Frankfurt: Fachschriften-Verlag des Internationalen Verbandes der Köche, [circa 1910]. Quarto, 650, [6] pages. Advertisements. Profusely illustrated. Second Edition, enlarged and revised. A complete guide to restaurant management, from provisioning and menu pricing, to menu design, to classic German recipes. Over one hundred pages of color facsimiles of German restaurant menus. The menu examples cover many styles. A tiny bit of pulling at the front hinge, otherwise near fine. In publisher's.....

[London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty], 11th August, 1803. Quarto, two bi-folds, bound with cord (31.4 x 19 cm.), [1477]-1483 pages (8 pages total). Original printing of this Royal English Act for "more effectually securing certain Duties on Malt, and for preventing Frauds by Makers of Malt from Beer or Bigg in Scotland." Very light creases from folds; some light soil.....

Buffalo, N.Y. Foster Milburn & Co.; [G.H. Dunston Lith.], 1885. Booklet, stapled in wrappers (20 x 14.5 cm.), 32 pages. An almanac advertising Burdock Blood Bitters, with the standard calendars, ephemeris, testimonials, and advertisements for other related products, including "Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberries". With remarkable duo-tone lithograph wrappers, depicting an image of an older man with a collared shirt and bald pate, and bursting through the paper a......

[Boston: Joseph Burnett & Co.; Press of Mills, Knight & Co., 1880]. Small octavo, stapled in wrappers (17.5 x 11 cm.), [~80] pages. Illustrated; wrapper printed in chromolithograph. Advertising matter of local merchants interspersed throughout. Earliest issue of this New England housekeepers' almanac and promotional cookbook, issued by Joseph Burnett & Co, makers of flavor extracts, and additionally used to promote local businesses (through a drop-in box on the front.....

Paris: Pagnerre, Libraire-Editeur, rue de Seine, 18; Typographie de Henri Plon, 1865. Duodecimo (14.5 x 10.5 cm.), 200 pages. Engraved illustrations in the text. Table des Matieres. The eighth year of this popular French almanac, with calendar and ephemeris, but unlike most American "culinary almanacs" the bulk of this work is indeed related to food, with sections on various foodstuffs, (vegetables, birds, fish, sauces, etc.), and many recipes. The attractive.....

New York: Published by Rand Sea Moss Farine Co., 81 Beekman Street; E.S. Dodge, Printer, 96 Chambers Street, [circa 1870-75]. Cord-bound booklet (17.5 x 10.5 cm.), [16] pages. Publisher’s advertisements at rear, and on both panels of rear wrapper. Date from testimonials at rear, and from external sources (after 1876, Sea Moss Farine was manufactured by Lyon Mfg. Co., not by Rand). FIRST & ONLY EDITION. Evidently the first American.....

[New York]: Gotham Book Mart, [1974]. Stapled, letter-sized booklet (8 x 11"), 14 pages, printed rectos only. Fully illustrated in black and white. Six pages of captioned illustrations printed on rectos with versos blank. FIRST EDITION, ordinary issue (there was a signed and lettered issue of twenty-six copies). An early Baxter title based on exhibitions of his pen and ink drawings at the Gotham Book Mart. Very light toning, otherwise.....

East Liverpool, OH: 1869. Printed billhead (42.5 x 17.3 cm.). Illustrated with small woodcuts of wares, printed on blue and red lined paper. Pre-populated with prices for Rockingham and Yellow ware products including: chambers, bowls, pie plates, nappie dishes, pitchers, rice dishes, jelly cans, stove tubs, spittoons, mugs, hanging baskets and more. This document predates the founding of Homer Laughlin China Company in East Liverpool, Ohio by two years. The.....

Lawrence, MA: [circa 1870]. Printed billhead (38.5 x 26.5 cm.). An unused, pre-populated invoice, listing products such as cake pots, cream pots, lard pots, bean pots, milk pans, pudding pans, kneading bowls, stove tubes, seed pans, saucers, hanging vases, flower pots, soap dishes, pitchers, spittoons, toy jugs, and more. Prices listed as well. Some creases and rubbing, minor closed tear to edge, otherwise very good.

Fulton, NY: [circa 1870s]. Billhead (35.7 x 21.5 cm.). Illustrated with small cuts of various wares including jugs, molasses jugs, preserve jars, butter pots, cake pots, churns, chambers, spittoons, horse feed boxes, mixing bowls, pie plates, water filters, and flower pots. By 1878, the Samuel Hart, the company’s founder, retired and S. Hart & Son became Hart Brothers. Some creasing, light foxing, and glue spots to right edge, otherwise good.....

Auburn, NY: Published by Lucy W. Bostwick, 1884. Cord bound pamphlet (14 x 11.5 cm.), 24 pages. Early – possible first – issue of this privately printed book of confectionery recipes. Bitting states that the book is copyright 1880, with the first edition 1881, but there are no copies located with Bitting's dating (the Bitting copy is 1885). Previous owner's name in pencil to title page, and again in ink.....

New York: F.H. Melville, Commission Merchant, circa 1883. Broadside (29.8 x 21.5 cm.). Illustrated advertisement for the "Perfection" paper bag, wrapping paper, and twine holder. Includes description, dimensions, and directions. Stamped with the name and location of "F.H. Melville, Commission Merchant" the purveyor of the holder. Fold creases and small spot of discoloration, otherwise fine condition. [OCLC locates no copies].

San Francisco: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, [circa 1900]. Stapled booklet (15 x 12.5 cm.), [16] pages. Illustrated, and printed in halftone throughout, in black, red, and gray. FIRST EDITION. A collection of recipes for chocolate ice cream, cookies, puddings, jumbles, kisses, and more. “Chocolate Bretzles” and “Chocolate Africans” are among the more interesting inclusions. Publisher’s stapled, illustrated and blind-embossed wrappers, with some light edgewear. Otherwise fine. Scarce. [OCLC locates five copies].....