![[CULINARY MANUSCRIPT] Two Handwritten Recipe Journals](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/106/479/1729479106.0.l.jpg)
[CULINARY MANUSCRIPT] Two Handwritten Recipe Journals
by Peak, Vera Saunders
Holland, Ohio, c.1940-1980s. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards. Fair and very good. (1) 22 × 17 cm. The front free endpaper inscribed: Mrs. Geo. A. Peak, 1413 30th St., Des Moines, Iowa. An unlined volume of over one hundred pages, filled with recipesmany attributed to family and friends. Vera Saunders Peak was clearly an accomplished baker who took joy in feeding her family; the numerous stains and kitchen wear throughout testify to years of frequent use. Among the desserts are... Read More
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The Wellesley Cookie Exchange Cookbook
by Peery, Susan Mahnke
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Maroon boards. Near fine, in good dust wrapper. 243 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Classic cookies, refrigerator cookies, no-bake and fried cookies, heirloom cookies, chocolate cookies, bars and squares, tea party fancies, and of course Christmas cookies are found in buttery profusion in this delightful cookbook. Interior and boards clean, dust wrapper rubbed with closed tears.
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La Patisserie Pratique
by Henri Pellaprat
Paris: Bibliothèque du Journal Le Cordon Bleu, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth coverd boards. Good. 237 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. A practical dessert guide and book of recipes by Henri Pellaprat, professor at the school of Cordon Bleu. Published for the school's library, containing helpful guides to many basic baking principles as well as recipes for many common popular dishes. Also includes illustrations of many dishes to show examples of how they should look when complete.... Read More
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![[GERMAN] Die französische KOCKKUNST](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/679/292/1729292679.0.l.jpg)
[GERMAN] Die französische KOCKKUNST
by Pellaprat, Henri-Paul
Hamburg: THORDSEN-VERLAG, 1952. Blue textured boards, title in gilt. 748 pages. 26.5 x 18 cm. French Cuisine by Henri-Paul Pellaprat, co-founder of the celebrated cooking school in Paris - Le Cordon Bleu - Revised edition in German supplemented by Swiss experts. With 465 illustration. Interior clean, boards very lightly rubbed at edges. Very large.
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Die französis KOCHKUNST (The French one CULINARY ARTS)
by Pellaprat, Henri-Paul
Hamburg, Germany: Jacques Kramer, 1952. Hardcover. Blue faux leather, title in gilt. Near fine. 748 pages. 26.5 x 8.5 cm. A VERY large and extensive cookbook filled with main course meals, patisserie and confection, beverages, and preserves. The author, Henri-Paul Pellaprat taught at the Cordon Bleu in Paris and is joined here by Pierre Mengelatte, another professor at the Cordon Bleu. This newly edited edition in German contains recipes from Albert Conrad, Adelrich furrer, Albert Meyer, Max Neyer, Ernst Maron,... Read More
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La CUISINE de TOUS les JOURS
by Pelleprat, Henri-Paul
Paris: Bibliothèque du Journal Le Cordon Bleu, c. 1925. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Red paper covered boards. Good. 242 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. In 1895, Henri-Paul Pellaprat co-founded the celebrated cooking school in Paris - Le Cordon Bleu. Text in French. Previous owner's signature and bookplate on front free end paper. Title page toned, otherwise clean. Boards heavily rubbed and toned with some water damage.
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![[WOMEN] Journal of a Whaling Voyage 1864-1868](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/364/728/1738728364.0.l.jpg)
[WOMEN] Journal of a Whaling Voyage 1864-1868
by Penniman, Augusta
Eastham, MA: Eastern National Park & Monument Association, 1988. First Edition. Staplebound. Pictorial paper wrappers in facsimile of marbled boards. Near fine. Unpaginated [48 pp]. 20 x 15.5 cm. Journal of Betsey Augusta Penniman, wife of the whaling captain Edward Penniman of Eastham, Massachusetts. The journal was begun during the 26th year of her life and was kept during a four-year voyage on the whaling bark MINERVA. The voyage began five years after Augusta and Edward were married. This is... Read More
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An Open Letter to Activists & Organizers of the Past and Present on the Need for a Mass Party of the People
by National Interim Committee for a Mass Party of the People
New York: National Interim Committee for a Mass Party of the People, c. 1973. Second Printing. Staplebound. Blue illustrated wraps. Near fine. 22 pages. "The virtually unprecedented political crisis, symbolized by Watergate and Nixon's resignation, is accompanied by an economic crisis of polluted air, earth, food and water; and by the continuing intensification of cultural and social crises manifesting themselves particularly in sexism, racism and materialism." Formed in September 1973, The International Interim Committee for a Mass Party of the... Read More
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LA METHODE
by Pépin, Jacques
New York: A WALLABY BOOK, 1984. Large format paperback. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 390 pages. 29 x 22 cm. Presentation copy, signed on half title page: "To John, Glad you came, Jaques". A fully illustrated guide to essential cooking methods. Includes 141 original step-by-step techniques, clearly illustrated with over 1,000 detailed photographs. Photographs by Léon Perer. Cover and pages lightly toned.
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LA TECHNIQUE
by Pépin, Jacques
New York: POCKET BOOKS, 1978. Large format paperback. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 470 pages. 28 x 22 cm. Presentation copy, signed on half title page: "to Kevin, Best Cooking! Jacques." La Technique is a beautifully designed and profusely illustrated guide to the simple but indispensable secrets which make the difference between the true chef and the amateur. More than 150 basic techniques are illustrated step by step with more than 1500 photographs. Photographs by Léon Perer. Interior clean and... Read More
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Jacques Pépin's THE ART OF COOKING
by Pépin, Jacques
New York: ALFRED A. KNOPF, 1987-88. First Edition. Hardcover. White boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrappers. 342 & 356 pages. 28.5 x 24 cm. These two volumes are praised for their encyclopedic depth in classical French techniques, detailed step-by-step photography - over 1,300 color procedural photos by Pépin himself. Pépin's comprehensive approach to professional skills like butchery, baking, and plating brings a genuine culinary education to your home. Techniques include: Garde Manger Essentials, Precise Knife... Read More
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![[DIE-CUT] [PHARMACY] FREE, DEPENDABLE DELIVERIES ON ALL TELEPHONE ORDERS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/712/872/1446872712.0.l.jpg)
[DIE-CUT] [PHARMACY] FREE, DEPENDABLE DELIVERIES ON ALL TELEPHONE ORDERS
by Press Pharmacy
Cards. Illustrated die cut card, blue paper backing. Near fine. 9 x 12 cm. Die-cut image of a rotary telephone. "We welcome telephone orders and fill them promptly with the same quality merchandise you would select if you cam into the store. Just call MOnument 2-9091, PRESS PHARMACY
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[ADVICE] Two letters on Ladies Home Journal Stationary
by Philips, Eleanor H.
1916. Loose_leaf. Paper. Very good. Two letters (3 pages) 22 x 16 cm. Handwritten letters on stationary (The Ladies Home Journal - Independence Square - Philadelphia - Editorial Rooms) to a Mrs. Nash, offering advice on wedding etiquette including guidelines on monograms for silver and linens and what men should wear at weddings and the usual order of the bridal party. Two dates: Feb.8, 1916 & Dec. 24, 1916. Clean copy.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF WINE
by Phillips, Rod
New York: ECCO, 2000. Hardcover. White boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 370 pages. 22 x 15 cm. The author re-creates each of the great eras of wine production, from the prehistoric fruits of the Fertile Crescent to this decade's explosion of the consumer wine culture with its varied values and palates, and vividly conveys the sheer magnitude of wine consumption and enjoyment. Interior and boards crisp and clean, dust wrapper lightly rubbed.
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![[PROGRAM] [MENU] Program of the Seventy-Three Club Banquet](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/513/854/1329854513.0.m.jpg)
[PROGRAM] [MENU] Program of the Seventy-Three Club Banquet
by Harris & Ewing (Photographer)
Washington DC, 1936. Staplebound. Illustrated wraps. Very good. Unpaginated (8 pages). 23 x 16 cm. A charming Program celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt by the Seventy Three Club on March 25, 1936 at the Mayflower Hotel; the wives of the members of the Seventy-third Congress. The 73rd Congress (1933-1935) passed an extraordinary burst of legislation to combat the immediate economic chaos of the Great Depression during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first 100 days in office. This Program features a poem... Read More
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BARBABIETOLE DA ZUCCHERO E BARBABIETOLE DA FORAGGIO
by Poggi, Tito
Italy: Carlo Cassone, 1898. Hardcover. Tan oil cloth covers. Very good. 95 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Through most of the 19th century, sugar beet farming in Italy was more an agronomic curiosity and policy debate point - usually with small plots, trials, and various factory schemes. By the end of the century, sugar policy and factory construction had turned beet cultivation into a meaningful, regionally concentrated component of northern Italian agriculture, laying the groundwork for the 20th-century industry. Here,... Read More
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Vingt Plats Qui Donnent La Goutte
by Pomaine, Edourd de
Paris: Paul-Martial pour la Pipérazine Midy, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Pink illustrated boards. Very good, in very good glassine cover. Giroux, André. 96 pages. Featuring hearty French recipes while advertising a digestif Pipérazine Midy. A case of "eat as much as you want, but then buy our product." Illustrated throughout, text in French. 1 cm. loss to head of spine, otherwise clean and crisp.
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El Arte Del Licorista
by Porta, Mariano
Zaragoza, Spain, 1883. Sewn binding. Tan paper pamphlet. Good. 81 pages. 21 x 15.5 cm. (The Art of the Liquorist. From the Manufacturer of Wines of All Kinds, Spirits, Syrups & Ice Cream. New method to make all kinds of fine and superfine liquors without distillation by means of the extracts reconcentrados by steam at high pressure). A scarce 19th-century Spanish pamphlet issued in Zragoza, the capital of Aragón. Mariano Porta presents an innovative distillation-free system for... Read More
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[NUTRITION] A Quick Story about Instant Postum
by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Battle Creek, Michigan: Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., c. 1912. Pamphlet. Color illustrated glossy paper. Near fine. 13 x 8 cm. Color illustrated, folded pamphlet extolling "A BIG NEED" for the beverage - Instant Postum. Charles William Post (1854-1914) invented Postum, a cereal beverage, in 1895. Blaming various ailments on caffeinated beverages, Post heavily advertised this product and successfully scared thousands of caffeinated beverage drinkers to switch to Postum. Instant Postum was invented in 1911. Crisp, clean copy.
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COOKING WITH Nora
by Pouillon, Nora
New York: Park Lane Press, 2996. Hardcover. Green boards, black cloth spine. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 208 pages. 27.5 x 23 cm. Signed on front free end paper by the author. Healthy, Light, Balanced and Simple Food with Organic Ingredients. Recipes and menus from Nora's Washington, D.C. restuarant. Photography by Koji Hayashi. Forward by Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn. Interior, boards, and dust wrapper pristine.
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![[SHEET MUSIC] Les Vins de Touraine - Chanson Bachique](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/370/728/1738728370.0.l.jpg)
[SHEET MUSIC] Les Vins de Touraine - Chanson Bachique
by Prégenti, Emile (Words) & Pigneret-Moutié (Music)
Paris: Senart, c. 1915. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Good. 2 pages. 31 x 27 cm. Covers toned with visabl crease. A couple of closed tears. Text in French.
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Awful Ogres Awful Day
by Jack Prelutsky
Greenwillow Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. Paul O. Zelinsky. 39 pages. 31.5 x 24 cm. Awful Ogre starts the day greeting his plethora of pests and goes on to scare villagers, dance in storms, tend to his poisonous garden, and more in an ogre's idea of a perfect day. Written as a set of rhyming poems, Awful Ogre shows that one man's weasel grease is another man's favorite face scrub.... Read More
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The Complete Dairy Foods Cookbook
by Proulx, E Annie & Lew Nichols
Emmaus, Pennsyvania: Rodale Press, 1982. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards. Good. Gardner, Jean & Jerry O'Brien. 296 pages. 24 x 19.5 cm. From the Pulitzer Price winning author of The Shipping News, a refreshing look at creating dairy foods in your home. Everything you need to know for making cheese, butter, buttermilk, sweet cream, yogurt, plus an array of delicious dairy recipes in every chapter. Copiously illustrated throughout. Clean, crisp interior. Covers lightly soiled, spine lightly sunned.
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![[MENU] [POSTCARD] R. M. S. "BERMUDIAN" BREAKFAST Menu](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/069/673/1609673069.0.l.jpg)
[MENU] [POSTCARD] R. M. S. "BERMUDIAN" BREAKFAST Menu
by QUEBEC STEAMSHIP COMPANY Ltd.
March 9, 1908. cards. White cards. Good. 15 x 10 cm. closed, 15 x 20 cm. opened. Early postcard/menu featuring black and white photos of Hamilton and Harbor, Bermuda. Breakfast menu includes: Oranges, Stewed Prunes, Quaker Oats, Force, Hominy, Boiled Salt Herring with Butter Sauce, Fried Salmon Trout, Ham & Eggs, Liver & Bacon, Broiled Sirloin Steak, Mutton Chops, Eggs to Order, Boiled Potatoes, Lyonnaise Potatoes, Rolls, Toast, Wheat Muffins, Orange Marmalade, Tea, Cocoa, and Coffee. Addressed to 30 Benefit... Read More
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The Subtle Alchemist
by Rainbird, George & Ronald Searle
London: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1973. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Purple cloth covered boards. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. 206 pages. 22.5 x 14 cm. After a sensible introduction on the service of wine, the vineyards of Europe and the rest of the world are discussed fully but not laboriously. A keynote of the book is that as much attention is paid to 'little' wines as to the great ones. No artificial snobbery is tolerated, and a number of prejudices are... Read More
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