New York: Viking Press, 1980. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in white pictorial dust jacket; 512pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout. Light shelf wear and toning to margins, red jacket spine lettering almost entirely faded, else a Very Good copy overall. Food history, reference, and cookbook all in one..... 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

Garden City: Garden City Books, [1948]. First Edition. Small octavo (19.5cm.) publisher's cloth in pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; 218pp. Some light wear to jacket extremities, tiny soil spot at spine crown, spine a bit sunned, old price sticker to rear panel, else Near Fine in a Very Good, better than..... More

Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1867. 2e Édition. Small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],vii,[1],262pp. General shelf wear, spines a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. Includes a contribution by the French..... More

New York: J. & J. Harper, 1829. First American Edition. Octavo; 212pp + 8pp of publisher's prospectuses. Two engraved humorous frontispieces—the Roman Senate contemplating a turbot, and Mr. Eatingtown being obsequious—which are repeated as illustrations later in the text. Original paper boards with cloth spine and printed spine label. Untrimmed..... 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

Limited Edition. San Diego: Copley / Union-Tribune Publishing Co., 1972. Special Edition numbered 434 of an unspecified print run, signed by both publisher Jim Copley and editor Richard Pourade. Unsigned presentation card from Copley and his wife Helen laid in. Quarto; ix, 142pp. Illustrated throughout. Oatmeal cloth-covered boards with gilt..... More

New Orleans: Robert L. Crager & Company, 1961. First Edition. Octavo. 235 pp. + notes. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket with $5.95 price present. Illustrated boards. Charcoal topstain. Dust jacket rubbed and smudged with some heavier staining to rear. Chipped along edges with several short closed tears..... More

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., [ca. 1933]. First Thus, reissues of four of the books included in the Jig-Saw Puzzle sets issued in 1932. 12mo. 29 pp. each, with Jell-O advertisements and recipes to rear. Color and black and white illustrations. Illustrated stapled wraps with Scarecrow and Tin Woodman..... More

New York: The John Day Company, 1932. First Edition. "The John Day Intimate Guide Series." Signed and inscribed: "To Ira Bennett, who helped the town up—with sincere regards—L.S., Feb. 17, 1932." Octavo; 4-page "Calendar of Major Events" bound in as unpaginated preliminary matter + [viii] + 238pp, including index. Vignettes..... 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

Boston: D. Lothrop and Company, 1884. 12mo. Unpaginated. Black and white illustrations. Grey publisher's cloth stamped in gilt and maroon. A series of stories for children revolving around food, culminating with "How the Lactians Discovered Ice-Cream." Boards are soiled with some light rippling. Extremities worn with brief exposure and..... More

Philadelphia: John T. Lange, 1849. First Edition. Octavo. 240 pages. Original blind stamped boards with spine lettered in gilt. Boards are cracked and exposed along front and rear hinges, though binding is holding. Chipped at spine ends. Corners bumped with exposure. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper, some..... More