A CONSIDERABLE TOWN
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by M.F.K. Fisher on a prefatory blank leaf. In her lifelong appreciation of France, Fisher (1902-92) was always..... More
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LET'S GO OUT AGAIN: Interiors for Restaurants, Bars and Unusual Food Places
New York: gestalten, 2015. Hardcover. "...comprised of six chapters, each of which exemplifies an aesthetic and conceptual point of view: Understatement, Modern Musings, Rough and Local, Progressive, Graphic Spaces, and Dramatic. Each of these approaches..... More
OXFORD SYMPOSIUM ON FOOD & COOKERY 1987: Taste - Proceedings
London: Prospect Books, 1988. First Edition. Trade paperback. Quarto. Original blue paper wrappers. Light fading along the extremities; else near fine. More
PLAIN LIVING AND HIGH THINKING: Selected Addresses and Sermons.
London: The Ideal Publishing Union, Limited, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Vegetarian Jubilee Library, Vol. III. Octavo: 136 p. Original red cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titles. Occasional pencil marginalia. The ink stamp of the National Food..... More
THE LITTLE BROWN JUG IN THE BROWN HOTEL
Julesburg, Colorado: circa 1960. The Little Brown Jug was a midcentury favorite among locals and travelers. Die cut in the shape of a brown jug, this eight-page menu (4" x 5 1/4") was intended as..... More
NUT TREE LUNCH MENU
Vacaville, California: 1967. The Nut Tree has been a legendary road stop off Interstate 80 for more than 100 years. Along with dining, it is now home to shopping and Nut Tree Plaza, which features..... More
OREGON OYSTER COMPANY'S DAN & LOUIS OYSTER BAR
circa 1950. Menu die cut in the shape of a clam for this famous Portland, Oregon oyster bar - yes, in the shape of a clam. The menu notes that the restaurant was recommended by..... More
THE STIRRUP ROOM, Hotel Multnomah
The Stirrup Room was known as one of Portland, Oregon's swankier cocktail lounges in the 1950s with western decor, a chuck wagon menu, and generous pours. This menu (circa 1955) measures 8 1/2" x 3..... More
SUPER LOS ANGELES RESTAURANT GUIDE
Pico Rivera, California: Kater-Craft Bookbinders and Western Periodicals Company, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Unique snapshot of the Southern California culinary scene, presented to attendees of the 59th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association in..... More
INFORMATION ABOUT COCOMALT and Suggestions for Its Use by the Medical Profession
Hoboken, New Jersey: R.B. Davis Co., circa 1950. Wraps. This booklet details the health benefits of Cocomalt, a "delicious, easily digested and nourishing food in power form, designed to be mixed milk." Among the benefits..... More
THE WOODSTOCK WOMAN’S CLUB COOK BOOK
Woodstock, Illinois: The Woodstock Woman's Club, 1917. Second Edition. Hardcover. A community cookbook from “Typewriter City” as Woodstock, an outer suburb of Chicago, was known for its association with the Emerson Typewriter Company. Includes an..... More
LOOK & FEEL: Studies in Texture, Appearance and Incidental Characteristics of Food - Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1993
Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom: Prospect Books, 1994. First Edition. Trade paperback. Quarto. Original lavender paper wrappers. Light bump to the bottom corner of the contents; else a crisp and clean copy. More
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