NP, n/d. Hardcover. Elephant folio. 159pp. 3/4 ivory cloth over blue paper covered boards. Rare and fascinating collector album containing thousands of original German wine, liquor and fruit juice labels collected from 1934 to the 1960's. All these labels are tipped-in and classified according to their origins and many bear... More
Berlin: Gustav Eppenheim, 1931. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 72pp. Original printed wrappers. Rare and fascinating work being an official catalog and guide to the 9th National Gastronomy Exhibition which was held in Berlin from March 14th to March 19th 1931. Contains numerous advertisements from various exhibitors. Minor damp-staining in lower... More
Birmingham: Printed by William Hodgetts, 22, Cannon Street, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 1 preliminary leaf, iv (ii), 7-44 (4)pp. Original brown cloth with green spine and gilt lettering on cover. Light yellow endpapers. Frontispiece color lithograph of Bohea Tea twig with blossoms. An overview of the history and culture... More
Stuttgart: Joh. Friedrich Steinkopf, 1817. Third revised & sixth revised edition. Two volumes (originally published separately). 8vo. Original paper-covered boards. Vol. I: Oekonomisches Handbuch für Frauenzimmer. Ersten Bandes welcher das Kochbuch enthält. Erste Abtheilung. Sechste verbesserte Auflage (sixth revised edition). xii, 619, [1]pp. (Lacking second title-page and leaves i-vi). Vol. II... More
Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag und Druckerei, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 118pp. Original cloth with gold lettering on front board and spine. Frontispiece. Decorative title-page. Scarce and interesting work on Gastronomy in the Third Reich. This study is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w photographic reproductions of people eating in restaurants, beer... More
Leipzig: M. W. Kaufmann, (1896). Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 340 pp, XVI., 20pp. Half quarter red cloth over newly colored hardback cover. Gilt lettering, vignette and ruling on spine. Colored endpapers. Original titlepage in black and red lettering. Cookbook with easy to make and very clear cut recipes even for... More
London: A. Boake, Roberts & Co., 1910. Hardcover. Tall 4to (13" x 8"). 92, 112, xiv pp. Gold and red decorated green cloth binding. Worn to edges. Corners bumped. Head and tail of spine bumped; 1 inch of spine missing, 1/3 detached. Joints starting to crack. Profusely illustrated with contemporary... More
Paris: Flammarion, 1928. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 1281pp. Yellow cloth with black lettering and illustration to cover and spine. In mylar. Classic work of French culinary arts. Includes foreword of the first and fifth edition, index, short history of culinary arts, recipes of appetizers, entrees and desserts as well as... More
Columbus, Ohio: The Author, 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xiii, 192pp. Original yellow cloth with decorative black frame and lettering on cover, black lettering and ruling on spine. Frontispiece photograph. Contents: Constitution of Milk, Secretion and Contamination, Milk Testing, Enzymes, The Deportment of Rennet, Cheddar Cheese, Cutting and Heating the... More
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1888. Softcover. 8vo. 265pp. Original illustrated wrappers with black lettering. All page edges untrimmed. Fascinating work on French [Parisian, to be more precise] cuisine during the time period between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century. With many full-page b/w illustrations. Staining to wrappers and spine, very minor... More
Berkeley: Mobilized Women's Organizations of Berkeley, 1918. Third edition. Softcover. Octavo. 179 (28)pp. Original color-illustrated wrappers with blue and blue framed gilt lettering on cover with title handwritten in ink on spine, protected in modern mylar. War time effort, "Food will win the War," by Berkeley women's group promoting healthy... More
Dessau: Junkers & Co. G.m.b.H., Dessau, ca. 1934. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 135pp, 7 blank pages (to affix recipes), [6]pp being a user manual for Junkers gas stove GA3. Original printed wrappers. Title-page in red and black lettering. Scarce and fascinating cook book from the Junkers' gas stove company, profusely... More
Dresden: Alexander Köhler, 1928. Eighth edition, 71.-75. Tausend. Hardcover. 8vo. 359pp. Brown cloth. Head and tail of spine slightly chipped. Some scuffing and staining to boards. Half-title detached but present. Age browning to outer edges of pages. Early German diet cookbook. Text in German, gothic script. Overall good condition. More
Mainz: Verlag der Deutschen Wein-Zeitung, 1925. Sixth edition. Hardcover. 8vo. viii. 928(26)pp. Black decorated green cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. Embossed on back board. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly rubbed. Green top and bottom page edges. A detailed look at winemaking for practioners and... More
Wien: A. und R. Heitz, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. lxxx. 643,24pp. Black decorated brown cloth and spine. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Scuffing and rubbing to boards. Wear to edges. Hinges starting. Decorated endpapers. Frontispiece of Heitz. Foreword page has been expertly repaired with... More
Berlin: August Luhn & Co., N/D. IV. edition. Hardcover. Sm. 8vo. viii. 262pp. Pictorial brown cloth. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some discoloration, staining and scuffing to boards. Minor wear to edges. Illustrated endpapers. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Pages I - vii... More
Los Angeles: Security Trust & Savings Bank, ND (ca. 1915). Softcover. 8vo. 82pp. Original illustrated wraps. Title-page with printed text: "Compliments of the First National Bank of Los Angeles." Table of contents: Breads, Cakes, Candies, Cookies and Doughnuts, Eggs, Fish, Household Hints, Household Suggestions, Jellies and Preserves, Meats, Pickles and... More
Wien: Wilhelm Braunmüller, 1908. Dreizehnte verbesserte Auflage. Hardcover. 8vo. viii.5,544,20pp. Gilt-stamped and black decorated brown cloth and spine. Head and tail of spine bumped and rubbed. Wear to corners and edges. Some scuffing and staining to boards. Small bookplate of previous owner to inside of front board. 5 advertisement pages... More
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1891. Softcover. 8vo. 265pp. Original illustrated wrappers with black lettering. All page edges untrimmed. Fascinating work on French [Parisian, to be more precise] cuisine during the time period between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century. With many full-page b/w illustrations. Staining to wrappers and spine, very minor... More
London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1860. Hardcover. 12mo. x, 184 pp. Purple cloth binding with gilt decoration. Sunning to spine. Corners bumped. Head and tail of spine bumped. Light edge wear. Text clean. In overall good condition. More
London: Peter Davies, 1925. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 273/750. Quarto, xx, 326pp. Original quarter vellum over marbled boards with gilt lettering and ruling on spine, protected by modern mylar. Frontispiece portrait engraving. Embellished with designs by Andrew Johnson. Illustrations as headpieces for each chapter but the first. "When I came to... More
Paris: Siege Social, 1938. Erickson. C. Softcover. 8vo. 44pp. Illustrated white wrapper in plastic spiral binding. Some discoloration to wrappers. Minor creasing. A list of various French red and white wines, champagne and ports from 1858 to 1935 from the Bordeaux and Burgundy region. Illustrated with color and b/w drawings... More
Paris: Siege Social, 1960. Rohnes, Georges. Softcover. 8vo. 38pp. Sous le signe des fruits de la Terre de France. Illustrated wrappers in plastic spiral binding. Glassine wrapper. Minor shelf wear and creasing to wrappers. Minor chipping and tearing to glassine. One two-inch tear to top edge on glassine. Small piece... More
Paris: Siege Social, 1957. Limouse, Roger. Softcover. 8vo. 36pp. Sous le Signe du Soleil (Provence). Illustrated wrappers in plastic spiral binding. Minor creasing to wrappers. "58" written in pen to front cover. Color frontispiece. Wines for sale in 1958, includes red and white wines from 1848 to 1955 from Bordeaux... More
Los Angeles: The Zamorano Club, 1964. Limited first edition. Hardcover. 1/150. IX, [7], 62pp. Original half tan cloth over illustrated paper covered boards, with red lettering on spine. Fascinating work being an overview of American drinking habits from the Colonial era through the early decades of the Republic, by America's... More