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Washington DC: United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, 1906. Circular No. 21.. Staplebound. White card, Very good. 20 pages, 14.5 x 23 cm. Following the collaboration of members of the Departments of the Treasury, Agriculture, and Commerce and Labor on this document, the Food and Drugs Act was released to the Secretaries of these Departments October 16th, 1906 for its review and eventual adoption by January 1st 1907. These new regulations include some about packaging, labeling, and ingredients. One large crease down the middle. Some staining along the bottom right corner.

Silver Springs, Maryland: Bartleby Press, 1991. Hardcover. Green boards, cream cloth spine. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 218 pages. 24 x 19 cm. Signed by the author: " 12/09 Dear Jean-Claude, Love begins in the Kitchen! Jacques." Featuring the rich French cooking from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France, Jacques Haeringer has revised and expanded his original cookbook to include some favorite new recipes. The restaurant, L'Auberge Chez Francois, is located in the rolling hills of Great Falls, Virginia, a short drive from Washington DC, and is a long time favorite of the movers and shakers of the Capitol. Pristine copy. Covered in protective mylar.

New York: The Cocktail, Wine, Beer and Spirit Digest, Inc., 1945. Hardcover. Red cloth boards stamped in silver. Very good. 128 pages. 16 x 12 cm. Signed/Inscribed on front free end paper by the author. Early edition, illustrated throughout. Oscar Haimo, President of the International Bar Manager's Association speaks to the obligation of the professional barman to serve the public by always serving the best and most consistent cocktails. A-Z encyclopedia plus chapter on - How, When, and What Wine to serve. Interior crisp and clean. Covers very lightly rubbed at edges.

New York, 1946. Wraps. Orange wraps, silver gilt. Good. 142 pages. 15 x 11 cm. From the private notes of Oscar Haimo, Maitre de Bar - Hotel Pierre and President of the International Bar Manager's Association, this book speaks to the obligation of the professional barman to serve the public by always serving the best and most consistent cocktails. A-Z encyclopedia plus whole chapter on How, When, and What Wine to serve. Illustrations by the author with photo illustrations throughout as well. A must for any cocktail enthusiast. Interior crisp and clean, wraps faded but clean.

Miraflores, Peru: Fundación Felipe Antonio Custer, 2013. First edition, second reprint. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 266 pages. 30.5 x 24.5 cm. This large, beautifully illustrated cookbook demonstrates the fluid cuisine of Peru. The Quechua and other highlanders of Inca times happily included seafood and shellfish in their diet before Spanish colonization. During the Spanish era, the food fused with Moorish elements as well as Spanish African Slave methods. In the 19th century the first Chinese immigrants arrived in Peru. Their influence on Peruvian cooking has been nothing less than fundamental. In the last year of the 19th century the Japanese immigration to Peru got under way. All of these influences bring together a bounty of ingredients and methods that make Peruvian cuisine unlike any other. Illustrated throughout with color photography. Other contributors: Stylist and chef Jore and Filipe Ossio Guiulfo, Photographer Miguel Etchepare, Translation and… Read More

London: Faber and Faber, 1979. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. Near fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 176 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. An early assemblage focused on the history of distillation and liqueur production along with descriptions of various liquors. Clean crisp copy.

Sydney: McGraw Hill, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards, title in silver. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 143 pages. 21 x 29 cm. Profusely illustrated wine book covering the past and (1979) present of Australia's Hunter Valley Wine country including vineyards, wineries, and the people involved in this lush part of the world. Signed by both authors as well as the vineyard owners included here. Crisp and clean.

York, England, 1886. Loose_leaf. Folded folio. Very good. 32 x 20 cm. This menu,written by Halliwell, a local master of ceremonies and freemason, was made to accommodate and service the 3rd and 4th battalions' officers of the West Riding Regiment, formerly known as the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. The officers were lodged in the De Grey Rooms, neo-classically designed and constructed by architect George Townsend Andrews in the 1840's. The building was originally built to house the Yorkshire Hussar Regiment. The menu describes breakfast, luncheon, and dinner, with served dishes that include tea, coffee, bacon and eggs, kidneys, cakes, salad, soups, sweets, ices, and more. Menu also informs the officers of prices to pay per diem for services, and the charges the guests and live-in servants must pay for board and food. The second page lists the sums for individual drinks. Delightful acquisition for a connoisseur of English military history. Light fold marks with some toning.

New York: DODD, MEAD & COMPANY, 1981. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Cream boards, gray cloth covered spine. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 256 pages. During the Victorian era, travel offered a freedom that few women enjoyed at home. These first-person narratives give us a glimpse into some of the adventures that were pursued. Boards, interior, and dust wrapper crisp and clean.

London: COLLINS. Second Impression. Hardcover. Illustrated paper covered boards. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. 48 pages. 23 x 17 cm. Fully illustrated history of food & drink on the British Isles. Interior clean, boards lightly chipped, dust wrapper lightly rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards, rust cloth covered spine. Near fine, in good dust wrapper. 278 pages. 24 x 16 cm. A concise and comprehensive history of the distillation process, as well as analysis of how brandies and liqueurs are distilled in modern times. Recipes included. Boards and interior crisp and clean, dust wrapper rubbed with light chipping at spine.

Paxton, Ill: N. E. Stevens & Sons, PR., C. 1900. Staplebound wraps. Illustrated wraps. Fine. 20 pages. 9 X 16 cm. Invented by Edward Atkinson in the late 1800's, this slow cooking apparatus used a kerosene lamp as fuel. Atkinson felt the amount of coal and wood used as a power source was wasteful and spent an extraordinary amount of time researching a new way of cooking. Includes descriptions of different Aladdin Ovens, Aladdin Oven Equipment, and a descriptive price list. Rear cover features an illustrated advertisement for The Paxton Campers' Oven. Illustrations throughout. Pristine.

Rumford, RI: Rumford Chemical Works, 1932. staplebound. tan printed wraps, good. 64 pages, 12.5 x 18.5 cm. The Rumford Common Sense Cook Book includes pages of recipes, cooking terms, and instructions. One page informs the homemaker of how to bake “by temperature” as a helpful tidbit to those who had just acquired a gas stove. Throughout are various black and white illustrations. The book is compiled by Lily Haxworth Wallace. It ends with an advertisement for Rumford Complete Cook Book (the elongated version of this book), which can be “MAILED FREE FOR 10 Cards from ONE pound cans of Rumford Baking Powder.” Laid in is one newspaper clipping from the Chattanooga Daily Times, August 4th, 1934, with baseball news on one side and cake recipes on the other and one folded and ripped typewritten letter seemingly from W.C. Campbell, Commercial Manager, dated Sept. 1st, 1932, with a handwritten recipe covering the back. Creasing across cover, one 2 cm tear and one 4 cm tear on cover, signs of wear along… Read More

Original Wraps. Black and white one page folded pamphlet. Fine. One page folded pamphlet. 15 x 8 cm. Head, who ran for Congress in 1914 & 1916 on the Prohibition Party ticket, unfortunately did so in the heart of the wine district. Head always ended his stump speeches with "Remember the Kiddies". Frederick Head received less than 6% of the vote and lost to John I. Nolan of the 'Bull Moose' Progressive party. Pristine condition.

London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1953. First Edition. 123 pages. 19 x 12.5 cm. A thorough selection of poultry and game. Whether you fancy a pigeon or woodcock recipe, Mr. Heath covers them all. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed at spine, boards and interior clean and crisp.

London: Cresta Books. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 270 pages. 22 x 15.5 cm. This Calendar Book is comprised of twelve sections - recipes along with an essay on wine - an ideal gift-book for any food & wine enthusiast. Elegant illustrations by T. B. L. Huskinson. Pages lightly toned, previous owner's notes written in pencil on end paper, otherwise clean. Dust wrapper rubbed and toned. Covered in protective mylar.

Gann Valley, South Dakota: Gann Valley, S. D., First Congregational Church, 1924. First Edition. Cardboard covers. Orig. brown card stock. Very good. 272 pages. [88 pp. History, 184 pp. Cook Book] 22 x 14.5 cm. An exceptional combination of sketches of pioneer life in Buffalo County, South Dakota, by a variety of settlers with "Book of Tried Recipes" attributed to various Lady Helpers of the First Congregational Church. Contains local advertisements, extra pages for handwritten recipes, two used. One full page color advertisement for Swans Down Cake Flour, and pasted in on pg. 67, a advertisement for female doctor. Cover lightly rubbed, interior crisp and clean.

Los Angeles: Tan & Loose Press, 2017. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. . Unpaginated. (12 pages). 9 Color Riso. Boldly illustrated, single page comics. Hickson is the co-founder of print studio Tan & Loose Press, and co-founder of monthly newspaper The Smudge. Clean, crisp copy

Providence, RI, 1927-1930. Hardcover. Black boards. Very good. Unpaginated [22 pp]. 18 x 25.5 cm. 8 photos laid in & one letter. A charming photo album featuring female nursing students, primarily trained at the Homeopathic Hospital in Providence, RI. Photos include outings to Lincoln woods, group photos, photos with patients, and five doctors (with names written on verso). Also noted on photos, Cambridge Hospital and Yale Student Nursing. Letter laid in is intimate in nature with the writer looking forward to more "driving lessons." Construction on the Homeopathic Hospital of Rhode Island took place in 1922 so these photos would be some of the first nursing students to be trained in this facility. Interior clean, boards lightly rubbed at corners.

Bowling Green, Kentucky: Adventures in Good Eating, Inc., 1942. Third Edition. Stiff wraps. Yellow cardboard wraps. Very good. Unpaginated. 19 x 12.5 cm. Signed by the one and only - Duncan Hines: Sincerely Duncan Hines - on front free end paper. From the original restaurant road warrior, a cookbook filled with recipes from the restaurants he scouted and the friends he visited during his travels. With over 500 recipes, the "correct" art of carving with illustrations, and blank pages for notes. Covers rubbed and soiled, interior clean.