Paris: ALBIN MICHEL, 1929. Hardcover. 374 pages. 18 x 12 cm. French cookbook with 290 recipes from writers, painters, actors, and politicians. Pages lightly toned otherwise clean. Boards clean as well. Text in French. Bookplate states: This book is a gift from THE SONTHEIMER FOUNDATION Greenwich, Connecticut. More
New York: STEWART, TABORI & CHANG, 1997. Hardcover. 109 pages. 28 x 22 cm. Signed and dated by the author on half title page. Carve and slice your way into fruit and vegetable heaven. Joost Elffers, with Saxton Freymann, bring a parade of characters made from common fruits and vegetables..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 292 pages. 21.5 x 14.5. cm. This copy was a gift from Ann Seranne, a food consultatnt and former editor at Gourmet magazine to Doreen Feng Bedell, the best-selling cookbook author of The Joy of Chinese Cooking. Signed on the front free..... More
London: BELL AND DALDY, 1864? Cardboard covers. 410 pages. 18 x 12 cm. A noble attempt by the author to bring the British public "back to the land" or in other words, reflect on the French customs of highlighting fresh ingredients. The author also presents and thorough accounting of the..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. Hardcover. 322 pages. Presentation copy - signed by the author on the front end paper. Dione Lucas, the skillful and charming chef and culinary instructor shares her love of French food with her American audience. Interior and boards clean and crisp. Dust wrapper laid..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1974. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. 433 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. Olney was considered a culinary genius for his ability to elevate cooking to a practical art. Originally trained in the visual arts (Drawings in the book by Olney), the author became the master of Provençale..... More
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 148 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Chock full of wonderful recipes to be used for entertaining and every day meals. Each section of food is preceded by an illustration by Oliver Messel of that section’s foods forming a human-like figure offering up..... More
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 165 pages. 26 x 21 cm. Martha's third book - a game changer at the time - this book helped refashion how food was presented in the entertaining and catering world. Martha was always looking for new and different ways..... More
Brooklyn: Brian Voll, 2021. First Edition. Paperback. Unpaginated. [31 pp.] 17.5 x 13 cm. Limited edition 1/750. Brian Voll is producing beautiful booklets that guide the reader to an elegant but sustainable menu/dinner party. From the author: "Each booklet contains a set of recipes for a multi-course dinner that’s well-suited..... More
Brooklyn: Brian Voll, 2022. First Edition. Paperback. Unpaginated. [32 pp.] 17.5 x 13 cm. Brian Voll is producing beautiful booklets that guide the reader to an elegant but sustainable menu/dinner party. From the author: "Each booklet contains a set of recipes for a multi-course dinner that’s well-suited for a little..... More
Brooklyn: Brian Voll, 2021. First Edition. Paperback. Unpaginated. [31 pp.] 17.5 x 13 cm. Limited edition 1/750. Brian Voll is producing beautiful booklets that guide the reader to an elegant but sustainable menu/dinner party. From the author: "Each booklet contains a set of recipes for a multi-course dinner that’s well-suited..... More
Brooklyn: Brian Voll, 2021. First Edition. Paperback. Unpaginated. [31 pp.] 17.5 x 13 cm. Limited edition 1/750. Brian Voll is producing beautiful booklets that guide the reader to an elegant but sustainable menu/dinner party. From the author: "Each booklet contains a set of recipes for a multi-course dinner that’s well-suited..... More
Bernard Geis Associates, 1969. Stated First Edition. 405 pages. 24 x 16 cm. From the former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan comes a saucy cookbook that shows its swagger with chapter titles such as Come fry with me, You love you (food to take to bed), He's mad for sports (and for..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. Third Edition. Hardcover. 103 pages. 18 x 26.5 cm. Who doesn't love to eat in bed? This secret, wholesome indulgence, is the focal point of this fun, illustrated cookbook. Whether it is the Elizabeth Barrett's Brownies or the Leg of Veal with a Swedish..... More
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., 1984. Hardcover. 384 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Interior clean and crisp. Dust wrapper rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar. More
New York: D. Appleton-Cenury Company, 1934,1935,1937. 95 pages. 18 x 13 cm. Three separate volumes - all beautifully illustrated with perior black and white woodcuts. A delectable array of recipes and combinations, sure to make your mouth water. Interior and boards crisp and clean. More