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Country Life,Ltd.London. 1926. FIRST EDITION.8vo.(8.5 x 7 inches).Decorated initial letters to each chapter.A very good copy in a fine early binding by Bumpus of London.Half tan calf,spine with raised bands and twin light and dark brown labels,gilt.Marbled paper on boards.Circular brown calf label,with owners initials,on front board.Marbled endpapers.Top edge gilt,others untrimmed.Previous owners small neat inscription "C.M.H from K.M.H" on front blank endpaper.Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy of this interesting book.In the introduction the author reveals his thoughts on dining. "Really intense and progressive people count the calories in carrots and the vitamins in veal and advise us to live on raw cabbage.This book is not for them,but for the bad lots who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life".
The Accomplisht Cook, or, the whole art and mystery of cookery, fitted for all Degrees and Qualities by May, Robert - 1685
by May, Robert
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The Accomplisht Cook, or, the whole art and mystery of cookery, fitted for all Degrees and Qualities
by May, Robert
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London: Obadiah Blagrave, 1685. Fifth Edition. Very Good. Pp. 15 leaves, 461, [10] p. + [9] p. publisher's ads. Engraved in-text illustrations, restored frontispiece, two double page woodcut plates are supplied in facsimile and bound in correct placement. In contemporary full calf leather, with recent morocco spine (titled "The Accomplish Cook" on spine in gilt), with raised bands. New end papers. Pages show age spots, worm holes, soiling, creases and age-related wear, but remain legible. Date on title page is mostly worn, but still discernible, and is penciled below. An extremely scarce and historically important work of cookery.
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THE SPORTSMAN'S COOKERY BOOK.
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The Way To Cook ; Julia Child On Videotape (poster)
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New York: Knopf, 1985. Fine. Full color promotional poster measuring 21 x 30 inches (53.3 x 76.2 cm.) depicting Her Highness in the Kitchen promoting her six hour video course on cooking. Boldly signed by the author with her trademark "Bon Appetite." A unique piece in perfect condition. Image available on request.
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St Louis. MO, 1940. One page autographed letter signed, from Irma Rombauer, author of The Joy of Cooking, and a major figure in the history of American cooking. Addressed to Louise [Diallo],The last name was supplied by the seller and is not indicated on the letter itself. In black ink on cream colored stationery printed in brown, "Mrs. Edgar Rombauer - 5712 Cabanne Avenue - St. Louis - Mo. The letter contains regrets for not staying longer at an event and, most interesting, a full recipe. The recipe, for "Bran Biscuit," appears in very close form in the 1936 edition of the Joy of Cooking and in later editions, and contains both the ingredients list and the step-by-step instructions. With one fold, otherwise fine. Rombauer manuscript material is very rare, and we have not been able to locate another record of it entering the marketplace.
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Serve It Forth [signed First edition]
by Fisher, M. F. K. [Mary Frances Kennedy]
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. First Edition, First Printing . Peach Cloth, Gilt. Very Good +/ Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. 253 Pp. First Book On Food By M F K Fisher. Book Is Bright And Clean, All Gilt Brilliant, Rubbing At Top And Bottom Of Spine, No Fraying, No Names Or Marks, Signed On The Half-Title By Fisher In Her Very Early, Small Hand. Rear Hinge Was Cracked, Now Professionally Repaired. Dj Complete, Not Price-Clipped [$2.50], No Chipping But Minute Losses At Corners, 1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Spine Edge, 1/4" Closed Tear Top Rear Panel, 1/8" Closed Tear At Center Of Rear Flap Fold, Spine Sunned With Slight Tanning Of White Areas And Pink Background At Top And Bottom Of Spine Is Somewhat Faded, Some Slight Oval Pressure Indentations At Center Of Spine, No Damp Spotting, Slight Dustiness/Soiling To White Areas. It Is Said Of Fisher That If She Had Written About Anything Other Than Food, She Would Have Been One Of The Greatest Writers Of Her Time.
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Paris, 1953. One and one half page pen and ink letter (26.5 x 21.5 cm.) on single sheet of pale blue Paul Cushing Child stationery, with ink date stamp ("May 18 1953"), addressed, "USIS. 5 Place de Rome, Marseille (B du Rh)". ~ An early letter from Julia Child, written while she was living in Paris with her husband Paul and working on her first book, the seminal Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Child writes to a Mrs. Fairbanks: "What a nice hour we spent with you the other afternoon. I only wish it could be repeated, as I would love to hear more about Thomas Wolfe and all you know about him. It would also be fascinating for me to hear much much more about your culinary experiences. Mrs. de Santillana [Child's editor] says you are the best cooks she knows, and I can well believe it from the interest you take. It is indeed a fascinating subject and a beau métier. Had a nice talk about friture de cheval pour les frites [possibly french fries cooked in horse fat] with your chauffeur on the way home…
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by Pei Wei
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Lot of four (4) sets of Pei Wei's Chinese Cooking Cards Each card set contains 24 color illustrated 5.25 x 6 inch recipe cards plus and index card all held in an illustrated card stock case. The cards feature a color photograph of the finished dish on one side and the recipe on the other side. 1. Chicken recipes include: Smoked Chicken Peiking Style Jellied Chicken with Brown Sauce Deep Fried Paper Wrapped Chicken Steamed Chicken with Green Onion Bon-Bon Chicken Tung-An Chicken Diced Chicken with Walnuts Stir-Fried Chicken in Bird's Nest Chicken with Dry Red Pepper Gon-Bao Style Minced Chicken with Peanuts Diced Chicken with Bean Sauce Steamed Chicken Salad San-Tun Style Sauteed Chicken Cheng-Tu Style Stewed Chicken with Vegetables Chicken Strings with Bean Sprout Chicken and Bean Sheets Salad Stir-Fried Minced Chicken Fried Chicken Slices with Lemon Sauce Deep Fried Spiced Boneless Chicken Chicken Rolls with Ham and Black Mushroom Stewed Chicken in Casserole Braised Chicken Wings with…
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The Way To Cook ; Julia Child On Videotape (poster)
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New York: Knopf, 1985. Fine. Full color promotional poster measuring 21 x 30 inches (53.3 x 76.2 cm.) depicting Her Highness in the Kitchen promoting her six hour video course on cooking. Boldly signed by the author with her trademark "Bon Appetite." A unique piece in perfect condition. Image available on request.
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[One page autograph letter signed.]
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St Louis. MO, 1940. One page autographed letter signed, from Irma Rombauer, author of The Joy of Cooking, and a major figure in the history of American cooking. Addressed to Louise [Diallo],The last name was supplied by the seller and is not indicated on the letter itself. In black ink on cream colored stationery printed in brown, "Mrs. Edgar Rombauer - 5712 Cabanne Avenue - St. Louis - Mo. The letter contains regrets for not staying longer at an event and, most interesting, a full recipe. The recipe, for "Bran Biscuit," appears in very close form in the 1936 edition of the Joy of Cooking and in later editions, and contains both the ingredients list and the step-by-step instructions. With one fold, otherwise fine. Rombauer manuscript material is very rare, and we have not been able to locate another record of it entering the marketplace.
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Serve It Forth [signed First edition]
by Fisher, M. F. K. [Mary Frances Kennedy]
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. First Edition, First Printing . Peach Cloth, Gilt. Very Good +/ Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. 253 Pp. First Book On Food By M F K Fisher. Book Is Bright And Clean, All Gilt Brilliant, Rubbing At Top And Bottom Of Spine, No Fraying, No Names Or Marks, Signed On The Half-Title By Fisher In Her Very Early, Small Hand. Rear Hinge Was Cracked, Now Professionally Repaired. Dj Complete, Not Price-Clipped [$2.50], No Chipping But Minute Losses At Corners, 1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Spine Edge, 1/4" Closed Tear Top Rear Panel, 1/8" Closed Tear At Center Of Rear Flap Fold, Spine Sunned With Slight Tanning Of White Areas And Pink Background At Top And Bottom Of Spine Is Somewhat Faded, Some Slight Oval Pressure Indentations At Center Of Spine, No Damp Spotting, Slight Dustiness/Soiling To White Areas. It Is Said Of Fisher That If She Had Written About Anything Other Than Food, She Would Have Been One Of The Greatest Writers Of Her Time.
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Paris, 1953. One and one half page pen and ink letter (26.5 x 21.5 cm.) on single sheet of pale blue Paul Cushing Child stationery, with ink date stamp ("May 18 1953"), addressed, "USIS. 5 Place de Rome, Marseille (B du Rh)". ~ An early letter from Julia Child, written while she was living in Paris with her husband Paul and working on her first book, the seminal Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Child writes to a Mrs. Fairbanks: "What a nice hour we spent with you the other afternoon. I only wish it could be repeated, as I would love to hear more about Thomas Wolfe and all you know about him. It would also be fascinating for me to hear much much more about your culinary experiences. Mrs. de Santillana [Child's editor] says you are the best cooks she knows, and I can well believe it from the interest you take. It is indeed a fascinating subject and a beau métier. Had a nice talk about friture de cheval pour les frites [possibly french fries cooked in horse fat] with your chauffeur on the way home…
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The Accomplisht Cook, Or The Art & Mystery Of Cookery: Wherein The Whole Art Is Revealed In A More Easie And Perfect Method, Than Hath Been Publisht In Any Language. Expert And Ready Ways For The Dres
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The Accomplisht Cook, Or The Art & Mystery Of Cookery: Wherein The Whole Art Is Revealed In A More Easie And Perfect Method, Than Hath Been Publisht In Any Language. Expert And Ready Ways For The Dressing Of All Sorts Of Flesh, Fowl, And Fish, With Variet
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Fanny and Johnnie Cradock Cookery Programme No 1: The Key to Simple Cooking with Poultry
by Fanny Cradock; Johnnie Cradock
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Paulton, Bristol, England: Purnell & Sons. 1970. Staple-bound magazine. Very Good. Color photo-illustrated thick paper covers. Lavishly illustrated. Cover and internal pages are tightly secured by three clean staples. Interior is unmarked. Cover shows shelf and reading wear. Not from a library. 24 pages. Part 1 of a weekly cookery course by two of the earliest TV chefs. Contents: The Key to Simple Cooking with Poultry; How to Make Perfect Featherweight Swiss Roll; A Simple Souffle; We take the sting out of Meringues; Crunchy Pork Crackling and Proper Roast Potatoes; Non-sink Cherry Cake.
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GREEN EGGS AND HAM COOKBOOK: Recipes Inspired by Dr. Seuss
by Georgeanne Brennan
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Random House, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Spiral bound hardback cookbook with dishes inspired by Dr. Seuss and the dishes photographed by Frankie Frankeny. Very light shelf rubbing to covers of book. .
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SUNKIST RECIPES PACKET
by California Fruit Growers Exchange
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Los Angeles: California Fruit Growers Exchange, 1938. Very good. A promotional packet of recipes using Sunkist lemons, the trademark of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. SUNKIST LEMONS - BRING OUT THE FLAVOR! [32p.] Stapled wraps. Very good. Staples oxidized, name and date on first page. Booklet with recipes for appetizers, beverages, desserts, fish, meat, garnishes, pies, salads and dressings, and vegetables. Black & yellow illustrations. (7-1/4"x5") 5 STAR LEMON RECIPES: THE BEST SERVINGS OF THE SEASON BY FAMOUS HOME ECONOMISTS. Very good. Name on front. Leaflet with seven recipes using Sunkist lemons. Single sheet, double-sided, folded into 3 panels. Blue text and illustrations. (Folded - 7-1/2"x4-1/4"; unfolded - 7-1/2"x12-1/2") SUNKIST PRESENTS THE YEAR'S BEST LEMON RECIPES FOR 1938. Very good. Name on last panel. Leaflet with eleven recipes using Sunkist lemons for entrees, vegetables, and desserts. Single sheet, double-sided, folded into 6 panels. Green text and illustrations. (Folded -…
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Breakfast Dinner & Tea
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New York: D. Appleton And Company, 1869 Chipped top and bottom of the spine, badly bumped corners, mesh binding still tight, Couple of news paper clippings inside the front board, one attached to the board and one newspaper clipping attached to the inside back board, 351 pages. Each page has an inch margin around it. Classically, Poetically, and Practically. Contains numerous curoius dishes and feasts of all times and all countries besides three hundred modern receipts.
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MARLENE SOROSKY'S YEAR-ROUND HOLIDAY COOKBOOK
by SOROSKY, Marlene
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NY: Harper & Row, 1982. NEAR FINE condition in VERY GOOD dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1982. FIRST EDITION. Bound in creamy white boards with gold titles in bountifully illustrated black wraps. Square and tight, original price intact, 304pp. Light toning of edges and small abrasion to spine heel. Dust jacket has some toning to interior edges and two missing pieces at spine heel, see image. Full color photographs throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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The International Cook Book
by Filippini, Alexander
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday Page & Co. Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1907. Hardcover. Sm 4to., 1059 pp., Manuscript recipes and margin notes .
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Mirro Cook Book: Approved Recipes from Mirro Test Kitchen
by Laura Wilson
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284 Pages. This classic old cook book's exterior has worn areas on all for corners and at the top and base edges of the spine as well in one place on the rear cover's bottom edge. The interior pages, though yellowed a bit, have no visible extraneous markings on them until the back inside cover where a past book owner wrote some extra recipes. The is also a small piece missing from the bottom of the title pageThis book will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and then boxed and shipped right away to you from here in New Jersey and will come with our absolute appreciation for your order.
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GOURMET'S MENU COOKBOOK
by EDITORS, Gourmet Magazine
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NY: Gourmet Books, Inc., 1978. FINE condition. HARDCOVER. 1978. SEVENTH PRINTING. AS NEW, bound in spinach green leatherette with decorative gold titles. Square and tight, UNREAD, no dust jacket as issued. Previous owner's name 'Light Fingers Lil' in small type gilt. Light rub to upper edge front, else FINE. 'A collection of epicurean menus and recipes.' Line drawings and color photographs throughout. Oversize, octavo/8vo. 648pp plus Special Acknowledgements and Index. Quite a nice gift.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued.
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Sandwich Secrets. Compliments of the U.S. Bakery, Baker's of Franz Butter-nut Bread
by [United States Bakery (Portland, Oregon)]; Ruth Aikins (illustrator)
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Portland, Oregon: U.S. Bakery, 1930. Oblong booklet, stapled in wrapper (16 x 24 cm.), 16 pages. Illustrations (some color). Title from cover. A product cookbook for this Pacific Northwest commercial bakery. Includes an introduction titled "Concerning the Earl of Sandwich" and sixty-six recipes for sandwiches and canapés (here spelled "canapis"). Some age-toning and wear to corners of illustrated wrapper. Very good. [OCLC locates two copies].
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SOUTHERN COOKING TO REMEMBER
by Windham, Kathryn Tucker
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Huntsville, AL: Strode Publishers. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0873970985 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; Signed and inscribed by author. Favorite recipes are gathered from extensive traveling throughout the South and arranged in sections beginning with short introductions portraying southern life; 274 pages; Signed by Author .
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