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?"

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1865. First American edition of the Leonard Francis Simpson translation (First published in London in 1859). “When the first edition of the Handbook of Dining was published, it was not written with a view to elucidate the two great questions —Corpulency and Leanness —..... Read More about The Handbook of Dining; or, Corpulence and Leanness Scientifically Considered. Comprising the art...

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...

np: ca. 1916-1917. First edition of one of only 2 publications of the author during his lifetime. George Washington Carver, who was known for experiments in crop diversification, offers advice and recipes on how to use the year's unusually large sweet potato crop to make flour, bread, and even biscuits..... Read More about Broadsheet: "The Sweet Potato as a Flour Substitute"

New York: Doubleday, [1997]. First edition. Signed on bookplate on ffep "Bon Appétit/ Julia Child." Also inscribed on half-title "To John Ferrone with admiration. Noel Fitch 30 Sept 97." Read More about Appetite for Life. The Biography of Julia Child (1912-2004

New York: Knopf, 1968. First edition. Read More about The French Chef Cookbook, drawings and photographs by Paul Child

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. Early American edition. Early American edition of this confectioner's manual, first published in the United States in 1844. With a 2-page preface to the American edition dated Dec. 1843 by Philadelphia confectioner Eleanor Parkinson and with an advertisement for her business at the rear. Read More about The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-Cook, and Baker … With Additions and Alterations, by...

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

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..." IntroductionWe 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

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...

Edinburgh: Printed for Peter Hill, 1806. Fifth edition, improved and enlarged. Read More about The Practice of Cookery, Pastry, and Confectionary; In Three Parts

New York: Bloch Publishing Company "The Jewish Book Concern" 1923. Fourth Edition. Read More about Jewish Cook Book. 1600 recipes according to the Jewish dietary laws with the rules for kashering,...