Brussels: François Foppens, 1803. Nouvelle. Hardcover (Full Leather). Early marbled boards, light wear. Modest browning and foxing, a few notes on endpaper, preface. Bookseller tag pasted to verso of title. 275pp (of ,280? lacking final few pages of index). Cagle 339 (1777 ed.), Oberle 116 (1766 ed.). A First Republic..... More
Brussels: François Foppens, 1767. Nouvelle. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary calf, worn at edges,hinges and covers rubbed, a few light stains, missing half of lettering piece; binding sound. Light scattered foxing light dampstain to upper right of most of the volume. Two old signatures to title, one to half title..... More
Nancy: Jean-Baptiste-Hiacinthe Lecerl, 1768. Lotha. Second Edition. Hardcover. Later marbled boards, lacking the extra engraved title, a few leaves on stups, minor marginal repairs to a few leaves including the title, a number of plates with strengthening at the folds on the verso, last few plates and index with mostly..... More
Paris: Veuve Prudhomme, 1739. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary calf, worn, rubbed, slightly sprung, but intact and sound. Scattered foxing, stains, plates with some marginal and gutter tears, one in vol 3 torn in half but with no loss, another with a long tear but no loss, generally clean. (12), 544..... More
Amsterdam: Henry Desbordes, 1688. Second Edition. Softcover. Later but old drab wrappers, housed in a modern burgundy morocco slipcase in an antique style with matching chemise. Lightly washed, small blue pen mark to title, Neat repairs to a few plates and marginal repairs to a few leaves. A fresh, fine..... More
Amsterdam: Pierre Savouret, 1688. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Later but old full calf, spine guilt in compartments. Scattered minor foxing, endpapers browned - a bright, attractive copy of Fleury's manual on house keeping and the relations between master and servants. Amsterdam edition published the same year as the 1st..... More
Rouen: Clement Malassis, 1671. Later Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary calf, hinges rubbed, wear at edges, hinges cracked but cords secure and binding sound. Modern owner's label inside front cover. Scattered minor foxing, dog ears. A later edition of the enormously influential 16th century text first published in French in..... More
Boston: North Bennet Street School, 1937. First Edition. Softcover. Spiral bound cookbook, modest wear to cover, scattered light pencil marks to recipes (apparently marking favorites), old signature to half title. 137 recipes printed for the benefit of the North Bennet Street School. Second edition, the year after the first. 57pp..... More
1890. Broadside. Tourism broadside for Las Vegas, NM printed on the back of Clark & Forsythe Cafe Restaurant stationary advertising "Kimble Bros. & Co. Guatemala Cigars and a variety of Rye whiskys. With what looks like the second half of a manuscript letter regarding prices for a food order (poultry..... More
New Orleans: Benjamin Levy, 1839. First Edition. Broadside. Folded 4to sheet printed front and back, 11 1/2" x 9 1/2" with prices and mostly dismal business predictions and mention of a continued depression. On the attached blanks is a letter dated Aug 18th, 1839 detailing further negative business conditions and..... More
Lyon: Deux-Collines, 1951. First Edition. Softcover. Original purple wraps over card covers, slightly sunned, browning from wraps on endpapers. Inscribed by Varille. 113 of 500 copies. 113pp Charming little illustrated history of vinegar. Size: 12mo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory..... More
Madras, Bombay, Calcutta and London: MacMillan, 1931. Early Edition. Hardcover. Original boards, old label to cover, previous owner's name to endpaper. 155, (8)pp, folding color chart of the Food-Star at front. McCarrison was an influential physician and nutritionist responsible for early theories of the relationship between epidemiology and nutrition. Scarce..... More
New York: D. Appleton, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth, light shelfwear. A fine copy. 328pp An interesting scientific book on cookery by the English science writer. Includes a chapter on Rumford's roaster and one on "The Vegetarian Question". This is the first USA edition. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available..... More
Philadelphia: Arnold and Company, 1912. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Original teal cloth, faint edgewear, old signature to endpaper in pencil. Bitting 405 (with different pagination). 78pp, 18pp catalog at end. Canning tips from the influential Philadelphia cookbook author. Listed as 1887, but ca. 1912 based on the books available in the..... More
Paris: Savy, 1875. First Edition. Softcover. Original wraps, light wear at edges, newer glassine wrapper over it. Light dampstain to top edge, otherwise unmarked. Old vinegar company library stamp to title. 60pp with a detailed folding plate at rear. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category..... More
London: Henry S. King, 1874. Third Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Original cloth, worn, old sticker to spine, spine a bit dulled. Scattered foxing, one small bump in outer margin; generally bright internally. 485, 36pp Interesting scientific look at food full of graphs of fat/starch content, "thermometric force of foods", salts..... More
Boston: T.O.H.P Burnham, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Wear at edges of publisher's cloth, a few stains to front cover. Scattered minor foxing. Very light dampstain to bottom right towards the end. 218pp with a 4pp catalog at rear. A mixture of history and discussion of methods of detecting..... More
Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Original blindstamped cloth, worn at corners, top of front hinge starting, old signature to endpaper; bright internally. 712, 12, (8)pp. Last 8 pages are a catalog of Achromatic microscopes. Butter, bread, flour milk. Hassall's book distinguishes itself from other period books on..... More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1856. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Two volumes in original blind stamped cloth, light wear and fading at edges. vii, (3), 352, (15)pp; (4), 466pp An exhaustive work on culinary and other everyday chemistry. Sections on narcotics, odor science, water, bread, meat, beverages, liquor fermentation..... More
Paris: Roret, 1827. First Edition. Softcover. Original printed wrappers in a later glassine wrapper. Light foxing, a few minor stains. List of Roret Manuals before title. 272pp Size: 12mo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000817. More
Paris: J.B. Cusson & P. Witte, 1702. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary calf, a bit worn at the edges and corners. Scattered mostly minor foxing. Old signature and address label to pastedown of an A. Pepin. A nice copy of the first edition. (56), 542, (3)pp. Oberle 99 (1705..... More
1950. Large (19" x 12") binder with preliminary section of factory and store photos, testimonials, diagrams, and company history all laid onto pages or in pockets. The first few pages torn at the binder holes, otherwise fine. Many of the photos large folding sheets. The main section is 17 (15..... More
Dijon: E. Jobard, 1854. First Edition. Softcover. Original green wraps in later (but old) glassine protector. Illustrated title with the arms of Dijon, printed in color, same design on cover. Engraving of Dijon after page 4. Browning to plate, faint scattered foxing, old pencil note to front blank; a lovely..... More
Paris: Paul Lechevalier, 1939. Third Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Two volumes in brown cloth, light wear, a few minor stains, slight yellowing to some plate edges. Bindings slightly shaken, but intact. A nice pair, each with 112 color plates of mushrooms. Ads at rear. Size: 12mo . 2-volume set (complete)..... More
1854. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Original half leather over marbled boards, old University Library bookplate inside front cover. Contains January-June of 1854. WIlde's essay leads off the February issue and is pages 127-146. "When kitchened with “point” [i.e. seasoned], mollified with milk, or softened by a drop of the..... More