IL: National Dairy Council, 1955. 1955 Revised Edition. Staplebound wraps. (13 pages,15 x 18 cm) An illustrated children's book describing the process of aquiring dairy products from "The Pasture" to "Mealtime". The back of each page features a full color, full page illustration. This copy has a stamp reading..... More