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The Young House-Keeper - or Thoughts on Food and Cookery -
WM. (William) A. (Andrus) Alcott
1838 - George W. Light, Boston - Second Stereotype Edition
'Man has the power of deriving nourishment from almost every substance, both of the animal and the vegetable kingdoms of nature.’
A 19th century guide to healthy eating at home, with chapters including 'Food from Wheat', 'Nuts', 'Animal Food', 'Buckwheat and Millet', 'On Fruits in General', 'The Whortleberry', and 'Expense of Animal and Vegetable Food Compared'.
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1838 - George W. Light, Boston - Second Stereotype Edition
'Man has the power of deriving nourishment from almost every substance, both of the animal and the vegetable kingdoms of nature.’A 19th century guide to healthy eating at home, with chapters including 'Food from Wheat', 'Nuts', 'Animal Food', 'Buckwheat and Millet', 'On Fruits in General', 'The Whortleberry', and 'Expense of Animal and Vegetable Food Compared'.
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Modern Confectionary; Containing Receipts for Drying and Candying, Confits, Cakes, Preserves, Liqueurs, Ices, Jellies, Creams, Sponges, Pastes, Potted Meats, Pickles, Wines, Etc. Etc. Etc. By the Author of “Modern Cookery” -
Anon
1833 - Printed by and for Henry Mozley and Sons, Derby - Second Edition (first published in 1826)
A rare little early 19th century work on deserts, pickles, relish and wine.
Chapters are: Drying and Candying; Lozenges and Confits, Cakes, Biscuits, etc.; Puddings; Preserves; Sirups, Liqueurs, and Waters; Ices; Jellies; Creams, Custards, etc.; Sponges; Patties, Pastes, etc.; Potted Meats; Pickles, Catsups, etc.; Observations on British Wine.
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1833 - Printed by and for Henry Mozley and Sons, Derby - Second Edition (first published in 1826)
A rare little early 19th century work on deserts, pickles, relish and wine.Chapters are: Drying and Candying; Lozenges and Confits, Cakes, Biscuits, etc.; Puddings; Preserves; Sirups, Liqueurs, and Waters; Ices; Jellies; Creams, Custards, etc.; Sponges; Patties, Pastes, etc.; Potted Meats; Pickles, Catsups, etc.; Observations on British Wine.
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The Chicago Record Cook Book -
Anonymous
1896 - The Chicago Record, Chicago - First Edition, first printing
'This is a cook book by the people and for the people.’
So begins the preface of the Chicago Record Cook Book. Comprised of 1,100 recipes from homemakers, which has a single bill of fare for every day of the year.
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1896 - The Chicago Record, Chicago - First Edition, first printing
'This is a cook book by the people and for the people.’So begins the preface of the Chicago Record Cook Book. Comprised of 1,100 recipes from homemakers, which has a single bill of fare for every day of the year.
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The Gentleman’s Companion: Volume I: Being an Exotic Cookery Book or, Around the World with Knife, Fork and Spoon. Volume II: Being an Exotic Drinking Book or, Around the World with Jigger, Beaker and Flask. -
Charles H. Baker Jr.
1946 - Crown Publishers, New York - First Trade Edition
Two volumes of this magnificent compendium, containing anecdotes and recipes by the great bon vivant Charles H. Baker. Housed in the original slipcase. ‘If you ever wondered whose oyster the world is, meet Charles H. Baker, Jr.’ - Esquire.
A grand gastronomic cocktail tour that takes the reader on imaginative flights fueled by drinks like the Vladivostok Virgin, ‘being a risky little heart-warmer from out Frozen Siberia’ or ‘the unpredictable Balloon Cocktail from Calcutta's smartest restaurant, Firpo's.’ How to prepare an Aguacate Cubano, a spine-stiffening matter of Bahama Conchs, or Queen Elizabeth's Roasting Marinade for Saddle of Venison. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part instruction manual for budding bon vivants.
‘it's his prose, not his recipes, that deserves a place in the canon of culinary literature ... at times humorously grandiloquent, at times intimate and familiar, Baker fills his stories with colorful details about his environment and his drinking companions — Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner among them.’ - Condé Nast.
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1946 - Crown Publishers, New York - First Trade Edition
Two volumes of this magnificent compendium, containing anecdotes and recipes by the great bon vivant Charles H. Baker. Housed in the original slipcase. ‘If you ever wondered whose oyster the world is, meet Charles H. Baker, Jr.’ - Esquire.A grand gastronomic cocktail tour that takes the reader on imaginative flights fueled by drinks like the Vladivostok Virgin, ‘being a risky little heart-warmer from out Frozen Siberia’ or ‘the unpredictable Balloon Cocktail from Calcutta's smartest restaurant, Firpo's.’ How to prepare an Aguacate Cubano, a spine-stiffening matter of Bahama Conchs, or Queen Elizabeth's Roasting Marinade for Saddle of Venison. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part instruction manual for budding bon vivants.
‘it's his prose, not his recipes, that deserves a place in the canon of culinary literature ... at times humorously grandiloquent, at times intimate and familiar, Baker fills his stories with colorful details about his environment and his drinking companions — Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner among them.’ - Condé Nast.
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Chafing-Dish Dainties -
Mrs. Sarah Brownson How
1896 - Self Published. Printed by E. C. Lockwood, Brooklyn - First Edition
'At once a stove and kitchen - the chief recommendation of the Chafing-dish is that it may be brought into use at a moment's notice.’
A rare and delightful guide to the benefits of the chafing-dish, with numerous recipes for eggs and omelettes, caramels, corned beef, lobster, macaroni, oysters, turkey, veal and sweetbreads.
‘There are all possibilities within the chafing dish, providing there is a cordon blue, who gives herself up to the task of managing it. If the cook be a novice, Mrs. Sarah Brownson How of Brooklyn in her pretty book “Chafing Dish Dainties” will explain all the niceties and there is also to be found an extensive menu, all to be cooked with a chafing dish.’ - New York Times, New Book Review, 1897.
Mrs. Sarah Brownson How, a New York socialite gave frequent lectures on the art of housewifery as well as the history of New York.
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1896 - Self Published. Printed by E. C. Lockwood, Brooklyn - First Edition
'At once a stove and kitchen - the chief recommendation of the Chafing-dish is that it may be brought into use at a moment's notice.’A rare and delightful guide to the benefits of the chafing-dish, with numerous recipes for eggs and omelettes, caramels, corned beef, lobster, macaroni, oysters, turkey, veal and sweetbreads.
‘There are all possibilities within the chafing dish, providing there is a cordon blue, who gives herself up to the task of managing it. If the cook be a novice, Mrs. Sarah Brownson How of Brooklyn in her pretty book “Chafing Dish Dainties” will explain all the niceties and there is also to be found an extensive menu, all to be cooked with a chafing dish.’ - New York Times, New Book Review, 1897.
Mrs. Sarah Brownson How, a New York socialite gave frequent lectures on the art of housewifery as well as the history of New York.
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A Date With A Dish: A Cook Book of American Negro Recipes - INSCRIBED -
Freda De Knight
1948 - Hermitage Press, New York - First Edition
'There has long been a need for a non-regional cook book that would contain recipes, menus, and cooking hints from and by Negroes all over America.'
Freda De Knight's classic collection of African-American recipes, with her warm inscription, 'Yours for good eating - Freda C De Knight'. Scarce in such fine condition combined with the inscription.
With a foreword by Gertrude Blair, and cartoon-style drawings by S. Lodico.
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1948 - Hermitage Press, New York - First Edition
'There has long been a need for a non-regional cook book that would contain recipes, menus, and cooking hints from and by Negroes all over America.'Freda De Knight's classic collection of African-American recipes, with her warm inscription, 'Yours for good eating - Freda C De Knight'. Scarce in such fine condition combined with the inscription.
With a foreword by Gertrude Blair, and cartoon-style drawings by S. Lodico.
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The Cook's Dictionary -
Richard Dolby
1830 - Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, London - First Edition
An uncommon copy of the first edition of The Cook’s Dictionary, considered the first cookery book to be arranged alphabetically. This wonderful compendium of delicacies – compiled by 19th century chef Richard Dolby of the Thatched-House Tavern on St. James Street and a popular domestic reference of its time – contains several thousand entries and many recipes for cooking, baking, and brewing that had never before appeared in print.
Features a glossary of cooking terms, and a number of alphabetical tables listing fish, crustaceans, fowl, fruit and vegetables, and when they are in season.
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1830 - Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, London - First Edition
An uncommon copy of the first edition of The Cook’s Dictionary, considered the first cookery book to be arranged alphabetically. This wonderful compendium of delicacies – compiled by 19th century chef Richard Dolby of the Thatched-House Tavern on St. James Street and a popular domestic reference of its time – contains several thousand entries and many recipes for cooking, baking, and brewing that had never before appeared in print.Features a glossary of cooking terms, and a number of alphabetical tables listing fish, crustaceans, fowl, fruit and vegetables, and when they are in season.
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Night Clubs -
Jimmy Durante, Jack Kofoed
1931 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York - First Edition
Inscribed by Jimmy Durante ‘To Anne – a pleasure to know you – Jimmy Durante, Mar 30-42’.
This is not a ‘guide’, it contains anecdotes, characters, deals, entertainers and speakeasy challenges that only someone deeply connected with the scene could piece together, and if anyone knew the night clubs of New York it was the great entertainer Jimmy ‘Schnozzola’ Durante. Performing from 17 in Coney Island dives, Manhattan slums and gangster hangouts in Harlem, moving from a Mafia club ‘The Alamo’ to open his own small establishment ‘The Durant’ (the signmaker forgot to paint the ‘e’), but this was prohibition and soon after they were raided. Durante with his by now well known partners Eddie Jackson and Lou Clayton, moved on from there to become one of the all-time great night club acts. All this before becoming a film star, radio star, and television star.....
Illustrated with 16 photographs, illustrated title page and endpapers. The fabulous and rather risqué dust jacket was illustrated by Herbert Roese.
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1931 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York - First Edition
Inscribed by Jimmy Durante ‘To Anne – a pleasure to know you – Jimmy Durante, Mar 30-42’.This is not a ‘guide’, it contains anecdotes, characters, deals, entertainers and speakeasy challenges that only someone deeply connected with the scene could piece together, and if anyone knew the night clubs of New York it was the great entertainer Jimmy ‘Schnozzola’ Durante. Performing from 17 in Coney Island dives, Manhattan slums and gangster hangouts in Harlem, moving from a Mafia club ‘The Alamo’ to open his own small establishment ‘The Durant’ (the signmaker forgot to paint the ‘e’), but this was prohibition and soon after they were raided. Durante with his by now well known partners Eddie Jackson and Lou Clayton, moved on from there to become one of the all-time great night club acts. All this before becoming a film star, radio star, and television star.....
Illustrated with 16 photographs, illustrated title page and endpapers. The fabulous and rather risqué dust jacket was illustrated by Herbert Roese.
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Price HK$ 9,000