All Manners of Food
by Mennell, Stephen
New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Hardcover. Black cloth covered boards. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 380 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Addressing food, eating, taste and cooking as crucial and changing signs of our cultural and historical development. How is it that in medieval times gluttony and gorging were the preserve of the rich, who now spend money... Read More
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[SHEET MUSIC] Hard Boiled Rag
by Mentel, Louis
Cincinnati: Mentel Bros. Pub. Co., 1913. Sheet_music. Color illustrated wraps. Good. 5 pages. 13 in. x 10.5. in. Closed tear at spine reinforced with tape in interior otherwise crisp and clean.
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SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
by Miller, Anistatia R. & Jared M. Brown
New York: WILLIAM MORROW. First Edition. Paperback. Color illustrated paperback. Fine. 224 pages. 20.5 x 11.5 cm. Historians and mixologists Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown revise their lists of classic Martini recipes and update their roster of modern Martinis - from the Espresso Martini to the Fresh Fruit Martini, from Cosmos to MarTEAnis - to suit current tastes. They also... Read More
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Natural Flour
by Consolidated Milling Co.
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Consolidated Milling Co., c. 1895. Wraps. White wraps. Very good. 16 x 8 cm. Folding pamphlet featuring recipes for Bread made from "Natural" Flour. Also contains a recipe for Home Made Yeast using potatoes and hops. The Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company operated about one quarter of the mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the time when the city was... Read More
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TASTING FOOD, TASTING FREEDOM
by Mintz, Sidney W.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1996. Hardcover. Red boards, yellow cloth covered spine. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 149 pages. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. The author, Sidney Mintz, argues that even under the most severe constraints, our choices can hold enormous significance for us. The title essay explores the way enslaved Africans' creative adaption of their cuisine to New World conditions offered... Read More
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The Story of MINUTE TAPIOCA
by Minute Tapioca Co.
Orange, Massachusetts: Minute Tapioca Co., c. 1920. Staplebound. Cream illustrated wraps. Good. Unpaginated [13 pp.] 15.5 x 8 cm. An in depth and truly fascinating story of how Tapioca is made. From the fields in Java, this tuber known as "manioc", is harvested, ground, dried, shipped, processed, and packaged. Fully illustrated. Covers. soiled, spine reinforced with archival tape.... Read More
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THE GALLEY GUIDE
by Moffatt, Alex W.
New York: The Motor Boat Publishing Company, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. White cloth covered boards, cloth loop for hanging. Very good. 145 pages. 19 x 13 cm. The Galley Guide is a cult classic for those who dare to cook upon the high seas. This first edition includes menus, recipes, and a list of supplies - tailed for... Read More
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[SHEET MUSIC] Hallo, Hallo hier Wien!
by C. Morena
Leipzig: Josef Weinberger, 1928. Sheet_music. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 18 pages. 33 x 26 cm. Picturesque Viennese beer garden. Text in German. Rubbed on spine, back cover missing.
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THE DESCENT OF WOMEN
by Morgan, Elaine
New York: STEIN AND DAY, 1972. Hardcover. Yellow boards, rust cloth spine. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. 258 pages. Elaine Morgan takes to task the Book of Genisis along with Darwin's The Descent of Man by questioning the evolution of the human race. Morgan's reasoned reinterpretation of evolution of the human species leaves few myths unquestioned:... Read More
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[CHILDREN] [[HANDMADE] [COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] RECIPES From ROOM 124
by Multiple
Portland, Oregon, c.1987. Wraps. Red wraps. Near fine. 26 pages. A wonderful school project incorporating the 6-7 year olds parent's favorite recipe with their own phonetic spelling along with a hand drawn color pictures. Each recipe is typed, accompanied by a hand drawing that is attributed to a class member. Laid in is a letter from the teacher "...After a... Read More
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The Art of Table Setting
by Murphy, Claudia Quigley
New York: The De Vinne Press, 1921. Wraps. Brown wraps. Good. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. 65 pages. The history of the Table Setting from Anglo-Saxon days to the present time, with illustrations and bibliography. For the use of schools, colleges, extension workers, women's clubs, etc. Black and white illustrations. Two newspaper clippings laid in. Small chips... Read More
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[TRAVEL] [PHOTOGRAPHY] SEVENTY GLIMPSES of MARTHA'S VINEYARD and NANTUCKET
by John F. Murphy
Boston: John F. Murphy, c, 1890. Staplebound. Light green wraps. Good. 30 pages. Photographic views of Martha's Vineyard - Oak Bluffs, the Tabernacle, Gay Head, numerous Hotels and beaches, & Nantucket - Athenaeum, numerous Hotels and city scapes, Church and Bank buildings, and many more. Separated from cover wraps, staples holding. Interior clean, wraps rubbed. No other... Read More
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[POSTER] [HUNGARIAN] hazád javára, Magad hasznára - Jegyezz - Békekölcsönt!
by Nagy, S.
Hungary, 1954. Poster. Original hand painted tempera on paper. Very good. 84 x 58 cm. Large propaganda poster urging Hungarians to make every effort to "contribute" to government loans; part of the postwar reconstruction plan. Some small tears to edges, with 1 cm. loss at top corner. Fold mark at center.
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A PIG TALE
by Sam Cook (fabricated name)
Chicago: ARMOUR & COMPANY, 1905. Staplebound. Brown illustrated wraps. Very good. Unpaginated [31pp.] 21.5 x 12 cm. A "Tale" in the manner of Alice in Wonderland - Little Suey Day, a young girl, falls asleep under a big oak tree and is visited in her dreams by talking pigs and "colored gentlemen, dressed up like a cook" who take her... Read More
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[PHOTOGRAPHY] Carte-de-visite Millinary Shop
by NATIONAL VIEW CO.
1888. Cards. Good. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Photographic image of two women in S & L Schaefer Millinary Shop - this information written on the front of the photo. On the rear of the photo, in script, is written "I know one is Aunt Louise and one Sophis, Helen" - "Jan. 1888".
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Table Talk
by Neil, Marion Harris (Editor)
Cooperstown: The Arthur H. Crist Co., 1915. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Very good. Etiquette. 240 pages. Vol. XXX, No. 4. Established in 1885, Table Talk, published monthly, was "The American Authority Upon Culinary Topics And Fashions Of The Table." Including Poems, an essay on the virtues of eating Fish, an article on Traveling Cooking Schools in Germany, Easter in... Read More
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[SOAP] [ADVERTISING] Sunlight For The Little Ones
by Neilson, Harry B. (Illustrator)
Port Sunlight, U.K.: Lever Brothers Ltd., c. 1900. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. Neilson, Harry B.. Unpaginated. [8 pp.] 12 x 9 cm. Charming advertising pamphlet establishing a connection between big business and the homemaker's new purchasing power. The solid yellow bar of soap first introduced in 1884 was one of the first packaged, branded soap used... Read More
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[ART] SLICED
by Neilson, Heidi
2012. Paperback. Gray paperback. Fine. 42 pages. 8 x 5 in. Signed by author. Sliced documents the cutting and serving of a parking garage cake. This book was made as part of the ABCED series of books by the Artist's Books Cooperative commemorating the 75th birthday of Ed Ruscha.
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New Modern Way of NESCO Electric Cooking
by NESCO
NESCO, [1930-1938]. Form No. 1039. staplebound. Black and white printed wraps, Very good. 32 pages, 15 x 12.5 cm. Featuring recipes for tons of staple dishes and sides, New Modern Way of NESCO Electric Cooking primarily advertises the two models of NESCO Electric Casseroles and Roasters, some of the first crockpots to hit the market. They use the slogan "Come... Read More
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[MENU] Barbizon-Plaza
by Newman, Marilyn (Artist)
New York, 1948. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 30.5 x 23 cm. Saturday, October 23, 1948. From an original painting by Marilyn Newman, this menu depicts a scene from Southern China which is discussed on the back cover. Completed in 1930, the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel was originally built as the first residential hotel equipped as a music and arts center... Read More
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[MENU] Barbizon-Plaza
by Newman, Marilyn (Artist)
New York, 1948. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 30.5 x 23 cm. Thursday, September 23, 1948. From an original painting by Marilyn Newman, this menu depicts a scene from the Colonial Inn - The Blue Anchor Inn in Chester, Pennsylvania which is discussed on the back cover. Completed in 1930, the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel was originally built as the first... Read More
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[MENU] Barbizon-Plaza
by Newman, Marilyn (Artist)
New York, 1948. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Near fine. 30.5 x 23 cm. Monday, October 18, 1948. From an original painting by Marilyn Newman, this menu depicts a scene from Mexico which is discussed on the back cover. Completed in 1930, the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel was originally built as the first residential hotel equipped as a music and arts center in... Read More
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[MENU] Barbizon-Plaza
by Newman, Marilyn (Artist)
New York, 1948. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 30.5 x 23 cm. Sunday, October 10, 1948. From an original painting by Marilyn Newman, this menu depicts a scene from an Italian outdoor cafe, which is discussed on the back cover. Completed in 1930, the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel was originally built as the first residential hotel equipped as a music and... Read More
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[MENU] Barbizon-Plaza
by Newman, Marilyn (Artist)
New York, 1948. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 30.5 x 23 cm. Thursday, October 21, 1948. From an original painting by Marilyn Newman, this menu depicts a scene of a Spanish Inn which is discussed on the back cover. Completed in 1930, the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel was originally built as the first residential hotel equipped as a music and arts... Read More
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[MENU] Barbizon-Plaza
by Newman, Marilyn (Artist)
New York, 1948. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 30.5 x 23 cm. Thursday, December 16, 1948. From an original painting by Marilyn Newman, this menu depicts a scene of Christmas Carolers. Completed in 1930, the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel was originally built as the first residential hotel equipped as a music and arts center in the United States. This extensive menu... Read More
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