Hardcover. Unpaginated. 30 x 19 cm. 1850 inscription on free end paper. Alphabetical Index with pasted in recipes. This large format, ephemera filled manuscript is a look back at New England in the mid 1800's. One of the pasted in pieces is "Miss Parloa's series began this morning" - The... More
Dayton: General Motors, 1930. Wraps. 31 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Early refrigerator promotional catalogue. Illustrated throughout. Wrappers rubbed, interior crisp and clean. More
Christiana: P. T. Mallings Boghandel, 1874. Hardcover. Interesting and unusual repurposed grammar book that had a second life as a storehouse for recipes, pasted in, handwritten, as well as newspaper articles. Biddy Bye, a syndicated Woman's Page Editor, is identified as the author of some of these newspaper articles, which... More
Tacoma, WA: c. 1920. Wraps. 132 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. Handbook for Newlyweds including recipes, household and medical advice, personal health, and life lessons. Filled with full page ads for local advertisements suggesting martial bliss. Covers rubbed, interior clean. More
Large hand-illustrated French Menu dated May 25, 1947. 75 x 54 cm (108 cm. open) This menu was made for a First Communion, painted on front and back covers as well as the interior. The menu was signed by family and friends that were present at the event. The front... More
Chicago: National Clock & Mfg. Co., 1900. Cardboard covers. 190 pages. 24 x 10 cm. A cookbook/manuscript all in one. "The National Home Cook Book is provided with BLANK PAGES, permitting one to copy or paste in the proper place the recipe of any particular kind of dish, as every... More
Worcester: S. A. Howland, nd. Hardcover. 18 x 11.5 cm. First sixteen pages missing. Inlaid handwritten recipe booklet with 12 pages of elegant handwriting. Purple ribbon sewn to spine for wrapping/tying. More
London: S. O Beeton, 1861. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. 1112 pages. 18 x 11.5 x 7 cm. First edition in book form. This work originally was published in 24 montly parts, 1859-1861. More
c.1920's. Cardboard covers. 25.5 x 20.5 cm. Eight handmade pages narrating the process of making thanksgiving dinner: shopping, baking & cooking, guests arriving, saying grace, and the feast, all accompanied by pasted in illustrations. Cardboard covers with blue silk ribbon as an attachment. Handwritten in ink. More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. 478 pages. 19 x 13 cm. A rising star in the mid-1800's, this French chef, opened a cooking school in New York City, became a media darling and then fell into obscurity. Based on science and French cooking, this cookbook... More
Cyrus, Minnesota: 1973. Wraps. Unpaginated (approx. 300 pages). 16 x 12 cm. Community church cookbook, by all accounts self-made, out of colored construction paper, yarn, and scraps of wallpaper (for the wrapper). Author/creator of recipes accompany each recipe along with many proverbs and verse. More
26 x 19.5 cm. Reprint, pristine condition. More
Devonport. Staplebound. c. 1900. 24 pages. 22 x 14 cm. A hark back to the golden days of shipbuilding, this fully illustrated pamphlet includes prices and dimensions of their entire inventory. J Gould & Son were one of the many industries/workshops, located in the Royal Navy Yard, specializing in supplying... More
York, England: 1886. Loose_leaf. 32 x 20 cm. This menu,written by Halliwell, a local master of ceremonies and freemason, was made to accommodate and service the 3rd and 4th battalions' officers of the West Riding Regiment, formerly known as the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. The officers were lodged in the... More
1877. Essays. Wraps. 159 pages. 15.5 x 10 cm. Author's inscription on free end paper: Louisa A. Headlam - Feb. 5th - 1877. Wide range of hand written recipes, all by the same author on lined paper with acknowledgment to original authors included. Containing recipes for Pommes au Beurre, Falkland... More
Washington DC: The Brodix Publishing Co., 1889. Wraps. 12 pages. 42 x 28 cm. This charming periodical features six sheets of cooking instructions detailing: Fish-Soup; Meat; Sauces-salads; Vegetables; Pastry; Sweets and Preserves; and How to Make Bread. The binding style and large type set likely indicates that this publication was... More
Nestle S. A., 1985. Second edition. Wraps. 20 pages. 28 x 21 cm. Nestle’s response to the controversy over their infant feeding products sold in Third World countries. In 1973 the New Internationalist published a critical article of Nestle and its practice of marketing baby formula as a healthy alternative... More
London: Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. 106 pages. 22 x 15 cm. 1948 reprint of one of the earliest cookery and household recipe books in England, 1602 by Sir Hugh Plat. With chapters on Sir Hugh Plat; his life and writings - Bibliography of Sir Hugh Plat's printed... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1843 and 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. 196 & 154 pages. 19.5 x 12 cm. First edition, here issued bound as one. The Complete Cook's illustrations feature carving. The Complete Confectioner has one page of illustrations; modeling tools. Final 10 pages filled with advertisements. Pages tanned, edges... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 372 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. A rare treasure of culinary history and a primary reference source for Alan Davidson, award winning author of Oxford Companion to Food. Davidson writes that "Curiosities is in all probability the first attempt to write a general... More
Elwood, Illinois: 1943. Wraps. Unpaginated. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. World War II Victory Cookbook from the heartland, with illustrations for every chapter. Includes recipes such as A La King Shortcake, Lime Jello Salad, Smothered Liver, and Victory Pie. Recipes attributed local members. Soft covers with two spirals, one blue and... More
New York: The Century Company, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. 165 pages. 13 x 7 cm. A stylish tale describing the ritual of Madeira tasting during Philadelphia's gilded age. All edges gilt, embossed leather, marbled end papers. Owner's inscription on front free end paper. Bright, crisp and clean copy. More
North Pomfret, VT: David & Charles Inc., 1987. Hardcover. 224 pages. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. A narrative exploring the British Railway system from the early Victorian times through 20th century. Includes photographs and menus. Owners offset stamp on title page. Clean, crisp interior, boards, and dust wrapper. More
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