New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1949. Hardcover. 258 pages. 24 x 19.5 cm. Presentation copy, signed on half title page. Photographs by Edward Weston. Edited by Ramiel McGee with chapters by Louis Untermeyer, Crosby Gaige, Frank Conroy, Marie Beynon Ray, Bob Davis and recipes submitted by Rockwell Kent, Julian..... More
New York: ECCO PRESS, 2000. First American Edition. Hardcover. 364 pages. 24.5 x 16 cm. A thoroughly enjoyable read of a remarkable woman. Artemis Cooper takes us through both World Wars, all of Europe, the Mediterranean, India - all while keeping a keen eye on the makings of one of..... More
![Item #2997 [POP-UP] Chanukah Bugs; A Pop-Up Celebration by David A. Carter. David A. Carter](/pictures/thumb/2997.jpg?v=1657457103)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. David A. Carter. First Edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 16 pages. 18.5 x 15 cm. Signed by the author. Celebrate the eight nights of Chanukah with the Shammash Bug, the Dizzy Dreidel Bug, and many others. Bug and Chanukah fans of all ages will get in..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. 244 pages. 21 x 15 cm. With an introduction by James Beard. Together in one volume, three early classics of cookery from England's most famous food writer, who inspired and influenced a whole generation of cooks - Elizabeth David. As..... More
Fairport, NY: H.A. & J. De Land & Co., 1880. 10 pages, 23.5 cm x 19 cm. Wonder-eyes and Whatfor Part II by Eleanor W. Talbot is a children’s book produced by H.A. & L.J. DeLand & Co. the manufacturers of DeLand’s Chemical Baking Powder. The first page has a...... More
Pitspopany, 2004. Cards. Unpaginated. 8 pages each, 64 pages total. 16.5 x 30.5 cm, each book approximately 8.5 x 7 cm. Eight separate, full color board books for each of the holiday nights forms a puzzle to help young children learn all about Hanukkah, from the miracle of the oil..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, Inc., 1943. Hardcover. 295 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. "It seems to me," M.F.K. Fisher declares in the opening pages of The Gastronomical Me," "that our three basic needs, for food and security and love, are so mixed and mingled and entwined that we..... More
Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1954. Manso, Leo. First Edition. Hardcover. 744 pages. 21.5 x 15 cm. From the beloved food writer, M.F.K Fisher, an invitation to fall into the world of culinary bliss. Includes Serve It Forth, Consider The Oyster, How To Cook A Wolf, The Gastronomical Me, An Alphabet..... More
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 212 Pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. A collection of Introductions, by our first lady of food writing, M.F.K. Fisher - to both her own books and books by other authors. Light spot on one page, otherwise crisp and clean. Owner's inscription..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1946. 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 with 2..... More
Greenwillow Books, 2001. Paul O. Zelinsky. First Edition. Hardcover. 39 pages. 31.5 x 24 cm. Awful Ogre starts the day greeting his plethora of pests and goes on to scare villagers, dance in storms, tend to his poisonous garden, and more in an ogre's idea of a perfect day. Written..... More
![Item #3004 [POP-UP] Picnic Day. Martha Paulsen](/pictures/thumb/3004.jpg?v=1657457177)
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1946. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 25.5 x 19 cm. A family goes to the fair and enjoys rides, games, and shows in this charming pop-up book. Most of the book contains vintage black, red, and white drawings, and every few pages is a full-colored interactive and..... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1997. Hardcover. 384 pages. 24 x 16 cm. As Elizabeth David's literary trustee, Jill Norman completed Harvest of the Cold Months from material left on Mrs. David's death in 1992. South Wind Through the Kitchen is an anthology from Mrs. David's nine books. Many of the pieces..... More
![Item #2999 [POP-UP] Castella Caterpillar. Sonia Holleyman](/pictures/thumb/2999.jpg?v=1657457104)
London: Orchard Books, 1996. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 12 pages. 11 x 7 cm. Castella Caterpillar prepares herself a leafy lunch, takes a nap, and wakes up to a surprise in this tiny tale. Fitted inside of a match box, the pop-ups of Castella are the same size as a real caterpillar..... More
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. 342 pages. 22 x 15 cm. An elegant tale of a friendship between the legendary food writer Elizabeth David and Norman Douglas, a dear friend from the late 1930's. Interior and boards crisp and clean. Covered in protective mylar. More
![Item #3007 [POP-UP] (Popposites); (A Lift, Pull, and Pop Book of...](/pictures/thumb/3007.jpg?v=1657457179)
Doring Kindersly, 1996. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 11 pages. 22 x 21.5 cm. This basic Chinese introduction to opposites features pull tabs, cut-outs, spinning parts, and other interactive paper mechanics. Well designed with clean movements, this book clearly illustrates concepts while staying engaging and entertaining. More