Emy, M [Elizabeth David]

L' ART DE BIEN FAIRE LES GLACES D'OFFICE; OU LES VRAIS PRINCIPES Pour congeler tous les Rafraichissemens. La Maniere de préparer toutes sortes de Compositions, la façon de les faire prendre, d' en former des Fruits, Cannelons, & toutes sortes de Fromages. Paris: Chez Le Clerc, 1768. First Edition. [2], i-viii, 1-242, [4] pages. 16.5 x 10 cm. Engraved frontispiece titled "L' Art de bien faire les glaces" and two engraved plates of utensils. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Annotated in pen (not David). Laid in: Three page of Elizabeth David's notes plus notes on previous sales of this publication. This is the first and only edition of the first treatise devoted to frozen desserts.

$4,750.00

Boulestin, X. M. [Elizabeth David]

The Evening Standard Book of Menus Containing Economical Menus for all the days in the year and Recipes for the Dishes. London: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD, 1935. First Edition. 294 pages. 20 x 14 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Laid in: Two handwritten notes, one in David's hand and the other, possibly in Leyel's hand. Written above David's Bookplate - From the Leyel's library, sold at Sotheby's 15-4-58. Leyel refers to the author and founder of the Society of Herbalists, Hilda Leyel, who wrote under the name Mrs. C. F. Leyel. Leyel's important and extensive library, with many volumes dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, was dispersed by a sale at Sotheby's in 1958. 

$225.00

Barber, Richard [Elizabeth David]

Cooking and Recipes from Rome to the Renaissance. London: ALLAN LANE, 1973. First Edition. 160 pages. 23 x 14 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Laid in: Handwritten notes in David's hand.

$85.00

Sysonby, Ria [Elizabeth David]

Lady Sysonby's Cook Book with an Introduction by Osbert Sitwell and Decorations by Oliver Messel. London: Putnam, 1935. First Edition. 311 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Although Sysonby was a Baroness, her practical approach to cooking was combined with a fascinating blend of tradition and innovation. 

Barber, Richard [Elizabeth David]

Cooking and Recipes from Rome to the Renaissance. London: ALLAN LANE, 1973. First Edition. 160 pages. 23 x 14 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Laid in: Handwritten notes in David's hand.

$300.00

Leyel, Mrs. C. F. [Elizabeth David]

PUDDINGS Boiled, Baked, Fried, Steamed, and Iced. London: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LTD., 1927. First Edition. 85 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Here, the author champions the luscious and comfy delicacy, held in high esteem by most residents of the British Isles

$500.00

May, Robert

The Accomplisht Cook, or The Art & Mystery of Cookery. London: Obadiah Blagrave at the Bear and Star in St. Pauls Church Yard, 1685. Fifth Edition. [2], [30], 461, [10], [9]. 19 x 12 cm. Misnumbered pages: 70-71 (as 80-81), 74-75 (84-85), 78-79 (88-89), 257-272 (261-276), 323 (32), 396 (393). Two folding plates between 224 & 225 (torn but present) and between 240 & 241. Title page: Wherein the whole ART is revealed in a more easie and perfect Method, than hath been publisht in any language. Expert and ready Ways for the Dressing of all Sorts of FLESH, FOWL, and FISH, with variety of SAUCES proper for each of them; and how to raise all manner of Pastes; the best Directions for all sorts of Kickshaws, also the Terms of CARVING and SEWING. An exact account of all Dishes for all Seasons of the Year, with other A-la-mode Curiosities. The Fifth Edition, with large Additions throughout the whole works: besides two hundred Figures of several Forms for all manner of bak'd Meats, (either Flesh, or Fish) as, Pyes Tarts, Custards; Cheesecakes, and Florentines, placed in Tables, and directed to the Pages they appertain to. 

$3,500.00

SOLD

Newnham-Davis, Lieut. - Col. & Algernon Basterd (Edited by the Former) [Elizabeth David]

The Gourmet's Guide To Europe. London: GRANT RICHARDS, 1903. 240 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Annotated in pencil. A comprehensive guide addressing the challenges of finding quality restaurants outside of hotels, offering detailed recommendations on where to dine, local specialties, and what to expect in terms of ambiance and cost. 

$225.00

Morris, Helen [Elizabeth David]

PORTRAIT OF A CHEF THE LIFE OF ALEXIS SOYER - Sometime Chef to the Reform Club. Cambridge: At The University Press, 1938. 221 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Soyer took a deep interest in the history of food, particularly the way ancient cultures approached cooking, eating, and food preservation. 

$125.00

Petersson, R.T. [Elizabeth David]

SIR KENELM DIGBY The Ornament of England 1603-1665. London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First Edition. 366 pages. 22.5 x 15 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Laid in: one two sided page of David's notes on various topics from the book.

$125.00

Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair [Elizabeth David]

The SCENTED GARDEN

London: The Medici Society, 1931. Second Edition. 312 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Reflecting on the historical significance of scent in gardens, the author explores the cultivation and uses of fragrant plants, emphasizing their aesthetic and practical values.

$200.00

White, Florence [Elizabeth David]

GOOD ENGLISH FOOD - LOCAL AND REGIONAL Famous Food and Drink of yesterday and today Recorded with Recipes. London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. First Edition. 288 pages. 20.5 x 14.5 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. White's work inspired generations of food writers and chefs, including Elizabeth David.

$175.00

Northcote, Lady Rosalind [Elizabeth David]

THE BOOK OF HERBS

London: JOHN LANE: THE BODLEY HEAD, 1913. Second Edition. 212 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Laid in: One page of Elizabeth David's notes on various herbs and seeds.

$125.00

Biardot, A. [Elizabeth David]

Franco-American Soups - And Other Specialties. A Description of Each Variety by A. Biardot, President of the Company. Jersey City Heights, NJ: The Franco-American Food Company, 1902. Unpaginated [30 pp.] 24 x 17 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. 

$175.00

Raper, Elizabeth [Elizabeth David]

The Receipt Book of Elizabeth Raper And a portion of her Cipher Journal Edited by her great-grandson the late Bartle Grant with a portrait and decorations by Duncan Grant. Soho: The Nonesuch Press, 1924. 94 pages. No. 113 of 850 copies thus. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Laid in: One page of Elizabeth David's notes on various recipes including reminder to "see Anne Blencowe much earlier" version. 

$325.00

Blencowe, Ann [Elizabeth David]

The Receipt Book of Ann Blencowe - A.D. 1694 Elizabeth David's copy. London: The Adelphi, 1925. 60 pages. 20 x 15 cm. Limited edition 1 of 650 copies, #619. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Annotated in pencil. Introduction by George Saintsbury. Recipes and remedies compiled from one manuscript, kept within the family for many generations.

$375.00

Shirk, Samuel D.

[ACCOUNT BOOK] [PROSPECTING] [FARMING] Samuel D. Shirk - his book A.D. 1859 March the Forreston Ogle County Ill. 1859-1867. Shirk, Samuel D. [ACCOUNT BOOK] [PROSPECTING] [FARMING] Samuel D. Shirk - his book A.D. 1859 March the Forreston Ogle County Ill. 1859-1867. 182 pages. 15 x 10 cm. This one of a kind, hand-held account book is a fascinating look into the life of one of America’s midwest pioneers, providing invaluable insights into the life of Samuel Shirk (1829-1909) his colleagues and family. It is a narration of many stories, and begins with Shirk and two men setting out to prospect for gold. Eventually, the account book provides details into Shirk’s married life, an expanding family searching for a homestead, and finally, the settled-down life on farms in Illinois and Missouri. 

$2,750.00

[VAUDVILLE] [WOMEN]

Press Book - The Morak Sisters

Blue Bond Composition Book No. 19. 1918-1921. Unpaginated [24 pp.] 25 x 20 cm. A "memorabilia" book featuring a collection of printed and illustrated accounts of the globetrotting Morak sister's vaudeville act. The Morak Sisters were a Belgian vaudeville aerial and dance troupe that toured Canada and the United States in the late 1910's. They were part of the vibrant vaudeville scene during the early 1900s, which featured various acts including musical performances, comedy sketches, and acrobatic displays. This book follows the sisters act from the these cities: Syracuse, NY, Buffalo, NY, Hamilton, Canada, Montreal, Canada, Fort Worth, Texas, Waco, Texas, Memphis, Tennessee, New Orleans, Louisiana, and many more stops along the way. In Chicago, Illinois, on January 3, 1919, the Sisters even shared the stage with the now, well known Marx Brothers. The articles are pasted in with a handwritten description of the city and state.

$125.00

J. L. Davis. [TOPOGRAPHY] [NEW YORK] [WATER SUPPLY] Topography account for the Commission of Additional Water Supply, City of New York. New York, 1903-1904. 40 pages. 21 x 17 cm. This handwritten account follows J.L. Davis and the men that worked with him as they mapped out the route for the extension of the New York Water system. In 1903, the Commission on Additional Water Supply for New York City, also known as the Burr-Hering-Freeman Commission, was appointed to address the growing water needs of the expanding city. This commission played a crucial role in shaping the future of the New York City's water supply system. The primary task was to survey potential water sources and recommend solutions for New York City's increasing water demand. The team conducted extensive surveys of the Catskill territory, focusing on the Esopus watershed in Ulster County. 

$375.00

[REPURPOSED] Book of Handwritten Farming and Health Recipes Book written in: MARSHALL'S COMMERCIAL POCKET BOOK, For 1830. London: W. MARSHALL, c. 1910-1945. 216 pages. (78 pages repurposed) 16 x 11 cm. This Pocket Book is a great example of how every day books were utilized or "repurposed" throughout the 19th century. Here we have someone very determined to make use of these blank pages to commit to paper the various methods used when living on a farm. We believe this book comes from Cumbria, England - the Lake District. The author is very organized as they used three pages to make their own index of recipes, remedies and household/farm essentials. Most of the recipe and remedies are written in cursive while the author also pasted in recipes and remedies from other printed material. Some of the recipes and remedies: Green Fly Spray, Worms in Horses, Salve for Wounds, Bacon Curing, Sausage Making, Black Pudding, Grafting Wax for Fruit Trees, Beer with a "Kick", Raising Young Chicks, and many, many more. The author has also drawn a diagram illustrating how horse's teeth look at various ages with a description below.

$240.00

Blackman, Kate

[WOMEN] [DIARY] Event-filled 1903 daily diary - full year The Standard DIARY 1903. Pitcher, Chenango, New York, 1903. Kate (Catherine Hakes) Blackman (Aug 31, 1840 - Aug 17, 1917) was born in Pitcher, New York, and raised on a farm, surrounded by many siblings. Kate later married her husband Birdsall Blackman and settled down on a farm in her hometown. Pitcher, located near Cincinnatus, New York, a small town in Cortland County and part of the region of the Central New York Military Tract used to pay soldiers of the American Revolution. Kate and her husband Birdsall were small famers raising chickens and pigs and cultivating potatoes, oats, cabbage, cauliflower, and apples. In this well documented diary, we see that Kate is literate but most likely lacked a full education. Kate writes every day, commenting on the weather and her daily activities. Kate seems to be in charge of the egg sales, noting sales most days and giving the year end tally of $396 dollars from 180 hens. 

$125.00

[HANDMADE] [COOKBOOK] Collage based Cookbook. Sacramento, CA, 1943. 80 pages. 21 x 17 cm. Made during World War II, this artistically inspired homemade cookbook featured cutouts of the Campbell Soup Kids as well as many other commercially produced ingredients. Our author scoured her magazines, newspapers, and journals to create a well proportioned and visually entertaining book. Large color cut-out photos are paired with the corresponding recipes along with the charming Campbell Soup Kids, dressed in various costumes. Other food manufacturing companies highlighted here are: None Such Mince Meat, Snider's Catsup, Cox's Instant Powdered Gelatine, Crisco, Sun-Maid Raisins, Karo Syrup, Argo Corn Starch, Minute Tapioca, Skinner's Macaroni, Post's Bran Flakes, and many more. Laid in: newspaper clippings from the Sacramento Bee and a large pamphlet, THE KITCHEN FRONT by Katherine Kitchen from the Sacramento Bee and Station KFBK - recipes discuss the use of honey as a sweetner in place of rationed sugar. 

$100.00

Scammon, Margaret (Stebbins)

[WEST POINT] [BEER] Letter to Brother re: missing Beer Wife of Civil War Brigadier General Eliakim Parker Scammon. West Point, NY, 1846. 25.5 x 19 cm. Margaret (Stebbins) Scammon writes her brother from West Point, where her husband E. Parker Scammon is an officer with the United Army Corps of Topographic Engineers. Parker would later command the 23rd Ohio Regiment during the Civil War. 

The letter is addressed to Margaret's brother - Mr. John B. Stebbins, Care of Homer Foote & Co., Springfield, Mass. We know the merchant her brother worked for, Homer Foote, had become a very wealthy retailer in Springfield, and assume that John B. was successful as well. 

Letter has some foxing and tears in areas where there is creasing. Red West Point stamp is faint along with the number 5. 

$225.00

[GERMAN COOKBOOK] [MANUSCRIPT] Illustrirtes Kock-Notis-Buch for gute Hausfrauen. Leipzig: J.G. Bach, 1887-1930. Unpaginated. 18.5 x 13.5 cm.Translation: Illustrated Cooking Notebook for Good Housewives. Illustrated notebook filled with handwritten recipes - two separate hands. Dates indicate this was used between the years 1887 to 1930. Four separate handwritten recipes laid in along with a hand written letter in what seems to be a different language. This motto appears on title page:

To a household small and fine

Have I been employed, 

Which with certainly please my boyfriend

$250.00

Dixen, Laue Jensen. [MANUSCRIPT] [DANISH] [MILITARY] 19th Century Journal - Danish/German. 1848-1851. 16 x 11 cm. This journal belonged to Laue Jensen Dixon (once written Lauety), who was a member of the 10th Infantry Battalion from 1848 to 1851, after which he became part of the Gendarmerie. Dixen appears to have traveled around Denmark and Germany and was most likely part of the First Schleswig War (1848 - 1851), also called the Three Years' War, between southern Denmark and Northern Germany - over the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg, in which Denmark was ultimately victorious. Almost every page has a drawn-in margin on the top and left side. On the top, he writes the month, year, and some version of "Journal of Laue Jensen Dixon" along with his battalion and company number. Each entry is demarcated by what we believe is the first letter of the day of the week and the number of the day. In 1848 Dixen writes about Prince Ferdinandt, and the death of his brother Christian. He mentions Prince Wilhelm, which most likely refers to Frederick Wilhelm, king of Prussia at the time. He also mentions General Heedeman, likely referring to Hans Hedeman, one of the major leaders in the conflict on the Denmark side. Every so often he writes about the death counts. 

$525.00

Shand-Tucci, Douglass

THE CRIMSON LETTER Harvard, Homosexuality, and the Shaping of American Culture. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003. First Edition. 403 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. Presentation copy - inscribed to Joe McGrath, a friend and longtime secretary to Prescott Townsend, a well known Boston Brahmin, also featured in this book. The author explores the nature and expression of sexual identity at America's oldest university during the years of its greatest influence. The Crimson Letter follows the gay experience at Harvard in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing upon students, faculty, alumni, and hangers-on who struggled to find their place within the confines of Harvard Yard and in the society outside. Laid in: 16 pages of photo copies with the author's annotations, a photo copy of the first page designs inscribed to Joe McGrath, copy of the cover art, and a photo copied review of the book from the Boston Globe. Presentation on the front free end paper: "For Joe McGrath, My old friend from Tindal Place! With the best wishes of the author and many thanks for your help in remembering - Douglas Shand-Tucci, 03 - 05 - 03."

$175.00

Curtain, Carlton C. Ph.D. [MANUSCRIPT] [TRAVEL DIARY] Journal of the Great Voyage Assoc. Professor of Botany at Columbia. 1923-1924. Carlton Clarence Curtis (1864-1945) was an American Botanist who published Nature and Development of Plants, 1907. A long trip that must have been a sabbatical, Professor Carlton took a year to travel the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Caribbean to study the Greek system of vine cultivation, plant life in Palestine, Egypt, and Africa, and the tropical plants of the Caribbean. Throughout the trip we learn our professor is of Southern blood and we get to experience his dismay at his fellow southerners and their "backward" ways. Our narrator is a wonderful study of his fellow globetrotters; his wit and pointed comments are a wonderful insight to the "characters" he encounters. Also in the archive, 5 large format black and white photos of plants, a cocoa drying house in Trinidad, Redwood's in California, Palm trees in Trinidad, and a blackberry farm in Agassiz, British Columbia. A newspaper article in pasted in on the third page of the journal - Dr. Carlton C. Curtis, Off on French Liner, Stresses Need of Larger Forestation Plans By Government - To Study Foreign Flora... Within the article we discover that Dr. Carleton discusses his prediction that the virgin timber resources of the U.S. will be exhausted in 10 years. This journal must have been one of a few as the article (and the photos) state his intention to study fauna and flora in the West Indies.

$625.00

Gallant, Rosella Mae "Rose" Thomas (1856-1939). [MANUSCRIPT] Journal - 2 Volumes. Delaware, Ohio, 1929-1930 & 1937-1939. This particular set of journals, was, at first glance, an archetypal account of small town living in the midwest. The overlooked aspect of the detail accounts that Rose shares is the considerable amount of social connection that was present at the time. There is not a day that goes by that Rose is not visited or goes visiting, either by a friend or family member or both. Delaware, Ohio is situated smack in the middle of Ohio and was established by white men in the early 1800's who had arrived with land grants which were part of the United States Military lands, given in payment to Revolutionary War Soldiers. Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States was born in Delaware and met his future wife, Lucy, at Ohio Wesleyan University. Laid in to the journals are recipes, newspaper clippings, expense accounts, and cards. 

$375.00

Cobb, Fred U.

[PHARMACY] [MANUSCRIPT] Pharmacist Notebook. 1888. 110 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Fred Cobb was a pharmacist who attended the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1887 and had part of his thesis "Proximate Analysis of Hemamelis Bark" published in Pharmaceutical Record, in March 1888. A well ordered, indexed, hand written receipt book filled with remedies such as Bed Bug Poison, Tooth Ache Drops (Chloroform & Oil of Clove), Coca Wine, Ginger Ale, Colored Inks, Gonorrhea Mixture, and Fireworks (Red Fire & Green Fire). 

$385.00

Floeck, Betty Ruth

[TEXAS] [SCRAP BOOK] Three Oversized Scrapbooks Amarillo, Texas during World War II. Amarillo, Texas & University Park, Texas, 1944-1950. 2 scrapbooks 37 x 31 cm. & 1 scrapbook 32 x 26 cm. As a teenager in the bustling city of Amarillo, Texas, Betty Ruth Floeck (1928-2009) seemed to live a life that was something out of the movies. Her social life would make a teenager from this day and age head spin. Whether she was attending a "social" or going on a hay ride, Betty Ruth made sure she saved every scrap of paper, piece of hay, or corsage that was associated with the event. All the scrapbooks put together brings to mind a sort of mash up of the movies Spender in the Grass, American Graffiti, and Friday Night Lights. The first scrapbook opens with a full page article about downtown Amarillo featuring the "Polk Street Drag", referring to the street where young people coming home from the armed services go to see anyone and everyone. Ruth was a member of the Deb-Ette's, a sort of junior sorority - she includes a couple of copies of their "Constitution". 

$325.00

Tirinnanzi, Nino

[WINE] [ITALY] Chianti Country Twenty-seven plates presented by Carlo Betocchi - Historical Introduction by Giuseppe Conti. Florence: Il Bisonte - Edizioni d'arte, 1974. 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. 

$250.00

Thomas, Jerry

[COCKTAILS] The Bar-Tender's Guide or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks. New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Company Successor to Dick & Fitzgerald, 1887. 130 pages. 18.5 x 12 cm. Thomas, considered the "the father of American mixology," originally wrote this seminal work on cocktails in 1862. A first for the United States, this guide codified what was then an oral tradition of recipes from the early days of cocktails. This Third edition includes all of the high points in mixology including Thomas' signature drink, the "Blue Blazer," which involved lighting whiskey afire and passing it back and forth between two mixing glasses, creating an arc of flames. Also notable for the addition of the Martinez, accepted by cocktail aficionados as the early Martini. Attractive softcover with light cover edgewear, attractive spine, initials in pencil at top right corner of cover and title page. Rear board with lightest smudging. Scarce in extremely good condition. Yellow wraps. Near Fine.

$2,860.00

Porta, Mariano

El Arte Del Licorista Del Fabricante de Vinos de Todas Classes, Aguardientes, Jarabes & Helados. Nuevo Método para hacer toda clase de licores finos y superfinos sin destilacion poir medio de los estractos reconcentrados al vapor á alta presion. Zaragoza, Spain, 1883. 81 pages. 21 x 15.5 cm. (The Art of the Liquorist. From the Manufacturer of Wines of All Kinds, Spirits, Syrups & Ice Cream. New method to make all kinds of fine and superfine liquors without distillation by means of the extracts reconcentrados by steam at high pressure). A rare, early Spanish language pamphlet published in the capitol of northeastern Spain's Aargon region. Chapters discuss the manufacture of many types of liquors, lagers, ice creams, teas, and creams. 

$725.00

Francisco Martin Sánchez

[WINE] Cartera de bolsillo del cultivador de viñas : La Vid de Oro Su tratameiento practico y ventajas del mismo. Zaragoza: Imprenta Y Fotograbado de Abadía y Capapé, 1907. 93 pages. Limited edition, handwritten #185 in colophon along with Author's signature. A compelling look at the various techniques used at the turn of the century. The author discusses cultivation, production, and land management - along with his personal theories on best practices. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. Pages toned with some puncture marks at various edges, not affecting text. Cover lightly soiled and chipped at edges. Text in Spanish. 

$200.00

Établissements Nicolas Maison Fondée en 1822. [FRENCH] [WINE] [ART] Lists Des Grands Vins - 33 Vols. Complete Set with 6 Wine Lists & 2 Pieces of Promotional Material Laid in. Paris: Nicolas, 1929 - 1973. 1st Printing. Collection of thirty-five lavishly produced wine catalogs issued by the famous wine merchant Établissements Nicolas Maison from 1929 to 1973. The catalogs are issues in three variant formats. This collection represents the complete set of catalogs published by Nicolas, all protected by modern mylar. In the years 1937, 1940-1948, 1952 and 1968 no catalogs were published. Design by Alfred Latour and, starting in 1966, by his son Jean Latour. All issues printed by Drager Frères. This collection contains the rare catalogs of 1929 (showing a tipsy bottle of wine printed in gold, framed with red type), 1930, 1931 and 1972. Nicolas' catalogs were illustrated and designed by famous artists and typographers, e.g. A.M. Cassandre, Georges Darcy, Paul Iribe, Louis Legrand, Henri Fantin-Latour, Demetrios Galanis, André Diginimont, Bernard Buffet, roger Chapelain-Midy, Francois Kollar, Bernard Lorjou, Kees van Dongen and others. The illustrations are rendered in different techniques, including screen printing, lithography, photomontage and four color printing. 

$3,700.00

Blanchon, A.

BOISSONS ET LIQUEURS HYGIÉNIQUES ET ÉCONOMIQUES. Paris: Librairie Des Publications Populaires, nd. 145 pages. 18.5 x 12 cm. Title translation: Drinks and Liqueurs Hygienic and Economic - 100 Recipes to make fruit wines, beers, ciders, liqueurs, syrups and American drinks. Not found in OCLC (1/19/24). Partially unopened, cover attached with archival tape. Interior partially toned. Covers rubbed and chipped. From the culinary collection of Carl G. Sontheimer, the man who revolutionized American cooking by bringing the Cuisinart to the United States. Bookplate states: This book is a gift from THE SONTHEIMER FOUNDATION Greenwich, Connecticut. 

$225.00

Blanchard, Farrar & Co.

[LIQUOR] [TRADE CATALOG] Wines, Spirits & Cordials 14, 15, 16 & 17 Dock Square, and 31 Faneuil Hall Square. Boston: Blanchard, Farrar & Co., c. 1887. 12 pages. 14.5 x 8 cm. A captivating look at the broad array of wines, liqueurs, and ales available at the end of the 19th century in Boston, MA. The shop owned by David W. Blanchard and John W. Farrar stocked 17 different Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys, 5 types of Rum, 8 different Gins, 12 varieties of Brandies, 7 types of Sherry Wines, 8 varieties of Port Wine, 14 varieties of Native Wines, 6 different Claret Wines, 3 types of Sauternes, and a wide array of Cordials, Bitters, Punches, Essences, Cocktails, and Foreign Ales and Porters. An illustrated map of downtown Boston is featured on the back cover with miniature drawings of the Boston & Maine Depot, the Boston & Lowell Depot, the Eastern Depot, the Fitchburg Depot, Warren Bridge, Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall, and the Blanchard, Farrar & Co. store situated on their appropriate streets.

$225.00

Spencer, Edward (aka Nathaniel Gubbins)

The Flowing Bowl

A treatise on drinks of all kinds and of all periods, interspersed with sundry anecdotes and reminiscences. London: Grant Richards, 1903. 243, (19) pages. Brimming with wit and humor. A fantastic collection of 19th century cocktails and quotes, compiled by Edward Spencer on the heels of his popular title, Cakes and Ale. Twenty informative chapters display the diversity of drink from centuries past. Originally published in 1899, this edition is from 1903. Cover board art by Phil May, British political cartoon and caricaturist. Interior clean. Professionally rebacked.

$625.00

DALÍ, Salvador

Dali: The Wines of Gala Salbador Domenech Felipe Jacinto DALI Of The Royal Academy Of San Fernando Of Madrid - Translated from the French by Olivier Bernier. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1978. 296 pages. 31 x 22 cm. Bursting with imagery, this book of wines and celebrated vineyards was created by Dalí in honor of his wife Gala, his muse. Featuring more than 140 illustrations by Dalí - with an overview of 10 important wine growing regions along with Dalí's novel ideas of how wine can be ordered by the sensations wines create such as "Wines of Frivolity," "Wines of the Impossible," " and "Wines of Light." 

$125.00

Segovia, Juan Josef

[PAPAL EDICT] [LENT] ADVERTENCIAS IMPORTANTES, Y AVISOS SALUDABLES, QUE PARA LA SEGURIDAD de las conciencias en el uso de las Carnes, y Lacticinios en algunos dias de las Quaresmas de los años de 1779. 80. y 81. concedido por N. SSmo. P. Pio VI. dá al publico, deseoso de su bien espiritual DON JUAN JODEF DE SEGOVIA, Y Aguilar, Cura perpetuo del Sagrario de la Sta. Iglesia de Cordoba, Catedratico de Teologia Moral en ella, y Examinador Synodàl de su Obispaso. Córdoba, Spain: D. Juan de Medina, c. 1779. 62 pages. 16 x 11 cm. Scarce Cordoba printing of the Papal Letter allowing the Giving of Alms in Place of Lenten Fasting. Due to the American Revolutionary War and the broader global conflict involving Spain, Britain, and the American colonies the Atlantic fishing industry was disrupted and the supply of salt cod was in short supply. The fisheries in Newfoundland and New England were major centers of cod production. When the British Navy's blockade of the American coastline disrupted this industry as well as the occupation of key New England's ports, the supply of salt cod was severely impacted. 

$725.00

Liger, Louis

DICTIONAIRE PRATIQUE DU BON MENAGER DE CAMPAGNE ET DE VILLE de nourrir, élever & gouverner, tant en santéque malades, toutes sortes de Bestiaux, Chevaux & Volailles, de sçavoir mettre à son profit tout ce que provient de l'Agriculture; de faire valoir toutes sortes de Terres, Prez, Vignes & Bois; de cultiver les Jardins, tant Fruitiers, Potagers, que Jardins Fleuristes; de conduire les Eaux, & faire generalment tout ce que convient aux Jardins d'ornemens. AVEC UN TRAITE' DE TOUT CE QUE CONCERNE la Cuisine, les Confitures, La Pâtisserie, les Liqueurs de toutes sortes, les Chasses differentes, la Pêche, & autres divertissemens de la Campagne; les mots Latins de tout ce qu'on traite dans ce Livre, & quelques Remarques curieuses sur la plûpart; le tout en faveur des Etrangers, & de tous ceux qui se plaisent à ces sortes de lectures. ouvrage tres-utile dans les Families. TOME PREMIER/TOME SECOND. Paris: Chez Pierre Ribou, 1715. First Edition. Two Volumes bound in one. Vol. I 436 pages. Vol. II 400 pages. 26 x 20 cm. 

$1,225.00

Pichon, Jérôme & Georges Vicaire

LE VIANDIER de Guillaume Tirel dit TAILLEVENT With letters and literature from Georgina E. Brereton, scholar of medieval French literature and culture. Paris: SE VEND CHEZ TECHENER, 1892. 297 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. Limited edition #67 or 350. Le Viandier is one of the earliest and most influential cookbooks from medieval France. A recipe collection, generally credited to Guillaume Tirel, also known as Taillevent, is considered one of the first "haute cuisine" cookbooks, offering a framework for the preparation and presentation of dishes brought to the table. This 1892 copy of Le Viandier represents a significant scholarly edition that differs from earlier versions in several ways. This edition was based on a manuscript from the French Bibliotèque Nationale, one of only three manuscripts known at the time. Also, this edition includes a lengthy introduction, descriptions of the manuscripts, a detailed bibliography, copious scholarly notes, and an index. In addition, the editors published a supplemental copy of a manuscript that was found in the Vatican Library, which is bound together as one in this copy. Handwritten letters from Georgina E. Brereton, medieval French scholar, to André Simon, bibliophile, wine connoisseur, historian and writer, seek details from a specific copy of G. Vicaire's Bibliographic Gastronomique, 1890, Simon held in his library. 

$1,250.00

Fillassier, Jean-Jacques & Robert-Xavier Mallet. Culture de la Grosse Asperge, bound with - Culture de l'asperge de Gravelines, et des Petits-Pois. Amsterdam; Et se trouve A Paris/Berlin; Et se trouve A Paris: Chez Méquignon l'aîné, Libraire, rue des Cordeliers/Chez l'Auteur, Barrière de Reuilly, Fauxbourg Saint-Antoine, 1779. First Edition. 46 pages. 16 x 10 cm. A combination of two significant agricultural treatise authored by Jean-Jacques Fillassier and Robert-Xavier Mallet - the cultivation of asparagus and peas, providing detailed guidance for successful farming practices. The author presents methods for cultivation in open air without artificial means, allowing for an eight-month harvest period. Fillassier's book on the cultivation of asparagus was one of the many books featured in Thomas Jefferson's Catalogue of Books. hese texts are considered foundational in horticultural literature, offering timeless insights into vegetable cultivation. Text in French. 

$1,125.00

Fayot, Charles-Frederic-Alfred

Les Classiques de la Table The classics of the table for the use of the practitioners and people of the world, with engraved portraits. Paris: Bethune et Plon, 1844. Second Edition. 609 pages. 21 x 13.5 cm. Originally published -1843, in sixty parts, presented here complete. A compilation of various culinary texts and works by renown French gastronomes and chefs including: 1. Physiologie du goût by Brillat-Savarin. 2. La Gastronomie by Joseph Berchoux. 3. Calendrier Gastronomique by Grimod de la Reynière by Cussy. 4. L'art de diner en ville by Colnet de Ravel. 5. L'art Culinaire by Cussy. 6. Works on gardening and farming by Lalanne and Fontanes. 7. Les Fleurs by Parny. 8. Excerpts from Joseph Roques' treatise on useful plants. 9. Aphorisms and maxims by Carême. 10. Writings on gastronomy, dinner, and dessert by Neufchâteau. 11. A section on wines by Chaptal. 12. A collection of drinking songs, gastronomic songs, maxims, and precepts. 

Beautifully illustrated with engraved portraits (with tissue guards).

$325.00

Francisque-Michel & Édourd Fournier

HISTOIRE des HOTELLERIES, CABARETS, COURTILLES, et des Anciennes Communautés et Confréries D'HOTELIERS, DE TAVERNIERS, DE MARCHANDS DE VINS, Etc. Paris: Adolphe Delahays, 1859. This two-volume set provides a comprehensive study of the history of Inns, Taverns, Cabarets, and related establishments in France. Vol.I 348 pages. 27.5 x 18 cm. Vol.II 408 pages. 27.5 x 18 cm. These volumes cover the history of inns, cabarets, furnished hotels, restaurants and cafes, as well as the ancient communities and brotherhoods of hoteliers, wine merchants, restaurateurs, and cafe owners. Providing valuable insights into the social and economic history of France, particularly on the hospitality and beverage industries. Previous owner's bookplates: R. Chardey & other. 

$250.00

La Chapelle, Vincent

Le Cuisinier Moderne, Qui apprend à donner toutes sortes de Repas, En Gras & en Maigre, d'une maniére plus délicate que ce qi en a été écrit jusqu' à présent; Divisé en Cinq Volumes Dedié A Sen Altesse Serenissime MONSEIGNEUR LE PRINCE D'ORANGE ET DE NASSAU, &c. Luzarches, France: Daniel MORCRETTE, 1984 (1762). An exceptional facsimile of the first edition in French (1762 ). Limited edition #73 or 200, signed on colophon. One of the most important French culinary treatises of the 18th century - with over 2000 recipes, 13 plates and 5 tables. Considered by Carême, Escoffier and Nignon as most important work of its time. Daniel Morcrette, the publisher, was a leading collector of rare cookbooks who decided the rest of the world needed to be able to posses these near extinct cookbooks - so he decided to produce exquisite copies. Full green sheepskin binding with inlays and all edges gilt. Housed in a cloth covered slipcase. Interior and boards pristine, slipcase rubbed at edges. Green sheepskin, embossed and decorated in gilt.

$1,800.00

Ellwanger, George H.

THE PLEASURES OF THE TABLE An Account of Gastronomy from Ancient Days to Present Times. New York: Doubleday Page and Co., 1902. First Edition. 477 pages. 24 x 15.5 cm. "With a History of its Literature, Schools, and Most Distinguished Artists; Together with Some Special Recipes, and Views Concerning The Aesthetics of Dinners and Dinner-Giving." A thorough guide to culinary trends from ancient tables to contemporary American and English dishes. Illustrated throughout including 32 plates. Partly unopened. Amusing presentation on title page.

$110.00

Gaige, Crosby

Dining With My Friends Adventures With Epicures. New York: Crown Publishers, 1949. First Edition. 292 pages. 21.5 x 14.5. cm. This copy was a gift from Ann Seranne, a food consultatnt and former editor at Gourmet magazine to Doreen Feng Bedell, the best-selling cookbook author of The Joy of Chinese Cooking. Signed on the front free end paper: 10/24/55 To Doreen - Who should have known - and would have loved Crosby Gaige Anne Seranne. A post card is laid in addressed to Doreen Badell. Seranne, a good friend of Gaige's was featured in this book on page 207-210. Gaige, a theatrical producer, writer, printer and binder, cattle breeder, and most notably gourmet and cook, presents his favorite meals, including menus, recipes and the famous people he dined with. Luminaries such as Merle Armitage, James Montgomery Flagg, Andre Simon, add their treasured recipes - an all around who's who of the artists, editors, and captains of industry during the 1920's through the 1940

$325.00

Albert, B. and Nicolas Appert

La Cuisinier Parisien ou Manuel Complet, bound with Le Livre De Tous Les Ménages ou L'art de Conserver. Paris: Louis Tenré/Patris et Cie, 1833, 1810. Fifth Edition/First Edition. 454 pages/116 pages. 21 x 13 cm. La Cuisinier: Covering all aspects of cooking during the post-revolutionary France. Includes engraved frontispiece titled "intérieur d'une cuisine bien ordonnée" and 3 plates depicting ovens and cooking utensils. Albert was former chef de cuisine for Cardinal Fesch, Napoléon's Uncle. L'art de Conserver: Appert's signature on verso of title page. One folding plate. Appert, a confectioner, chef, and distiller, developed the first method of preserving food by enclosing it in airtight, sealed containers. (Pasteur later admitted his pasteurization process was largely derived from Appert's earlier methods.) Appert was rewarded with a prize of 12,000 francs by the French Directory (Napoléon) who needed to supply the growing armies with stable sustenance.

$750.00

Willich, A[nthony] F[lorian] M[adlinger]

Lecture On Diet And Regimen: Being A Systematic Inquiry Into The Most Rational Means Of Preserving Health And Prolonging Life: Together With Physiological And Chemical Explanations, Calculated Chiefly For The Use Of Families, In Order To Banish The Prevailing Abuses And Prejudices In Medicine Vol I & II. Boston: Manning & Loring , 1800. The First Boston Edition, from the Second London Edition. Vol I 304 pages. 19 x 11.5 cm., Vol II 334 pages. 19 x 11.5 cm. Aiming to educate the public on health and wellness, Willich emphasized rational thought and scientific inquiry to explain the connection between physical health and mental well-being. At this time, there was a growing interest in nutrition, health, and preventative medicine. Willich, part of the Enlightenment-era movement, originally published this book in London in 1799 and it was well-received and became a popular reference for the growing health-conscious public seeking knowledge and agency over their families welfare. Written in straightforward language, with practical advice, the book bridged the gap between medical expertise and public health education. The second Volume begins with Chapter VII, "Of Food And Drink" - featuring the various properties of food, nutrition for ailments, various methods of correcting bad water, the properties of wine, beer, and spirits, the effects of copious drink, and the use of coffee, chocolate, and spices. At the beginning of the book, there are twelve pages of "Subscribers" - lists of names, in alphabetical order, of individuals that had subscribed to obtain a copy of this printing. Foxing throughout. Hinges were fortified sometime in the past. Previous owner's stamp: JONa:*ADAMS on the front free end paper. 

Albert, B. and Nicolas Appert

La Cuisinier Parisien ou Manuel Complet, bound with Le Livre De Tous Les Ménages ou L'art de Conserver. Paris: Louis Tenré/Patris et Cie, 1833, 1810. Fifth Edition/First Edition. 454 pages/116 pages. 21 x 13 cm. La Cuisinier: Covering all aspects of cooking during the post-revolutionary France. Includes engraved frontispiece titled "intérieur d'une cuisine bien ordonnée" and 3 plates depicting ovens and cooking utensils. Albert was former chef de cuisine for Cardinal Fesch, Napoléon's Uncle. L'art de Conserver: Appert's signature on verso of title page. One folding plate. Appert, a confectioner, chef, and distiller, developed the first method of preserving food by enclosing it in airtight, sealed containers. (Pasteur later admitted his pasteurization process was largely derived from Appert's earlier methods.) Appert was rewarded with a prize of 12,000 francs by the French Directory (Napoléon) who needed to supply the growing armies with stable sustenance.

$225.00

Women's National Republican Club

[WOMEN] REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS of the MOCK CONVENTION of the WOMEN'S NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CLUB Held at The WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL, New York City, Tuesday, April 24, 1928. New York: THE TENNY PRESS, 1928. 46 pages. 23.5 x 13.5 cm. This printed and bound report is both uplifting and humorous. The Women's National Republican Club put together this event because women had not had the opportunity to experience any presidential conventions up until this time. With the 19th Amendment some, not all, women had the chance to cast their vote and many women had become involved in a variety of movements before and after the 19th Amendment.

$350.00

Harrison, Caroline Lavina Scott [COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] STATESMEN'S DISHES AND HOW TO COOK THEM PRACTICAL AUTOGRAPHIC RECIPES BY Mrs. BENJAMIN HARRISON. Washington DC: NATIONAL TRIBUNE, 1890. 222 pages. 24.5 x 15 cm. Compiled by the First Lady at the time, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. With more than two-hundred recipes from women "Prominent in Official and Social Life at The National Capitol." Some notable contributors: Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, Mrs. John Wanamaker, Mrs. Jeremy R. Rusk, Mrs. Melville W. Fuller, and many more. Each recipe is followed by a reproduction of each authors signature. Caroline Scott Harrison was the first 'first lady' to have a Christmas tree in the White House, the first to have electricity in the White House, and was instrumental in starting the White House china collection. 

$225.00

[PHOTO ALBUMS] [HEALTH] [INDIA] [BANGLADESH] Health Relief Photo Albums Dr. Lois H. Visscher. 1972-1974. Two Albums of photographs. Visscher (1914-2002), born in Indianapolis and attended Mount Holyoke College and the University of Illinois at Urbana where she received her B.S. in Medicine (1938) and her medical degree with honors (1940) from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. In 1942, Dr. Visscher was appointed to serve as a medical missionary in India by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. She worked in Fatehgarh, Kasganj, and Miraj India and in 1967 she was the first woman doctor accepted by the American Medical Association's Volunteer Physicians for Vietnam, where she spent two months and then returned again in 1972 under the VPVN program. In 1979, Dr. Visscher worked in Sudan, Africa and retired from the Program Agency in 1981. Following her "retirement" she offered her services to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and began working with Cambodian refugees in Thailand. In Thailand, she was a victim of a nearly fatal stabbing and convalesced in Bangkok and the US. Later she served briefly with the Indian Health Service at the Wind River Indian Reservation in Fort Washington, Wyoming. She returned to Thailand to continue her medical service for another six years and in 1990, returned to the US and lived in California. 

$525.00

Beecher, Miss Catharine E.

A TREATISE on DOMESTIC ECONOMY, for the use of YOUNG LADIES AT HOME, and AT SCHOOL. Boston: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1852. Revised Edition. 369 pages. 19.5 x 12 cm. Catherine Beecher was the eldest daughter in one of the most remarkable families of the 19th century. Catherine was the daughter of Lyman Beecher and the sister of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. This book was Beecher's major work and went through 15 editions. Treatise was the first American work to deal with all aspects of domestic life, helping to standardize domestic practices and reinforce domestic values. Beecher agrued that a woman's proper role was in the home where she could powerfully affect American society. Interior lightly foxed, hinges cracked but holding. Covers rubbed, especially at spine. From the culinary collection of Carl G. Sontheimer, the man who revolutionized American cooking by bringing the Cuisinart to the United States.

$225.00

[WOMEN] [MISSIONARY] [PHOTOGRAPHY] [ALS] Women's Missionary Union Letters & Photographs. 1920. Two handwritten letters and 10 small black and white photos. Two letters, one each from Missionaries Alice Wishart and Lucy Powel. Both letters are addressed to Mrs. J.E. Shoemaker of Philadelphia. The letters talk of their work in India and the financial strain on the missionaries and the Indian staff. Both the letters and the photos are from the Indian city Allahabad, officially known as Prayagraj - a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Women's Missionary auxiliaries, like temperance groups and women's clubs, appealed to middle-class Victorian era and early 20th century women as an opportunity for a vicarious (or real) experience that was both pious and adventurous. 

$175.00

EMILY JENNE

[ART] LE TECHNIQUE. 2016. 22 x 14 cm. Limited edition 1 of 26. Signed on the colophon by the artist. Le Technique is a collection of satirical essays under the guise of being a cookbook. Picking the upturned nose of the highbrow, exploring new depths of lowbrow and generally making mischief to quite an aesthetic end. The title is a bastardized spin on the real cookbook La Technique, one from which you might actually learn to cook. The lessons instructed in Le are those of serious play, kooky schemes and the delightful diversions of a young artist in the comic throws of early onset misanthropy. Presented with style, wit and élan, elegantly laid out and bound by painstaking hand of the artist, Le Technique feels at the same time curiously nostalgic and fresh as a daisy that might just bitch slap you back. Wool felt, silver leaf, acrylic, acid free paper, grain of salt. Fine. Sewn binding.

$1,250.00

Hill, J.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] [NURSE] Nurse in Training Album Annotated. Providence, RI, 1927-1930. Unpaginated [22 pp]. 18 x 25.5 cm. 8 photos laid in & one letter. A charming photo album featuring female nursing students, primarily trained at the Homeopathic Hospital in Providence, RI. Photos include outings to Lincoln Woods, group photos, photos with patients, and five doctors (with names written on verso). Also noted on photos, Cambridge Hospital and Yale Student Nursing. Letter laid in is intimate in nature with the writer looking forward to more "driving lessons." Construction on the Homeopathic Hospital of Rhode Island took place in 1922 so these photos would be some of the first nursing students to be trained in this facility.

$175.00

Stilphen, Louise Hope

[COLORADO] [PHOTO ALBUM] [WOMEN] Aspiring Opera Singer's Photo Album Travel Photo Album. 1926. Unpaginated. [50pp]. 18 x 25 cm. A well organized and in-depth view of the life of a young aspiring opera singer, Louise Hope Stilphen (Dec. 2, 1904 - 1987). In the summer of 1926, Louise enrolled in a summer program at the University of Colorado, Boulder to study French and Music. The Album begins here - with all her friends and classmates, living in the "French House" on campus. Louise and her friends would go on to spend many days traveling through the area, all the while taking impressive photos of Eldorado Springs, Flagstaff, and the surrounding vistas of Boulder. Photos of the group camping and at a lodge are interspersed with photos of the Boulder campus. The last five pages of the album feature write-ups in newspapers regarding Louise's singing performances during the summer in and around Boulder. Further newspaper articles reveal the details of Louise's next adventure - a four year scholarship to Juilliard. Photos include hand written descriptions of the various locations as well as the names of Louise's family and friends. A well preserved album and an excellent view of a white American woman's early exploration of her artistic skills.

$325.00

Smith, Mary Stuart (Harrison)

Virginia Cookery-Book. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First Edition. 352 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Born on the campus of the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, and educated at a young age by her father, Professor Gessner Harrison, Mary demonstrated a proclivity for writing at an early age. After her marriage to Francis H. Smith, a Professor and Faculty Chairman at the University, Mary's writing began to flourish with her first work Art of Housekeeping (1878). Virginia Cookery-Book is a treasure trove of recipes, remedies and household help. Chapters include: Yeast Breads, Breakfast Cakes, Eggs, Oysters, Fish, Soups, Poultry and Meats, Catsups and Sauces, Vegetables, Entrees, Salads and Cold Vegetables, Pies and Puddings, Sweet Cakes, Ice Creams and Custards, Jellies and Preserves, Pickles, Cured Meats and Fish, Cordials and Cooling Drinks, Home-Made Wines, Candies, Fritters, and a chapter For the Sick. 

$425.00

GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN. [WOMEN] THE SPECTRUM - 1932 - AN ANNUAL Published by THE STUDENTS of. Milledgeville, GA: GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, 1932. Unpaginated. 27.5 x 21 cm. From the Alma Mater of Flannery O'Connor and Julia Roberts, the Georgia State College For Women prepared young women for teaching and business careers. Housed on a large campus in the center of Milledgeville, the former state capitol. This color illustrated year book is highly decorated in silver throughout with photographs, collages, and woodcut graphics. Former owner, Josephine Redwine, was chosen as an outstanding Freshman. Many of Josephine's friends signed the book with charming notes and memories.

$125.00

Sobun, Emilia

[TEXTILES] NEEDLEWORK SAMPLE BOOK - LENCERIA MUESTRARIO ACADEMIA MENDIA. Buenos Aires, 1934. Oblong folio (21.6 x 36 cm.) Six unumbered pages with 13 samples (of 14). These "Lingerie" samples show intricate needlework, each about 16.5 x 16.5 cm. - including a small circular stamp, or the Academia, behind each sample. Owner's handwritten title page with school stamp

$225.00

Hunyady, Erzsébet

[HUNGARIAN] [DOMESTIC SCIENCE] A JÓ HÁZIKONYHA IGY KELL FÓZNI! Budapest, 1926. 466 pages. 24 x 17 cm. With over 75 pieces of ephemera laid in, this well used Hungarian cookbook became a repository for the owner's love of cooking. Surveying the newspaper clippings that have been saved, this homemaker was originally from Hungary but settled in America (Gaithersburg, MD). We find newspaper clippings from the Washington DC area: Washington Post, Washington Star-News, and the New York Times, as well as the Sunday of Catholic Hungarians. Dates range from the early 1950's to the late 1970's. Also laid in are recipes typed in Hungarian and English, Notes on spending, an ornate Christmas card from a sister, 3 airmail stamps, a General Mills Home Meal Planner, and a money order slip. We can tell our homemaker loved to bake - there are many typed recipes that are soiled and used over and over again. A review of George Lang's book - The Cuisine of Hungary gives us a glimpse of a Hungarian-American still enjoying the food from her home country. This book was not "just a cookbook", but used, almost like a family bible, to store the items that were close to her heart.

$225.00