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
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books
by Austin, Thomas, editor
London: Published for the Early English Text Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1888. 8vo. xix, 151 pp. Harleian Mss 279 and 4016 with extracts from Ashmole Ms 1429, Laud Ms 553 & Douce Ms55. Later quarter maroon morocco over marbled boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt lettering. Original printed paper wrappers bound in at front & rear. Boards slightly rubbed with slight bubbling . Very light water staining affecting the tail edge of some of the leaves, particularly the endpapers and original...
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CA$216.28
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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CA$13.83
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Manuel Du Peintre En Batimens, Du Fabricant De Couleurs, Du Vitrier, Du Doreur, Du Vernisseur, et De L'argenteur [bound with] Manuel Du Charcutier [bound with] Manuel Du Destructeur Des Animaux Nuisibles, Ou L'art De Prendre et De Detruire
by Vergnaud, A. D
Paris: La Libraire Encyclopedique De Roret n.d. / 1827 / 1833. 16mo. 3 vols bound as one, paginated variously. Folding diagrams. Half vellum binding with marbled boards. Binding slightly darkened, particularly on spine, sporadic minor foxing, diagrams poorly folded, but largely undamaged. FRENCH TEXT . Very Good. Half Vellum. 1827.
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CA$346.04
Manners for Men
by Humphry, Mrs
Henrietta Street, London: James Bowden 1897. 8vo. 160, (4) pp. Original tall narrow-format pictorial boards. Slight lean to binding. Boards stained and faded resulting in some loss to the front illustration and lettering on the spine. Endpapers darkened and some foxing internally. Adverts at rear. 'Can anything in the world be nicer than a really nice girl? .... Someone has said that woman is one of Nature's most agreeable blunders'... It is by Mrs. Humphry, "Madge" of...
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CA$129.76
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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CA$13.83
Book of the Table: A Manual of Cookery - Practical, Theoretical, Historical
by Kettner, Auguste
London: Kettners Ltd. 1912. 8vo. [xvii], 500 pp. Decorative cloth. Minor wear and bumping to extremities, with a more significant case of wear to corner of front board. Darkening to spine. Light scratches to fore-edge. Binding is a little loose in parts. Internally clean. An encylopaedia of kitchen and cooking terminology from by the renowned chef, Auguste Kettner who, after working in some of the leading restaurants on the continent, opened a much-loved restaurant in Soho, frequented by high society. ....
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CA$112.46
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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CA$60.56
Indulgence - Around the World in Search of Chocolate
by Richardson, Paul
London: Little, Brown. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316860956 . A very beautiful first printing of the first edition in As New condition in alike dust jacket; Paul Richardson satisfies a lifelong craving by traveling the world to find out the history of this most popular of foods, from the Italian sanguinaccio to chocolate milk to Hershey's chocolate massages, Richardson samples the delicacies within the historic evolution of chocolate; 8vo .
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CA$82.98
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. 1949. First Edition: First Printing. Stapled Wraps. 48 pages: 6 x 8.5 in.: 0.6: Vol. 23: KB#016793: 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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CA$15.21
Al Dente: Madness, Beauty and the Food of Rome
by Winner, David
London: Simon & Schuster. 2012. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very good condition. 293 pages. An exploration of Roman food, history and culture. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Softcover.
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CA$13.56
The New Taste of Chocolate A Cultural and Natural History of Cacao with Recipes
by Presilla, Maricel E
Ten Speed Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1580081436 . A nice copy with dustjacket ; 10.0 X 8.1 X 1.0 inches; 160 pages .
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CA$17.29
A Look At Yesteryear Early Australian Cooking
by McKenzie, Valerie and Allen, Joyce
NSW Australia: Centennial Publications. 1980. Oblong Octavo Size [approx 22.8 x 15.3cm] Very Good condition. Some light wear to edges and corners. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 136 pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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CA$12.66
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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CA$55.31
The Silent Servant: A Treasure Book for Housewives
by International Refrigerator Co., Ltd
London: International Refrigerator Co., Ltd. [1937]. Small 8vo.Pamphlet. 80 pp. Illustrated paper covers. Marks and spotting to covers. Occasional minor spots but generally internally clean. Produced by a fridge company, this food and cocktail recipe book largely serves as an advertisment for the BTH Electric Refrigerator, with colour illustrations. . Very Good. Illustrated Paper Covers. 1937.
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CA$51.91
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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CA$11.06
Mrs. Beeton's Household Management: A Complete Cookery Book With Sections on Household Work, Servants' Duties, Labour-Saving, Laundry Work, Etiquette, Marketing, Etc..; Carving and Trussing, The Art of "Using-Up", Table Decoration, The Home Doctor, The Nursery, The Home Lawyer, Etc.
by Beeton, Isabella [ed.]
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited circa 1925. Large 8vo. xvi, 1680, [8] pp. Patterned blind-stamped quarter red cloth with gilt lettering over olive-coloured cloth boards in illustrated jacket, not price clipped; all edges speckled red. Chipping to edges of jacket, marks and slight slight creasing to panels. Minimal wear to spine ends, boards clean. Scattered foxing to fore-edge and edges within but generally internally clean. With 32 colour-plates and nearly 700 illustrations. 8 pages of adverts at...
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CA$432.55
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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CA$17.28
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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CA$51.91
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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CA$12.11
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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CA$69.21
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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CA$12.66
Palladius on Husbondrie : From the Unique MS. of About 1420 A.D. in Colchester Castle. Part II. Early English Text Society
by Herrtage, Sidney J. H. and Barton Lodge, editors
London: For the Early English Text Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1879. 8vo. Part II only. xxxvi, 221-387 pp. Original printed paper wrappers. Wrappers edgeworn with wear & slight loss to spine ends. Internally clean. Most leaves unopened. . Good. Wraps. 1879.
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CA$34.60
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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CA$17.70
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