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Fur, Feather and Fin
London: Longmans, Green & Co. Pater Noster Row. New York and Bombay, 1893-1906. First edition. Number 86 of... Read More about Fur, Feather and Fin
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Chromolithographic Broadside "Polly , want a cracker?"
New York: American Biscuit and Mfg. Co. West St. from Bethune to 12th St, before 1898. American Biscuit was formed in 1889-90 by Adolphus Green and in 1898 it was amalgamated into N.B.C. Read More about Chromolithographic Broadside "Polly , want a cracker?"
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Mrs. Beeton's Everyday Cookery.
London and Melbourne: Ward Lock & Co., Limited, [c. 1950]. Read More about Mrs. Beeton's Everyday Cookery
Price: $300
The Black Family ReunionCookbook.
Tradery House National Council of Negro Women, Inc, [1991]. First Edition. Read More about The Black Family ReunionCookbook
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A collection of Candy Coupons consisting of : six one-half coupons, three one-coupons; five One-Half Certificates which represent two and...
N. P: Happiness Candy Stores, Inc, n. d. Each bearing the notation that they are “Redeemable at any United Profit-Sharing Redemption Station according to Terms of Catalog of United Profit-Sharing Corporation”. Read More about A collection of Candy Coupons consisting of : six one-half coupons, three one-coupons; five...
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TURKISH TROPHIES-HAMILTON KING GIRLS-PREMIUM CIGARETTE CARDS
Cards for Turkish Trophies . Complete set of 25 costumes dated 1700-1903,
New York: S. Anargyros, c. 1903. TURKISH TROPHIES-HAMILTON KING GIRLS-PREMIUM CIGARETTE CARDS. Fourth Series: Period Costumes: ATC HamiltonKings Girls 27-61 1700, 1710, 1730, 1763, 1780, 1787, 1790, 1794, 1800, 1810, 1814, 1820, 1824, 1829, 1839, 1849, 1860, 1864, 1870, 1875, 1882, 1890, 1896, 1900, 1903. Read More about Cards for Turkish Trophies . Complete set of 25 costumes dated 1700-1903
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Règles sur la Santé, et sur les moyens de prolonger la vie.
Paris: Chez Rollins; Bruxelles, Jean Léonard, 1726. First French edition, English first edition was published in 1724. First French edition of Cheyne’s famous “Essay of Health and Long Life.” The author, who at one time weighed over 400 pounds, sets out rules for healthy living. Read More about Règles sur la Santé, et sur les moyens de prolonger la vie
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Appetite for Life. The Biography of Julia Child (1912-2004).
New York: Doubleday, [1997]. Bound Galleys. Notes in John Ferrone's hand. Read More about Appetite for Life. The Biography of Julia Child (1912-2004
Price: $75
Roman Gastronomy, Bell Ringing, and Torture
De triclinio, sive De modo convivandi apud priscos Romanos, & de conviviorum apparatu. Accedit Fulvii Ursini Appendix. et Hier. Mercurialis...
Amstelaedami: Apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1689. Fifth edition of DE TRICLINO; third edition of DE TINTINABULIS (but the first to include Magis’ treatise on the rack). Roman Gastronomy, Bell Ringing, and Torture. Pedro Chocón, also known as Petrus Ciacconius, (1526-1581) was a professor of Greek at the university of Salamanca who..... Read More about De triclinio, sive De modo convivandi apud priscos Romanos, & de conviviorum apparatu....
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100 Selected Recipes.
Chicago: N.K. Fairbank & Co, [1892]. Read More about 100 Selected Recipes
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Stop Thief; Hints To Housekeepers To Prevent Housebreaking.
London: Printed and Published for the Author by Bradbury & Evans, [1851]. First Edition. Read More about Stop Thief; Hints To Housekeepers To Prevent Housebreaking
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The Derrydale Cook Book of Fish and Game.
New York: Derrydale Press, [1937]. First edition, "Unnumbered for Review" of 1250 copies. With mimeographed copy of Biography of De Gouy (with some damage) for Reviewers, born in France, learned under his father. Read More about The Derrydale Cook Book of Fish and Game
Price: $400
M.F.K. Fisher Introduction to Second Edition
The Derrydale Game Cook Book. [3 page Introduction to the New Edition by M.F.K. Fisher.].
New York: Greenberg: Publisher [Copyright by Mrs L.P. De Gouy], [1950]. New Edition. [Second Edition]. M.F.K. Fisher Introduction to Second Edition. 'Its prose is not deathless. There are many better written books on both theory and practice of gastronomy, but..." Introduction. Read More about The Derrydale Game Cook Book. [3 page Introduction to the New Edition by M.F.K. Fisher
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The Derrydale Game Cook Book. [3 page Introduction to the New Edition by M.F.K. Fisher.].
New York: Greenberg Publisher, [1950]. New Edition. [Second Edition]. 'Its prose is not deathless. There are many better written books on both theory and practice of gastronomy, but." from Fisher's Introduction We have never seen this edition before. Read More about The Derrydale Game Cook Book. [3 page Introduction to the New Edition by M.F.K. Fisher
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Etiquette
Rime et prose…in quest' ultima edizione…tradotto in lingua latina del celebre Nicolo Fierberto [Nicholas Fitzherbert].
Naples: Presso Domenico Pianeso, 1781. Etiquette. Contains his treatise on medieval etiquette and manners “Gatateo.” Fitzherbert left England to be able to openly practice Catholicism, he matriculated at the University of Douay and studied civil law in Bologna. Tried for treason in England for his catholic interests he resided in..... Read More about Rime et prose…in quest' ultima edizione…tradotto in lingua latina del celebre Nicolo...
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J.L. Denman's Price List of Wines; from France, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Portugal, Sicily, Spain Wine Merchant.
London: 20, Piccadilly and 11, Abchurch Lane City, c. 1875. A lovely little catalogue of wines imported from Europe and South Africa. In an introductory note, Denman makes a strong case for Hungarian and Greek wine: "The flavour is pure and delicate; they do not require to be assisted by..... Read More about J.L. Denman's Price List of Wines; from France, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Portugal, Sicily, Spain...
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The Official Mixer's Manual.
New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, [1934]. First Edition. Read More about The Official Mixer's Manual
Price: $850
The Gentleman's Cellar and Butler's Guide.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1902. Second Edition. Read More about The Gentleman's Cellar and Butler's Guide
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Collection of 7 Typed Letters Signed ("Mary Frances," "MFKFisher," "MFKF") to Maurice Gordon or his wife Dorothy, with and enclosed...
Glen Ellen, California: May 10, 1984-February 11, 1985. A charming series of letters from the legendary food writer and memoirist M.F.K. Fisher (1908-1992), written from her final home in Glen Ellen, to one Maurice Gordon, a recently befriended fellow northern Californian, who shared with Fisher a love of food and..... Read More about Collection of 7 Typed Letters Signed ("Mary Frances," "MFKFisher,"...
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The Practice of Cookery, Pastry, and Confectionary; In Three Parts.
Edinburgh: Printed for Peter Hill, 1806. Fifth edition, improved and enlarged. Read More about The Practice of Cookery, Pastry, and Confectionary; In Three Parts
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Food and Flavor. A Gastronomic Guide to Health and Good Living.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1914. First English edition. Read More about Food and Flavor. A Gastronomic Guide to Health and Good Living
Price: $70
Dining and its Amenities. By a Lover of Good Cheer.
New York: Rebman Company 1123 Broadway, [1907]. Read More about Dining and its Amenities. By a Lover of Good Cheer
Price: $75
Pristine Copy, Uncut in Wrappers
Manuel des amphitryons; contenant un traité de la dissection des viandes à table, la nomenclature des menus les plus nouveaux...
Paris: Capelle et Renand, 1808. First edition. Pristine Copy, Uncut in Wrappers. A stunning uncut copy in wrappers of the first edition of this seminal guide to the art of entertaining by the great gourmand and father of food writing, Grimod de la Reynière (1758-1837). Manuel des Amphitryons includes sections..... Read More about Manuel des amphitryons; contenant un traité de la dissection des viandes à table, la...
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IN DUSTJACKET
A Handbook of Hospitality for Town and Country.
Boston: Dana Estes, [1909]. First Edition. IN DUSTJACKET. From the Introduction: "We of the Anglo-Saxonrace still believe in slaying the fatted calf, to which there is surely no objection...In the sudden deveolpment of enormous wealth in our own country, there is some danger that we shall be dazzled by the..... Read More about A Handbook of Hospitality for Town and Country
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Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine.
London: Elliot Stock, 1886. First Edition. Read More about Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
Price: $150