PLAY with your FOOD
by Elffers, Joost
New York: STEWART, TABORI & CHANG, 1997. Hardcover. Orange illustrated boards. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 109 pages. 28 x 22 cm. Signed and dated by the author on half title page. Carve and slice your way into fruit and vegetable heaven. Joost Elffers, with Saxton Freymann, bring a parade of characters made from common fruits and vegetables... Read More
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THE PLEASURES OF THE TABLE
by Ellwanger, George H.
New York: Doubleday Page and Co., 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth covered boards, embossed and illustrated. Very good. 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... Read More
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L' ART DE BIEN FAIRE LES GLACES D'OFFICE;
by Emy, M [Elizabeth David]
Paris: Chez Le Clerc, 1768. First Edition. Hardcover. Vellum covered boards, raised bands, spine title missing. Very good. [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... Read More
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[FRENCH] [WINE] [ART] Lists Des Grands Vins - 33 Vols.
by Établissements Nicolas Maison Fondée en 1822
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... Read More
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[HUNGARIAN] [ANTHROPOMORPHIC] [CHILDRENS BOOK] NEFELEJCSET (Forget-Me-Not)
by Etel, Juhász (Author) & Fery Antal (Illustrator)
Hungary, c. 1940's. Spiral_bound. Color illustrated paper covered boards, coil spine. Very good. Unpaginated. [8 pp.] 21.5 x 33 cm. A bright and fun (sometimes odd) Hungarian children's board book featuring anthropomorphic flowers, plants, and vegetables who encounter children in a garden. The forget-me-not flower has become lost within the fruits and vegetables garden and the children help the flower... Read More
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[SOUTH AFRICA] [WINE] A GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICAN WINES
by Etherington, Graham
Cape Town, South Africa: DON NELSON, 1979. Second Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 159 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Independently written by one of the Cape's best-known journalists - a true inside look at cultivars, regulation, mythology, and new wine laws. Interior and boards clean and crisp. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Covered... Read More
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Cooking In Old Creole Days
by Eustis, Celestine
New York: R. H. Russell, 1904. First Edition - Second Printing. Hardcover. Gray pictorial paper covered boards, illustrated in white and blue, brown cloth spine. Good. Pennington, Harper. 112 pages. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Frontispiece and eight full page illustrations with accompanying words (in French) and music on tissue guards. A handsome book offering an excellent overview of Creole cooking... Read More
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[WINE] Cellarmaster says... A REVISED GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN WINES
by Evans, Len
Sydney: The Bulletin, 1968. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. Fine, in good dust wrapper. 142 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Signed on the front free end paper by the author. A revised collection of Len Evan's articles including beautiful black and white photos or well-known Australian wine makers. Interior and boards crisp and clean. Dust wrapper rubbed at corners with... Read More
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SUNKIST RECIPES for Every Day
by California Fruit Growers Exchange
Los Angeles: California Fruit Growers Exchange, 1937. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Near fine. 48 pages. 19 x 12.5 cm. An extensive and beautifully designed pamphlet reporting the healthful aspects of Sunkist Oranges as well as the brand new Sunkist building in Los Angeles. Filled with recipes including salads, drinks, pies, cakes, marmalades, and more. Color illustrated throughout. Lightly... Read More
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SUNKIST RECIPES for Every Day
by California Fruit Growers Exchange
Los Angeles: California Fruit Growers Exchange, 1934. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Near fine. 40 pages. 19 x 12.5 cm. Introducing oranges and lemons to everyday households, Sunkist and the California Fruit Growers Exchange stamped "Sunkist" on the skins of their product. It is interesting to note that on the title page of this pamphlet we find the NRA... Read More
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[LAW] The Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Relating to Marriage and Divorce
by Fairbanks, L.S. (counselor-at-law)
Boston: Soule & Bugbee, 1882. Hardcover. Black boards, title in gilt. Very good. 88 pages. 17 x 11.5 cm. Amendment slip added on page 23. Hampden County Stamp on front and rear interior boards. Interior clean, boards rubbed at edges with head and tail of spine worn.
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Victorian Vineyard
by Faith, Nicholas
Gloucestershire: Constable - In association with Christie's Wine Publication, 1983. Hardcover. Maroon boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 160 pages. 22 x 25 cm. In 1875, two English brothers - Walter and Alfred Gilbey - Bought from an ancient French noble family the château, vineyard and estate of Loudenne, in the heart of the Médoc. They were the... Read More
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CONSUMING PASSIONS
by Farb, Peter & Geroge Armelagos
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards, title in gilt. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 279 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. How people eat reveals to an astonishing degree all of the other qualities of their society. Farb constructs a fascinating demonstration of the connections between eating habits and human behavior. From the most primitive... Read More
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A PORTRAIT OF AMERICAN MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS
by Fastman, Raisa (Photographer)
Pasadena: NewSage Press, 1988. Large format paperback. Blue pictorial covers. Near fine. 127 pages. 25.5 x 25.5 cm. Raisa Fastman captures the subleties created by the emotional and physical bond of this relationship. Interior clean and crisp, wrapper very lightly rubbed.
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Les Classiques de la Table
by Fayot, Charles-Frederic-Alfred
Paris: Bethune et Plon, 1844. Second Edition. Hardcover. Half bound, marble boards, raised bands. Good. 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... Read More
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THE RELUCTANT COOK
by Fearon, Ethelind [Elizabeth David]
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1957. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth covered boards, illustrated in gilt. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 127 pages. 19 x 12 cm. Like MFK Fisher and Laurie Colwin, Etherlind Fearon designed this delightful book to be enjoyed not just for the recipes, but for the fun, witty, and engaging banter she brings to the kitchen.... Read More
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[SHEET MUSIC] Fin Souper (Late Supper)
by S. Feori
Paris: A. Noel, ND. Sheet_music. Illustrated wraps. Good. 4 pages. 35 x 27 cm. Illustrated celebratory dinner. Proprietor's stamp on cover, pages lightly toned.
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The Young Lady
by Anna Ferguson
Nashua, NH, 1851. Third Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth-covered boards, embossed and decorated in gilt. Very Good.. 128 pages. A miniature book, original copyright 1848 and published then in Lowell by Dayton. An address to young women by Anna Ferguson (1778-1853) of Orange County, NY, with homilies and parables, advice on conduct for women entering society. Perfect for lounging... Read More
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Near a Thousand Tables
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
New York: The Free Press, 2002. Hardcover. Stone paper covered boards with beige cloth spine. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper.. 258 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Fernandez-Armesto covers what he calls the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, the ritualization of eating, the inception of herding, the invention of... Read More
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Near a Thousand Tables
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
New York: The Free Press, 2002. Hardcover. Cream paper covered boards with beige cloth spine. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper.. 258 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Fernandez-Armesto covers what he calls the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, the ritualization of eating, the inception of herding, the invention of... Read More
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Near a Thousand Tables
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
New York: The Free Press, 2002. Hardcover. Stone paper covered boards with beige cloth spine. Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper.. 258 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Fernandez-Armesto covers what he calls the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, the ritualization of eating, the inception of herding, the invention of agriculture,... Read More
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[POETRY] THE CLINK OF THE ICE
by Field, Eugene (Poet)
1927. Cream paper. Good. 15 x 8 cm. An interesting tribute commemorating Mr. Lezinsky's life: the ballad- The Clink of the Ice - by American poet Eugene Field - paying homage to Eugene L. Lezinsky, a general manager of a cloak and skirt manufacturer. A jaunty verse regarding that wonderful sound of ice water one dreams... Read More
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The American Drink Book
by Field, S.S.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Rose boards, gilt illustrations. Near fine, in good dust wrapper. 282 pages. 26 x 19 cm. An elegant, informative composition devoted to the history and practice of drinking in America. Chapters include: Taverns, Tankards and Tallow; The Best-Cellar Book on Wines; A Quicker Liquor Curriculum on... Read More
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ACTITUDES PATRIARCALES: LAS MUJERES EN LA SOCIEDAD
by Figes, Eva
Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1970 . Paperback. Illustrated wraps. Good. 207 pages. Eva Figes (1932-2012) was a Jewish refugee from Hitler's Germany, an author, a feminist, and a mother. In this book about feminism, Figes uses a diametrically opposite approach - "if the woman has been contemplated for centuries in the mirror made for her by the man, it is of... Read More
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Culture de la Grosse Asperge, bound with - Culture de l'asperge de Gravelines, et des Petits-Pois
by Fillassier, Jean-Jacques & Robert-Xavier Mallet
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. Hardcover. Calf over marbled boards, spine decorated in gilt. Very good. 46 pages. 16 x 10 cm. A combination of two significant agricultural treatise authored by Jean-Jacques Fillassier and Robert-Xavier Mallet - the... Read More
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