Food History
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Provence A-Z
by Peter Mayle
The ultimate "dictionary" for lovers of Provence: Peter Mayle's personal selection of the foods, customs and words he finds most fascinating, curious, delicious, or just plain fun.Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. In more than 170 entries, Peter Mayle--bestselling author of A Year in Provence--writes about subjects as wide-ranging as architecture and zingue-zingue-zoun (in the local patois, a word meant to describe the sound of a violin). And, of course, he...
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The New Taste Of Chocolate
by Maricel E Presilla
MARICEL E. PRESILLA is a culinary historian, author, and chef specializing in the cuisines of Latin America and Spain. She studied medieval Spanish history at Spain’s University of Valladolid and at New York University, where she received her PhD. Formally trained in cultural anthropology, she has done extensive research on the food crops of the Americas and taught at New York University and Rutgers University. Presilla is a frequent contributor to Saveur, Food & Wine, and Gourmet, and...
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Food History Books & Ephemera
Provence A - Z - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Mayle, Peter
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. As New in As New dust jacket. 2006. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1400044421 . A stunning first American edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust jacket; Peter Mayle has long been overwhelmed by anything hinting of Provence so now he compiles all his information, folklore, pop culture, trivia, etc. into a highly entertaining sourcebook. Whether you're interested in French food or architecture or matchbooks, Mayle has the address and phone...
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NZ$119.15
The Bon Vivant's Companion ... Or... How to Mix Drinks
by Thomas, Jerry (Prof.)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1930. 8vo. li, 170, [2] pp. Yellow hardcover boards with an engraving in green of a cocktail on the front. Green top-edged. Edited and with an introduction by Herbert Asbury, author of 'Gangs of New York'; this is a reissue of a book by "the father of American mixology". With witty illustrations of 19th century American nightlife throughout taken from various magazines 1860-1880. Slight wear to head and tail of spine, and pages a little yellowed. Otherwise in...
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NZ$479.14
Ettiquette For Women: A Book of Modern Modes and Manners
by Devereux, G. R. M
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd. c.1902. 8vo. 121, (4) pp., Bound in Illustrated red cloth. Some fading to the board and spine with wear to the spine ends. Some worm damage to the rear board, effecting the endpapers up to the index. Binding slightly shaken with darkening to the edges of the leaves. Publisher's catalogue to the endpapers and bound to the rear. . Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1902.
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NZ$106.48
Outdoor Cooking with Reynolds Wrap
Richmond, Virginia: The Reynolds Metals Company. Very Good. 1950. Softcover. Paper wraps, staple bound. Product promotional booklet. [29 pages.] Illustrated. "The perfect food wrap that you bake and cook in, too! Methods developed and all recipes field-tested by recognized camping authorities." There is a moisture stain throughout on the lower edge. Overall a clean, bright copy. ; 8vo .
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NZ$17.02
The Art of The Table: Including How to Wait at Table, How To Fold Napkins and How to Carve
by Senn, C. Herman
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited [circa 1928]. 8vo. 128 pp., Illustrated tan cloth binding with dustjacket. Jacket is edge worn with some loss to the edges and slight sunning to the spine. Boards clean with slight lean to the binding and slight spotting to the foredge. Illustrated throughout with 80 black and white illustrations. A guide to table service and the hospitality industry. . Very Good. Cloth. 4th Edition. 1930.
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NZ$74.53
The Book of Perfumes
by Rimmel, Eugene
London: Chapman and Hall 1865. 8vo. xx, 266 pp. Beautifully bound by Bone and Son in very pretty gilt-stamped green cloth, with a lot of delicate floral block prints, all edges gilt, with a rather lovely crest depicting a censer and other smell-disseminating equipments, the motto to which is 'Non cuique datum est habere nasum', meaning 'it isn't given to everybody to have a nose', which is rather splendid. Front inner hinge partially split and some detachment along top half of...
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NZ$638.85
Food in England
by Hartley, Dorothy
London and Sydney: Macdonald and Jane's 1979. Large 8vo. xii, 13-676 pp. Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust jacket. Some fading to the spine of the jacket.. Illustrations. History of English food. 0356006069 . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1979.
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NZ$95.83
The French Cook
by Ude, Louis Eustache
London: John Ebers 1822. 8vo. xlvii, 402, (2) pp. Recent quarter brown calf with green morocco title & author labels over original boards. Wear to boards and corners. Scattered spotting and staining. One leaf loose. With eight plates. Binding firm. . Very Good. 1/4 Calf. Seventh Edition. 1822.
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NZ$532.38
Chefs Don't Feel Pain
by Roberts, Jonny
Johnny Roberts,, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. This first edition is in near fine condition with a very good unclipped dust jacket. The pages are excellent, bright and clean free from signs of wear.
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NZ$21.27
Recipes and Suggestions from TreeSweet
Santa Anna, CA: TreeSweet Products Co. Near Fine. Third Edition. Softcover. No date. Bright tight copy. About NEAR FINE with minor edge wear and along the staple line and minor discolorationg in the fold of the first page tail. 24 pages. Illustrated. 6 1/4" X 3 3/8" ; 8vo .
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NZ$13.62
Indulgence: Around the World in Search of Chocolate
by Richardson, Paul
Little Brown and Company, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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NZ$11.27
2000 Useful Facts About Food, #23: Encyclopedia Of Cooking 24 Volume Set Series
by Berolzheimer, Ruth (Editor)
Chicago, Illinois: Consolidated Book Publishers - Culinary Arts Institute. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1950. First Edition: First Printing. Stapled Wraps. 48 pages: 6 x 8.5 in.: 0.6: Vol. 23: KB#016792: Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for small cover edge nicks). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Content Chapters include: Labor, Time and Money-Saving Hints, Advice and Suggestions * Tables of Equivalents * Definitions * Varieties...
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NZ$18.72
Happy Moments in the Kitchen a Cook Book Fundraiser for Chicago Junior School, Fox River Country Day School, Elgin IL
by Tree Town Friends
This spiral bound softcover is sound/usable but has many stains. The front wrapper has a large crease. There is a slit in the spiral spine and a tear in the plastic overlay.
Appears to be mid century since some of the many advertisers' phone numbers start with letters and it was published before zip codes. The names of the recipe contributors are listed.
The Chicago Junior School was
founded in St. Joe MI. in 1913 and moved to Elgin, IL. in 1923. It "provided a home and a school for boys and girls of... Read more about this item
Appears to be mid century since some of the many advertisers' phone numbers start with letters and it was published before zip codes. The names of the recipe contributors are listed.
The Chicago Junior School was
founded in St. Joe MI. in 1913 and moved to Elgin, IL. in 1923. It "provided a home and a school for boys and girls of... Read more about this item
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NZ$68.07
The Complete Art of Cookery, Exhibited in a Plain and Easy Manner, With Directions for Marketing; The Seasons for Meat, Poultry, Fish, Game, Etc.
by Reynolds, M. A
London: Newman & Co. 1850. 16mo. 256 pp. c. 20th century half calf. Frontis illustration and title-page illustrated borders. In-text wood-cut illustrations. Copac only records copies of this impression at The Wellcome and Leeds. Binding firm. A VG copy. . Very Good. Half Calf. 1850.
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NZ$266.19
Principles of Food Production Operations
by Singh, Yogesh
I K International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, 2017. Soft cover. Very Good. Shelf wear to rear cover, otherwise. as new.
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NZ$14.91
Manners for Men
by Humphry, Mrs
London: James Bowden 1897. 8vo. (iv), 160, (4) pp. Original pictorial boards, about two-thirds the width of an average 8vo. Light wear to extremities. Slight darkening to spine. Light rubbing and air bubbles to boards. Internally clean. . Very Good. Pictorial Boards. 5th Edition. 1897.
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NZ$202.30
Somebody To Love? A Rock-and-Roll Memoir
by Slick, Grace, and Cagan, Andrea
New York: Warner Books. Hardcover. 1998. 1st Edition. 8vo 370pp . Very Good+ in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs. Slight bump to top protruding edge of rear cover . Slick was lead singer in the famous 60s rock-and-roll band, Jefferson Airplane .
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NZ$50.04
More Up-to-Date and Economical Cookery
by Groome, Dora and May Little
London: Jarrold and Sons N.d. [1914]. 8vo. 242 pp. Original pictorial brown cloth. Cloth clean. Internally clean. Binding firm. . Very Good. Pictorial Cloth. 1914.
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NZ$95.83
Guns, Germs and Steel. A Short History of everybody For the Last 13,000 Years
by Diamond, Jared
London: Vintage. 1998. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White plates and maps. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 480 pages. . Reprint. Softcover.
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NZ$15.58
Perfume : Joy, Obsession, Scandal, Sin: A Cultural History of Fragrance from 1750 to the Present
by Stamelman, Richard
New York: Rizzoli 2006. 4to. 384 pp., illustrated in colour. A pictorial account of the evolution of perfume throughout the past three centuries evaluates its significant cultural impact, in a volume that explores such topics as Napoleon's erotic fascination with perfume, the product's significance as a luxury industry in France, and the art movements that inspired the designs of perfume bottles 0847828328 . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2006.
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NZ$181.01
Mirro-Matic Pressure Pan Instructions Time Tables Recipes
Mantowoc, WI: Aluminum Goods MFG. CO.. Good. 1946. Softcover. Stiff card, stapled. 50 pp plus inside covers. Worn edges, age soil, some corner damage. ; 8vo .
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NZ$17.02
The Cook's Paradise
by Verral, William
London: Sylvan Press 1948. Small 8vo. 139 pp., Orange cloth with pictorial binding. Jacket is edgeworn with some tears to the head of the spine and minor marks to the boards. Internally fresh. A reprint of the 1759 text 'William Verral's 'Complete System of Cookery'. . Very Good. Cloth. 1948.
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NZ$63.89
Woman's Journal: July to December 1949
by Various Contributors
London: [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd] 1949. 4to.Magazine / Journal. Six issues bound in red cloth. Minor rubbing head of the spine and the back board. Issues complete with covers in excellent condition and illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white. Each magazine a collection of essays, short stories, recipes, adverts and more. . Very Good. Cloth. 1949.
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NZ$106.48
The Exhibition Cookery Book; Containing Practical Recipes for Plain and Superior Household Cookery
by An Expert Chef
London: Langsford Press [1900]. Small 8vo. [ii], 118, ix, xiv pp., Red decorative publishers cloth. Some marks to the boards and sunning to the spine with chipping to the ends. Some shaking to the binding shaken and internally clean. Advertisements bound to the rear. . Good. Publisher's Cloth. 1900.
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NZ$85.18
Family Favorite Recipes
by Compiled by Members of the Gannondale Auxiliary Erie, PA 1972
Printed for fundraising purposes. Gannondale Auxiliary serves Gannondale School for Girls, a non-sectarian, residential school for girls with problems conducted by Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, Erie, PA. Wrapper is soiled & discolored, inside near fine. Contains local ads, historical.
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NZ$21.79
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