Near a Thousand Tables
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
New York: The Free Press, 2002. Hardcover. Stone paper covered boards with beige cloth spine. Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper.. 258 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Fernandez-Armesto covers what he calls the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, the ritualization of eating, the inception of herding, the invention of agriculture, the rise of inequity, the long-range trade in food, the ecological exchanges, and the industrialization and globalization of food. Various... Read More
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The American Drink Book
by Field, S.S.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Rose boards, gilt illustrations. Near fine, in good dust wrapper. 282 pages. 26 x 19 cm. An elegant, informative composition devoted to the history and practice of drinking in America. Chapters include: Taverns, Tankards and Tallow; The Best-Cellar Book on Wines; A Quicker Liquor Curriculum on Spirits and Beer; The Complete Bartender and The 100 Greatest American Drinks; Now Your Cooking with Liquor. Illustrated throughout. Previous... Read More
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ACTITUDES PATRIARCALES: LAS MUJERES EN LA SOCIEDAD
by Figes, Eva
Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1970 . Paperback. Illustrated wraps. Good. 207 pages. Eva Figes (1932-2012) was a Jewish refugee from Hitler's Germany, an author, a feminist, and a mother. In this book about feminism, Figes uses a diametrically opposite approach - "if the woman has been contemplated for centuries in the mirror made for her by the man, it is of cardinal importance to examine the mentality of the architect who, through the imposition of social expectations and moral norms, has... Read More
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Culture de la Grosse Asperge, bound with - Culture de l'asperge de Gravelines, et des Petits-Pois
by Fillassier, Jean-Jacques & Robert-Xavier Mallet
Amsterdam; Et se trouve A Paris/Berlin; Et se trouve A Paris: Chez Méquignon l'aîné, Libraire, rue des Cordeliers/Chez l'Auteur, Barrière de Reuilly, Fauxbourg Saint-Antoine, 1779. First Edition. Hardcover. Calf over marbled boards, spine decorated in gilt. Very good. 46 pages. 16 x 10 cm. A combination of two significant agricultural treatise authored by Jean-Jacques Fillassier and Robert-Xavier Mallet - the cultivation of asparagus and peas, providing detailed guidance for successful farming practices. In Culture de la Grosse Asperge, Fillassier focuses... Read More
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[RADIO] Fun Fare
by Fisher, Helen Stevens - "Little Lady of the House"
N.D.C., 1939. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. Youngren, Max. 30 pages. 20 x 14 cm. Written by one of Chicago's women of the "Golden Age of Radio," Helen Stevens Fisher, best known as "The Little Lady of the House" who was featured on The National Farm and Home Hour (NBC) - one of the most popular radio programs of the 20th century. Fisher was the Barbara Walters of her time, wrangling nationally famous personalities and stars... Read More
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AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY GARLAND
by Fisher, Louise B.
Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg, 1951. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards, gilt decorations. Near fine. 91 pages. 25 x 19.5 cm. Fisher, a passionate gardener, focuses on the art of flower and fruit arrangements as practiced in Colonial Williamsburg, providing both historical context and practical guidance on recreating these arrangements. Fisher uses only flowers and fruits documented in historical records or native to Williamsburg area. Illustrated throughout. Interior clean, boards very lightly rubbed.
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[BROADSIDE] THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT
by Fisher, Mary Frances Kennedy
Sant Barbara: Mudborn Press, 1982. Brown heavy paper. Fine. 55 x 39 cm. Oversized. Limited edition, #28 of 100 - signed by the author. Designed and printed from handset type on Rives BFK, Gutenberg Laid, and Mohawk Superfine by Judy Mudfoot at Mudborn Press. Calligraphy by Pamela Gardella. Part of text from The Cordiall Water. M.F.K. Fisher's A Cordiall Water is a short, idiosyncratic collection of folk cures and household remedies, framed by her characteristic wit... Read More
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Consider The Oyster
by Fisher, M.F.K.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray boards, white illustrative design. Very good. 116 pages. 22 x 14 cm. A classic from the first lady of food writing. Fisher wrote this book to comfort her second husband, Dillwyn Parrish, the love of her life, while he was facing a rare autoimmune disease which ultimately drove him to suicide. This book regales the reader with recipes, reminiscence, and humor, all at the expense of the lowly, lovely... Read More
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As They Were
by Fisher, M.F.K.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Cream boards, cream cloth spine, title in gilt. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 261 Pages. 22 x 15 cm. A collection of twenty of Fisher's essays. "The enticing places, the memorable ( sometimes mysterious) encounters that have lighted her path over the years - interlaced with new reflections and sides." Boards and interior clean, dust wrapper (illustrations by Judith Clancy) toned, soiled and chipped with 2 cm. loss at head... Read More
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Dubious Honors
by Fisher, M.F.K.
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Mauve cloth covered boards. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 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 on front free end paper. Covered in protective mylar.
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Not Now but Now
by Fisher, M. F. K.
New York: THE VIKING PRESS, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards, blind stamped on cover and in gilt on spine; top edge red. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 256 pages. 21 x 14 cm. The second (and last) novel from the first lady of food writing (the first was written under the pseudonym Victoria Berne and co-written with her husband at the time Dillwyn Parrish). Dedicated to her third husband, Donald Friede, this novel... Read More
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Lucky Little Lena
by Marjorie Flack
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. First Edition. Cloth binding. Pictoral Boards. Very Good. Unpaginated. 21.5 x 16.5 cm. Lena is a dachsund that belongs to a couple of children. The children are sad that Lena cannot accompany them on various adventures, but Lena is more than happy to go to the park with them in her small sweater, and is lucky to have two children who love her very much. The book is full of color illustrations... Read More
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The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine
by Folse, John D.
Donaldsonville, Louisiana: The Encyclopedia Cookbook Committee, Inc., 1983. First Edition. Spiral bound wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 381 pages + 10 order blanks. Pre-printed "auto-signed" by both author and artist. A wonderful combination of Louisinana-themed art and genuine Cajun/Creole food makes this cookbook a treasure. Classic dishes such as gumbos, crawfish preparations, beignets, gingerbreads, oysters and artichoke soups, and various game and seafood recipes of Cajun and Creole restaurant cooking in the early 1980s. John D. Folse (b. 1946)... Read More
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[BAKING POWDER] Happy Times RECIPE BOOK
by General Foods
Battle Creek, Michigan: General Foods, 1934. Staplebound. Red illustrated wraps. Very good. 23 pages. 14.5 x 10 cm. A fun filled recipes book illustrated throughout. Are you familiar with the "baking powder wars" that took place at the end of the 19th century? Baking powder had become a highly profitable product, with more than a hundred manufacturers springing up across the country. To win over home cooks still devoted to their old recipes, these companies published their own cookbooks and... Read More
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Baking Powder and Other Leavening Agents
by Foot, F. N.
New York: The Spice Mill Publishing Company, 1906. Hardcover. Green boards, title and illustration in gilt. Very good. 86 pages. 18 x 13 cm. Are you familiar with the "baking powder wars" that took place at the end of the 19th century? Baking powder had become a highly profitable product, with more than a hundred manufacturers springing up across the country. To win over home cooks still devoted to their old recipes, these companies published their own cookbooks... Read More
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[TRIBUTE PUBLICATION] The Cobina Wright Dinner
by The Friends of the Beaudette Foundation
Beverly Hills, California, 1964. Spiral bound wraps. Gold wraps, cutout with black and white photo, white plastic combs. Very good. Unpaginated. This tribute to Cobina Wright Sr. begins with a letter from Mary Pickford thanking Cobina Wright for her "humanitarian nature and interest in science by supporting her favorite project, the Beaudette Foundation for Marine Biology Research." Filled with full page "Ads" from friends including Mrs. Clark Gable, Irene Dunne, Mae West, Nat King Cole, Bob Hope... Read More
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[PROGRAM-MENU] Kuwait-America Foundation 2008 GALA DINNER
by Kuwait-America Foundation
Washington DC: Kuwait-America Foundation, 2008. Sewn binding. Cream fibrous handmade paper, raffia bound. Fine. 22 x 15.5 cm. Annual Gala Dinner held at the Residence of the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait in Washington DC. This particular Gala's focus was Stand for Africa - for Malaria No More. The honorary patrons were President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush, with Condoleezza Rice assigned to make Special Remarks, and Master of Ceremonies was Charlie Rose. Corporate sponsors... Read More
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THE SAGA OF JOHN GLENN
by Fowler, Ira E.
New York: Exposition Press, 1963 . First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. Good, in good dust wrapper. 63 pages. 21 x 14 cm. A volume of poetry based on the verse story of John Glenn's historic flight. Other poems find their background in historic southern Maryland and West Virginia. Clean, crisp copy. Board shows water stain to bottom of front and back cover, not affecting text. Dust wrapper heavily rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar.
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The ROYAL CONFECTIONER: English and Foreign
by Francatelli, Charles Elme
London: Chapman and Hall, 1866. Second Edition. Hardcover. Maroon embossed covers, decorations in gilt. Good. 422 pages. 20.5 x 13 cm. Chromolithograph frontispiece of a wedding cake, with tissue. Five wood engraved plates, and eight chromolithograph plates. Francatelli was a renowned chef who served as the maître d'hôtel and chief cook to Queen Victoria. The Royal Confectioner focuses on the art of confectionery and dessert-making in the 19th century. "Comprising Ornamental Confectionary Artistically Developed; Different Methods of Preserving Fruits, Fruit... Read More
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[ALCOHOL ABUSE] [GERMAN] Von dem greüwlichen Laster der Trunckenhayt...
by Franck, Sebastian
[Augsburg, Heinrich Streiner, 1533?]. Hardcover. Early 19th century shell-marbled boards. Very good. 38 leaves, (6 pp. manuscript). With large and unusually detailed woodcut (10 x 12 cm.) on title-page revealing an extravagant banquet and a man vomiting, by H. Weiditz, with decorated woodcut initials. Set in schwabacher types with incidental fraktur. A treatise on the excesses of eating and drinking and the abuse and use of wine and other alcoholic beverages. Franck discusses several illnesses of the body and mind,... Read More
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A QUART OF OYSTERS: and other Bon Mots of Bon Homme Richard
by Franklin, Benjamin
New York: [The Printing Week Library], 1972. Hardcover. Mustard yellow paper-covered boards. Fine, in very good glassine dust jacket. 55 pages. 18.5 x 10 cm. A beautifully produced keepsake produced in connection with the Celebration of Printing Week in New York, 1972, commemorating the 266th birthday of Benjamin Frankin, Printer, January 17, 1972. "This is a small but highly selective collection of Franklin's writings. They are filled with wry observations, dry humor, devastating hoaxing, inventive bamboozling; reverence where... Read More
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The Mary Frances' First Cook Book
by Fryer, Jane Eayre
Washington DC: Jane Eayre Fryer (Self Published), 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Color paste-down front cover illustration. . 175 pages. 24 x 17 cm. This particular copy is a bit of an anomaly - from what we can gather, since this was a self published book, there are two different covers. Also, the title varies - our previous copies were titled: "The Mary Frances Cook Book. An adventurous book within a book. Young Mary Frances is enchanted by her friends, the... Read More
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Dining With My Friends
by Gaige, Crosby
New York: Crown Publishers, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards. Very good, in fair dust wrapper. 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 end paper: 10/24/55 To Doreen - Who should have known - and would have loved Crosby Gaige Anne Seranne. A post... Read More
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[MANUSCRIPT] Journal - 2 Volumes
by Gallant, Rosella Mae "Rose" Thomas (1856-1939)
Delaware, Ohio, 1929-1930 & 1937-1939. This particular set of journals, was, at first glance, an archetypal account of small town living in the midwest. The overlooked aspect of the detail accounts that Rose shares is the considerable amount of social connection that was present at the time. There is not a day that goes by that Rose is not visited or goes visiting, either by a friend or family member or both. For instance, the first two entries note:... Read More
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A Fluffy-Rich Golden Shortening that gives you - A NEW KIND OF COOKING
by Proctor & Gamble
Loose_leaf. Color illustrated pamphlet. Near fine. 14.5 x 7 cm. (closed). Color illustrated two-sided promotional pamphlet for Fluffo Shortening featuring recipes for Quick' n Saucy Apple Pie, Fluffo Chocolate Cake, Fried Chicken, and Biscuits. Clean crisp copy.
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