![[WINE] WINE - AN INTRODUCTION FOR AMERICANS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/396/595/1610595396.0.l.jpg)
[WINE] WINE - AN INTRODUCTION FOR AMERICANS
by Amerine, M. A. Amerine & V. L. Singleton
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Purple cloth covered boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 357 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Signed on front free end paper by the author Maynard A. Amerine. This illustrated volume provides a history of the grape and its delightful products from the earliest times of Western civilization to the present. It explains the processes of fermentation and aging, and outlines the operations of wineries and brandy distilleries. Interior and... Read More
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![[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] BURNT TOAST](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/738/923/1723923738.0.l.jpg)
[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] BURNT TOAST
by The Women's Auxiliary of the California Babies' and Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, November, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange illustrated cloth covered boards. Good. 223 pages. 21 x 16 cm. Recipes attributed to Members and friends of the Community. The Women's Auxiliary of the California Babies' and Children's Hospital, a non-profit organization, was founded on February 2, 1931. The Auxiliary's purpose - to raise funds to purchase equipment and to hospitalize and furnish medicines for needy babies and children of Los Angeles County, regardless of color or creed. This book was... Read More
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![[MANUSCRIPT] [Self-Education] [Personal Handbook] Home Journal](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/844/019/1126019844.0.l.jpg)
[MANUSCRIPT] [Self-Education] [Personal Handbook] Home Journal
by Anon.
c. 1933. Hardcover. Black boards, spiral bound. Very good. An unusual and unique all in one manuscript, partly typed, partly hand written. Sections include: Physiology, Geography, American History, Art History, World History, French, Archaeology, Religion, Literature, Physiology, Chemistry, Calorie and Nutritional tables, and recipes - pasted in, typed, and hand written. Most likely a homemaker in the 1930's with access to educational materials.
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Fancy Drinks, How to Mix Them
by Anonymous
Buffalo: Pulsam Company, 1935. Presumed First Edition. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Good. 40 pages. 21 x 14 cm. This pamphlet, a post-Prohibition era publication, makes it historically significant among American cocktail guides produces right after alcohol became legal again. Interior very lightly soiled, wraps rubbed and lightly soiled.
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OMNIVORE
by Anthony, Piers
New York: BALLANTINE BOOKS, 1968. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Blue boards. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 1919 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Eighteen space explorers had died or disappeared on Nacre, a planet dominated by mushrooms, spore-clouds, a dim sun, and strange one-eyed creatures called mantas. Next, a trio of scientists make their way to this strange land.... Clean, crisp copy. Covered in protective mylar.
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Jamestown
by Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Jamestown, VA, 1901. Staplebound. Orange typeset on beige paper. Good.. 15 pages. 16.5 x 12 cm. A brief history of the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, the first town to be settled by to-be American colonists in the United States of America. Describes the colonists arrival, some of the structures built, and other significant events that had occurred there between 1607 and 1901. Some light creasing, lightly toned.
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The Colonel's Inn Caterers'
by Appleyard Mickler, Delia & Carolyde Phillips O'Bryan
Tallahassee, Florida: Self Published, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 251 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. One of 2000 copies. A terrific book about the families who settled in Tallahassee, Florida over a hundred year period from 1824-1924. This book contains the account of the residents and the homes they built and lived in. Included are a wonderful collection of 195 pictures - mostly of houses which are no longer standing,... Read More
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![[ART HISTORY] PERSIAN FRESCO PAINTINGS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/658/966/1651966658.0.l.jpg)
[ART HISTORY] PERSIAN FRESCO PAINTINGS
by American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology
New York: American Institute for Persian Art and Archeology, 1932. Wraps. Gold wraps. Very good. 18 pp. + 46 pages. Monograph of an early traveling exhibition of Persian frescoes presented by The American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology in the 1930s. 106 of the 132 reconstructive paintings are illustrated here along with an essay, notes, and bibliography. Light foxing on title page. Wraps rubbed on spine and at the edges.
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LIQUID INTELLIGENCE
by Arnold, Dave
New York: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, 2014. Hardcover. Black illustrated boards. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 416 cm. 26 x 21 cm. Arnold provides both professionals and cocktail enthusiasts a new method of making drinks, a problem-solving approach grounded in observation and creative techniques. Years of rigorous experimentation and study - botched attempts and inspired solutions - have produced the recipes and techniques found in these pages. Featuring more than 120 recipes and nearly 450 color photographs. Interior, boards, and... Read More
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LIQUID INTELLIGENCE
by Arnold, Dave
New York: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, 2014. Hardcover. Black illustrated boards. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 416 cm. 26 x 21 cm. Signed on dedication page by author: "HAPPY COCKTAILS and ENJOY the Book! - D" (with illustration). Arnold provides both professionals and cocktail enthusiasts a new method of making drinks, a problem-solving approach grounded in observation and creative techniques. Years of rigorous experimentation and study - botched attempts and inspired solutions - have produced the recipes and techniques found... Read More
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Collection of Three English Children's Books - John and Mary
by Ashley, E.
Huddersfield, England: Scholield & Sims, c. 1950's. Pictorial boards. Color illustrated paper covered heavy cards. Very good. 14 x 11 cm. Three charming mid-century English children's books featuring John and Mary - John and Mary's Spring-Cleaning Day, John and Mary's Dressing-up Party, and John and Mary's Tea Party. Illustrated throughout. Light soiling to covers, interiors clean and crisp.
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John and Mary's Tea Party
by Ashley, E.
Huddersfield, England: Scholield & Sims, c. 1950's. Pictorial boards. Color illustrated paper covered heavy cards. Very good. 14 x 11 cm. A charming mid-century English children's books featuring John and Mary having tea with their toys. Illustrated throughout. Light soiling to covers, interiors clean and crisp.
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John and Mary's Spring-Cleaning Day
by Ashley, E.
Huddersfield, England: Scholield & Sims, c. 1950's. Pictorial boards. Color illustrated paper covered heavy cards. Very good. 14 x 11 cm. A charming mid-century English children's book featuring John and Mary and their toys. Illustrated throughout. Light soiling to covers, interiors clean and crisp.
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How to Love Wine
by Asimov, Eric
New York: William Morrow, 2014. First Paperback. Paperback. Color illustrated wrap. Near fine.. 278 pages. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. In How to Love Wine, New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov examines why the American wine culture produces anxiety and suggests how readers fearlessly develop a sense of discovery and wonder as they explore and enjoy the diversity and complexity of the world of wine. With warmth, candor, and intelligent authority, Asimov interweaves his professional knowledge and insights... Read More
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BAKING POWDER
by Atkinson, Thomas G.
Chicago: The Commonwealth Press, 1915. Hardcover. Tan paper covered boards. Very good. 58 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Domestic Science Text Book. Chapters include: Ingredients of Baking Powder, Choice of "Acid" Ingredient, Manufacture and Use, Available Carbon Dioxide, and Conclusion. Clean copy, 2 cm. scratch to front cover.
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LE GRAND LIVRE DES METIERS DE BOUCHE
by Auber, Guy & Michel Caillard, Jacques Charrette, Jean-Claude Frentz, and Michel Pinel
Paris: ERTI-LECERF, 1980. Hardcover. Faux leather, title in gilt. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. 816 pages. 28 x 22 cm. Presentation copy to the "Queen of the Mediterranean" - Paula Wolfert. "A Paula Wolfert, En toute sympathie, Jean Claude Frentz." This comprehensive French reference book focuses on the various professions related to food and culinary arts such as catering, cooking, baking, butchery, and other culinary professions. The book provides detailed descriptions of the history, techniques, and cultural significance... Read More
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Les 1000 Meilleures Recettes de Patisserie Bourgeoise
by Audran, H.M.
Paris: S. Bornemann, nd c.1920. Sewn binding. Cream paper wraps. Good. 248 pages. 19 x 12 cm. 1000 BEST RECIPES OF BOURGEOIS PASTRY. The various utensils and essential accessories for the bourgeois pastry - various kinds of pasta; clarification and cooking of sugar; icing for entremets, cakes, petit fours; 1000 recipes for sweet omelettes and eggs, donuts and croquettes, compotes, creams and blancmange, pancakes, flans and pies, galettes, soufflés, waffles and wafers, cabbage and éclairs, pies and tarts,... Read More
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[POSTER] GATHERINGS Presents a Concert for Earth Day
by Azarian, Mary (Illustration) & Laughing Bear Associates (Design)
Montpelier, VT: Artists, Parents & Teachers, and Physicians for Social Responsibility and Central Vermont Community Task Force Against Hunger, Friday, April 18, 1986. Green and orange illustrated poster paper. Near fine. 70 x 46 cm. Large poster for the concert - Earth Day - held at the City Hall in Montpelier, VT with recording artists: Jim Scott, leader of RADIANCE, Composer of "SONG FOR THE EARTH" recorded at the United Nations on WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, 1984. Also performing: Martha Sandefer,... Read More
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![[POSTER] GATHERINGS 40 Years After](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/566/373/1572373566.0.l.jpg)
[POSTER] GATHERINGS 40 Years After
by Azarian, Mary (Illustration) & Laughing Bear Associates (Design)
Montpelier, VT: Artists, Parents & Teachers, and Physicians for Social Responsibility and Central Vermont Community Task Force Against Hunger, Friday, October 18, 1985. Purple and green illustrated poster paper. Near fine. 70 x 46 cm. Large poster for the concert and lecture FOOD, POLITICS, AND HOPE by Frances Moore Lappé, Author, "Diet for a Small Planet". Also MOZART REQUIEM presented by Bread and Puppet Theater with Chorus and Orchestra Conducted by Christopher Jackson. Along with Children's Musical: "The Heart of... Read More
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOATIC DRUGS
by Babor, Thomas, Ph. D.
New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1986. Hardcover. Black illustrated boards. Near fine. 125 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Societies' drinking customs and habits reflect their fabrics, tensions, and dynamics. Using historiacal methods, observational techniques, and international statistics, this book separates myth from reality and discusses modern trends. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos.
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BAILEY'S EXTRACT OF CLAMS
by Bailey, Arthur H.
Boston: Bailey, Arthur H., 1890-91. Wraps. Cream wraps. Very good. 2 pages. 28 x 22 cm. "The Finest Concentrated Clam Juice, Process and Product patented in the United States and Canada. Made from young Cultivated Clams on the New England Coast. The Original and Only Genuine CLAM JUICE on the Market." Sold in the US and Europe. Packed in Tins and used for Chowder, Broth, Fritters, Puree, Bouillon, and Bisque. Three pages of testimonials. Visibly creased.
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Pearl's Kitchen
by Bailey, Pearl
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 211 pages. 24.5 x 15 cm. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed to Yogi Berra: "Dearest Yogi and Family - These 'Pots' will send the Ball over the Fence. With love - your ever-lovin' sister & Umpire, Pearl." Actress, singer, and born raconteur, Pearl Bailey brought her gift for storytelling to the kitchen in this exuberant blend of recipes, reminiscence, and philosophy. This copy... Read More
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The South American Gentleman's Companion VOL. I & II
by Baker, Charles H. Jr.
New York: CROWN PUBLISHERS, INC., 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards. Very good, in good slip case. 224 & 225 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Vol. I has two important book plates, that of Phil Townsend Hanna and Marcus Crahan. Both Hanna and Townsend were members of the Zamarano Club - both active in the same Los Angeles bibliophilic circle. As Hanna passed away before Crahan, we believe this book went from Hanna's library to Crahan's. Crahan's bookplate... Read More
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EARLY CARE FOR HIV DISEASE
by Baker, Ronald A. & Jeffrey M. Moulton, PhD, John Charles Tighe
San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1991. Paperback. Brown illustrated wraps. Very good. 107 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. In 1982 the San Francisco AIDS Foundation was founded as a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services for people with HIV/AIDS with a mission to end the epidemic in the United States. This book brought useful and practical information about early care for HIV patients. Covers lightly rubbed.
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![[WINE] DISCOVERING ITALIAN WINES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/247/285/1558285247.0.l.jpg)
[WINE] DISCOVERING ITALIAN WINES
by Balzar, Robert Lawrence (Introduction) & Roy, Mike (Commentary)
Rome: ARS PUBLICATIONS, 1973. Second Edition. Hardcover. White illustrated boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 159 pages. 27 x 21 cm. The author digs past the bottles of wine on the merchants' shelves to explore their history and thier place in the competitive market. Illustrated throughout with color photos. Interior clean, boards with some small chips. Dust wrapper lightly lightly toned with a 2 cm. chip at rear. Covered in protective mylar.
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