New York: M.W. Dodd, 1848. Hardcover. Presumed to be the second American printing, preceded by an 1845 issue, with a dedication to Joanna Bethune of New York and a "Preface to the First American Edition"..... More
Two pairs of albums including 227 photographs documenting the construction in 1955 of two dairy processing plants in Los Angeles, California, from the laying of the foundations through completion. Comprised of 88 images of the..... More
Paris: Se vend Chez Martinon, 1844. Second Edition. Hardcover. A gastronomical classic, originally published in sixty parts and presented here complete. Includes selections from Brillat-Savarin’s Physiology of Taste, a selection of Bacchic songs, La Gastronomie..... More
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
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
London: Prospect Books, 1988. First Edition. Trade paperback. Quarto. Original blue paper wrappers. Light fading along the extremities; else near fine. More
Pasadena, California: Printed and published by Vance Gerry at the Weather Bird Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 50 copies, all bound in boards by Mariana Blau. This copy is inscribed and dated by..... More
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
London: Derek Verschoyle Academic and Bibliographical Publications Ltd., 1954. Second Edition. Hardcover. A bibliography of books appertaining to food and drink and related subjects, from the beginning of printing to 1890. The text is largely..... More
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