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1939ref. 2527N.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 coming through Chicago to join her on air and talk abouth themselves on the broadcast. Booklet is filled with wacky party ideas: Millionaire's Party Paper Sack Party Treasure Trail. all accompanied by menus and recipes. Illustrated throughout. Covers lightly rubbed at edges. N.D.C. paperback books
1978ref. 4469New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1978. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Rose illustrated boards. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. 285 pages. 24 x 17 cm. Jaffrey's first cookbook which was shepherded to publication by Judith Jones. Madhur Jaffrey was an award winning actress before her career took a turn as the Indian food ambassador for American cooks. After an article appeared in the New York Times in 1966 about Jaffrey and her cooking her career was forever changed. Here she provides sample menus notes on spices and flavoring recipes a list of sources and a glossary of terms. This cookbook was recently highlighted in the New York Times - T Magazine article "The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years" 11/17/24. Interior and boards crisp and clean. Dust wrapper very lightly rubbed at spine. Covered in protective mylar. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2008ref. 2782Washington 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 include Chevron The Dow Chemical Company Exxon Mobil Shell Oil Conoco Phillips Kuwait Petroleum Co. and many more. Musical Guest featured Youssou N'Dour. The menu included Smoked Salmon and Caviar Woodland Mushrooms and Foie Gras Terrine Colorado Lamb Chops dessert and coffee. Full page letters from George Bush the Kuwait-America Foundation Malaria No More and biography of Youssou N'Dour. Pristine condition. Kuwait-America Foundation unknown books
1902ref. 1371Paris: Mongin 1902. Pamphlet. Tan illustrated wraps. Very good. 16 pages. 31 x 23 cm. Large format fully illustrated lithographed trade catalogue of Butchers Guns knife sharpener with elaborate handles. Also a selection of fusils de table excellent for carving table-side in the home. Covers lightly toned interior clean Mongin paperback books
ref. 2221867No date but ca. 1900 . First edition thus . 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Original grey pictorial cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Good. 157 pages. No signatures or bookplates. This edition not located in Bitting or Cagle. Harland pseud of Mary Virginia Terhune wrote several cook books. This is likely a reprint of one with a new title. International Publishing Company hardcover books
1891ref. 2222104First edition. Small octavo. Original green cloth over pictorial boards showing a child standing on a chair opening a chafing dish. No dust jacket. Good corners worn. 40 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Bitting page 337. Not located in Cagle. Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover books
1948ref. 2784New York: The Swedish Pioneer Centennial Committee 1948. Cards. Cream cards embossed in gold gold and brown tassle. Very good. 6 pages. 26 x 21.5 cm. Banquet dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in honor of the arrival of the first Swedish Pioneers who settled in the midwestern states in substantial numbers beginning in 1848. Program includes the Official Swedish Delegation headed by His Royal Highness Prince Bertil of Sweden The Honorable Karin Kock - Minister without Portfolio Acting NY Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri the Metropolitan Opera Company and music by Leo Dryer and his Orchestra. Dinner menu a list of the Swedish Pioneer Centennial Commission of New York State the purpose of the Centennial and photo portraits of His Royal Highness and The Minister tipped in make of this oversized program a intriguing look into the accomplishments of Swedish Immigrants imprint on American society. Toning to covers. Closed tear to top corner of spine. The Swedish Pioneer Centennial Committee books
1892ref. 5041New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Embossed and illustrated cloth boards. Very good. 122 pages 5 pg publishers ads 12 x 16 cm. An entertaining view into the dishes served in the mid-1800s with recipes ranging from Omelet au Kirsch to Eggs a la Duchesse. Filipino the chef at Delmonico's provides precise measurements - uncommon during this era. A couple of pages with food stains otherwise clean. Boards rubbed at edges light toning. BROWN 2506. Charles L. Webster & Company hardcover books
1912ref. 2222089INCLUDES COCKTAIL RECIPES First edition. Small octavo 6 3/4" x 4 1/2". Frontispiece by FAW of woman making Rose Leaf Jam and vignette on title of "The Oven Bird of South America." Original blue cloth with gilt stamped spine cover stamped in red t.e.g. No dust jacket. Very good. 141 pages 2 pages ads for "Household Books" and "Struwwelpeter Series of Nursery Books." Bookplate of G. E. Mackenzie Skues and bold ink signature of E. C. Goldsmith. Printed by William Brendon and Son Ltd. Plymouth. Pages 129-134 A few Beverages and Liqueurs including Sloe Gin Cassis Russian Punch Benedictine Swiss Absinthe Curacoa. Bitting page 104. George Routledge & Sons, Limited hardcover books
1892ref. 2222098Later edition first published in 1878. Octavo. Original dark green cloth stamped in black and gilt. No dust jacket. Good few stains; some offsetting from old clippins. 713 pages. No signatures or bookplates. See Cagle 331. Brown 2402. Bitting page 214. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1915ref. 2222095First edition Octavo. 12 full page illustrations; b/w vignettes in text. Original green pictorial cloth stamped in white light green white and cream with vignette of woman serving a steaming tureen within an oval border and two candelabros. Decorative light green endpapers with circular vignettes. No dust jacket. Good few stains. 192 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Brown 806 citing a 1913 date typo Bitting page 229-230 citing a 1913 date which may be a typo as copyright reads 1915. Not in Cagle. Most menus includes a suggested beverage. The N. K. Fairbank Company hardcover books
1951ref. 011058Newton MA: Phillips Publishers 1951 128 pgs. Illustrated card cover with metal spiral binding a few marks to cover else fine in original box with some splits and wear. A charming book of recipes from the British Isles China France Germany Italy Poland Scandinavia and America. All text hand-lettered each country with a full-page color illustrations other decorations and artwork throughout in color and line. . Spiral Bound. Near Fine. Illus. by Ellen A Nelson. 8vo. Phillips Publishers hardcover books
1886ref. 1742York England 1886. Loose_leaf. Folded folio. Very good. 32 x 20 cm. Delightful acquisition for a connoisseur of English military history. This menu written by Halliwell a local master of ceremonies and freemason was made to accommodate and service the 3rd and 4th battalions' officers of the West Riding Regiment formerly known as the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. The officers were lodged in the De Grey Rooms neo-classically designed and constructed by architect George Townsend Andrews in the 1840's. The building was originally built to house the Yorkshire Hussar Regiment. The menu describes breakfast luncheon and dinner with served dishes that include tea coffee bacon and eggs kidneys cakes salad soups sweets ices and more. Menu also informs the officers of prices to pay per diem for services and the charges the guests and live-in servants must pay for board and food. The second page lists the sums for individual drinks. Light fold marks with some toning. unknown books
1973ref. 4916New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1973. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth covered boards. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. 340 pages. 24 x 17 cm. Jaffrey's first cookbook which was shepherded to publication by Judith Jones. Madhur Jaffrey was an award winning actress before her career took a turn as the Indian food ambassador for American cooks. After an article appeared in the New York Times in 1966 about Jaffrey and her cooking her career was forever changed. Here she provides sample menus notes on spices and flavoring recipes a list of sources and a glossary of terms. This cookbook was recently highlighted in the New York Times - T Magazine article "The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years" 11/17/24. Interior and boards crisp and clean. Dust wrapper very lightly rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1889ref. 2086Washington 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 and grain's positive effects on the brain. The following pages outline recipes and instructions for proper food preparation taking care to mention the repercussions of poorly tended food ranging from indigestion from unchopped capers to dangers of under or overcooked vegetables. The final page includes helpful hints for food shopping health and safety suggestions as well as a treatise on the proper diet for invalids. The Home Magazine a monthly illustrated periodical ran from 1888 to 1908 serving as a guide to social domestic and business life. Mrs. John A Logan served as editor for the Home Magazine following the death of her husband a Civil War general and statesman John A. Logan. Born Mary Simmerson Cunningham an educated woman from Missouri she played an active role in her husband's political life accompanying him on campaigns and organizing volunteers. Mary became a prominent figure in Washington society in her own right often meeting with Adele Douglas wife of Senator Stephen A. Douglas and Julia Dent Grant wife of Ulysses S. Grant to discuss political happenings and social issues. Mary was a celebrated American writer and editor authoring two books and contributing to several publications including William Randolph Hearst's monthly syndicate Cosmopolitan. She was committed to social causes dedicating herself to the women's suffrage movement and was an early supporter of the American Red Cross. Weak fold across cover wear to edges and small paper loss to inside pages not effecting text. The Brodix Publishing Co. paperback books
2012ref. 1408462Bellevue: The Cooking Lab 2012. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Quartos Two Volumes. In Very Good plus condition with a Very Good slipcase. Set consists of one larger hardcover volume and one smaller spiral-bound softcover. Both volumes with white pictorial covers and black lettering housed in a white slipcase. Slipcase shows some shelf wear along bottom and side panels with mild bumping along edges. Hardcover volume shows some mild shelf wear and faint scuffs to boards. Negligible wear to softcover volume. Text blocks clean. CONTENTS: Vol. I xxv 2-379 ii-liii 1 pages; Vol. II "Kitchen Manual" ix 2-220 pages. Shelved in Room F Elephant. 1408462. Special Collections - Upstairs. The Cooking Lab hardcover books
1974ref. 1645Florence: Il Bisonte - Edizioni d'arte 1974. Cardboard covers. Green illustrated cardboard wraps. Very good in good slip case. 103 pages. 25 x 31. Copy 69 of 100. Volume VI. Published in the summer of 1974 by the Consorzio del Vino Classico two thousand copies 1500 in Italian and 500 in English numbered 1/1-100 to xx/100-100. Roman numerals correspond to the reference number of the original lithograph contained in each volume. This copy contains the original lithograph - Houses at La Volpia. Each separate lithograph has been printed by hand on a stellar press at the ateliers of Il Bisonte. Four parts: 1. Homage to Chianti by Carlo Betocchi 2. Chianti Past and Present by Giuseppe Conti 3. Seven plates in colour by Nino Tirinnanzi 4. Twenty plates in black-and-white by Nino Tirinnanzi. Owners gift presentation on half title page. Crisp clean copy. Slip case toned expertly repaired and intact. Housed in custom made acid free portfolio Il Bisonte - Edizioni d'arte paperback books
1893ref. 2222091First edition second printing Octavo. Illustrated with twenty-four halftone portraits; woodcuts in the text by May Root-Kern Mellie Ingels Julian Louis Braunhold George Wharton Edwards. Original yellow-orange pictorial cloth stamped in white and gilt designed by "G"; t.e.g. No dust jacket. Good some light soiling; a few small spots. 221 pages. According to the colophon there was a limited "author's edition bound in silk." Bookplate of Rockwell Dennis Hunt designed by Anthony Euwer. Cagle 699. Bitting 433. Brown 563. Axford page 146. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. hardcover books
1999ref. 44738Beijing: Foreign Languages Press 1999-2000. First Edition. Eight volumes; small oblong quartos 19.5x21cm.; uniformly bound in glossy photo-illustrated spiral-bound boards; color illus. throughout. All in Fine condition. Nearly complete set of the series lacking only the "Family Banquet" volume. Bilingual text in Chinese and English. Foreign Languages Press unknown books
1878ref. 5956New York: Royal Baking Powder Co 1878. Stapled octavo-sized booklet 23.5 x 15cm. 32 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. Front wrapper verso with product reviews dated 1878. Includes a wood engraving showing twenty figures of diverse pans used in baking. “The recipes in this book are new and formulated by one of the most experienced Professors in the art of scientific and practical cookery especially adapted for the use of "Royal" Baking Powder and "Royal" flavoring Extracts. These preparations are incomparable in strength and purity. Substituting other articles will only end in disappointment." front wrapper blurb. Included are three hundred seventy seven recipes ranging from Bread & Rolls to Pies to Puddings to Fritters & Pancakes to Meat Pies to Icings. "The Royal Baking Powder Company was one of the largest producers of baking powder in the US. It was started by both Joseph Christoffel Hoagland & William Ziegler in 1866." Wiki. General wear & soiling to wrappers; foxing throughout; a bit musty. Good or a bit better in printed gray-green wrappers. OCLC locates four copies; Axford page 352; Bitting page 410 both for the 1882 and later editions; not in Cagle. Royal Baking Powder Co unknown books
1968ref. TB33813New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1968. First Edition. First Printing Fine in decorated bright red cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with two 1/8 inch deep chips at the upper corners of the spine area with two shallow closed tears to the lower edge of the spine area and a 1 1/2 wide stain at the lower edge of the front panel. 424 pages followed by a 16 page index. Illustrated with a section of black and white photographs. A very clean tight and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings or hardened food of any kind. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1940ref. 2221991Second revised edition. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait. 20 b/w illustrations of bottles of various alcoholics drinks with a double page illustrations of cocktail glasses. Pages 117-212 with recipes for various cocktails. Tipped in at end is an eight page folding booklet of additional cocktails. Original gold cloth over black boards edges rubbed with gilt name of William Clarence Tackett on front cover. No dust jacket. Very good tear to frontispiece; small chips to title page. 224 pages. William Clarence Tackett was a Chicago Construction Executive 1897-1958 who died in Palm Springs. The Marco Importing Company hardcover books
1918ref. 2222093First edition. Octavo. Original brown cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Very good. 106 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Bitting page 330. Each recipe headed with a literary quotation. Page 19 quoting Lewis Carroll on oysters. Cagle #540. Axford Page 51. Brown 2782. Duffield & Company hardcover books
1887ref. 2221849First edition. Octavo. Original grey pictorial cloth with three designs in gold and red; pictorial spine in gilt and red. Dust jacket. Very good light wear; short tears at rear joint. 122 pages 8 pages of publisher's ads. No signatures or bookplates. Uncommon. Not located in Cagle or Bitting. Contents include: An Arab Dinner Party; A Japanese Dinner; Easter at Jerusalem; The Moqui Snake-Dance; A Coptic Wedding; A Siamese Hair-Cutting." D Lothrop Company hardcover books
1885ref. 2222094First edition Octavo. B/W illustrations by Charles Keene. Original green pictorial cloth stamped in black red white with design of a waiter in white apron; maroon coated endpapers. No dust jacket. Very good few small stains. 144 pages. Small bookseller rubber stamp. Inscribed on title page: "Thos. F. Rigler Esq. with the author's kindest regards. Aug 8/88." Includes chapters on Greenwich Wanstead Park Hyde Park Crystal Palace. Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. hardcover books
