![Item #3311 [ALMANAC] [REPURPOSED] [SCRAP BOOK] Philadelphia Almanac; Plus second handmade scrapbook](/pictures/thumb/3311.jpg?v=1667952080)
1890. Wraps. Unpaginated (46 pages). Interesting and unusual repurposed Almanac that had a second life as a storehouse for colorful trade cards, advertisements, and keepsakes pasted in - giving the contemporary reader a glimpse into the late 1800's. Written on the cover "To Jessie, From Grandma Howell, March 1890. Covers..... More
Berkeley: Eshleman Hall; University of California, 1972. First Edition. Staplebound. Written and published by a collection of feminists from UC Berkeley, this magazine includes articles, poems, graphics, and more. Humorous, serious, sad, and celebatory, this magazine shares the work of over 50 women working together with a common theme of..... More
![Item #3308 [MANUSCRIPT] [SEWING] [STUDENT WORK] Couture](/pictures/thumb/3308.jpg?v=1667951591)
1946-1947. Paperback. Unpaginated. 20.5 x 27 cm. A French sewing student’s portfolio of notes, drawings, and samples. The assignments have been completed and graded, written neatly and thoroughly but with some grammar issues. There are fabric samples in the book that appear to have been stitching assignments, showcasing different kinds..... More
The American Tract Society, 1847 - 1876. Hardcover. 96 pages. 16 x 10.5 cm. A collection of four tales published by the American Tract Society between 1847 and 1876. Features The Weaver’s Daughter; A Narrative of Facts by A Layman, The Honest Waterman; or, History of Thomas Mann, Distinguished for..... More
Nashua, NH: 1851. Third Edition. Hardcover. 128 pages. A miniature book, original copyright 1848 and published then in Lowell by Dayton. An address to young women by Anna Ferguson (1778-1853) of Orange County, NY, with homilies and parables, advice on conduct for women entering society. Perfect for lounging by the..... More
New York: Haper & Row, 1962. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 32.5 x 26 cm. Ludwig Bemelmans, known best for the Madeline picture books, was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator. This children's book features a young circus seal and her parents on a trip to the beach. They poke fun at the..... More
Paris: Furne et Cie, LIBRAIRES-ÉDITEURS, 1864. BERTALL. Hardcover. 460 pages. 26.5 x 17.5 cm. Second printing of this edition, Paris, 1864, which was originally published, Paris 1848 (First edition 1826). Engraved frontispiece and six engraved plates as well as numerous wood engravings. This time-honored gastronomic classic is less a discourse..... 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
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
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 367 pages. 21 x 15.5 cm. Based in Berkeley, early 1960's, this is a story of three women and the different paths they took. Board and interior clean. Dust wrapper toned, chipped, with closed tears. More
Going-On-Thames, England: Elvendon Press, 1980. Hardcover. 127 pages. 22 x 15.5 cm. Signed by author. A collection of drinks rounded up from Charles Dickens’ stories, collected by the great grandson of Charles Dickens. This book explores the inns that Dickens was familiar with, the application of the drinks’ histories, and..... More
New York: Drake Publishers Inc., 1972. Hardcover. 256 pages. 23.5 x 17 cm. Covering the drinking patterns of EVERY major nation around the world - with fascinating tidbits that inform the reader such as - the minimum drinking age in Russia, the identity of the U.S.A. city that debars you..... 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: The Viking Press, 1949. Second Printing. Hardcover. 255 Pages. 22 x 15 cm. Fisher once again reflects, very personally, on the pleasures of food and drink with an alphabetical arrangement with an unconventional (for MFK) recipe at the end of every chapter. Interior crisp and clean, dust wrapper..... 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
New York: World Book Company, 1942. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 261 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Fisher wrote How to Cook a Wolf during W.W.II - the country was in need of sage advice, which compels one to take another look at this wonderful book that is written to be read and..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1920. Hardcover. 415 pages. 26 x 20 cm. “This little manual is the outcome of six summers’ work under the encouragement of the lace director of the Metropolitan Museum… [after] the suggestion arose that a comparative, indexed sampler of bobbin lace grounds and fillings..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1970. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 111 pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. A guide from artist Gloria Vanderbilt on collage vernacular, tutorials, and styles of collages, as well as examples of her own works. A helpful guide to the medium as well as an intriguing..... More
New York: Avenel Books, 1979. Kate Greenaway. Hardcover. 80 pages. 15.5 x 13 cm. A guide to the meanings of various plants, with botanical poetry, and drawings of flowers. This book can help you let someone down gently with yellow rose or interpret the unfortunate message of a yellow carnation..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 352 pages. 24 x 16 cm. From New York magazine's irreverent and insatiable restaurant critic - Gael Greene unmasks the angst at the rudest restaurant in town, succumbs to nostalgia for a hamburger, and dishes about how to chill..... More
Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1983. Hardcover. 191 pages. 24 x 20 cm. A vibrant description of the food and drink that had been available to Charles Dickens at the time that he was living in London, both as he ate in his personal life and he might have eaten..... 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