Rochester, NY: American Public Health Association, 1890. First Edition. 12mo (18.5cm.); publisher's maroon blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; xi,[3],viii,188pp. Some biopredation to cloth sizing, rear cover a bit soiled, corners bumped, textblock uniformly toned due to poor paper stock, front hinge cracked but holding. About Very Good only. "The Lomb Prize..... More

Philadelphia: Troutman & Hayes, 1851. Reprint of a popular cookbook, including recipes for food and household needs as well as multiple crafts and trades: the title page mentions calico printing, farriery, painting, pickling, tanning, and more. "A New American, from the latest London Edition." Octavo (23.5cm). Modern half black leather..... More

Paris: Tchou / Princesse, [1977?]. Quarto (24cm.); publisher's photo-illustrated paper-covered boards; 445pp.; color photographs throughout. Boards a bit rubbed, board lamination starting to bubble, spine a shade sunned, else Near Very Good and sound. Text entirely in French. More

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, [1992]. First Edition. Folio (31.5cm.); publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; 304pp.; color photographic illus. throughout. Light wear to jacket extremities, crease to jacket spine, corners gently bumped, else Very Good, internally fine. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First Trade Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); original pictorial boards; dustjacket; xviii,687,[1],xxviiipp; illus. Inscribed on the front endpaper: "For Betty / Julia Child," and signed by Paul Child directly beneath. Spine ends nudged, modest external wear, with faint foxing to text edges and upper..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First Edition. First Impression. Ovtavo (20cm); white paper-covered illustrated boards, titled in colors; 138pp. Corners are pushed; light soil and minor lifting to the boards; Very Good+, lacking the dustjacket. Cult classic, aimed at men unskilled in the kitchen. Originally published in The Observer newspaper with..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; gold cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in blue and dark brown on spine and front cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; xiv,324,xxviiipp. Base of spine gently nudged, lower corners tapped, with a bit of thumbing to text edges; Very Good+..... More

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, [1976]. First Edition. Slim quarto (24.75cm.); publisher's paper-covered boards in cream pictorial dust jacket; 119pp.; illus. throughout. Small closed tear at bottom edge of upper jacket panel, a hint of shelf wear, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else Near Fine. "Drink Me" Soup..... More

London: Putnam, 1959. First Edition. Combination of recipe book and memoir of noted baker and confectioner Maria Floris. Octavo. Cloth boards in dust jacket, faint red topstain to textblock; xv, 217pp. Old bookseller label to rear pastedown. Dampstain to bottom corners of boards, affecting foredge. Text unaffected. 0.25" indentation to..... More

[New York]: Sharpe Professional, [1999]. Quarto (28.5cm.); publisher's crimson gilt-lettered leatherette; xxv,[1],284pp. Near Fine. More

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974. Second printing. Octavo; brown faux-leather, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; x,227pp. Light wear to extremities, with faint thumb-soil to text edges; Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, unclipped, with some wear and short tears to extremities, and a few faint..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First Edition. Octavo (24cm); pictorial paper-covered boards, in color pictorial dustwrapper; ix,319pp. Crown of spine (boards) slightly sunned; dustwrapper has light surface wear and scuffing, mild bumping to heel of spine; marginalia in pencil throughout interior, else clean, Near Fine overall. Chinese-American chef and..... More

Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer, 1827. Nueva Edicion. Two volumes bound in one; small 12mo (15cm.); full contemporary sheep, marbled endpapers; xvi,150; [2],xv,[1],156pp. Boards a bit scuffed with some brief peeling of leather, corners bumped, else Very Good, internally fine. Contemporary owner's brief ink and pencil notes to final leaf of..... More