Dayton: General Motors, 1930. Wraps. 31 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Early refrigerator promotional catalogue. Illustrated throughout. Wrappers rubbed, interior crisp and clean. More about Frigidaire Automatic Refrigeration; A Modern Household Necessity
![MANUSCRIPT] [CULINARY] [REPURPOSED] Beginner English Grammar Book for Danes; Altered grammar book...](/images/noimage.png)
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 about MANUSCRIPT] [CULINARY] [REPURPOSED] Beginner English Grammar Book for Danes; Altered grammar book...
![MARRIAGE] Pull Together; Do More For Others Than You Expect Others To Do For You](/pictures/thumb/948.jpg?v=1562179817)
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 about MARRIAGE] Pull Together; Do More For Others Than You Expect Others To Do For You
![MENU] [FRENCH] Hand-Illustrated Communion Menu](/pictures/thumb/410.jpg?v=1550697245)
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 about MENU] [FRENCH] Hand-Illustrated Communion Menu
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 about The National Home Cook Book
![NEW YORK] [RESTAURANT] The Iron Gate of Jack & Charlie's "21"; Thru which is presented a vivid...](/pictures/thumb/1415.jpg?v=1561587548)
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 about NEW YORK] [RESTAURANT] The Iron Gate of Jack & Charlie's "21"; Thru which is...
New York: Parallax Publishing, 1967. Paperback. 96 pages. 21.5 x 31.5 cm. "Recipes to Get Hung-Up on". The teenage columnist for This Week Magazine interviewed most of the bright young stars - who are both guitarists and gourmets. Including Donovan, Sony and Cher, Bobby Vinton, as well as Sally Field... More about Singers & Swingers In The Kitchen
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 about The Book of Household Management
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 about The Book of Household Management; Comprising Information for the Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook,...
![Our Thanksgiving Dinner; [MANUSCRIPT]. Helen Bigelow](/pictures/thumb/1266.jpg?v=1550704718)
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 about Our Thanksgiving Dinner; [MANUSCRIPT
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 about Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, For ladies and Professional Cooks; Containing the Whole Science...
![COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] Favorite Recipes Tried & True; Trinity Lutheran Church. Esther Circle](/pictures/thumb/1605.jpg?v=1561505430)
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 about COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] Favorite Recipes Tried & True; Trinity Lutheran Church
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 about The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook; A Culinary Diversion
New York: The Viking Press, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. 491 pages. 22 x 15 cm. A fantastic treatise on feasts. A collection of excerpts, sentences, and paragraphs pertaining to "man's fundamental need to celebrate the high points of life by eating and drinking." Pages lightly toned, dust wrapper heavily chipped... More about Here Let Us Feast; A Book of Banquets
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. 261 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Very attractive first edition. "How to Cook a Wolf will seem an inspired and yet wholly sensible book. It's written to be read, and designed to be used." Interior pages lightly toned, wrapper rubbed... More about How to Cook a Wolf
26 x 19.5 cm. Reprint, pristine condition. More about The Original White House Cook Book
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 about Illustrated Price List of Ships' Galley Ranges, Cabooses, Yacht, Boat and Cabin Stoves
![BRITISH] [MILITARY] Catering Menu for the Officers in the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the West...](/pictures/thumb/1742.jpg?v=1551365237)
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 about BRITISH] [MILITARY] Catering Menu for the Officers in the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the West...
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 about MANUSCRIPT] [COOKBOOK] Durham Country House
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 about THE HOME MAGAZINE - [Supplement to The Home Magazine]; Charts For The Kitchen - Volume 2,...
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 about The Dilemma of Third World Nutrition; Nestle and the Role of Infant Formula
![MANUSCRIPT] [COOKBOOK] Early 20th Century Manuscript Cookbook. E. Mumberson](/pictures/thumb/1893.jpg?v=1558128165)
Nanaimo, British Columbia: 1911-1922. Cardboard covers. 104 pages. 16 x 10 cm. A small notebook - calendar for 1911-1912, used as a personal cookbook. Majority of recipes for cakes and pastries, accompanied by soups and dumplings. Poems and recipes from periodicals attributed to Seattle, Weston - Ontario, Vancouver, and others... More about MANUSCRIPT] [COOKBOOK] Early 20th Century Manuscript Cookbook
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 about Delightes For Ladies; With Introductions b G. E. Fussell and Kathleen Rosemary Fussell
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 about The Complete Cook, bound with The Complete Confectioner; Plain and Practical Directions for...
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 about The Curiosities Of Food; Or The Dainties and Delicacies of Different Nations Obtained From the...