Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 186 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Do you know who invented the hamburger? Or why a meat packer became known as "Uncle Sam"? Or where to find the world's most famous beef trail? You'll find the answers to these and many other unusual..... More
Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Ltd, 1981. Hardcover. 425 pages. 24 x 16 cm. A scholarly work that explores the historical, cultural, and social dimensions of food and its consumption, particularly within the context of Scotland and Europe. Fenton, a noted ethnologist and scholar of Scottish rural life, delves into how..... More
![Item #4273 [WINE] Wine Regions of the Southern Hemisphere. Harm Jan De Blij](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4273.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1719513928)
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman & Allanheld, 1985. Hardcover. 255 pages. 27 x 19 cm. In this scholarly and poetic volume, the author introduces the reader to the romance of the Southern Hemisphere's viticulture and viniculture. It is a fabulous saga, a history of pioneering, of desperate failure, and of glorious..... More
Paris: Chez Pierre Ribou, 1715. First Edition. Hardcover. Two Volumes bound in one. Vol. I 436 pages. Vol. II 400 pages. 26 x 20 cm. Liger's "Dictionaire" was an influential French agricultural and household management dictionary covering various aspects of rural and urban household management principles, including viticulture and wine..... More
![Item #3152 [AGRICULTURE] [MILK] Letter to Mr. Seth Gray. M W. Doten](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3152.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684239036)
Northfield, ME: September 30, 1908. 1 page, 26.5 x 20.5. This letter to Mr. Seth Gray in Marion, ME is handwritten from M.W. Doten on his professional stationary, which reads "Agent for the Tubular Cream Separators". He is advising on a bill for $4.95 for fertilizer, he will come to..... More
New York: McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC., 1962. Hardcover. 224 pages. 27.5 x 19 cm. Simon describes how the Champagne industry grew from its origins to the present day, tracing its fortunes as they fluctuated through centuries of social and economic change. In relating the history of Champagne, André L. Simon..... More
New York: STEIN AND DAY, 1973. Hardcover. 448 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Food in History by Reay Tannahill is a comprehensive exploration of the development of food and its impact on human civilization from prehistoric times to the modern era. Tannahill's work covers how food has shaped societies, economies..... More
Springfield, Mass: The Home Correspondence School, 1901. Staplebound. 31 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. An overview of the course that studies Plants, Soil, Tillage, Drainage, Irrigation, Manures, Fertilizers, Crop Rotation, Mowing and Pastures, Seed and Plants, Animal Husbandry, Stock Breeding, Dairy Husbandry, Stock Feeding, and Poultry Farming. Front and back..... More
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London: W. MARSHALL, c. 1910-1945. Leather_bound. 216 pages. (78 pages repurposed) 16 x 11 cm. This pocket book is a fine example of how everyday notebooks were reused or “repurposed” throughout the 19th century. In this instance, a determined hand filled its blank pages with practical knowledge essential to life..... More
Morgantown, West Virginia: Extension Department College of Agriculture, West Virginia University, 1913. Paperback. 16 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. This photo illustrated booklet describes the growing use of Silos, Cost of Silos, Crops for Silos, and Types of Silos. Disbound, but otherwise as new. More
![Item #4526 [WOMEN] [DIARY] Event-filled 1903 daily diary - full year; The Standard DIARY 1903....](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4526.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1739323691)
Pitcher, Chenango, New York: 1903. Cardboard covers. Kate (Catherine Hakes) Blackman (Aug 31, 1840 - Aug 17, 1917) was born in Pitcher, New York, and raised on a farm, surrounded by many siblings. Kate later married her husband Birdsall Blackman and settled down on a farm in her hometown. Pitcher..... More
San Francisco: WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE PRINTING OFFICE, 1883. Hardcover. 104 pages. 20 x 13 cm. This book is one of the first to highlight farm-fresh and locally sourced foods, especially those available in California. Notably, this imprint was published by the WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE PRINTING OFFICE, thought to be the first women-owned..... More
![Item #4271 [SOUTH AFRICA] [WINE] Wine Grape Cultivars in South Africa. C. J Orffer](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4271.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1719352516)
Cape Town, South Africa: Human & Rousseau, 1979. Hardcover. 111 pages. 25 x 19 cm. A thorough study of the various cultivars particular to South African-grown wine. In collaboration with D. Hughes and G. Nieuwoudt: history, wine quality and statistics, A. Kriel: details of white wine cultivars, E.G le Roux..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1972. Hardcover. 346 pages. 26 x 18 cm. A fascinating, highly readable, authentic account of colonial kitchens and their gardens as they developed through almost two centuries, the source material coming from the author's own collection of early Americana: books written during the colonial period;..... More
![Item #4773 [FLOWERS] [GARDENING] NASTURTIUMS are for eating, CHRYSANTHEMUMS are for eating, ROSES...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4773.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1764800758)
St. Johns, Pennsylvania: Self Published, 1972. Staplebound. Unpaginated. 22 x 14 cm. These three self-published pamphlets were the predecessor of Leona's book The Forgotten Art of Flower Cookery, published in 1973 to rave reviews from garden clubs, celebrities, food critics (including The New York Times) and food historians around the..... More