[AGRICULTURE] A GUIDE TO THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN; or, Account of the Most Valuable Fruit and Vegetables Cultivated IN GREAT BRITAIN
[AGRICULTURE] A GUIDE TO THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN; or, Account of the Most Valuable Fruit and Vegetables Cultivated IN GREAT BRITAIN

by Lindley, George

London: LONGMAN, REES, BROWN, AND GREEN, 1831. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards. Very good. 601 pages. 23 x 14.5 cm. Owner's signature on front free end paper. Providing month-by-month tasks for keeping orchards and vegetable gardens productive. This book is notable for cataloguing old and rare varieties, some of which are little-known or forgotten today. Accounts of apples,... Read More

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[PROGRAM] [MARITIME] S.S. MALOLO - DECK SPORTS
[PROGRAM] [MARITIME] S.S. MALOLO - DECK SPORTS

by Matson Line

1931. Coated paper. Color illustrated broadsides. Very good. 23.5 x 16 cm. Two color illustrated broadsides: Tuesday, February 10, 1931 & Monday, March 16, 1931. Illustrating the American affluent class and their recreational habits. Deck sports included Ladies Turtle Race, Ladies Nail Driving Contest, Ladies & Gentlemen: Shaving Contest, Feeding the Baby, Children's Pie Eating Contest, rounded out... Read More

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Gub Gub's Book: An Encyclopedia of Food in Twenty Volumes
Gub Gub's Book: An Encyclopedia of Food in Twenty Volumes

by Lofting, Hugh

Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth with pictorial paste-on cover illustration. Good, in poor dust wrapper. 185 pages. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Created by the author of the Doctor Dolittle books, Gub-Gub is the Doctor's pet pig who is a great lover of food. Narrated by Tommy Stubbins, the Doctor's young friend... Read More

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THE HOME MAGAZINE - (Supplement to The Home Magazine)
THE HOME MAGAZINE - (Supplement to The Home Magazine)

by Logan, Mrs. John A.

Washington 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... Read More

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WINE LABEL DESIGN
WINE LABEL DESIGN

by Logoz, Michel

New York: RIZZOLI, 1984. Hardcover. Maroon embossed cloth covered boards. Fine, in fine dust wrapper and brown slipcase. 155 pages. 28 x 26 cm. For wine lovers, graphic artists and typographic designers -this collection of five hundred wine labels from Europe and the Americas is one that delights the eye and stimulates the palate. The illustrations provide an encyclopedic collection... Read More

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A Short History of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation [1953 - 1983]
A Short History of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation [1953 - 1983]

by Longo, Lawrence D.

Los Angeles: Self published, 1983. Paperback. Blue wraps. Fine. 70 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Limited edition, 1 of 450. A look into the formation of the Society and it's primary goals along with various Presidential Address', the business of the society, constitutional and bylaws, meetings, and publication. A list of past presidents, makes plain, there was never... Read More

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FOOD & MAN
FOOD & MAN

by Lowenberg, Miriam E. Ph.D. & E. Neige Todhunter, Ph.D., Eva D. Wilson, Ph.D., Moira C. Feeney, Ph.D., Jane R. Savage, Ph.D.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 1968. Hardcover. Orange cloth covered boards. Fine, in very good dust wrapper. 341 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. "Food and Man" by Miriam E. Lowenberg is an insightful exploration of the intricate relationship between food, culture, and identity. Lowenberg examines how food serves not only as sustenance but also as... Read More

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Consuming Culture
Consuming Culture

by MacClancy, Jeremy

New York: Henry Hold and Company, 1992. First American Edition. Hardcover. Green boards, tan cloth covered spine. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 246 pages. 24 x 16 cm. "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are," French gastronome Brillat-Savarin declared. This world tour of food culture shows how food relates to sex, to the... Read More

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AND THE GREEKS
AND THE GREEKS

by MacDougall, Allan Ross

New York: Near East Foundation, 1942. Hardcover. Illustrated white boards. Very good. 20 x 14 cm. 109 pages. A Book of Hellenic Recipes and Culinary Lore Collected, Edited and Arranged by Allan Ross MacDougall. Pictorial cloth covered boards. [BROWN 3306].

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A PALATE IN REVOLUTION: Grimod de La Reynière and the Almanach des Gourmands
A PALATE IN REVOLUTION: Grimod de La Reynière and the Almanach des Gourmands

by MacDonogh, Giles

London: Robin Clark, 1987. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. . 242 pages. 24 x 16 cm. MacDonogh has written an intriguing bibliography of the author of the Almanach de Gourmands, a book devoted to all aspects of food: ingredients and their origins, preparation and cooking as well as the combination and service of various... Read More

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TOASTS - YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
TOASTS - YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

by Madison, Janet (Selected by)

Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1908. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards, titled embossed with gilt, illustrated pictorial cover. Very good. 206 pages. 18 x 12.5 cm. Charming toasts and illustrations. Interior crisp and clean. Boards lightly rubbed.

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[ZINE] YOU STIR THE POT: Recipes for Change
[ZINE] YOU STIR THE POT: Recipes for Change

by Manganiello, Victoria (Initiated by) & Carolina Arévalo Karl (Designed by)

Colonized and occupied Narragansett, Wamponoag, and Pokanoket land (so-called Providence RI): SNAKE HAIR, 2022. Spiral_bound. Riso printed in fluorescent orange and purple on white and yellow paper, spiral bound. Near fine. Unpaginated [74] pgs. 28 x 22 cm. An anthology of recipes written by artists around the world. Each combines instruction for creating food with instructions for creating social change... Read More

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[WINE] A HANDBOOK of the WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE
[WINE] A HANDBOOK of the WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE

by Manning, Sydney A.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1950. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. . 163 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Written for the Wine Trade of the times. Chapters include: Successful Selling, Fermentation & Distillation, The Origin & Definition of Wine, Empire Wines, The Vineyards of Europe, North American Wines (U.S.A.), Spirits, Beer & Cyders, Storage -... Read More

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Food for Thought
Food for Thought

by Marin, Louis

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Purple cloth covered boards. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 273 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Drawing on the methodologies of semiology, philosophy of language, and literary and art criticism, Marin explores works by Rabelais, La Fontaine, Perrault, and the Logic of Port Royal. Throughout, he is concerned with the conceptualizations... Read More

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ICES PLAIN AND FANCY
ICES PLAIN AND FANCY

by Marshall, A. B.

New York: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1976. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards, illustrated in silver. Fine, in very good dustwrapper. 44 pages + [17pp]. 20 x 18 cm. Introduction and Annotations by Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Forward by A. Hyatt Mayor. A charming Victorian Book held in the print collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, reprinted here with annotations... Read More

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Nouvelle Instruction pour les Confitures, Liqueurs et Fruits
Nouvelle Instruction pour les Confitures, Liqueurs et Fruits

by Massialot, François

Paris: Charles de Sercy, 1698. Second Edition. Hardcover. Calf, raised bands, spine decorated in gilt. Very good. [24] 1-458 [20] pages - with folding woodcut of table of desserts and illustrations on pages 450 & 453. Title page missing. This landmark work on confectionery and preserving is considered one of the most comprehensive and influential treatises on jams,... Read More

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[STOVE CATALOG] [SPAIN] Maxbel Cocinas Y Hornillos A Gas
[STOVE CATALOG] [SPAIN] Maxbel Cocinas Y Hornillos A Gas

by Maxbel

Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 10 pages. 15 x 12 cm. c. 1950's. Fully illustrated stove catalog, featuring dimensions - with individual prices typed in. Barcelona business stamp on rear: Jose Amado Mingrat. Covers lightly rubbed.

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[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] WHAT'S COOKING ON GOVERNORS ISLAND
[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] WHAT'S COOKING ON GOVERNORS ISLAND

by Mayer, Isabel & Vinita Schall, Ethel Wyman (Compiled by)

Governors Island, 1949. First Edition. Staplebound. Blue illustrated wraps. Near fine. 59 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. A collection of coveted old family and Army recipes - all attributed to members and friends of the Guild. A long historical narrative of Governor's Island launches the cookbook - with recipes and table graces & prayers added. Illustrated by Clifford K. Berryman,... Read More

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[SHEET-MUSIC] Sweet Cider Time When You Were Mine
[SHEET-MUSIC] Sweet Cider Time When You Were Mine

by McCarthy, Joe (words) & Percy Wenrich (music)

New York: Leo. Feist Inc. , 1916. Sheet_music. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 3 pages. 35 x 27 cm. Featuring Marie Russell. Idyllic illustration of a couple picking apples on a farm. Pages lightly toned with closed tears.

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Cooking With Helen McCully Beside You
Cooking With Helen McCully Beside You

by McCully, Helen

New York: Random House, 1970. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 320 pages. 17 x 24 cm. A genius book assembled by the iconic food expert Helen McCully - Food Editor of McCall's for years. Easy-to-follow instructions along with planned menus make this a perfect cookbook for the beginner but with such great recipes, any... Read More

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[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] KITABU CHA UPISHI - THE COOK'S BOOK <br />
[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] KITABU CHA UPISHI - THE COOK'S BOOK

by Kimeandikwa na Mrs. A.L. McDonald

Nairobi: The Kenya Settlers' Cookery Book and Household Guide, 1962. 12th Edition. Staplebound. Salmon illustrated wraps. Good. 64 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm. Produced by the St. Andrews Church Womans Guild in Nairobi, it was intended to train African cooks and kitchen boys in standards of domestic service that would, in the editors view, benefit both employer and employee within... Read More

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CHAMPAGNE
CHAMPAGNE

by McNulty, Henry

New York: Chartwell Books Inc., 1988. 159 pages. 29 x 20 cm. Of all the world's wines, Champagne is the one most widely associated with elegance, good living and celebration. Champagne is a lively and comprehensive guide to this extraordinary wine, its history and its complex production process. Illustrated throughout. Owner's inscription on front free end paper. Covered in protective... Read More

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The Cook's Paradise
The Cook's Paradise

by Mégroz, R.L. (Introduction and Appendices)

London: The Sylvan Press, 1948. Hardcover. Orange cloth covered boards with gilt illustration. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 139 pages. 18 x 13 cm. From Thomas Gray, an English poet, letter-writter, and classical scholar - this new edition has been out of print for two hundred years. Its appeal to the revelation of ancient culinary mysteries while... Read More

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MOËT & CHANDON
MOËT & CHANDON

by Mele, Pietro Francesco

Rome: Graphocolor, 1980. Hardcover. Green boards with gilt decoration. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. Unpaginated. Large format photo illustrated history of Moët & Chandon Champagne. "Champagne not only conjures up a pleasurable taste, but also generations of pride in wine-making." A short narrative of the blind monk, Dom Pérignon, a cellarer of Hautevillers Abbey, who found... Read More

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[WINE] KEYS to the CELLAR
[WINE] KEYS to the CELLAR

by Meltzer, Peter D.

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. Hardcover. Purple boards. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 258 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. In his entertaining style, wine collecting expert Peter Meltzer describes for basic types of cellars: The balanced cellar, The instant gratification cellar, The tasting cellar, and the investment cellar. Clean and crisp copy.

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