Boston, MA: A. O. Crane, 1884. First Edition. Small Quarto, 375 pages; G+; fully bound in brown cloth, spine has gilt lettering, front cover has black embossing and lettering; binding has minor wear along the top and bottom edges, has minor fraying on the fore edge corners, has a tear on the back cover; pages have minor dust build up along the top edge, have minor detachment in several locations, title page has a sticker, first several pages have creasing; profusely illustrated; shelved case 12. More about TEA LEAVES: BEING A COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE SHIPMENT OF TEA

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973. Octavo; pp 193; G/G; red spine with green text; dust jacket has some toning to rear; minor wear to edges; mylar wraps; cloth has minimal wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has moderate wear to exterior edges; interior edges lightly toned; illustrated. More about Northern Chinese Cookbook

Nashville: Baird-Ward, 1926. Octavo; pp 207; G-/no-DJ; sunned blue spine with white text; author, nee: Queenie Woods; full title: The Sewanee Cook Book: A Collection of Autographed Recipes from Southern Homes and Plantations; cloth has sunned exterior, mostly toward edges; some fraying to corners and spine edges; moderate soiling to rear board; text block shows age toning to exterior edges; illustrated; slight cracking to pp 30-31, 94-facing page; few cracks to rear endpaper at gutter; light toning towards interior edges; frontispiece. More about The Sewanee Cook Book

New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1949. Eighth Printing. Large Octavo; pp 322; G/G-; black/green spine with ivory text; dust jacket has slight soiling to exterior; large chip to front tail edge; minor chipping to edges; mylar wraps; cloth shows light sunning to exterior; some wear to edges; light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight shelf wear to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; interior clean; illustrated. More about The Fireside Cookbook

Paris: Editions Robert Laffont, 1989. first edition. Large Quarto; VG/VG-; Off-white spine with black & red text; Dust jacket has lightly age toned exterior edges which are slightly curled at front head and tail with light wear at fore edge and very slight rubbing on rear; Cloth has lightly sunned spine with minimal edge wear, panels are strong and intact; Text block is clean with tight binding and undamaged pages;light white out at rear flap at lower edge; pp 153. Arts-Illustration. French text. More about Le Menu: Une Histoire Illustree de 1751 a nos Jours

London: Constable & Company Ltd, 1970. First Edition. Octavo; pp 502; G+/G; yellow pictorial spine with red text; dust jacket has mild wear to exterior; some wrinkling to edges; cloth shows mild wear to exterior; lightly rubbed edges; strong boards; text block has light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; inscribed by author;. More about Scotch: The Formative Years [inscribed

Gonzales, LA: Chef John Folse & company Publishing, 2009. Reprinted. Quarto; pp 841; VG/VG-; black spine with yellow text; dust jacket has light wear to exterior; slight bumping to spine tail edge; cloth has slight wear to exterior; minor bumping to corners; pictorial panels; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about The Encyclopedia of Cajun and Creole Cuisine

California: Pegus Press, 1983. First Edition. Two Volume Set; First Edition; Thick gray fabric spine with red and silver text. Boards have general shelf wear, apart from that, binding strong, corners sharp; Textblock is clean, free of underlining/highlighting; Vol. 1 thru Vol. 2 pp.2415; May require extra pricing for shipping international. More about Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia: Volume 1 A-H and Volume 2 I-Z (Two Volume Set

New York: Random House, Inc., 2001. First Edition. Large Octavo; pp 412; VG/VG-; brown/purple spine with yellow text; dust jacket has light wear to exterior; cloth clean; strong boards; text block clean; profusely illustrated; inscribed by author;. More about La Terra Fortunata [inscribed

New York: Clarkson Potter, Publishers, 2012. First Edition. Octavo; pp 239; VG/VG; beige pictorial spine with orange and red text; dust jacket has very light wear to exterior; cloth shows light wear to fore corners; strong, clean boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; signed by author. More about Weeknights with Giada [signed

Solana Beach, CA: Santa Monica Press LLC, 2010. Small Quarto; pp 287; VG-/G; purple spine with white text; dust jacket has small chips to corners; moderate rubbing to exterior; cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973. First Edition. Octavo; pp 184; VG-/G; sunfaded tan spine with yellow text; dust jacket has mild wear to exterior; lightly bumped spine edge; cloth shows slight wear to exterior; lightly rubbed edges; strong boards; text block shows light age toning to exterior edges; illustrated; interior clean; inscribed by author;. More about Scotch: Its History and Romance [inscribed

London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 2000. First Edition. Octavo; pp 168; VG-/paperback; red spine with yellow text; covers show little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; arts - British;. More about Eat, Drink and Be Merry: The British at Table, 1600-2000

Huntington: Osprey Books, 1987. First. Quarto; VG+/Fair-; Blue spine with white text; DJ has shelfwear - rubbing, frayed edges, top back edge torn off; Boards have minor shelfwear, otherwise clean; Textblock has mark at top edge, generally clean; pp 229. More about An Illustrated Guide to Shrimp of the World

New York: Atheneum, 1967. First edition. Octavo; pp 254; VG-/VG-; red/blue spine with blue and yellow text; dust jacket has minor soiling to exterior, minor wear to edges, sunning to spine; cloth has minimal wear to exterior, strong and clean boards; text block has light foxing to edges, previous owner's name to ffep; interior clean; signed by author;. More about The House in My Head [signed

Santiago de Chile: Uqbar Editores, 2007. 4a edicion ; Nueva edicion aumentada y corregida de edicion ano 1977 ; Limited edition, 1,000 copies. Octavo; 4a edicion ; Nueva edicion aumentada y corregida de edicion ano 1977; Limited edition, 1,000 copies; VG; Paperback; Spine, yellow with black print; Cover is yellow and orange with white print, clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 296 pages, illustrated. More about APUNTES PARA LA HISTORIA DE LA COCINA CHILENA

London: Viking Penguin, 1991. First Edition. Large Octavo; pp 239; G/G-; red spine with ivory text; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; mylar wraps; cloth shows light sunning to exterior; minor wear to edges; strong boards; text block has slight soiling to head edge; remainder mark to tail edge; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated; pencil to rear endpaper; frontispiece. More about Memories with Food at Gypsy House

New York: Atheneum, 1979. First American edition. Octavo; pp 607; VG-/G; grayish-green spine with ivory text; dust jacket is covered with mylar and has moderate wear to exterior, slight chipping to edges; cloth has light wear to exterior, sunning to spine, strong boards; text block has slightly cocked spine, minor wear to exterior edges, previous owner's name to ffep; interior clean;. More about Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book

Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd, 1998. Revised Edition, Ex-Library Octavo; VG/VG Hardcover; Spine is beige, with green and white text; Moderate shelf wear to dust jacket, slight fraying at edges and corners, protective cover between DJ and covers; Boards are strong and clean, binding solid, blue marker crossed out library stamp on rear free end page; Text block clean; 223 pp. More about The Tea Ceremony

Goring-on-Thames, UK; New York: Elvendon Press; Hippocrene Books, Inc., 1983. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 127; VG/G; red spine with yellow text; written by great-grandson of Charles Dickens; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; mild edge wear; cloth has minimal wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; inscribed by author;. More about Drinking with Dickens [inscribed

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982. First edition. Large Octavo; pp 194; VG-/paperback; Grayish tan spine with black text; covers have slight sunning and soiling to exterior, slight wear to edges, previous book shop's price stickers to rear; text block has slight toning to edges; interior clean;. More about Everyday Cooking with Jacques Pepin

New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2001. Large Octavo; pp 1350; VG-/G; red pictorial spine with black text; dust jacket has chip to spine head edge; slight soiling to exterior; cloth has slight fading to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Larousse Gastronomique

New York: Golden Press, 1957. Reprinted. Small octavo; pp 191; G/no-DJ; ivory spine with red text; spine covers wire spiral binding; covers have some slight soiling to exterior; small chips to spine edges; minor rubbing to corners; text block shows moderate wear to exterior edges; lightly toned first and last pages; minor cracking to gutter at title page tail edge; profusely illustrated. More about Betty Crocker's Cook Book for Boys and Girls

London: W.H. Allen, 1959. Octavo; G+/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white and green with black print; DJ has small tears at spine ends and flap corners, edgewear, mild shelfwear, price-clipped; Boards in orange cloth with gold print, slight wear to corners and spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 281 pages, illustrated (b&w). More about ALEXANDRE DUMAS' DICTIONARY OF CUISINE

Paris: Editions Flammarion, 2005. Small quarto; pp 159; VG/VG; pink spine with red text; full title: Gourmet Shops of Paris: An Epicurean Tour; dust jacket shows minimal wear to exterior; previous bookshop's sticker to rear; cloth is clean; strong boards; text block is clean; profusely illustrated; frontispiece. More about Gourmet Shops of Paris