Ashville, NC: The Three Mountaineers, Inc., 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 54 PP. First printing in original wooden boards. Original brass hinges with leather straps. Tissue guards and text clean. Recipes and drink guide for "Pretty" cocktails. A superb copy. More
Savannah, GA: The Junior League of Savannah, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 X 9 1/2 Inches. 286 PP. Original publisher boards with spiral binding. Original price of $9.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Includes southern delicacies such as "Chicken Liver Spread", "Deviled Eggs with Shrimp", "Hoppin John"... More
New York: Rutledge Books, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 160 PP. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Select recipes from La Fonda, The Drake, Mario's of Dallas, Trader Vic's, London Chop House, The Sea Gull and many more. More
Milwaukee, WI: Original Photograph. Original Photograph. Photograph. 4 1/8 X 6 1/2 Inches. Beautiful original cabinet card photograph of Mary J. Lincoln, pioneer cook book author and First Principal of the Boston Cooking School. In 1884, Lincoln published "Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book: What to Do and What Not to... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Uncorrected Proof. Original wraps. 8 3/8 X 10 3/4 Inches. 491 PP. Incredibly scarce original "Uncorrected Proof" of the book that Julia believed was her magnum opus! Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page, although this is obviously prior to the actual release of... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 208 PP. First printing copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Sharp hardcover in DJ with slight wear to edges and a few bumps to rear panel... More
Agana, Guam: Pacific Color Press, 1994. First Edition. Spiral bound. 5 3/4 X 8 5/8 Inches. 290 PP. Stated First Edition copy in original comb-binding. Ever wonder how to make "Spam in a Blanket" or "Spam Foo Yung"??? Interested in "Spam Hutspot" or "Boozy Spam"??? Now is your chance. Comb-binding... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 X 9 1/2 Inches. 347 PP. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $25.00 intact on front flap. Signed, "Hi Chris at Garden Ridge Pottery, Good Looking... More
New York: Duncan Hines Institute, Inc., 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 7/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 317 PP. Very early travel guide from Duncan Hines! "Good Eating Places Along the Highways of America" - from the front cover. Covers remain clean and bright. Slight foxing. More
Taipei, Taiwan: Yung Ziang Press, LTD, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 107 PP. Original red cloth boards. Originally issued with chopsticks taped to the spine of the book. The chopsticks are still present and remnants of the tape attached at spine. Scuffing and... More
New York: Vantage Press, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 96 PP. Early book on Chinese and Filipino cooking aimed at American home cooks. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.00 intact on front flap of DJ. From the legendary... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 5/8 X 11 1/8 Inches. 204 PP. Signed by Branch and Deen directly on the half title-page. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.99 intact on front flap of DJ. More
New York: Julian Messner, 1939. Mathurin Meheut. First American Edition. Original cloth. 5 3/4 X 8 5/8 Inches. 292 PP. Important, early seafood cookbook with recipes from the Prunier restaurant in Paris, France. As you would expect, a lot of butter is needed if this book is around... Lacks original... More
New York: Crown Archetype, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 340 PP. Signed by author on publisher tipped-in page. Original "Signed Copy" sticker on the front cover. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of... More
Nashville, TN: Southern Publishing Association, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 3/4 X 7 Inches. 48 PP. In the face of food shortages and rising meat prices, the author of this book contends that we should all turn to vegetarianism as a way of both saving money and... More
Georgetown, DE: Sussex Prints, Inc., 1986. Daniel G. Coston Jr. First Edition, First Printing. Spiral bound. 6 1/4 X 9 Inches. 124 PP. Original first printing copy illustrated by Daniel G. Coston Jr. Part of the Shellfish series from Sussex Prints. Original spiral binding stamped with the title. A nice... More
St. Augustine, FL: Chamber of Commerce, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 32 PP. Original tie-binding intact. Contains the program for the day's events as well as photographs of St. Augustine, a brief cook book and household tips (in the style of the... More
New York: Morrow, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 304 Pages. Signed by Emeril directly on the title-page. Original "Autographed by Author" from bookstore sticker on front cover. "BAM!!!" More