Cottage Economy: Containing information relative to the brewing of beer, making of bread, keeping of cows, pigs, bees, ewes, goats, poultry and rabbits, and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the affairs of a labourer's family
by Cobbett, William (1763-1835)
London: Printed and Published by C. Clement, No. 183, Fleet Street, 1822. 16mo. (19 x 11.5 cm.), [iv], 207, iv pages. Index. FIRST EDITION, original issue, bound from the seven monthly parts published between August 1, 1821 and March 1, 1822 (no entry for February, 1822 was issued); with an added title page for the whole, dated 1822, and an added Index at rear. An important rural handbook, from the English pamphleteer, journalist and British MP William Cobbett (1763-1835).... Read More
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Bought of H. Laughlin & Co., Variegated Rockingham and Yellow Ware, East Liverpool, O.
by [Billhead - Stoneware] H. Laughlin & Co
East Liverpool, OH, 1869. Printed billhead (42.5 x 17.3 cm.). Illustrated with small woodcuts of wares, printed on blue and red lined paper. Pre-populated with prices for Rockingham and Yellow ware products including: chambers, bowls, pie plates, nappie dishes, pitchers, rice dishes, jelly cans, stove tubs, spittoons, mugs, hanging baskets and more. This document predates the founding of Homer Laughlin China Company in East Liverpool, Ohio by two years. The purchase, handwritten in black ink, recounts purchase of Messrs.... Read More
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Cunard Line, Cocktails, Liqueurs, Cigars, Cigarettes, etc.
by [Cocktail Menu] Cunard Line, QEI
England: Cunard Line, 1932. Tri-fold, card-stock menu (15 x 8 cm.), [6] pages. Illustrated, and signed "R." in the print. A shipboard cocktail menu, dated "Cruise 1932", but lacking the name of the specific ship. Attractively printed in black and red duo-tone, the menu offers lists of Liqueurs, Cocktails (twenty-three choices), Aperitifs, Mixed Drinks, Beer, Cigars, Tobaccos, Cigarettes, and Playing Cards. Some light soiling to external panels, otherwise very good.
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A Few Facts About Canning
by John L. Gaumer Co
1895. Oblong booklet (8.9 x 16.2 cm.), 8 pages. Illustrated with photographs and engravings. Promotes the Mudge Patent Canner, a household canning processor that “does away with the stewing kettle” and is “the cheapest, most efficacious and economical system of putting up high-standard goods that has ever been invented.” The Boston Cooking School Magazine reviewed the device saying, “a great point in its favor is that, by the use of the canner, fruit or vegetables are not subjected to... Read More
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The Lady's Complete Guide; or, Cookery in all its Branches. Containing The most approved Receipts, confirmed by Observation and Practice; in every reputable English Book of Cookery now extant... Also The Complete Brewer... Likewise The Family Physician; By Mrs. Mary Cole, Cook to the Right Hon. The Earl of Drogheda. The third edition very much improved
by Cole, Mary
London: G. Kearsley, 1791. Octavo (21 x 13 cm.). Ivi, 11-460 pages. Index. Third Edition, "very much improved". First published in 1788, The Lady's Complete Guide ran to 564 pages. The revised second and third editions were expanded in content, but were reset to allow more lines to a page; the second edition contained 564 pages and this third edition was "very much improved" according to the title page. The pioneering cookery book by Mary Cole (fl 1788-1791), the... Read More
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The Oyster & Dredgers of Whitstable. Published with the sanction of the Whitstable Fishery Company
by Collard, Allan Ovenden; W.H. Reeves (photographer)
London: Joseph Collard, 43 Charing Cross Road, W.C., 1902. Octavo (18.5 x 12.5 cm.) 92, [4] pages. Illustrated with fifty-seven photographic plates, map, frontispiece. FIRST EDITION, wrappered issue. An informative historical account of the oyster industry in Whitstable, Kent, with descriptions of the history of the fishery, the structure of the Company of Free Fishers and Dredgers of Whitstable, and the cultural significance of the "Royal Whitstable Native" oyster. Included in the fifty-seven photographic illustrations by W.H. Reeves is the... Read More
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A Collection of Twenty-five Early American Tavern Licenses and Related Documents from Southern Vermont and Connecticut
by [Early American Tavern License Collection]
Southern New England, 1802. The collection includes licenses for named individuals to operate taverns, public inns, or houses of entertainment; town approbations for tavern keepers; and power of attorney documents. Each item is dated and signed; many feature signatures from the town’s Selectmen, Constable, Justice of Peace, Grand Juror, and Civil Authority. The tavern was the center of social and political life in early American communities; the Vermont state constitution was drafted and signed at the Windsor Tavern in... Read More
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Manuel des Elements Culinaires a l'usage des jeunes filles.Troisieme Edition, revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee
by Colombie, Auguste
Paris: L. Mulo, Libraire - Editeur, 1897. Small octavo, 242, 6, 36 pages. Third edition, revised and enlarged. A thorough and somewhat scientific cookbook for girls, from founder of the Ecole de Cuisine, and the former chef des cuisines of the Prince and Princess Hatzfeldt Wildembourg. The book starts with a list of condiments, really an ingredient dictionary, and that alphabetical list starts with, what else, absinthe! Following the dictionary section are recipes, and then a section of lessons,... Read More
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Chocolate, No. 2. Manufactured by John B. Rey, 33 Burling Slip, New York
by [Color trade card – Chocolate]; Rey, John B.
New York: John B. Rey, 1840. Broadside (16.5 x 22.3 cm.), printed one side only with split fountain (roller rainbow). Illustrated. Date range from the range of listings in directories, etc. We would be tempted to call this a trade card, but for the thin stock it is printed on, more fit to be pasted up than handed out. Described as a "manufacturer of cordials, bitters, essences, syrups, rock candy, sweetmeats, brandy, fruits, sweet, plain and fancy chocolate, prepared... Read More
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Hearthside Recipes, compiled from the favorite recipes contributed by members of the Girl Scout Leader's Club, New Bedford, Mass
by [Community cookbook – Girl Scout Leader's Club (New Bedford, Mass.); Burnham, Winifred]
[New Bedford, Mass: Girl Scout Leader's Club, 1955. Wire spiral-bound, octavo-sized book (21 x 14 cm.), 112, [1] pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. A community cookbook, offered by the Girl Scout Leader's Club of New Bedford Mass., on Buzzard's Bay southwest of the Cape. Many of the recipes are attributed, and reproductions of the handwritten originals. Original illustrations by Phyllis Allen and Evelyn Shainberg. Wire bound, in original black card-stock boards, handsomely titled and decorated in silver. Tiny dog ears... Read More
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Catalog No. 23: Butchers' Cooling Rooms, Refrigerators, and Butchers' Supplies
by [Trade Catalogue – Butcher Equipment; G.H. Jenkinson Company]
Sioux City, IA: G.H. Jenkinson Company, 1910. Oblong folio in wrappers, 36 pages. Illustrated. Trade catalogue with a vast array of items for the butcher shop and home, manufactured by the G.H. Jenkinson Company, including platform scales, meat slicers, lard presses, salt and pepper shakers, hotel linens, and candy maker supplies, among many other things. Over two hundred categories of items outlined in the index. Hole punch through upper left corner for hanging. Near fine condition in publisher's green... Read More
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Tin Can Company trade catalogues, featuring nine American Can Company volumes and one Erie Can Company
by [Trade catalogue - packaging; American Can Company/Erie Can Company]
Rome (N.Y.), 1908. Ten trade catalogues. Items mostly uniform in size (~ 19 x 12.5 cm.), though page count does vary (from 14 to 155). Each catalogue contains an index. Each catalogue is illustrated and most include select full-color images. Including the Erie Can Company’s, there are four general catalogues that cover a broad range of products; three catalogues are specific to syrup cans; and the remainder feature one specific type of product or another. ~ Incorporated in 1901,... Read More
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Dispenser Soda Water Guide. A collection of over 1300 formulas for the soda fountain, to which has been added numerous hints and suggestions for plant equipment and operation, refrigeration, the manufacture of ice cream, etc.
by The Soda Fountain (compiler)
New York: D.O. Haynes & Co, 1909. Octavo (23.3 x 16 cm.), 139, [5] pages. Text in two columns. Illustrated. Advertisements. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. A collection of over thirteen formulas for the soda fountain, to which has been added numerous hints and suggestions for plant equipment and operation, refrigeration, the manufacture of ice cream, etc. Internally clean and sound; in publisher's tan cloth, titled and decorated in black. Slightest rubbing to corners, otherwise fine. [OCLC locates six... Read More
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Toots
by Considine, Bob
New York: Meredith Press, 1969. Octavo (23.5 x 16 cm.), 214 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Frontispiece. Index. FIRST EDITION. A biography of the great barman and owner of the legendary eponymous New York bar and restaurant, Toots Shor. Filled throughout with exploits of the famous raconteur's exploits behind the bar and out in the City, and with stories of the celebrities and politicians who frequented Toots Shor. Considine was a journalist, best known for his WWII story Thirty Seconds... Read More
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Bread & Butter French
by Cook, C.S.
Boston/Providence: C.S. Cook/Livermore & Knight, 1897. Sewn booklet, [24] pages. FIRST EDITION. An early guide to simple French for the English-speaking tourist. The author claims, “This little book is imperfect and incomplete, but it will enable the owner to speak French enough to get about Paris…” The book is divided into sections on the Hotel, Railway Station, Public Carriages, About Bread and Coffee, Midday Meal, Dinner, About Wines, Things for Men, Things for Women, and then general numbers and... Read More
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E.R. Durkee & Co's Practical Cook Book : with nearly three hundred economical, useful and tested recipes
by [Product cookbook – Spices]; E.R. Durkee & Co
New York: E.R. Durkee & Co, 1885. Booklet, stapled in wrappers (15.5 x 9.5 cm.), 87 pages. Second Edition, expanded; the original 1875 publication included just two hundred recipes. An advertising booklet for Durkee & Co., "importer and grinder of spices" and maker of Gauntlet Brand products. The short, narrative recipes feature the spices, flavorings, mustards, salad dressing, and more. Internally clean and sound, in decorative wrapper bearing a chromolithograph illustration. Tiny chip at foot of wrapper spine, otherwise... Read More
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Arshi, Cook of the Seraglio. Engrav'd from the Collection of the Rt. Hon.ble Lord Baltimore
by [Costume – Turkish Cook; Smith, Francis (after); Calvert, Frederick (Baron Baltimore)]
[London: no publisher, 1769. Engraved plate (27 x 19.6 cm.), untrimmed with large margins. "Fran.co Smith pinx. G. Vitalba sculp."; "Publ.d accord.g to Act of Parl.t Jan.y 30 1769". A single plate from a series of Ottoman costume plates and portraits; this issued separately, but which would later be published as [Costumes of Constantinople], alternatively titled [Eastern Costume] (1768-1769). The portfolio issue contained twenty-eight engravings, each numbered in the upper right hand corner (this image was "Tav. XII". all... Read More
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Monitor Peanut Cleaning, Shelling, Grading and Roasting Machinery for Whole and Shelled Nuts: Catalog No. 69
by [Trade Catalogue – Peanut Processing Equipment]; Huntley Manufacturing Co
Silver Creek, New York: Huntley Manufacturing Co, 1920. Booklet (23 x cm.), 43 pages. Index. Illustrated. Trade catalogue with descriptions of equipment for the milling and processing of peanuts, including dimensions and capacities. A single page is dedicated to each piece of equipment, with an illustration and technical specs. Fine in stapled, publisher’s printed tan wrappers. [OCLC locates eight copies].
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Cook Book of Millers Falls P.T.A. Compiled by [the] Chairman, Mrs. Alma Cuff
by [Highland School (Millers Falls); Parent-Teachers Association]; [Alma M. Cuff]
Millers Falls, Mass, 1946. Octavo (23 x 15.5 cm.), 38 pages. Cover title: Cook Book: Highland P.T.A. 1946. FIRST EDITION. A community cookbook, then, its one hundred thirty attributed recipes known to but a few dozen families. Alma M. (Lapointe) Cuff (1920-2009) was a newcomer, recently arrived from distant Greenfield (about seven miles away) after her marriage to a metal worker and settling to raise a family in Millers Falls. Two intriguing aspects of the Cook Book she oversaw... Read More
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Almanach Manuel de la Bonne Cuisine et de la Maitresse de Maison. Redicé avec le concours des Maitres d'Hotel et Chefs de Cuisine des premieres maisons de Paris. 8me Année, 1865
by [Almanach – culinary]
Paris: Pagnerre, Libraire-Editeur, rue de Seine, 18; Typographie de Henri Plon, 1865. Duodecimo (14.5 x 10.5 cm.), 200 pages. Engraved illustrations in the text. Table des Matieres. The eighth year of this popular French almanac, with calendar and ephemeris, but unlike most American "culinary almanacs" the bulk of this work is indeed related to food, with sections on various foodstuffs, (vegetables, birds, fish, sauces, etc.), and many recipes. The attractive wrapper illustration by "F. Grenan" depicts two women working... Read More
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The Dedham Cook-Book : a practical housekeeper's collection of tested and valuable receipts for cake
by Daniell, Olive C. [Olive Corell Guild Daniell (1831-1909)]
Boston: by the author; Cupples, Upham & Co., Old Corner Bookstore, 1885. Duodecimo (17.25 x 11.5 cm.), 47 pages. Table of contents. Index. Date of publication from title-page verso. Evident FIRST EDITION. A carefully-arranged anthology of baking recipes by a teacher of cookery, whose title likely was chosen to attract the eyes of passers-by from the local bookshop window. With seventy-five recipes for cakes, cookies, and frosting; among them: Almond Pound Cake, Hartford Queen Cake, Riverdale Cake, Providence Cake,... Read More
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Grand Reception of the Liquor Dealers, Brewers, and Bottlers Beneficial Association, of Philadelphia, at the Academy of Music, February 2d., 1880
by [Dance card – spirits dealers]
Philadelphia, 1880. Champagne bottle-shaped die cut, (19 x 7 cm.), 12 pages, plus card cover. Chromolithograph illustrated wrappers, bound with a brass grommet. Decorative blue and white silk cord and tassel. The text outlines the Officer and Trustees, Conductors, The Programme (a series of Marches and Promenades, Quadrilles and Waltzes), Supper is served in the foyer. Fine.
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The Sultan's Pleasure: Turkish Cookbook
by Demirlioglu, duygu (editors); Bulbul (illustrator)
[Palo Alto, Berkeley, California: UP Press; Turkish Educational Foundation, 1977. Comb-bound, octavo-sized book (21.5 x 15 cm.), viii, 94 pages. Illustrated. Second, revised edition. A community cookbook to benefit the "Turkish Educational Foundation, Inc. to further the education of Turkish schoolchildren in need. A statement (page ii) indicates the "Project was initiated by Association of Turkish Students, University of California, Berkeley." Recipes are not attributed, but a list of Contributors is included (page ii). Recipe titles are provided in... Read More
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Réflexes et Réflexions Devant la Nappe
by de Pomiane, Edouard; André Giroux (illustrator)
Paris: Laboratoires Guillaumin & Gérard; Editions Paul-Martial, 1940. Octavo in wrappers (22 x 16 cm.), 88, [8] pages. Illustrated cover and two-color illustrations. Advertisements. FIRST EDITION. An excerpt from de Pomiane's Radio Cuisine. Édouard de Pomiane (1875-1964) was the great French founder of "gastrotechnie", and professor at the Institute Scientifique d'Hygiène Alimentaire. Fine and largely unopened, in publisher's decorated wrappers; slight rubbing to top edge of wrapper, otherwise fine.
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Vingt Plats qui Donnent la Goutte (Unice ad usum Medicorum), conseillés par la Pipérazine Midy, l'anti-urique type
by de Pomiane, Edouard; [Giroux, André (illustrator)]
Paris: Editions Paul-Martial pour la Pipérazine Midy, 1935. Squarish octavo (22.5 x 16.5 cm.), 96-(4) pages. Table of contents. Illustrated throughout. FIRST EDITION. A cookbook as pharmaceutical promotion, from the great French founder of "gastrotechnie". The twenty rich recipes – any one of which may be sufficient to bring on "the drop" – are followed by a twenty-first, a dose of the medicine Pipérazine Midy which, it was claimed, would undo the effects of the meal. Very light soiling... Read More
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