![[TEXTILES] A PAGEANT OF PATTERN FOR NEEDLEPOINT CANVAS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/233/634/1610634233.0.l.jpg)
[TEXTILES] A PAGEANT OF PATTERN FOR NEEDLEPOINT CANVAS
by Lantz, Sherlee
New York: Atheneum, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan and cream colored cloth covered boards, embossed title. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 509 pages. 29 x 21.5 cm. This is an intensive and unique study of the needlepoints canvas' geometric design and texture. From Babylon to nineteenth-century America, Maggie Lane (illustrator) uses large diagrams taken from medieval mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, Islamic textiles, carpets, Venetian lace, etc. to show the stitch construction. Also included are illustrations, 150 photographs... Read More
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CAVIARE AND AFTER
by Launay, André
London: MACDONALD, 1964. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 160 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. In this book by André Launay, London-born Frenchman and director of a famous firm of manufacturers and importers of high end delicacies, sets out to eliminate the mysteries which surround luxury food. Chapters include: Caviare, Foie Gras, Oysters, Smoked Salmon, Lobsters, Wild Boar and Other Beasties, Charcuterie, Birds, Birds' Nests and Other Soups, Snails and Frogs, Truffles, Vegetables... Read More
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![[FRENCH] [WINE] WINES & CHATEAUX OF THE LOIRE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/391/595/1610595391.0.l.jpg)
[FRENCH] [WINE] WINES & CHATEAUX OF THE LOIRE
by Layton, T. A.
London: Cassell & Co., 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 225 pages. 22 x 15 cm. The author, T. A. Layton, a well-known writer on wine decided to travel the Loire from source to mouth, visiting vineyards and places of interest and sampling the wines. His travels took him to the countryside that is outside the usual tourist tracks. The entertaining descriptions of people and place are interspersed with a wealth... Read More
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![[POLITICS] [CHINA] MEMBER - HUMANITY LEGION - BOWL OF RICE PARTY - PIN](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/349/242/1547242349.0.l.jpg)
[POLITICS] [CHINA] MEMBER - HUMANITY LEGION - BOWL OF RICE PARTY - PIN
by Humanity League
San Francisco: Humanity League, 1938. Cream colored pin, blue text. Very good. Pinback Button. Issued as part of a fundraising effort to defend China from Japan's Invasion. Front clean, back with some rust.
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WORLD'S FAIR MENU AND RECIPE BOOK
by Lehner, Joseph Charles
San Francisco: THE LEHNER AND SEFERT PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown boards, large pictorial paste-down illustration. Good. 144 pages. 28.5 x 20 cm. Bookplate of Marcus Crahan (1900-1978), on verso of front board - noted collector of gastronomic literature. Crahan's bookplate was made for him in the 1930s by Hungarian-born designer Franz Geritz (1895-1945). This souvenir/reference volume contains reproductions from a comprehensive menu collection, assembled and shown at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Organized in two parts,... Read More
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Wine & Conversation
by Lehrer, Adrienne
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Second Edition. paperback. Black illustrated paperback. Near fine. 314 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. The vocabulary of wine is large and exceptionally vibrant - from straightforward descriptive words, colorful metaphors, to the more technical lexicon of biochemistry. This second edition of Wine and Conversation explores whether or not wine drinkers (both novices and experts) can in fact understand wine words the same way. Three color plates featuring The Wine Aroma Wheel, The Sparkling... Read More
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![[FISH] LE POISSON D'ÉTANG](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/552/052/1530052552.0.l.jpg)
[FISH] LE POISSON D'ÉTANG
by UNION DES SYNDICATS DE L'ÉTANG - édité par LE COMITÉ NATIONAL DE L'ÉLEVAGE
Paris: L'Union , c. 1935. Wraps. Cream illustrated wraps. . 135 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Title translation: Fish Pond - this work was composed by the NATIONAL UNION OF PONDS TRADE UNIONS and edited by THE NATIONAL LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE. 150 Recipes by Master Chef Philéas Gilbert. Intriguing publication focusing on the fish farming industry in France during the early 1900's. Includes: the history of ponds, care for ponds, livestock management, harvesting, transportation, and selling. A list of... Read More
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![[SHEET MUSIC] LES PETITS GRILLIONS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/370/166/1605166370.0.l.jpg)
[SHEET MUSIC] LES PETITS GRILLIONS
by Lemercier, L. (Lyrics) & A. Trojelli (Music)
Paris: LE SIGNE & FILS, c. 1880. Loose_leaf. Illustrated wraps. Very good. 35 x 27 cm. Illustrations by Gustave Donjean, a French poster artist. Beautiful print of a little girl buying a loaf of bread. from a bakery. Light soiling to edges, otherwise clean and crisp.
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![[SHEET MUSIC] DOWN at the BARBECUE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/360/728/1738728360.0.l.jpg)
[SHEET MUSIC] DOWN at the BARBECUE
by Lewis, Roger (Words) - Ernie Erdman (Music)
Chicago: Will Rossiter, 1914. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 4 pages. 35 x 26.5 cm. Succesor to "Floating Down the River" - black and white photo of Irene and Bobbie Smith - Vaudeville stars. Lightly rubbed.
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DICTIONAIRE PRATIQUE DU BON MENAGER DE CAMPAGNE ET DE VILLE
by Liger, Louis
Paris: Chez Pierre Ribou, 1715. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown calf, raised bands, spine gilt decorated with red morocco label. Very good. Two Volumes bound in one. Vol. I 436 pages. Vol. II 400 pages. 26 x 20 cm. Liger's "Dictionaire" was an influential French agricultural and household management dictionary covering various aspects of rural and urban household management principles, including viticulture and wine production. The dictionary gained prominence for its practical advice and detailed information. The dictionary's influence... Read More
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DICTIONAIRE PRATIQUE DU BON MENAGER DE CAMPAGNE ET DE VILLE
by Liger, Louis
Paris: Chez Pierre Ribou, 1715. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown calf, raised bands, spine gilt decorated with red Morocco label. Very good. Two Volumes bound in one. Vol. I 436 pages. Vol. II 400 pages. 26 x 20 cm. Title translated: PRACTICAL DICTIONARY OF THE GOOD COUNTRY AND CITY MANAGER, to feed, raise & govern, both healthy and sick, all kinds of Cattle, Horses & Poultry, to know how to put to his profit all that comes from Agriculture;... Read More
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TENNESSEE COOKBOOK
by Lillard, Mrs. Reese
Nashville, Tenn.: Printed for the Author - Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South, 1922. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Green boards. Very good. 267 pages. 19.5 x 13 cm. Originally published in 1904, this revised edition contains a broad range of recipes typical of early 1900s southern tables, including items like shad roe croquettes, creamed tripe, sweatbread patties, hog's head cheese, pig's feet, chestnut stuffing, turnip greens with hog jowl, hoe cakes, and Tennessee eggnog. This type of... Read More
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Frozen Dainties
by Lincoln, Mrs. D.A.
1899: The White Mountain Freezer Co., Nashua, NH. Staplebound. Cream illustrated wraps. Good. 32 pages. 14.5 x 11.5 cm. Recipes along with illustrations of the White Mountain hand crank freezer. Illustrations include list price of parts along with a full page of illustrations for repair parts. Recipes for Ice cream, sherbets, water ices, frozen puddings, and frozen custard. [BROWN 2043] later edition. Covers rubbed and soiled.
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Siegel-Cooper Co. Cook Book
by Lincoln, Mrs. & Marion Harland, Thos. J. Murrey, and others
New York: Siegel-Cooper Company, c. 1896. Pale gray cloth, stamped in green. Good. 245 pages. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Recipes attributed to prominent cookbook authors of the time. Interspersed within the recipes are literary quotes and excerpts. Henry Siegel and Frank Cooper were running a highly successful department store in Chicago during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition when they envisioned a larger store in New York City. This colossal, steel-framed, Beaux-Arts style structure,was designed by DeLemos &... Read More
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![[AGRICULTURE] A GUIDE TO THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN; or, Account of the Most Valuable Fruit and Vegetables Cultivated IN GREAT BRITAIN](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/793/102/1584102793.0.l.jpg)
[AGRICULTURE] A GUIDE TO THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN; or, Account of the Most Valuable Fruit and Vegetables Cultivated IN GREAT BRITAIN
by Lindley, George
London: LONGMAN, REES, BROWN, AND GREEN, 1831. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards. Very good. 601 pages. 23 x 14.5 cm. Owner's signature on front free end paper. Providing month-by-month tasks for keeping orchards and vegetable gardens productive. This book is notable for cataloguing old and rare varieties, some of which are little-known or forgotten today. Accounts of apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, apricots, grapes, and many lesser-grown fruits. Detailed notes on vegetables including potatoes, carrots, turnips, onions, and... Read More
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![[PROGRAM] [MARITIME] S.S. MALOLO - DECK SPORTS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/790/346/1403346790.0.l.jpg)
[PROGRAM] [MARITIME] S.S. MALOLO - DECK SPORTS
by Matson Line
1931. Coated paper. Color illustrated broadsides. Very good. 23.5 x 16 cm. Two color illustrated broadsides: Tuesday, February 10, 1931 & Monday, March 16, 1931. Illustrating the American affluent class and their recreational habits. Deck sports included Ladies Turtle Race, Ladies Nail Driving Contest, Ladies & Gentlemen: Shaving Contest, Feeding the Baby, Children's Pie Eating Contest, rounded out by Musical Chairs. Fellow passengers (listed) served at the Chairman, Starter, Recorder and Judge. The S.S. Malolo was built by... Read More
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Artistic Cooking
by Yang Ling-Fu
China: Self Published, 1939. Sewn binding. Color illustrated cream wraps, 4-hole stab sewn. Very good. 43 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. An early 20th-century work on Chinese cooking by an artist, poet and culinary instructor. Born in China, Yang came to the United states in the 1920s to study art in Philadelphia. She later taught language, art and cooking classes in a range of institutions, including the University of California, Stanford University, and the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio... Read More
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THE HOME MAGAZINE - (Supplement to The Home Magazine)
by Logan, Mrs. John A.
Washington DC: The Brodix Publishing Co., 1889. Wraps. Oversized pink paper wrappers, staple bound. Very good. 12 pages. 42 x 28 cm. This charming periodical features six sheets of cooking instructions detailing: Fish-Soup; Meat; Sauces-salads; Vegetables; Pastry; Sweets and Preserves; and How to Make Bread. The binding style and large type set likely indicates that this publication was meant for display in the kitchen. The inside cover purports the benefits of a healthy diet, especially focused on wheat... Read More
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WINE LABEL DESIGN
by Logoz, Michel
New York: RIZZOLI, 1984. Hardcover. Maroon embossed cloth covered boards. Fine, in fine dust wrapper and brown slipcase. 155 pages. 28 x 26 cm. For wine lovers, graphic artists and typographic designers -this collection of five hundred wine labels from Europe and the Americas is one that delights the eye and stimulates the palate. The illustrations provide an encyclopedic collection of labels that range from 'pop' wines like Cold Duck to Olympian grand crus, such as Château Mouton Rothschild. Interior,... Read More
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![A Short History of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation [1953 - 1983]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/551/106/1502106551.0.l.jpg)
A Short History of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation [1953 - 1983]
by Longo, Lawrence D.
Los Angeles: Self published, 1983. Paperback. Blue wraps. Fine. 70 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Limited edition, 1 of 450. A look into the formation of the Society and it's primary goals along with various Presidential Address', the business of the society, constitutional and bylaws, meetings, and publication. A list of past presidents, makes plain, there was never a female President from 1953-1983 - no females listed as council members or published authors. One female lecturer in twelve... Read More
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FOOD & MAN
by Lowenberg, Miriam E. Ph.D. & E. Neige Todhunter, Ph.D., Eva D. Wilson, Ph.D., Moira C. Feeney, Ph.D., Jane R. Savage, Ph.D.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 1968. Hardcover. Orange cloth covered boards. Fine, in very good dust wrapper. 341 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. "Food and Man" by Miriam E. Lowenberg is an insightful exploration of the intricate relationship between food, culture, and identity. Lowenberg examines how food serves not only as sustenance but also as a vital aspect of human experience, shaping social connections, cultural traditions, and personal identities. Lowenberg discusses how food is intertwined... Read More
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The Cordon Bleu Cook Book
by Lucas, Dione
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1947. Hardcover. Gray boards, illustrated in red and blue. Fine, in very good dust wrapper. Nicol, Phoebe. 322 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Lucas was the first female to graduate Le Cordon Bleu and the first woman featured in a cooking show on television. A predecessor to Julia Child, Lucas shares the "art" of French cooking for the American home in this well organized cook book including a glossary of French cooking terms. Illustrated throughout.... Read More
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Consuming Culture
by MacClancy, Jeremy
New York: Henry Hold and Company, 1992. First American Edition. Hardcover. Green boards, tan cloth covered spine. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 246 pages. 24 x 16 cm. "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are," French gastronome Brillat-Savarin declared. This world tour of food culture shows how food relates to sex, to the culinary enigmas of meat versus vegetables, and the often baffling rules of eating etiquette. Interior, boards, and dust wrapper clean... Read More
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AND THE GREEKS
by MacDougall, Allan Ross
New York: Near East Foundation, 1942. Hardcover. Illustrated white boards. Very good. 20 x 14 cm. 109 pages. A Book of Hellenic Recipes and Culinary Lore Collected, Edited and Arranged by Allan Ross MacDougall. Pictorial cloth covered boards. [BROWN 3306].
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A PALATE IN REVOLUTION: Grimod de La Reynière and the Almanach des Gourmands
by MacDonogh, Giles
London: Robin Clark, 1987. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. . 242 pages. 24 x 16 cm. MacDonogh has written an intriguing bibliography of the author of the Almanach de Gourmands, a book devoted to all aspects of food: ingredients and their origins, preparation and cooking as well as the combination and service of various dishes. Laurent Grimod de La Reynière is one of the most fascinating and entertaining figures in gastronomic and literary history.... Read More
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