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

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

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

New York: 1950. Hardcover. 220 pages. 28 x 21 cm. Presentation copy, Signed by multiple owners/partners. Eunice and Charles Sercus embossed on cover. Eunice Kreindler Sercus was the sister to Jack (original owner), Mac, Bob, and Pete Kreindler. Signed by Mac, Peter, Bob, and Jerry Burns. Issued on the twenty-fifth... More

London: S.O. Beeton, 1861. Hardcover. 1112 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 x 6.5 cm. "Nothing lovelier can be found In Woman, than to study household good." - Milton First edition in book form. This work originally was published in 24 monthly parts, 1859-1861. Added engraved colored title page, with the Bouverie... 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

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1976. Sir John Tenniel. First edition. Hardcover. 119 pages. 25 x 19 cm. A whimsical cookbook with recipes inspired by Carroll's "Alice". Try the 'Eat Me' Cakes, 'Drink Me' Soup, or one of the over 30 recipes along with excerpts from earlier Lewis Carroll's writing... 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

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

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

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

Arcadia, Ca. Racoon Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 122 pages. 22 x 17 cm. Limited edition - #100 of 275. Illustrated with 53 tipped-in facsimile reproductions of the original playing cards. Authors used a pack of playing cards, originally designed and sold by Joseph & James Moxon, London 1676-7, that... More