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19392221980<p>First edition. 4to. Title in red. Illustrated with drawings by Elise printed in red and black. Black cloth stamped in red. Dust jacket price clipped; small chips; small stains. Endpapers by Carlos Dyer. Very good. 258 pages plus a page listing other Armitage works.</p><p>Illustrated with four b/w halftone photographs of four vegetables by Edward Weston.</p><p>Laid in loose in this copy are four extra copies of the halftones by Weston. And an extra Weston description page.</p> Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover books
19182222093<p>First edition. Octavo. Original brown cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Very good. 106 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Bitting page 330. Each recipe headed with a literary quotation. Page 19 quoting Lewis Carroll on oysters.</p><p>Cagle #540.</p><p>Axford Page 51.</p><p>Brown 2782.</p> Duffield & Company hardcover books
19401931Connecticut/California 1940's-1960's. Cards. Decorated covers green yarn binding. Good. 21 pages. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Handcrafted recipes book made up of decorated envelopes. Each envelope is decorated with pasted-on photos of food items which are labeled and filled with recipes. Both handwritten recipes and recipes cut from magazine periodicals and food packaging. Some envelopes empty. Front cover decorated with a photo of a 1950's dining room. Laid in: a page from The Lassez-Faire what appears to be a mock newspaper for humorous purposes; a pink tissue paper party hat; a black and white photo of a house circa 1940's and an invitation to a wedding - Nancy Jane Franklin Hopper. Recipes from both California periodicals and Connecticut periodicals. One envelope is detached. <br/><br/> unknown books
19742539Wilton Connecticut: Lyceum Books 1974. Tan cloth covered boards. Very good in good dust wrapper. 191 pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. "Although there are observations from many others this is Fernand Point's Book. Here are his wise witty and often provocative views on food wine and life - in his case the three were synonymous. But most important here are al this remarkably inventive recipes over 200 of them carefully compiled from his handwritten notes and now in English for the first time." Special Drawings by André Dunoyer de Sogonzac. Clean crisp copy. Dust wrapper rubbed and sunned. <br /> Lyceum Books hardcover books
1992878Baltimore: Bacchus Press nd 1992. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Full Burgundy bonded leather gilt. Fine. xv 540 24 index pages. Octavo. One of 500 copies. A very attractively bound facsimile edition of the 1864 second edition expanded and considerably revised from the 1863 first edition printed on acid-free paper and retaining the folding plates that appeared in the original. Shaw was a Scottish wine merchant who was almost single-handedly credited with bringing about a reduction in the tax on wine coming into Great Britain and Ireland. Andre Simon called this title "one of the most interesting books we have on the subject." A must have for any serious wine collector. GABLER G38330 - referring to the second edition. <br/><br/> Bacchus Press hardcover books
19622492New York: Greystone Press 1962. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards. Fine in good slipcase. 288 pages. 26 x 18.5 cm. 12 Full Page Color Plate Illustrations. This saucy tippling tome is crammed with 780 recipes a glossary of bar terms photographs of the correct glassware for cocktails wines and spirits and a list of the national toasts of 38 countries. Also: Tippling Tips Wining and Dining by Claude C. Philippe Vintage Chart Cocktails and Mixed Drinks A-Z and Cocktail Appetizers. Saucier was Publicist for the Waldorf Astoria for over 4 years. Top edge red. Book and interior pristine slipcase rubbed. Greystone Press hardcover books
19882292Kansas : Barbara Clagett 1988. First Edition. Ring_bound. Color illustrated wraps blue plastic combs. Near fine. 74 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Signed & inscribed by author on verso of cover. Viola's mother was the cook for the Clagett farm and her father was the "house man". Born in 1911 Viola spent her childhood helping her mother prepare vegetables churn butter wait tables wash dishes do house chores and take care of the Clagett's young son. That young son was the father of Barbara Clagett the Editor of this book. <br /> <br />The introduction to this cookbook is written by Barbara Clagett. Clagett describes her childhood and her close relationship with Viola: "She was a second mother to me; someone whom I could go to with any problem or childhood hurt." At the urging of Barbara Clagett Viola put her recipes in writing - recipes Viola describes as "good country home cooking." <br /> <br />Photography - Rex Keep. Food Stylist Estelle Gillison. Illustrated throughout. Clean crisp copy. THE JEMIMA CODE TIPTON-MARTIN pg. 200. <br/><br/> Barbara Clagett paperback books
19102218c. 1910. Two individual 20 x 12.5 cm. hand drawn mock-ups illustrations presumably for pamphlet cover art; done in pencil. One 20 x 12.5 cm. color printers proof of pamphlet cover art and Nine identical pamphlets - Reliable Measuring Cup - an offshoot of the Reliable Flour Company a Boston based business. <br/><br/> unknown books
19102166Brooklyn NY 1910. Hardcover. White boards. Good. 48 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. Recipes furnished and attributed by church members. Chock-full of recipes of the period both sweet and savory although cakes puddings and preserves rule the day. Gift inscription on front free end paper Christmas 1915. One page offset toning otherwise clean. Boards rubbed and toned. Not listed in Brown or Cook not found in OCLC as of 5/20. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19151990Stamford c. 1915. Cardboard covers. Floral cloth covered boards green string ties. Very good. 22 x 15.5 cm. 14 envelopes 1 two-sided cardboard-weight title page with a Forward on the reverse. Envelopes contain printed recipes 8 X 15 cm. attributed to local authors along with personally collected recipes and handwritten recipes. Envelope headings: Soups Fish Meats Poultry Meat and Fish Sauces Entrees Eggs Vegetables Salads Breads & Biscuits Pastry and Cake Frostings Puddings Etc. Ices and Sherbets and Miscellaneous. Every printed recipe suggests the use of "Fleischmann's" yeast along with a handful of suggestions for "Dromedary Brand Golden Dates and Date Nut Butter" and "Royal Baking Powder". Local advertisements adorn both front and flap of every envelope. Hygienic Societies were formed to some extent to limit the spread of communicable diseases to repress prostitution and the promotion of marriage/parenthood. With single OCLC record discovered Kansas State University. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19741645Florence: Il Bisonte - Edizioni d'arte 1974. Cardboard covers. Green illustrated cardboard wraps. Very good in good slip case. 103 pages. 25 x 31. Copy 69 of 100. Volume VI. Published in the summer of 1974 by the Consorzio del Vino Classico two thousand copies 1500 in Italian and 500 in English numbered 1/1-100 to xx/100-100. Roman numerals correspond to the reference number of the original lithograph contained in each volume. This copy contains the original lithograph - Houses at La Volpia. Each separate lithograph has been printed by hand on a stellar press at the ateliers of Il Bisonte. Four parts: 1. Homage to Chianti by Carlo Betocchi 2. Chianti Past and Present by Giuseppe Conti 3. Seven plates in colour by Nino Tirinnanzi 4. Twenty plates in black-and-white by Nino Tirinnanzi. Owners gift presentation on half title page. Crisp clean copy. Slip case toned expertly repaired and intact. Housed in custom made acid free portfolio <br/><br/> Il Bisonte - Edizioni d'arte paperback books
19062222192<p>First edition Small octavo. Pictorial red gilt stamped cloth with onlay of a man perched on the edge of a large cocktail glass ready to jump in. Pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial half title page reads: "Thor' The Rye" A Guide For Thirsty Pilgrims In The Rye-Field. Fourteen illustrations by Forrest Halsey Tom Browne Jean Paleologue A. G. Learned Reo Bennett Charles Forbell Eugene T. Parker Albert Levering and J. Aquila Kempster. Text with green pictorial borders depicting a naked woman frolicking among grape vines. Very good. 95 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Pictorial endpapers with spider web design.</p> Henry Altemus Company books
19332014Chicago: John F. Driscoll 1933. First Edition. Staplebound. Tan illustrated wraps. Very good. 63 pages. 15 x 10.5 cm. "How to prepare and mix all popular American Alcoholic Drinks commonly served according to the Accurate and Standard Methods used by Skilled and Experienced Bartenders throughout the U.S.A. previous to the enactment of the Prohibition Law." Covers rubbed interior clean. <br/><br/> John F. Driscoll paperback books
19282287022Alfred A. Knopf 1928. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First thus. Boards a bit soiled small ink number stamp on rear free endpaper. 1928 Hard Cover. li 3 169 3 pp. 8vo. 1928 reissue of the famous 1862 original considered the first American cocktail book edited with a new introduction by Herbert Asbury author of Gangs of New York etc. Jerry Thomas was the principal bartender at the Metropolitan Hotel in New York City and at the Planters' House in St. Paul. His work helped formalize and codify what until that point were recipes preserved by word of mouth and general reputation rather than a written system and the use of measurements. This edition also notable because it was released during Prohibition includes the introduction to the first edition and Asbury's new introduction provides biographical information about Thomas as well as historical context for the original work. A wide range of drinks are covered includes punches which were the earliest examples of cocktails juleps fizzes smashes shrubs cobblers sours etc. etc. Also included are chapters on: syrups essences tinctures colorings etc.; and temperance drinks. Illustrations including a frontispiece of Thomas preparing his renowned Blue Blazer are reproduced from the originals. An index follows the text which makes locating individual drinks much easier. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
19474101947. Large French Menu dated May 25 1947. 75 x 54 cm 108 cm. open This menu was made for a First Communion painted on front and back covers as well as the interior. The menu was signed by family and friends that were present at the event. The front cover depicts a religious figure on a train along with a large religious figure with many bottles of wine. Roughly translates: "Jeannot Leclerc/First Solemn Communion/Menu/In time the Lord said: "Woe to St. Lo"/and we venerate this holy day our great Patrons/St.Estephe/St. Emilion/Ste. Croix du Mont/Amen.the bottle!" Depicted on the first interior page is an illustration of a scroll and a large man smoking a cigar. Translates: "It is a treat to see my first's communion/If you are really well happy and cheerful/Praise the stove/Thank the master of the house/and in memory of this memorable precious day/Leave me a sly autograph/ So you are able to write." Under this illustration and writing is the signatures of over 10 people with a couple of longer notes. On the facing page many cheeky illustrations depicting the Menu which is also illustrated on this page. Translates: "First as a prelude/a light breakfast enough to maintain an outfit for vespers/ Les hors d'oeuvres - traditional/Hen/ The Rice/Salad of our gardens/Whipped cream as a large Steeple/Mocha/Now that the ceremonies are completed it is worth giving serious attention/This famous dinner we will enjoy/Winter Soup/The Salmon Canapé Louis XIII epic/The Lamb/Chicken/the Mushrooms of the dead/The other salad/The assorted cheeses-delights the boss/The Pies-super comfort/The Fruits-First Headlines/The bomb/To properly finish this meal/Champagne/Contraband Coffee/liqueurs/And all these good things pleasantly watered by/Bergerac St. Estephe Cote d'Or 1942 Chateauneuf du Pape/Bon Appetit!!"/ Depicted on the back cover is a man with a finished meal and a easel. Translated: Poverty is often the ransom Engineer/The order of the day N. Lemaine railroaders/With wishes of genuine affection/for his family young Communicant Jeannot/25.5.47/First Solemn Communion" with the signature of the artist. A fabulous one of kind item! <br /> <br/><br/> unknown books
19882296New York: Alfred A. Knopf/Harper Collins 1988/1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue boards. Very good in Very good dust wrappers. 193 & 224 pages. From the collection of the late bookseller Barbara Farnsworth 1934-2018. Laurie Colwin a novelist and short stories writer was well known for her wit and especially for her food columns in Gourmet Magazine. Colwin died suddenly at the age of 48 in October 1992. Colwin was a part-time resident of West Cornwall CT where she struck up a friendship with Barbara Farnsworth. These two first editions are accompanied by two personal correspondence between the two and clipped articles invitations and Colwin's obituaries - all annotated with dates by Farnsworth. <br /> <br />List of laid in items: Beatrix Potter post card from Laurie to Barbara 3/11/92 Letter from Laurie to Barbara 9/23/88 NYT Magazine article 11/02 NYT Book Review 10/93 Gourmet Article 8/01 Gourmet "You Asked For It" 9/87 New Yorker Fiction 10/93 Kirkus Review - Home Cooking Supplement Card 1988 With Compliments of the Author Card - Alfred A. Knopf Index Card with Laurie's NY address Postcard to Barbara for Laurie's Memorial Service at Symphony Space 2/9/93. Four clipped obituaries. <br /> <br />ln 1992 Andrew Malcolm describing Farnsworth's Books and bookstore in the New York Times quoted Barbara as saying "Nobody runs an old bookstore to get rich. It just legalizes my compulsion to own lots of books on lots of subjects and to put my own mark on the store." <br /> <br />Home Cooking is clean and crisp More Home Cooking is lightly foxed with an annotation in pencil Katharine Hepburn's Brownies. <br /> <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf/Harper Collins hardcover books
19282221869<p>First edition thus. Octavo. With 24 b/w illustrations. Edited and with five page introduction by Herbert Asbury. Original gilt stamped red cloth over green boards with green silk ribbon. No dust jacket. Fine. 169 pages.</p><p>No. 43 of 160 copies signed by Asbury. No other signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Enclosed in the original green board slipcase with printed spine label short cracks. Rare thus.</p> Alfred A Knopf hardcover books
