Books About Food

Mount Vernon, New York:: Ed Hutchins,, 2000.. Edition of 48. 3.75 x 6" custom crafted box with opaque window to view taco book. Seven shaped pages of “colorful foamy material” inserted into taco shaped shell. Silk-screened text panels on each side of page. Text in Spanish with English translation on reverse page. Box numbered. Signed and numbered on taco. Seven filling-shaped pages stuff a taco shaped shell. The ingredient pages are silk-screened with sayings about food, hunger, and desire. "Un taco sin salsa es como un beso sin bigote." "A Taco without salsa is like a kiss without a moustache."Ed Hutchins, colopohon: "In July 2000 Steve Warren and I set out on a year-long visit to Mexico. Our first stop was Cuernavaca. Antonio Ortega, once he learned of my interest in unusual books, presented me with the tortilla paper and asked, "Can you do anything with this?" The taco shells were assembled after Steve and I moved to Guanajuato.… Read More

London. Fair with no dust jacket; Hard Cover; C. Clement ; 1882; First Thus. Brown hard cover boards, fair. Previous owner name on front board, heavy chipping to spine, edges worn. Previous owner name, bookseller label inside front board, (Will. m Reynolds). Hinges starting, First Thus. Containing Information relative to the brewing of Beer, making of Bread, keeping of Cows, Pigs, Bees, Ewes, Goats, Poultry, and Rabbits, and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the Affairs of a Labourer's Family. 207 pages plus index. Scattered foxing. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Lyons Press, 2012. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x0x9. Signed. HARDCOVER SIGNED BY OLIVIA and PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED by PSA/DNA. Also briefly inscribed to Sandra as shown. A lovely and scarce hardcover first printing in VG+ condition with a pristine interior but mild bumping on the extremities. Issued with a decorative cover in lieu of DJ. VERY scarce with certified signature! Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Bk 3, signed by author.

Orlando FL, Harcourt Inc, 2000, hardcover children's picture book (10" x 10"), First Edition stated, First Printing by letter code, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny split to bottom corner, slight wear to spine-ends. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light spine-end and corner nicks, short closed tear to rear panel near spine, looks great in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author/illustrator of the Caldecott Honor winner Color Zoo, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Cuckoo/Cucú: A Mexican Folktale/Un cuento folklórico Mexicano and Leaf Man, presents a rhyming trip to the town square market colorfully illustrated throughout with a feast of folk art from around the world, most of it from her own collection. ISBN 9780152021580

Manchester: George Nicholson, 1797. First Edition of an Early Work on Vegetarianism [NICHOLSON, George]. On the Conduct of Man to Inferior Animals, &c.. [Within] The Literary Miscellany. Manchester: Printed and sold at the office of G. Nicholson 1797. [Together with] [FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Preceptive, moral and sentimental pieces. Prose. On Education, by Pratt. On Gymnastics, by Madame de Sillery. On a new Mode of Bathing; on Swimming; on Sleeping; by Dr. Franklin, &c. Printed and sold at the office of G. Nicholson; Manchester, 1797. [And] [Anonymous]. On Clothing. Printed and sold at the office of G. Nicholson; Manchester, 1797. First Edition of On the Conduct of Man. All titles bound together in one sixteenmo volume of The Literary Miscellany. (5 x 3 1/6 inches; 126 x 77 mm). [2], 8, 26; 48; 134, [1, contents], [1, blank] pp. With separate title-pages for each section. Each title-page with an engraved vignette. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Spine with red morocco spine label,… Read More

Warner-Jenkins Mfg. Co., St. Louis, 1924. First Edition. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. 134 pp. Text clean and unmarked. Illustrated with many b/w photographs and b/w drawings. Prior owner attributions on front free endpaper. A "textbook covering a variety of subjects including bacteriology, chemistry and physics, of which some knowledge is indispensable in modern methods of manufacture." This early primer on the science of ice cream making is rare in part because: "This book will not be broadcast to the trade as the cost is too great, but a copy will be mailed free to any of our customers applying for one. A charge of $1.00 will be made if a second copy is wanted. To all those who are not on our books as customers, the price is $2.00."

Rochester, N.Y: Joseph Harris / Office of the Genesee Farmer / Dewey & Dutton, Printers, Daily American Office, 1857. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. On the front endpaper is the name Thomas T. Newby in pencil. Newby was an Indiana Quaker and vocal abolitionist. Boards rubbed, leather drying, joints weakening, several pages appear to have been excised from the end of the 1858 and 1859 volumes. 1857 Half-Leather. viii, 132; vi, 106; vi, 108; vi, 100; iv, 100 pp. Five annual issues of this agricultural periodical, bound in one volume. Engraved illustrations throughout. Includes: The Rural Annual and Horticultural Directory: for the Year 1857: Containing Treatises on Rural Architecture, Laying Out and Managing Fruit, Flower and Kitchen Gardens, with Practical Suggestions on Various Subjects Connected with Rural Pursuits. Also, Brief Hints of the Rearing and Management of Poultry, List of Fruits Recommended by the American Pomological Society. Lists of Nurserymen and Agricultural Implement Makers in… Read More

Phaidon Press Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 2019. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. VG+/VG+ 1st ed 2019 Phaidon hardback, unclipped DJ, profusely illustrated substantial volume. Light corner rubbing wear to jacket and boards only, bright and unmarked. Size: 230\nx 330\nx 46mm. 704 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Food & Drink; ISBN: 1838660119. ISBN/EAN: 9781838660116. Dewey Code: 641.337303. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 086092.. 9781838660116

8° (mm 170x108); pp. 114, 2 tavole calcografiche fuori testo ripiegate. Al frontespizio, marca tipografica (freccia con serpente. Motto: "Maturandum"). Le incisioni recano la sottoscrizione: "Ronzoni dis., A. Guelmi incise". Carta decorata antica. Bell'esemplare.Editio princeps.The 'Friday Gnoccolaro' (or 'Friday gnoccolàr', 'Friday of Gnocchi' or 'Gnoccolare') is an ancient popular festival born in Verona in the sixteenth century and handed down to the present day.The festival originates from popular uprising against the bakers, which took place in Verona in 1531 following a terrible famine, caused by a sudden flood of the Adige and aggravated by the sack of German troops who crossed the Verona area, after the Peace of Cambrai.To appease the population in revolt, some virtuous citizens were elected, including the doctor Tommaso da Vico, to feed the people with the proceeds from duties on chestnuts and olives. This episode took the name of 'gnoccolare' and took place on the last Friday of Carnival,… Read More

Chicago: Wahl Institute, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A reference book from one of the leading beer researchers and educators in the first half of the twentieth century. This volume covers barley, malt, malting, malting adjuncts, hops, and technical materials. 623 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good or better copy in thin leatherette boards. No dust jacket, possibly as issued. This copy belonged to William F. Blitz, an executive of the Portland brewery, Blitz-Weinhard.

Thomas D. Cutler, 1922. Hardcover. Good. 12 bound issues of The Ice cream Journal, January - December, 1922. The official organ of many ice cream trade associations. Includes numerous technical articles, equipment reviews, formulae, processes, machinery reviews, photos, illustrated ads and more. Sample articles include: Viscolizing the Ice Cream Mix, J. B. Johnson's New Ice Cream Plant, Layout and Design of a Modern Ice Cream Plant, Eskimo Pie and Export Trade, New Process for Making Sirup, Practical Standardization of Ice Cream Mixes, Does Carbon Dioxid in Ice Cream Destroy Bacteria, Determining Adulterants in Butter Fats, Advantages and Correct Uses of Powdered Milk, The Condensation Process of Preparing the Batch, Calculating the Ice Cream Formula, Effect of Steaming Upon Germ Life in Milk Cans, Proportioning Mixes Made Easy, How Plants Keep a Check on the Hardening Room, Going Beyond Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry, Physical Properties of the Ice Cream Mix, Raising Solids of Ice Cream by… Read More

Thomas D. Cutler, 1921. Hardcover. Good. 12 bound issues of The Ice cream Journal, January - December, 1921. The official organ of many ice cream trade associations. Includes numerous technical articles, equipment reviews, formulae, processes, machinery reviews, photos, illustrated ads and more. Sample articles include: Ice Cream Courses at the University of Illinois, Value of Brick Ice Cream as a Trade Builder, Methods of Manufacturing Ice Cream, Computing Formula Using Butter and Powdered Milk Standardising Condensed Milk, Values of Trailers for Transporting Ice Cream, The Value of Ice Cream in the Diet of Children, Proportioning the Ingredients for Ice Cream, Eliminations of Germs From Dairy Utensils, Artistic Side of Ice Cream Neglected, New Ice Cream Can Washer, Refrigeration for Ice Cream Plants, Advertising Ice Cream, Homogenizing the Entire Mix, Selling Brick Ice Cream, The Cost of Manufacturing Artificial Ice, Condensed Skim and Condensed Whole Compared, A Formula Using Cane Sugar,… Read More

Thomas D. Cutler, 1920. Hardcover. Good. 12 bound issues of The Ice cream Journal, January - December, 1920. The official organ of many ice cream trade associations. Includes numerous technical articles, equipment reviews, formulae, processes, machinery reviews, photos, illustrated ads and more. Sample articles include: Interior Finish of Ice Storages, The Examination of Gelatine, Increasing Solids Other Than Fats in Ice Cream, Proportioning Ice Cream Batches, Sugar as a Stimulant, The Manufacture of Pure Food Gelatine, Ice Storage House Construction and Operation, Corn Sugar and Corn Syrup for Better Ice Cream, The Manufacture of Butter, Standards for Sweetened Condensed Milk, The Laboratory in the Ice Cream Plant, Ice Cream Formulas for the Factory, The Layout of an Ice Cream Plant, An Epidemic of Ropy Milk, Honey in Ice Cream, Formulas Using Sweetened Condensed Milk, Formula Using Butterfat Milk Powder, New Sealright Can Filler, What We Have Learned in Ten Years About Hardening Rooms and… Read More

Thomas D. Cutler, 1927. Hardcover. Good. 12 bound issues of The Ice cream Journal, January - December, 1927. The official organ of many ice cream trade associations. Includes numerous technical articles, equipment reviews, formulae, processes, machinery reviews, photos, illustrated ads and more. Sample articles include: Solidified Carbon Dioxide, Can Density Be Controlled? Gelatine and Mix Viscosity, How Corn Sugar in an Ice Cream Mix Affects the Hardening Process, An All-Purpose Batch Method, How Much Sugar? What Kind? Preventing Sherbet Defects, Profits in Window Display, Dehydrating Yolk in America, Making Window Displays Pay, Recipes for Fancy Ice Cream, What Factors Affect Whip, How to Make Imitation Forms and The Butter and Dry Skim Mix. Tight, clean ex-library copy with minimal shelf wear, 4" x 2" North Dakota Agricultural College library label to front pastedown and NDAL stamps to edges of text block. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on… Read More

New York: HarperCollins, 2007. Signed by the Barbara Kingsolver and Stephen Hopp on the title page. First edition / First printing. paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.