Pittsburgh, PA: William G. Johnston Company, 1929. Staplebound wraps. 9 x 6 in. 47 pages. The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company. The purpose of the "Wear-Ever" New Method of Cooking is to cook foods without loss of natural flavors and valuable mineral elements. Advertisement for the "Wear-Ever" New Method Utensils. Includes..... More
New York: Borden’s Premium Co., Inc. Staplebound. 24 pages. 21 x 13.5 cm. A label redemption catalog from Borden’s Premium Co., Inc. The catalog instructs how to redeem labels from Borden milk products such as Star Milk and Magnolia Milk in order to get high-quality goods ranging from dinnerware to..... More
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Paperback. Weber, J.M. Erich. Liittyy Suomennoksena Saksankieliseen Loistoteokseen “Pra-Ko-Ku” (Praktische-Konditorei-Kunst) Dresden-Radebeul: Weber, c. 1921. 68 pages. Illustration mounted on cover. Over 600 products for confectionery and bakery operations aimed at Finnish market. More
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Brooklyn: S. STERNAU & COMPANY, 1906. Hardcover. 147, 31 pages. 23 x 16 cm. "Makers of Coffee Machines, Chafing Dishes and their Accessories, Coffee and Tea Pots, Fancy Kettles, Trays, Smoking Sets, Alcohol Lamps, Bathroom Fixtures, etc. of the Highest Quality." S. Sternau & Company was a Brooklyn-based manufacturer best..... More
Syracuse University Press, 2000. Hardcover. 338 pages. 24 x 16 cm. The auther examines the development and history of the first American appliance - the cast-iron stove. While exploring the shift from fireplaces to stoves for cooking and heating in American homes, Brewer sheds light on changing responses to technology..... More
New York: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1976. Hardcover. 44 pages + [17pp]. 20 x 18 cm. Introduction and Annotations by Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Forward by A. Hyatt Mayor. A charming Victorian Book held in the print collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, reprinted here with annotations alongside the..... More
![Item #3436 [TRADE CATALOG] The Aladdin Oven Trade Catalog. PAXTON HARDWARE MFG](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3436.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1674570134)
Paxton, Ill: N. E. Stevens & Sons, PR. C. 1900. Staplebound wraps. 20 pages. 9 X 16 cm. Invented by Edward Atkinson in the late 1800's, this slow cooking apparatus used a kerosene lamp as fuel. Atkinson felt the amount of coal and wood used as a power source was..... More
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Paris: Mongin, 1902. Pamphlet. 16 pages. 31 x 23 cm. Large format, fully illustrated lithographed trade catalogue of Butchers Guns (knife sharpener) with elaborate handles. Also, a selection of “fusils de table,” excellent for carving table-side in the home. Covers lightly toned, interior clean. More
Owings Mills, Maryland: Stemer House Publishers, Inc., 1977. Hardcover. 288 pages. 24 x 17.5 cm. Wonderfully illustrated throughout, this book/cookbook describes what people have eaten and how they have cooked in Europe, Asia and North America from ancient times to the Victorian era. It stretches back to ancient Greece and..... More
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Chicago: THE CLUB ALUMINUM COMPANY, c. 1925. Pamphlet. 11 page fold out pamphlet. 23 x 10 cm. closed, 23 x 85 cm. opened. Recipes, cleaning, and care. The Club Aluminum Utensil Company was established in 1923. At the outset, its ware - which predated Tupperware - were not available for..... 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
Anchorage: Club PARIS Publishing, 1992. First Edition. Large format paperback. 175 pages. 27 x 21 cm. This scarce volume on pressure cooking is concise and packed with over 200 authentic French recipes. Clean, crisp copy. Interior unstained, covers lightly toned. More
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1960. Loose_leaf. 2 pages. 25 x 20.5 cm. Typed letter from culinary historian and author, Elizabeth David, to Mrs. Johnson of Bathwick HIll, Bath, Great Britain. David received the letter from the Editor of Vogue, and as was the custom (before the dreaded internet), Ms. David took the time to..... More
Paris: ÉDITÉ PAR LA SOCIÉTÉ ALS. THOM, 1933. Hardcover. 293 pages. 18 x 12 cm. The author was the former editor of the gastronomic periodical, Culina, and here is attempting to prevail on the public that the Electric Appliance is here to stay. Text in French. Interior pages toned, with..... More
Zero-Desk, ND. Sewn binding. 11 pages. 17.5 x 24.5 cm. This publication contains the work of three contributors. It explores both the local and industrial roles of plastic cup lids. The three essay contributors are Carl Haase comparing the art form of basic objects in our daily lives and 50..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. Hardcover. 142 pages. 24 x 16 cm. The Kitchen in History provides a detailed exploration of the evolution of kitchens from ancient times to the early 20th century. This book examines how the kitchen has transformed in design, functionality, and equipment as societal needs..... More
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Cambridge, Mass: Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1959. Ring_bound. 73 unnumbered pages. Course-based research project on restaurant design, providing comparative design data and case studies. Plans, diagrams, and tables analyzing restaurant design and layout. Pages toned, covers rubbed at edges. (OCLC found 1 copy - Harvard - 4/27/26). 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
![Item #3946 [TRADE CATALOGUE] THE GOOD SAMARITAN COOKING STOVE; MANUFACTURE and For Sale to the...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3946.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1698181029)
Albany, NY: C. Van Benthuysen, 1859. Sewn binding. 31 pages. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. The Albany area became the world's leader in stove-making in the mid 1800's. With the proximity to the Hudson river, the abundance of iron ore in the mountains of New York State, and the access to..... More
London: The Food and Cookery Publishing Co., nd c. 1918. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 85 pages. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. Chafing dish recipes with lovely black and white illustrations throughout. The chafing dish - from the Old French chauffer, "to make warm" - found favor with those living on their own..... More