Philadelphia: J.W. Bradley, 1859. First Edition. Octavo. 319 pages. Illustrated frontis, with black and white illustrations throughout. Blind-stamped brown boards with spine stamped in gilt. Boards worn at extremities, with cracking and bumping exposing the corners. Binding secure, though book opens easily between some gatherings with pages 115-125..... More

N.p.: Alden Vinegar Company, 1894. Three broadsides (ca. 27x21.5cm to 35x21.5cm.); printed on pink, green, and blue stock. Previous folds, some chipping and splitting due to brittle paper quality, toning to extremities and along fold lines, else a Very Good collection. Date of publication based on date of testimonials... More

Cairo: All Saints' Cathedral, 1985. Second Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's green pictorial spiral-bound card wrappers; [14],93pp.; illus. A hint of soil to wrappers, ownership inscription inside upper cover, else Near Fine. Community cookbook,beginning with "Egyptian Specialties." Unlocated in OCLC as of July, 2018, nor do we find records..... More

Casale Monferrato: Casa Editrice S.A. Fratelli Marescalchi, 1949. Stated Third Edition. 12mo. 153, [6] p. Two in-text black and white illustrations. Original printed wrappers. A detailed work on wine appreciation, with the final chapter focusing on vermouth. Cheap postwar paper browning. A little worn with chipping..... More

Toronto: Personal Library, [981. First Canadian Edition. Tall octavo (26cm.); publisher's red pictorial gilt-tooled leatherette, red topstain, pictorial endpapers; 176pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout. Spine a bit cocked, small dent at bottom edge of upper cover, else Very Good to Near Fine. An attractive production of recipes and Dickensiana, opening..... More

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993. First Edition. Octavo (25x19x2.5cm); xvi + 231pp, including bibliography and index. Ten color plates; 67 B&W images. Photographic dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt spine stamping (and a dot, just a dot, of maroon). Both jacket and volume are Near Fine, impeccably clean..... More

[Detroit?: E.H. Ahrens, ca. 1940.] First Edition, Limited to 65 copies. Slim 16mo (14cm); publisher's parchment over decorative paper-covered boards; 11pp. Grease pen "X" on front cover. Light soil and toning to extremities, else a Very Good, internally fine copy. Quite possibly unrecorded keepsake signed in text by E.H...... More

Philadelphia: Mayfair Publishing Co., [1930]. First Edition. 12mo; publisher's printed paper-covered boards; 62pp.; illus. throughout. Extremities bumped and rubbed with some exposure at corners, general light soil, paper flaw to upper cover from previously removed tape; overall Good or better, internally fresh and near fine. Inscribed and signed by the..... More

New York: Harper & Row, [1963]. Reprint. Octavo (24cm.); publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; [10],278pp.; illus. throughout printed in purple. A few closed tears to jacket extremities, the longest at top edge of rear panel slightly touching author photograph, some light dust-soil to both panels; Near Fine in..... More

Tokyo: International Christian University Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum, 1993. First Edition. Wraps in illustrated dust jacket. Octavo. Illustrations throughout including two fold-outs. Typed letter signed from Kunio Oguchi, President of International Christian University, to a Dr. Paul Gregory laid in at front. Illustrated glossy dust jacket shows some..... More

Taipei, TW: Chang Foundation, 1990. First Edition. Quarto. 190 pages. Color photographs throughout. Text in Chinese and English. Red boards stamped in gilt. Red cloth slipcase stamped in gilt. Faint shelfwear along bottom edge of boards. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Slipcase is gently worn along edges..... More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First Edition. Octavo. 303 pages. Highly amusing black and white illustrations by Clarke throughout. Green cloth stamped in black. Includes sections on cocktails and canapes, game, and chafing dishes, among others. Boards are heavily worn with exposure. Rubbed and scuffed..... More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1937. First Edition. Octavo. 253 pages. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket. Orange cloth stamped in black and gilt. Pink endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped with original "$2.50" price present. Heavily chipped and creased along edges with general rubbing, but intact. Neat..... More