San Francisco: San Francisco Section of the Council of Jewish Women, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [8] 192pp. [7]. Illustrated brown cloth boards with black lettering on the front cover. This scarce work is considered the first Jewish cookbook printed in California, and is likely among the earliest in the..... 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..... 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
Cologne: Taschen, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo (12-3/4" x 10"). 392pp. Index. Publisher's acetate dust jacket over pictorial cream boards printed in multiple colors. Profusely illustrated with color facsimiles of menus. Text in German and English. A fine, as new copy. Abstract: Until restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s..... More
London: Williams, Lea & Co., 1937. Sixth Edition. Softcoer. Duodecimo. xii, 76pp. Original stiff light blue wraps with black lettering in black frame on cover, protected by modern mylar. Especially adapted as a Class Book for Schools. "The want of an orthodox book, dealing with the preparation of economical dishes..... More
NP, n.d. Softcover. Oblong 16mo. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4". 59pp. [2]. Gold paper over tan printed staple-bound wrappers, with grey-blue text and decorative border on the front cover. A unique and obscure typescript cookbook assembled by an unknown author, containing a total of 56 recipes for mid-century American dishes..... More
Berlin: Verlag H. Warnecke, 1929, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 120, 120pp. Original boards illustrated with photomontages and color design. Title pages with decorative borders. Books for housewives to read, for notes and contemplation. Both volumes contain an address to the housewife by the administrations of the gas company, followed..... More
Dresden: Internationaler Fachverlag für moderne Konditorei, 1923. Sixth expanded edition. Hardcover. Quarto (11 1/2 x 12"). Unpaginated: 3, 90 (1), 18 leaves, 6 patterns, 22 waxed tissues. Original Illustrated brown paper-covered boards with brown lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. Decorative endpapers. Title page with publisher's vignette. Tipped-in frontispiece..... 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
Bruxelles: La Boetie, 1947. Limited edition. Softcover. 1/4800. Quarto (9 1/2 x 6 3/4"). [4], xvii, [1], 178pp (Vol. 1); [2], 170, [4]pp (Vol. 2). Uncut and unopened copy. Original glassine over printed wrappers, with red and black lettring to front covers and spines. Originally published in December 1825, two..... More
Columbus, Ohio: Published by 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..... 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
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
New York: Viking Press, 1949. First edition. 255, (1)pp. Index of recipes. Dust jacket with minor edgewear and spine sun-faded, over pictorial brick cloth with white spine label lettered in black. Each chapter begins with an historiated letter. Just a hint of fraying at head of spine, but still a...... More