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IN OLD VINTAGE DAYS. John Henry Nash, Frona Eunice Wait Colburn.

(John Henry Nash). Colburn, Frona Eunice Wait.

IN OLD VINTAGE DAYS.

San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1937. First edition, signed, limited. Original blue morocco spine and marbled boards, small quarto, xi, 178 pp., frontispiece portrait of author from photograph, decorations by Dorothy Payne, slipcase. The present volume is "...a pen picture of the lives and loves of some of the characters... More

Price: $125.00

MODERN DOMESTIC COOKERY AND USEFUL RECEIPT BOOK. Adapted for Families by W.A. Henderson, Enlarged and Improved by D. Hughson, M.D. With Specifications of Approved Patent Receipts, Extracted from the Records of the Patent Office, London, Consisting of All the Most Serviceable Preparations for Domestic Purposes, Forming a Library of Domestic Knowledge and Useful Economy. W. A. Henderson, D. Hughson.

Henderson, W.A. and D. Hughson

MODERN DOMESTIC COOKERY AND USEFUL RECEIPT BOOK. Adapted for Families by W.A. Henderson, Enlarged and Improved by D. Hughson, M.D. With Specifications of Approved Patent Receipts, Extracted from the Records of the Patent Office, London, Consisting of All the Most Serviceable Preparations for Domestic Purposes, Forming a Library of Domestic Knowledge and Useful Economy

NY: Leavitt & Allen, 1857. Sixth printing of the US edition. Original mauve cloth with title and decoration stamped in gilt and blind, octavo (5 x 7.5 inches), 360, 61, xii pp. Frontispiece, engraved title page and 2 engraved plates. Originally published in London, 1791 as "The House-keepers Instructor, or... More

Price: $200.00

THE NOVELS AND STORIES. In 35 volumes: Roderick Hudson (1921); The American (1921); The Europeans (1921); Confidence (1921); Washington Square (1921); The Portrait of a Lady 2 vols (1921); The Bostonians 2 vols (1921); The Princess Casamassima 2 vols (1921); The Tragic Muse 2 vols (1921); The Awkward Age (1922); The Spoils of Poynton (1922); What Maisie Knew (1922); The Aspern Papers (1922); The Reverberator (1922); Lady Barberina (1922); The Lesson of the Master (1922); The Author of Beltraffio (1922); The Altar of the Dead (1922); Daisy Miller (1922); Watch and Ward (1923); The Diary of a Man of Fifty (1923); Last of the Valerii (1923); Lord Beaupré (1923); Maud Evelyn (1923); The Sacred Fount (1923); The Wings of the Dove 2 vols (1923); The Ambassadors 2 vols (1923); The Golden Bowl 2 vols (1923). Henry James.

James, Henry.

THE NOVELS AND STORIES. In 35 volumes: Roderick Hudson (1921); The American (1921); The Europeans (1921); Confidence (1921); Washington Square (1921); The Portrait of a Lady 2 vols (1921); The Bostonians 2 vols (1921); The Princess Casamassima 2 vols (1921); The Tragic Muse 2 vols (1921); The Awkward Age (1922); The Spoils of Poynton (1922); What Maisie Knew (1922); The Aspern Papers (1922); The Reverberator (1922); Lady Barberina (1922); The Lesson of the Master (1922); The Author of Beltraffio (1922); The Altar of the Dead (1922); Daisy Miller (1922); Watch and Ward (1923); The Diary of a Man of Fifty (1923); Last of the Valerii (1923); Lord Beaupré (1923); Maud Evelyn (1923); The Sacred Fount (1923); The Wings of the Dove 2 vols (1923); The Ambassadors 2 vols (1923); The Golden Bowl 2 vols (1923).

London: Macmillan, 1921-1923. First edition thus. 35 volumes, small octavo, original dark blue cloth with gilt title and ornaments. First 3 volumes are uniform in size and ornamentation, but the gilding is of lesser quality than the rest of the set. TIPPED IN TO FIRST VOLUME IS A PRINTED SLIP... More

Price: $1,500.00

REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF HE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. Held at the Mechanics' Pavilion, from the 13 day of Ausgust to the 14th day of September, 1878. John Ignatius Bleasdale.

(Bleasdale, John Ignatius).

REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF HE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. Held at the Mechanics' Pavilion, from the 13 day of Ausgust to the 14th day of September, 1878.

San Francisco: Spaulding, Barto & Co., 1878. First edition. [4], 143 pp.; original printed wrappers, with engraved illustration of the Mechanics' Pavilion on rear wrapper. Following the preliminary material (opening exercises, names of exhibitors and exhibits, catalogue of the art gallery), pages 48-114 contain the "Report of the Jury of... More

Price: $1,250.00

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT (cover title). American Distilling Co., Russell Patterson.

American Distilling Co. Illustrated by Russell Patterson.

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT (cover title).

n.p. American Distilling Co., 1934. First edition. Pictorial wrappers, 5 x 6.75 inches, 200 pp., 3-color illustrations throughout from drawings by Russell Patterson. Whimsical art-deco drawings on every page. Drinks recipes promote the products of the American Distillery Co., namely Old Colony Dry Gin, Meadwood Bourbon Whiskey, and Three Monks Rye Whiskey. More

Price: $175.00

OLD WALDORF BAR DAYS: With the Cognomina and Composition of Four Hundred and Ninety-One Appealing Appetizers and Salutary Potations Long Known, Admired and Served at the Famous Big Brass Rail; also a Glossary for the Use of Antiquarians and Students of American Mores. Albert Stevens Crockett, Leighton Budd.

Crockett, Albert Stevens. Illustrations by Leighton Budd.

OLD WALDORF BAR DAYS: With the Cognomina and Composition of Four Hundred and Ninety-One Appealing Appetizers and Salutary Potations Long Known, Admired and Served at the Famous Big Brass Rail; also a Glossary for the Use of Antiquarians and Students of American Mores.

New York: Aventine Press, 1931. [8], 242, 3 fl, illustrated; octavo, original silver cloth boards with title and cover ornament in black. Not in Bitting, not in Cagle & Stafford; Noling p. 121. More

Price: $300.00

NEW ORLEANS COOK BOOK. Lena Richard, Gwen Bristow.

Richard, Lena. Introduction by Gwen Bristow.

NEW ORLEANS COOK BOOK.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., (1940). Early reprint. [11], 146 pp; octavo, original green cloth, pictorial dustjacket. Lena Richard (1892-1950) began her career in domestic service and with the help of her employers began formal training as a cook, first in New Orleans, then at the famous Boston Cooking School founded... More

Price: $250.00

HIGH CLASS COOKERY in English and Japanese. Second Edition. Part I (English). Mrs. A. M. Chalmers, E. F. Crowe.

Chalmers, Mrs. A. M. and E. F. Crowe.

HIGH CLASS COOKERY in English and Japanese. Second Edition. Part I (English).

Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh, 1910. Second edition. vii, ii, 95 pp., [2] pp. ads at rear; color lithograph wrappers. Interleaved with blanks between each subject section. First volume only (of 2) with textin English; the absent second volume is in Japanese. Recipes are for English and American dishes and the... More

Price: $400.00

LOS ANGELES TIMES PRIZE COOK BOOK. A. L. Wyman.

Edited by A. L. Wyman.

LOS ANGELES TIMES PRIZE COOK BOOK.

Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, 1923. First edition. 340 pp., octavo, decorative boards. Hundreds of recipes of all sorts, most with contributor's name. Section at rear of "Spanish Recipes" is mostly Mexican dishes. Bitting p. 506; Brown 140; Glozer 358. More

Price: $150.00

THE NATIONAL COOKERY BOOK: Compiled from Original Receipts for the Women's Centennial Committees of the International Exhibition of 1876. Women's Centennial Committees.

Women's Centennial Committees.

THE NATIONAL COOKERY BOOK: Compiled from Original Receipts for the Women's Centennial Committees of the International Exhibition of 1876.

Philadelphia: Women's Centennial Executive Committee, (1876). First edition. 357 pp., octavo, original green pictorial cloth with cover design in gilt and black. Scarce cookery book from the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, held in Philadelphia from May 10 to Novemeber 10, 1876. This was the first official World's Fair to... More

Price: $400.00

LES PLAISIRS DE LA TABLE: Ou, sous une forme nouvelle, l'Auteur a devoile maints delicieux secrets et recettes de bonne Cuisine, transcrit les precieux avis de Gourmets fameux et de fins Gastronomes, conseillers aimables et surs en l'Art de Bien-Manger. Edouard. Preface de M. Robert de Flers. Dessins de P. F. Grignon Nignon.

Nignon, Edouard. Preface de M. Robert de Flers. Dessins de P. F. Grignon.

LES PLAISIRS DE LA TABLE: Ou, sous une forme nouvelle, l'Auteur a devoile maints delicieux secrets et recettes de bonne Cuisine, transcrit les precieux avis de Gourmets fameux et de fins Gastronomes, conseillers aimables et surs en l'Art de Bien-Manger.

Paris: l'Autheur et J. Mynial, [1926]. First edition. 333 pp., page decorations printed in rose thrughout; small quarto, rebound in contempory navy blue morocco and decorative boards, original wrappers bound in. Bitting p. 343; Cagle (2nd ed.) 364. Not in Simon. More

Price: $250.00

PICTURESQUE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. George Wharton James.

James, George Wharton. (1858-1923).

PICTURESQUE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Pasadena: G. Wharton James, [1898]. First edition. 180. vii (ads) pp., illustrated; decorative wrappers, 6.75 x 4.25 inches. Larson checklist 51; not in Rocq. More

Price: $100.00

SAINT FRANCIS, SAINT SCRAGGLES, AND SAINT JAMES. John Milton Scott.

Scott, John Milton.

SAINT FRANCIS, SAINT SCRAGGLES, AND SAINT JAMES.

Pasadena: Radiant Life Press, (1916). First edition. Decorative wrappers, 8 x 5.75 inches, 21, {2} pp., 2 plates from photographs. An ode to George Wharton James from his friend, John Milton Scott. "Scraggles" was James' pet sparrow. From the library of Frances E. Watkins (1899-?), author of several works on... More

Price: $75.00

TRAVELER'S HAND BOOK TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Published Annually. George Wharton James.

James, George Wharton.

TRAVELER'S HAND BOOK TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Published Annually.

Pasadena: George Wharton James, 1904. First edition. 507, [2] pp., illustrated; 12mo original red cloth with gilt title. In spite of the "Published Annually" statement on the title page, this appears to be the only issue of this very detailed guide book. From the library of Frances E. Watkins (1899-?)... More

Price: $150.00

TRAIL DUST OF A MAVERICK: Verses of the Cowboy Life, the Cattle Range and Desert. E. A. . Introduction to the First Brininstool, D. D. Robert J. Burdette, Introduction to the Second, George Wharton James, Earl Alonzo.

Brininstool, E. A. (Earl Alonzo, 1870-1957). Introduction to the First Edition by Robert J. Burdette, D.D and Introduction to the Second Edition by George Wharton James.

TRAIL DUST OF A MAVERICK: Verses of the Cowboy Life, the Cattle Range and Desert.

Los Angeles: the Author, 1921. Second edition. 244 pp., photogravure frontispiece, tissue guard; octavo, original red pictorial cloth with gitl title, black and orange ornaments and inset oval photograph of a woman spinning a lariat. Brininstool was born in New York but lived most of his life in Los Angeles... More

Price: $75.00

HERE'S HOW: Mixed Drinks. Compiled and, W. C. Whitfield., Tad Shell.

Compiled and edited by W. C. Whitfield. Decorated by Tad Shell.

HERE'S HOW: Mixed Drinks.

Asheville, NC: Three Mountaineers, (1941). First edition. 76 pp., illustrated; tall octavo, embossed and painted leather-tied wooden boards, copper hinges on front board. A whimically illustrated drinks manual with a serious list of drinks as well as information on glassware, storing beverages, etc. Noling p. 442. More

Price: $75.00

HOW TO MIX DRINKS, or the Bon Vivant's Companion. Containing clear and reliable directions for mixing all the beverages used in the United States . . . etc. To Which is Appended A Manual for the Manufacture of Cordials, Liquors, Fancy Syrups, etc., etc. . . . by Christian Schulz. Jerry Thomas.

Thomas, Jerry.

HOW TO MIX DRINKS, or the Bon Vivant's Companion. Containing clear and reliable directions for mixing all the beverages used in the United States . . . etc. To Which is Appended A Manual for the Manufacture of Cordials, Liquors, Fancy Syrups, etc., etc. . . . by Christian Schulz.

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, (1862 copyright, but later printing). First edition, later printing. 244, [8] advert. pp., engraved illustrations in the text; octavo, original green cloth with spine title and ornaments stamped in gilt, blind-stamped ornaments to covers, yellow endpapers. (pages 1-87 contain the Jerry Thomas drinks manual; the... More

Price: $2,500.00

OLD MR. BOSTON DE LUXE OFFICIAL BARTENDER'S GUIDE: Compiled and Edited by leo COtton in collaboration with Old Time Boston Bartenders for Ben Burk Inc., Boston. Leo Cotton.

Cotton, Leo.

OLD MR. BOSTON DE LUXE OFFICIAL BARTENDER'S GUIDE: Compiled and Edited by leo COtton in collaboration with Old Time Boston Bartenders for Ben Burk Inc., Boston

Boston: Ben Burk, Inc, (1941). First edition, fifth printing. Original burgundy leather-textured cloth with title and decoration in gilt, pictorial paper inset on from cover, octavo, 160 pp., plus a16-page catalogue of Old Mr. Boston products and a 16-page "Home Bar Guide" - both unpaginated sections printed in 4 colors... More

Price: $125.00

COCKTAIL BILL BOOTHBY'S WORLD DRINKS and How to Prepare Them. The Standard Authority as Originally Compiled by Hon. Wm. T. Boothby, Premier Mixologist. Completely Revised and Greatly Enlarged into an Unabridged Encyclopedia of All Popular Beverages. Wm. T. "Cocktail Bill" Boothby.

Boothby, Wm. T. "Cocktail Bill"

COCKTAIL BILL BOOTHBY'S WORLD DRINKS and How to Prepare Them. The Standard Authority as Originally Compiled by Hon. Wm. T. Boothby, Premier Mixologist. Completely Revised and Greatly Enlarged into an Unabridged Encyclopedia of All Popular Beverages

(San Francisco: Printed by the Recorder Printing & Publishing Co), (1934). Hardcover. 270, [1] pp.; yellow pictorial wrappers, 7.5 x 5.25 inches. 1934 printing of this comprehensive drinks book originally published with this title in 1908 and in an earlier version in 1891. Noling p. 74. More

Price: $300.00

THE PASSION OF OUR SAVIOUR. John Boydell.

(Boydell, John, 1720-1804).

THE PASSION OF OUR SAVIOUR.

[London]: Printed & Sold by I. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, nd (circa 1800). First edition thus. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo (5.75 x 7.25 inches), contemporary cloth and plain boards; engraved title and 52 leaves printed with copperplate engravings on versos, engravings measure approx. 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Scuffing to boards, wear... More

Price: $450.00

HAND-BOOK OF PRACTICAL COOKERY, FOR LADIES AND PROFESSIONAL COOKS: Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food. Pierre Blot.

Blot, Pierre

HAND-BOOK OF PRACTICAL COOKERY, FOR LADIES AND PROFESSIONAL COOKS: Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food

NY: D. Appleton and Co., 1880. Early reprint. Original brown cloth with gilt spine; octavo; 178 pp. A few engraved illustrations in the text. First edition was published in 1867. Bitting p. 45. More

Price: $75.00

HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA (Complete in 4 volumes). Theodore H. Hittell.

Hittell, Theodore H.

HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA (Complete in 4 volumes)

San Francisco: Pacific Press (and) N.J. Stone & Co., 1885; 1885; 1898; 1897. First edition of volumes 1, 2, 4. Volume 3 is a second printing. 4 volumes, contemporary full speckled calf, red and black morocco spine labels; octavos; xxxvi, 799; xli, 823; xli, 981; xli, 858 pp. An important... More

Price: $1,000.00

Vol. I: A CHRONICLE OF THE CRUSADES: Les Passages d'Outremer/The Expeditions to Outremer. Facsimile of the manuscript of 1474 Illuminated by Jean Colombe. (cover title). Vol. II: A CHRONICLE OF THE CRUSADES: The Expeditions to Outremer. An Unabridged, Annotated Edition with a Commentary. (complete in 2 volumes, boxed). Sebastien. Editing Mamerot, and, notes, Danielle Queruel Thierry Delcourt, Fabrice Masanes.

Mamerot, Sebastien. Editing, notes, and commentary by Thierry Delcourt, Danielle Queruel, Fabrice Masanes.

Vol. I: A CHRONICLE OF THE CRUSADES: Les Passages d'Outremer/The Expeditions to Outremer. Facsimile of the manuscript of 1474 Illuminated by Jean Colombe. (cover title). Vol. II: A CHRONICLE OF THE CRUSADES: The Expeditions to Outremer. An Unabridged, Annotated Edition with a Commentary. (complete in 2 volumes, boxed).

Taschen, (2009). First edition thus. Hardcover. 2 volumes, folios, original red boards with gilt titles, color pictorial illustrations inset on front boards; facsimile vol. with 289 leaves (578 pp); text commentary volume 236 pp., illustrated in color, slipcase. Beautifully printed full color facsimile of this important Crusader chronicle of the... More

Price: $100.00

ART OF THE SAMURIA: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868. Morihiro Ogawa.

Edited by Morihiro Ogawa.

ART OF THE SAMURIA: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2009). First edition. Hardcover. xii, 344 pp., profusely illustrated, quarto, original black cloth, pictorial dustjacket. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name. More

Price: $100.00

THE STUDY OF FUGUE. Alfred Mann.

Mann, Alfred.

THE STUDY OF FUGUE.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (195*). First edition. Hardcover. x, 341 pp.; octavo, original black cloth, jacket. "The first history of fugal theory, including texts and music of the classical treatises." Text is presented in 2 parts, the first is a historical survey, the second contains translations of four... More

Price: $25.00

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