Isola, Antonia (pseudonym). Mabel Earl McGinnis
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First book on Italian food published in the US. Pub tan cloth toned, internals near fine. Solid copy. Small 8vo, 68p. More
New Arrivals
L'Arredamento Moderno Seconda Series
Milano: U. Hoepli, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Pub red cloth with black titles, covers soiled, edges worn, new black cloth backstrip. 786 pages. Fabulous b&w photos of Art-Deco decorative arts, furniture, interior design, etc Internals very good indeed. Solid copy. More
WHAT MAKES THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL: A COLLECTION OF BUILDING DETAILS WITH MEASURED DRAWINGS
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to, pictorial cover, new backstrip, 69 pages, wonderful interior b&w of the American house of good taste at the height of the Colonial Revival. Upper corners bumped, internals near fine. Solid copy. More
GARDENING FOR LADIES; AND COMPANION TO THE FLOWER-GARDEN
NY: Wiley & Putnam, 1843. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition, from the third London edition. 8vo, pub brown cloth, which has been rebacked with new cloth spine, paper label. Some minor foxing here and there. 96p + 430p (double columned). First part, illustrated. Solid copy. Uncommon first US... More
BRUNO LUCCHESI
NY: Rudder Finn Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. SIGNED BY ITALIAN SCULPTOR LUCCHESI on the half title (plainly signed, not inscribed and desirable thus). Apparaently unused book, slight rubbing to covers, more so at rear. More
RIM-ROCK AND SAGE
San Francisco: The California Historical Society, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1300 copies, printed by Andrew Hoyem. in plain paper dustwrapper with title on spine. Dustjacket browned at spine, chipped at fott. Book as new. More
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by author Spencer on title page. Basis for the 1962 film with Olivia de Havilland, George Hamilton and Yvette Mimieux, and then basis for the stage musical nominated for multiple Tony Awards. Clipped dustjacket, slightly worn/ chipped at corners. No owner names... More
ADDISONIA: Colored Illustrations and Popular Descriptions of Plants Volume 15 Number 2, 3, 4 (3 issues0
NY: New York Botanical Garden, 1930. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Three issues in fine, unused condition dated June, September and December 1930. Each volume has 8 colored full page plates. The series made possible by a trust established by Judge Addison Brown, hence the title Addisonia. More
Sedgewick Bros. Catalogue Fences and Gates 1890
Richmond IN: Sedgwick Bros, 1890. Soft cover. 1890 trade catalogue. On the title page: The Sedgwick Bros Co., Manufacturers of Wire Netting, Fences and Gates. Also Sewdgwick's Wire Stretcher, Summer House, Lawn Furniture, &0., Small catalogue, polished orange paper covers, illustrated back cover. Stapled spine separated from body, torn corner... More
MONSEIGNEUR LE VIN (4 of 5 volumes)
Paris: Establissements Nicolas, 1926. Pierre Lissac. Armand Vallee. Carlegle. Charles Martin. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Four out the five volumes in original French-style wrappers in glassine. Glassine chjipped and paper over spine missing at ends on a few volumes. Internals fine. Lacking volume, Wine Through History. Volumes 2-5 are: The... More
WAR PICTURES BY BRITISH ARTISTS: War at Sea, Blitz, RAF, Army (4 volumes complete)
London: Oxford University Press, 1942. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First series, 4 volumes, complete, softcover, French style paper covers, some minor soiling, internals near fine. More
CONSTABLE WINE LIBRARY: Sherry (and) Maderia (and) Champagne (and) Claret and the White Wines of Bordeaux (and) Port (and) Burgundy (and) Wine in the Kitchen (and) Hocks and Moselles (complete series 8 titles)
London: Constable, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A seldom-found complete set of the Constable Wine Library, published between 1933 -1935. All first editions, uniform format 8vo and uniformly illustrated dustjackets by Gladys Hynes, except Wines in the Kitchen, with a dustjacket by Barbosa. Each issue very good or better; the dustjackets... More
THE FiNER COOKING or DISHES FOR PARTIES
London: Cassel, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Scarce Boulestin first edition in dustjacket. 8vo, cream-colored cloth flecked in blue, with burgundy leather label and gilt titles to spine. Dustjacket pictorial and frontispiece by Laboureur. Book near fine - little sign if any of use. Dustajcket duty and a tad soiled. 2... More
MORE GOOD FOOD
London: Faber& Faber, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. One of the harder-to-find of the many of Heath's cuisine titles. Pictorial cloth, front and back, in matching pictorial dustjacket. Decorations and cover art by Edward Bawden. Cloth tanned and dustjacket toned, more so at spine. Dustjacket price-clipped with some chipping and an... More
PETITS PROPOS CULINAIRES (Iissues 1-20, 22, 23, 25, 28 plus book list)
London: Prospect Books, 1979. 1st Edition. Soft cover. A nice run of the first 20 issues plus 4 non-contiguous issues and the book list for summer/autumn 1982. This copy of issue 1 is a limited edition of only 500 copies for sale, and this is especially numbered "HS (Lors serie)... More
WHAT SHALL WE HAVE TODAY?
London: William Heinemann, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing January 1931. Near fine copy, lacking dustjacket. Frontispiece by French artist Jean Emile Laboureur. Rust-colored cloth, slightest wear spine tips. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. More
BACCHUS OR WINE TO-DAY & TO-MORROW (and) A BOOK OF FRENCH WINES (and) A BOOK OF WINES OTHER THAN FRENCH (and) A BOOK OF FOOD (4 titles)
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A set of cuisine author Morton Shand titles. All first US editions with Knopf imprint - FRENCH WINES 1928, OTHER WINES 1929 and FOOD (1928) - but printed in England. BACCHUS, which was written before the other three titles is undated, bearing... More
WHAT SHALL WE HAVE TODAY?
London: William Heinemann, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, sixth printing July 1938 (the first printing January 1931). Near fine copy in better than very good unclipped dustjacket, slightly tanned (more at spine) with pictorial cover - and frontispiece - by French artist Jean Emile Laboureur. Uncommonly found with dustjacket... More
FOOD IN ENGLAND
London: Macdonald, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An apparently unread, near fine copy of the cuisine classic in price-clipped dustjacket that is a wee soiled, more on the rear panel. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. More
THE EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF MENUS
London: William Heniemann, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Lovely copy. Deocrated cloth binidng in patterned brown and red, gilt to spine. 294 pages. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. More
The Art of Good Living. A Contribution to the better Understanding of Food and Drink together with a Gastronomic Vocabulary and a Wine Dictionary.
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Ist US Edition. Hardcover. First US edition of Simon's first book, uncommon in as nice condition as this with dustjacket. Black cloth spine, marbleized boards. Unclipped dustjacket with a 1/4" chip top of spine, other minor chipping around edges. A vewry presentable copy. No names... More
ITALIAN WINES AND LIQUERS
Roma: Federazione Italiana Produttori ed Esportatori di Vini Liquori ed Affini, 1953. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Trade book promoting Italian wine exports, this copy with the stamp of the Sommelier Society of America on the fee and title page. Large 8vo-sized, 158 pages, full page illustrations, includes broadly interpretive (promotional)... More
1940 WALLPAPERS (Montgomery Ward)
Chicago: Montcomery Ward & Co, 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1940 catalogue of wallpaper samples from retailer Montgomeryt Ward. 87 pages with 78 full page samples. Pictorial paper covers. cover sa wee soiled, the rest apparently unused. More
THE LONDON REVIEW: A Moral Pantomime by F. J. Harvey Darton ....with a Coloured Representation of the Characters and Two Scenes by Albert Rutherston... with Directiosn for Setting Up a Theatre
London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. Ltd., 1923. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Uncoomon one act play by publisher Darton with practical theatre instruction by Rutherston. 8vo, French-style paper covers, 61 (1), printed at the Chaucer Press, sides untrrimmed. Inscribed by Darton on the ffe; " With the Author's compliments, best... More
FALSTAFF'S WEDDING: A Comedy Being A Sequel To The Second Part Of The Play Of King Henry The Fourth. Written In Imitation Of Shakespeare
London: Printed for J. Wilkie, F. Blyth, T. Lowndes and W. Owen, Becket and De Hondt, T. Lewis, J. Walter, J. Almon, 1760. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., vii + 83.,rebound jhalf leather porbabbly mid 19thC. Cover detached. Internals near fine. More