Gastronomy
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The Physiology Of Taste
by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was born in France in 1755 and died in 1826.Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, author of The Art of Eating, was born in 1908 and died in 1992.Bill Buford, author of Heat, lives in New York City.
Handbook Of Practical Cookery For the Use Of Household Science Classes In the Public Schools Of Toronto
by Board Of Education
Gastronomy Books & Ephemera
The Physiology Of Taste
by Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was born in France in 1755 and died in 1826.Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, author of The Art of Eating, was born in 1908 and died in 1992.Bill Buford, author of Heat, lives in New York City.
Manual del Cocinero
México, Murguia, 1856 (Facsímile)Rosa Ma Porrúa Ediciones, 2013, edición de 300 ejemplares.En 8vo. 188pp, 30pp. Bonita encuadernación en piel completa, color rojo. Al frente rueda gofrada y dorados en título. Lomo con grabado en seco. La obra dividida en dos partes fue muy popular en la época por su sencillez y por algunas recetas curiosas, como frijoles rellenos, genovés, tornachiles y novedosos postres.
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NZ$204.26
The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism
by Gandhi, M. K.; Compiled by R. K. Prabhu
Ahmedabad, India: Navajivan Publishing House, 1959. One of 5,000 copies in the second printing, October, 1959, after 10,000 copies in the 1st printing, April, 1959. Near Fine, tiny rubs at corners. 34 pp. in stapled wrappers. . Second Printing. Pamphlet. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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NZ$170.22
![Manuscript on paper entitled on upper cover: "Taux des fruits du Baillage [sic] de Nuits depuis 1622 à 1789 à M.rs. De Bays."](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/854/996/1195996854.0.b.jpg)
Manuscript on paper entitled on upper cover: "Taux des fruits du Baillage [sic] de Nuits depuis 1622 à 1789 à M.rs. De Bays."
by (BURGUNDIAN WINE & GRAINS)
59 leaves, enumerating the names of grapes, cereal crops, and oils and their prices for nearly two centuries. Small folio (273 x 178 mm.), 18th-cent. vellum over boards (tail of spine defective), two (of four) ties lacking. Burgundy: 1622-1792. A fascinating and rare survival, which details the precipitous rise in the prices of Burgundian wine and the emergence of a hierarchy among regions and vintages over a 170-year period. This document, consisting of three gatherings (28; 28; 3 leaves), bound...
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NZ$33,192.90
Grand Pre Cook Book
by United Church Women of the Horton United Church
Grand Pre, NS, 1976. Ten Editions, 35,000 copies". Softcover. Near fine. 47 p. 22 cm. Photo of church on cover and interior photo of historic church inside front cover. B&w photo on p. 3. Stapled. Creases in first two pages.
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NZ$25.53
![Shinsen kaiseki shippoku shukōchō 新撰会席しつほく趣向帳 [New Selection of Plans for the Tea Ceremony & Shippoku]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/493/759/1585759493.0.b.jpg)
Shinsen kaiseki shippoku shukōchō 新撰会席しつほく趣向帳 [New Selection of Plans for the Tea Ceremony & Shippoku]
by TOKUSŌSHI 禿帚子
One double-page & seven full-page illus. 53 folding leaves. Large 8vo, orig. patterned wrappers (rubbed), orig. block-printed title label on upper cover (rubbed), modern stitching. From the colophon: Kyoto: Nishimura Ichirōuemon; Edo: Suharaya Ichibei, 1771. First edition. We learn from the Preface (strangely, it is called the Afterword) that the author acquired his knowledge of shippoku and kaiseki cuisines from his grandfather, Yukansai, who was a master of flower arrangement in Sakai. Shippoku...
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An album in orihon (accordion) format with 57 pasted-in sheets, almost all containing two or more paintings of various confectionaries & snacks
by CONFECTIONARIES & SNACKS
Large 4to (303 x 237 mm.), orig. boards covered with patterned silk (the silk has become quite worn). [Japan]: Meiji-Taisho eras. A wonderful survey of the confectionaries and snacks manufactured throughout Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. Many items are identified with the manufacturers' names and their cities. Most of these companies, especially in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Osaka, are still active, more than a century later. These sweets and snacks are very regional, made from special...
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NZ$7,659.90
Recettes Age D'Or St-Simon
by BERGER, Mme Philippe, et al
St-Simon de Rimouski, Queec, ca. 1978. Softcover. Very good. 137 one-sided pages. 22 cm. Spiral binding with orange card covers. Ink inscription on Introduction page. Fench text.
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NZ$42.56
Open by Chance & Appointment
by KINMONT, Ben
Frontis. & illus. (7 in color). 2 p.l., 23, [1] p. 8vo, color letterpress-printed wrappers, saddle-stitched, title-label on upper wrapper. Sebastopol, CA: Antinomian Press, 2015. First edition of 500 copies. "A publication documenting Ben Kinmont, Bookseller both as a bookselling business and as an artwork." In fine condition. With a printed and stamped Ben Kinmont, Bookseller envelope. ❧ Antinomian Press 157.
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NZ$85.11
Centennial Cook Book 1877-1977
by Bryanston United Church
Bryanston, Ontario, 1977. Softcover. Fair. 175 p. interspersed with section separators. 22 cm. Spiral binding with blue card covers. Spirals appear partly melted. Soiled exterior. A few spots inside.
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NZ$42.56
Fare O' The Kirk
by St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Fergus, Ontario, 1992. Softcover. Fine. Various paginations. 22 cm. Spiral binding with grey paper covers.
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NZ$34.04
Busy B's Recipes
by Chapter "B" P.E.O. Sisterhood
Winnipeg: Gateway Publishing, nd. Softcover. Good. 60 p. 23 cm. Spiral binding. White covers are stained. Numerous stains within. "The P.E.O. Sisterhood, founded in 1869, is a philanthropic and educational organization interested in bringing to women increased opportunities for higher education."
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NZ$42.56
Manual del Cocinero, Cocinera.
México, Rosa Ma Porrúa Ediciones, 2012En 8vo. 418 pp. Encuadernación rígida en color azul, con grabados en frente y vuelta, iguales a la edición original.Bonito facsímile de la sexta edición de Garnier (París, 1890)
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NZ$161.71
Hungry Hearts: A Food Odyssey across Britain and Spain 1968-69
by LINDSAY, Ann McColl; LINDSAY, David (illus.)
2011. Softcover. Fine. 388 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback. Travel in Continental Europe with lots of recipes.
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NZ$42.56
Diet and Diet Reform
by Gandhi, M. K
Ahmedabad, India: Navajivan Publishing House, 1987. Copyright page states "First Edition, July, 1949, 5,000 copies. Fourth Reprint, April, 1987, 2,000 Copies. Total 18,000 Copies". Quite SCARCE in a dust-jacketed early printing. Near Fine, prior owner name, city and date front end page, slight toning to end pages, in a Very Good dust jacket, 1" triangular chip top edge front panel, 1/2" chip at head of spine. . 4th Printing. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over...
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NZ$340.44
Fine Chocolates, Great Experience
by WYBAUW, Jean-Pierre; LE DUC, Tony (illus.)
Callebaut, 2006. Hardcover. Near fine. 228 p. 28 cm. Mouthwatering colour illustrations. Faint dent in rear near spine. Extraordinary book about the Fifth Food Group - chocolate.
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NZ$127.66
M. F. K. Fisher's Translation of the Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy
by Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P, 1978. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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NZ$12.90
Northside 1877-1977 Centennial Cookbook
by Northside United Church
Seaforth, Ont., 1977. Softcover. Good +. 100 p. 23 cm. Spiral binding. Ink note on front cover, signature inside front cover, a few ink marks inside. A bit of soiling to outside and on a few pages.
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NZ$25.53
![Daikon isshiki ryōri himitsubako 大根一式料理秘密箱 [Comprehensive Secret Digest of Exceptional Radish Dishes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/420/630/1577630420.0.b.jpg)
Daikon isshiki ryōri himitsubako 大根一式料理秘密箱 [Comprehensive Secret Digest of Exceptional Radish Dishes]
by KIDODŌ 器土堂
Illus. in the text. 29.5 folding leaves. 8vo, orig. blue semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title label on upper cover (label flaked), new stitching. Kyoto: Nishimura Ichi'uemon et al., Edo, Osaka, & Ishū: colophon dated 1785. First edition of one of the earliest Japanese books on the daikon radish, with instructions on 20 ways to cut the vegetable and 30 ways to cook it. Little is known about Kidodō, but he may have learned his trade under the Shijo School and worked as a professional...
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NZ$8,425.89
Robinson Memorial United Church Cook Book
by U.C.W
London, Ontario, 1966. Softcover. Very good. D, 55, h p. 23 cm. Spiral binding. Light soiling to white covers and some soiling within. Local advertising. 75th anniversary of this now closed church.
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NZ$42.56
![Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled "Hansho [or Bansho] kai" ["Ryukyu Potatoes Explained"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/260/957/1478957260.0.b.jpg)
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled "Hansho [or Bansho] kai" ["Ryukyu Potatoes Explained"]
by SWEET POTATOES
Six pages of color paintings of species of sweet potatoes. 14 folding leaves. 8vo (267 x 190 mm.), orig. decorated semi-stiff wrappers, stitched as issued, manuscript title label on upper cover. [Japan]: late Edo. Sweet potatoes are one of the glories of the Japanese table. The author of the text of this finely illustrated manuscript was the Nagasaki resident Tokitane Kohiga, mathematician and scholar of materia medica. The text was written in October 1805, and this is surely a later copy. The sweet...
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NZ$6,723.69
From the Pioneer Kitchens: 100th Anniversary
by Southern Alberta Pioneers
Calgary: Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants, 1990. Softcover. Very good. 175 p. 26 cm. B&w illustrations. Spiral binding. Light wear and soiling to covers.
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NZ$42.56
The Assize of Bread. Together with sundry good and needfull ordinances for Bakers, Brewers, Inholders, Victualers, Vintners, and Butchers: And also other Assizes in Weights and Measures, which by the Lawes of this Realme, are commanded to bee observed and kept by all manner of Persons, as well within Liberties as without. Whereunto there are also added, sundrie good and needfull Orders, in making and retayling of all kinds of lawfull Breads, vendible vnto His Maiesties Subiects in the Common-wealth, agreeing with the Statutes, Lawes, and Ancient Orders and Customes of this Realme of England...Newly corrected and enlarged from twelve pence the Quarter of Wheate, unto three pound and sixe pence the Quarter, according to the rising and falling of the price thereof in the market by sixe pence altring in every Quarter of Wheate..
by (BREAD)
Numerous woodcuts in the text. 28 unnumbered leaves (incl. the first leaf, a blank). Small 4to, early 20th-cent. calf (final leaf with short tear in blank section, carefully repaired). London: W. Stansby for J. Grismand, 1626. A very rare book that describes the English bread-pricing regulations established in 1266, which remained in force, with modifications, for more than six centuries. As Britain's early modern economy developed and the price of wheat fluctuated, these regulations were...
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NZ$31,490.70
an adventure in rice
by Dainty Rice/Mount Royal Rice Mills
Montreal, nd. Softcover. Fine. 32 p. 17 cm. Stapled booklet. Rice recipes from different world cultures.
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NZ$25.53
A Perfite platforme of a Hoppe Garden, and necessarie Instructions for the making and mayntenaunce thereof, with notes and rules for reformation of all abuses, commonly practised therein, very necessarie and expedient for all men to have, which in any wise have to doe with Hops
by SCOT (or SCOTT), Reginald
Numerous woodcut illus. in the text. Largely printed in black letter. 7 p.l. (first leaf blank except for signature mark), 63, [1] pp. Small 4to, early 20th cent. polished mottled calf by Riviere, triple gilt fillet round sides, spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spine, dentelles gilt, a.e.g. London: H. Denham, 1576. Second edition, "nowe newly corrected and augmented," of the first English book on hops. The first edition appeared two years earlier; both editions are...
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NZ$28,086.30
The Story of the Tea Plant
by Salada Tea Company of Canada Ltd
Toronto: Sampson-Matthews Ltd, nd. Booklet. Good. [20 p.]. 19 cm. Illustrations in partial colour. Paper covers. Light wear to edges. Outlines the story of the tea plant, cultivation and manufacture, important facts, how to make a good cup.
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NZ$25.53
