Bananas - Constant Contact
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Bananas - Constant Contact
IT’S BANANAS! A List of Unique Food & Drink Material "To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living." -Anthony Bourdain ...and let's not forget chorizo, heavily peated whisky, and profiteroles! For it's the food that awakens the senses and inspires the mind which play a role in defining what it means to live. The printed word is much the same and to this end, we offer the following selection of culinary and mixology material. Highlights include an extensive early 20th century holographic cookbook, a Space Race-era educational piece on a different sort of rocket fuel (coffee), and a shipboard menu that is, well, bananas. Slainte! All items listed are subject to prior sale. If you spot something of interest, we ask that you please email [email protected] or call 626.967.1888 to secure it. As always, if you are not satisfied with your purchase, all items are returnable within 10 days of delivery. Institutions and previously known customers can expect the usual terms. We accept all manner of payment. California residents will pay 9% sales tax or, if items are purchased at a book fair, pay sales tax appropriate to that locale. [African American] Original black-and-white photograph of an African American restaurant, circa 1910. 6 ¾” x 4 "”, mounted on a 9 #” x 7 #” board. The chef is seated at a table along one side of the narrow lean-to, while a waitress and perhaps a busser stand nearby. The latter is largely obscuring the appearance of a patron. Two posted menu boards (“TRY ONE OF J.L. SPECIAL BREAKFASTS”) are hung on one wall, and there are glimpses of the kitchen in the distance. Curiously, there are two other posted signs: “LEAVE YOUR BOISTEROUS LAUGHTER [OUTSIDE?]” and “PLEASE DON’T ANNOY CUSTOMERS WITH YOUR LOUD ARGUMENTS”. The photograph is clean and unblemished, with some mild edgewear to the corners of the board. $100 [Armenian] Azarian, Tomas. RECIPES FROM ARMENIA. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian, with Tomas Azarian. Plainfield, Vermont: Farmhouse Press, 1985. First edition. Includes recipes for shish kabob, bulghour wheat pilaf, kufte, paklava, patlajan, dedev patat, madzun, lavash, etc., along with history and anecdotes. Original pictorial paper wrappers. Some general light wear; otherwise very good. $50 Conrad, Barnaby. NAME DROPPING: Tales from My Barbary Coast Saloon. Textual illustrations. New York: HarperCollins, 1994. First edition. This aptly titled memoir by the diplomat, bullfighter, writer, artist, and saloon keeper includes anecdotes about Bing Crosby, Truman Capote, David Niven, Lucille Ball, and Sinclair Lewis, among others. Most of the stories recount evenings at El Matador, the San Francisco cabaret Conrad (1922-2013) opened with the proceeds from his best-selling novel Matador (1952). Presentation copy, inscribed by Conrad, with an original bullfighting scene rendered in ink and pastels, on the title page. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. $75 [Miniature] Collins, Evron S. “FREEBIES” Textual photographs. [Bowling Green, Ohio: Evron S. Collins], 1993. First edition, a keepsake distributed at Conclave XI of the Miniature Book Society. Whimsical tribute to fast food pioneers Richard and Maurice McDonald and Chicago native Ray Kroc, who realized the potential of the brothers’ concept and the brilliance of emphasizing family appeal through promotional giveaways to children. A DIY production, comprised of five leaves stapled in paper wrappers (4 ¼” x 3”) featuring the golden arches on the front. Near fine. $20 2 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com “Drink beer morning, noon and night. Drink more beer. Just keep drinking beer. Drink it, rats, lizards, mice and all. Drink it until it rots the liver and ruins the kidneys of American men and women.” Morris, Samuel N. RATS IN THE BREWERY VATS. Princeton, Indianapolis: Samuel N. Morris, [1937]. Morris (1900-88) was a crusading temperance advocate who was called to preach after attending a revival meeting in Red River County, Texas. After ministering to the congregation of The First Baptist Church in Stamford, Texas, he moved to Del Rio, Texas to devote all his energies to daily temperance broadcasts on the Mexican radio station XEPN, which were heard throughout the country and as far away as Australia and Japan. Here, Morris employs a rather liberal interpretation of a December 1934 article on sanitation in The Brewers’ Journal to warn of the dangers of alcohol, alleging among other things that filth, all manner of dead animals, and even human bodies are regularly found in beer, wine, and whiskey vats. 10 ½” x 6”, printed front and back, and folded into thirds. Mild toning, with just a hint of edgewear. Scarce (OCLC locates no copies). $150 Haimo, Oscar. COCKTAIL AND WINE DIGEST: Encyclopedia & Guide for Home & Bar. Textual photographs and illustrations. New York: The Cocktail, Wine, Beer, and Spirit Digest, Inc., 1945. An early edition of Haimo’s famous mixology guide, which includes The Drink Mixer’s Commandments for concocting cocktails. The maitre de bar at Hotel Pierre in New York, Haimo (1904-82) was also the President of the International Barmen Association. Inscribed by Haimo on the front flyleaf. 12mo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with silver stamping. The contents are lightly shaken (not stirred), with a minor dampstain affecting the top corner of the last few leaves and the rear board. Some light scratching to the rear board, with a bit of fading to the extremities; otherwise about very good. $300 Beebe, Lucius. THE STORK CLUB BAR BOOK. New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1946. First edition, with the calling card of Sherman Billingsley, founder and owner of The Stork Club, laid in. Billed as “a cocktail book to end cocktail books,” The Stork Club Bar Book offers a glimpse of the “sumptuous doings and monster skirmishes” at The Stork Club, the exclusive nightclub on New York’s 58th Street that played host to a rotating cast of celebrities and aristocrats for nearly four decades, from 1929 to 1965. Includes many of the standards, from the Ramos Fizz to the Black Velvet to the Manhattan, broken down by the time of day: Morning, Noon, and Night. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with green, white, and black stamping. Light bumping to the corners and tips. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some mild browning and wear along the extremities. A very good copy. $250 3 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com Trader Vic or Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-84). FRANKLY SPEAKING: Trader Vic’s Own Story. Introduction by Herb Caen. Textual photographs. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973. First edition. Memoirs of the irascible, one-legged genius who built his Polynesian-themed San Francisco restaurant into a multimillion-dollar food and drink empire. Includes his recipe for the Mai Tai, which Bergeron claimed to have invented in 1944, as well as the Racquet Club Fizz. Inscribed by Trader Vic on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with red and gilt titles. Internally crisp and clean. The dust jacket is very lightly rubbed, with some sun fading to the spine which has rendered the red title invisible (the subtitle and the imprint are still quite legible). A very good copy. $100 [Cocktails] “ON ME” Play Your Favorite Cocktail. New York: House of Gadgets Inc., n.d. (circa 1935). An exceedingly scarce cocktail-inspired gambling game. “To start, one player acts as banker and the others place their bets on the silver layout.” The layout is divided into nine squares, with “ON ME” in the center, surrounded by eight pictorial squares named after popular cocktails of the era: Soul Kiss, Sarsaparilla, Martini, Side Car, Whiskey Sour, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, and Bacardi. “After all bets have been made, the banker spins the wheels by pushing the lever either forward or backward. When the wheels stop, winner and odds appear on the dials. Banker pays winning bets and takes all others … When “ON ME” appears in dial, the banker takes all checks and player on number appearing on dial becomes banker.” Featuring Art Deco lines, the spinning device is comprised of a metal base and mechanics with a Bakelite shell. Housed in a two-part box, with the printed instructions affixed to the inside of the lid. A bit of scuffing to the box; else an exquisite and uncommonly complete example. $500 [Cocktails] 21 ARCHETYPE MIXERS: Celebrating 21 Years. Pasadena, California: Archetype Press, 2010. First edition, limited to 50 soft-bound copies. “Designed and letterpress printed by students at Archetype Press, Art Center College of Design, using hand-set foundry metal and wood type, linoleum cuts, and photopolymer plates. The edition was printed on Mohawk Superfine paper on Vandercook proof presses.” Artfully presents recipes for the Singapore Sling, Moscow Mule, Mint Julep, Irish Car Bomb, Absinthe Cordial, Gorilla Fart, Sazerac, Side Car, etc. Octavo. Original patterned black paper wrappers, with a silver title label on the front. A fine copy. $100 4 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com THE COMPLETE ANTHONY BOURDAIN ALL SIGNED OR INSCRIBED Ten volumes: BONE IN THE THROAT. New York: Villard Books, 1995. First edition. Signed by Bourdain on the title page. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. GONE BAMBOO. New York: Villard, 1997. First edition. Signed by Bourdain on the title page. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. New York: Bloomsbury, 2000. Tenth printing. Signed by Bourdain on the title page. Octavo. A near fine copy in a clean and bright dust jacket. A COOK’S TOUR: In Search of the Perfect Meal. New York: Bloomsbury, 2001. First edition. Signed by Bourdain on the title page. Octavo. A near fine copy in a clean and bright dust jacket. TYPHOID MARY: An Urban Historical. New York: Bloomsbury, 2001. First edition. Signed and dated by Bourdain on the title page. 12mo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. THE BOBBY GOLD STORIES. New York: Bloomsbury, 2003. First edition. Signed by Bourdain on the title page. Small octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ANTHONY BOURDAIN’S LES HALLES COOKBOOK: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking. New York: Bloomsbury, 2004. First edition. Signed by Bourdain on the title page. Tall octavo. Mild bump to the top corners; else fine in a fine dust jacket. THE NASTY BITS: Collected, Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones. New York: Bloomsbury, 2006. First edition. Inscribed by Bourdain on the title page. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 5 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com NO RESERVATIONS: Around the World on an Empty Stomach. New York: Bloomsbury, 2007. First edition. Inscribed by Bourdain on the title page. Octavo. A near fine copy in a bright and glossy dust jacket. MEDIUM RAW: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook. New York: Ecco / HarperCollins, 2010. First edition. Signed by Bourdain on the title page. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. One of the most familiar faces in the food world, both on television on CNN’s Parts Unknown – and before that, Travel Channel’s No Reservations and The Layover – and in print, Anthony Bourdain (b.1956) graduated from a prestigious New Jersey prep school and attended Vassar College for two years before dropping out to pursue a career in cooking, which took him to restaurants including New York’s Supper Club and One Fifth Avenue before he landed a job as executive chef at Les Halles, where he stayed for many years, making a paltry $850 per week. His big break came in 2000 when he released the groundbreaking book Kitchen Confidential, which blew the doors off the cloistered world of restaurant kitchens and became a bestseller, making Bourdain a celebrity in the process. With its follow-up, A Cook’s Tour, he embarked on a multiple Emmy Award-winning career in television. Today, Bourdain has settled into his role as an elder statesman of the restaurant industry, hosting Parts Unknown and not being afraid to voice his opinion on everything from his love of Waffle House to why a Donald Trump presidency could spell doom for restaurants. $950 Temperance] THE DEVIL’S ORCHARD. No. 125. New York: National Temperance Society and Publication House, n.d. (circa 1890). An advocacy piece, billed by the publisher as “invaluable to every temperance worker,” featuring a striking engraving with the devil and three serpents lurking in the branches of a tree, from which bottles of woe, disease, poison, crime, misery, madness, poverty, sorrow, and death hang. A gin palace surrounds the trunk, with a skeleton beating a drum to one side as patrons enter. “In the devil’s orchard it it harvest-time all the year round, and yet, strange to stay, no one wants the fruit of this tree when they’ve got it. It is a puzzle and a trouble to get rid of it - a shame to humanity, and a disgrace to the common sense of the country to produce it.” Between its founding in 1865 and the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919, the National Temperance Society published over a billion pages of literature promoting complete abstinence from alcohol. Printed on one side of a single sheet (5 &” x 8 ½”). Light toning, with a faint horizontal crease and a tiny nick along the right edge; else an exquisite example. Scarce. $100 6 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com [Los Angeles] FARMERS MARKET LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Souvenir. Illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs. N.p.: N.p., n.d. (circa 1945). A souvenir brochure of Los Angeles’ celebrated farmers market, founded in 1934 and still going strong today. The 46-page brochure is not dated but appears to be from the late 1940s, based on cars shown and the use of early Kodak Kodachrome images. Blurry by today’s standards, Kodachrome was the first commercially viable color film available to the general public. In 1937 and 1938, the colors were still not stable and accurate, but by 1939 Kodachrome improved. The brochure, which sold for 25 cents, contains a list of the businesses operating from the marketplace. Original pictorial wrappers, with some non-archival tape reinforcement to the rear cover; otherwise very good. $50 COFFEE COUNTDOWN! A Story of the World’s Beverage featuring “Cherry-OK” Colorfully illustrated throughout. New York: The National Coffee Association, 1962. Space Race-era educational brochure presenting the history of coffee cultivation, its production, and proper brewing, with nods to NASA’s Apollo program: “Our country’s biggest tested space vehicle is the Saturn rocket. Its cluster of eight huge engines consumes 750,000 pounds of liquid oxygen and kerosene fuel to launch and keep this giant blasting. That same weight in coffee beans is roasted and consumed every 2 ½ hours in the United States throughout the year. (That’s 5,000 pounds every minute of every hour of every day!)” Original pictorial paper wrappers, with “Compliments of Huggins-Young Coffee Company” of Los Angeles printed on the rear panel. A fine copy. $50 [Canning] CANNED FOOD FACTS. Profusely illustrated. New York: American Can Company, n.d. (circa 1938). “This book gives facts about forty-six of the commonest canned foods - how each is packed, in which styles it is available, what its nutritive value is, and where it is used in the menu. The photographs show each food exactly as it comes from the can.” Everything from Applesauce and Baby Foods to Tuna and Youngberries is represented, along with reports on the public health aspects of canning. Original green paper wrappers. Light foxing to the endpapers, with some mild edgewear to the wrappers; otherwise very good. $30 7 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com [Shipboard Menu] TROPICAL DINNER on board the S.S. QUIRIGUA. At Sea, Wednesday, July 4th, 1934. In addition to listing the captain and crew, the menu details the twelve-course meal, which included Clear Green Turtle au Madeira, Florida Pompano a la Cubana, Cartago Heart of Palm Salad, and Fancy Banana Ice Cream. The S.S. Quirigua was part of the United Fruit Company’s Great White Fleet. Launched in 1932, it was chartered by the U.S. Navy in 1941. As the USS Mizar (AF-12), the ship carried men and supplies throughout the Pacific Theater of Operations, averaging over 5,000 miles a month during World War II and receiving four battle stars for her service. The menu is printed on white paper and bound with a brown ribbon in decorative stiff paper wrappers, which are die cut in the shape of a bunch of bananas. Some minor creasing to the bottom edge; else bananas, bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s. $150 [Nebraska] An original Caniglia’s menu (circa 1955), featuring portraits of Anthony “Pete” Piccolo and four of his sons on the front. Located at the corner of 7th and Pierce Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, Caniglia’s opened in 1946, shortly after Nuncio “Eli” Caniglia returned home from military service in World War II. It was he who convinced his parents of the popularity of cucurene, a thin, usually double-crusted pastry containing cheese and whatever meats and vegetables were at hand, elsewhere in the country, making Caniglia’s “Omaha’s Original Pizza House.” Along with Piccolo’s, Caniglia’s was among the last of the Caniglia’s dynasty of Italian (pronounced “eye-tal-yan” by those in the know, right Sandra Burry?), closing its doors for good in 2005. This menu (four panels, 8 #” x 12”) features the complete compliment of Caniglia’s food, wine, and spirit offerings with prices. Just a hint of wear; else fine. $25 [Los Angeles] An original Bit of Sweden menu (circa 1938), with a Viking warrior raising his drinking horn emblazoned on the front. Located at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Doheny Drive, the Scandinavian-style eatery reached the height of its popularity in the 1930s and early ‘40s, offering a smorgasbord advertised to be the largest in the world. Longtime chef Kenneth Hansen left in 1946 to open the Scandia restaurant, another famed Sunset Strip eatery. Includes an introduction to Swedish culinary customs and the wine and spirits list with prices. Printed in black on both sides of an 8 ½ x 11 ½ sheet of tan cardstock, which is folded in half. Light toning, with tiny staple holes to each corner; otherwise very good. $25 8 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com [New York?] An original holographic cook book (circa 1910), far more extensive than those typically encountered. Both sides of all 52 leaves in the notebook are filled with recipes in the hand of the unknown compiler. Includes detailed instructions for preparing Pond Lily Salad, Codfish Chowder, Baked Pigeons, Chicken Gumbo, Planquette of Chicken with Waffles, Suckling Pig, Philadelphia Scrapple, Chili Con Carne, Rhubarb Tart, California Gems Lady Baltimore Cake, Jeff Davis Pie, Dixie Corn Bread, Frijoles, Lamb Curry and Rice, and much else. Handwritten in ink on ruled paper in The Owl Composition Book (The C.C. White Paper Manufacturing Company, New York). Original paper wrappers, with a cloth spine. Some occasional minor soiling and spotting to the contents. The wrappers and shelfworn and a bit soiled, with a small chip to the top corner of the front panel. $200 [New York] An original holographic cook book, containing more than 30 recipes, including detailed instructions for preparing hot water cake, apple sauce cake, green tomato mince meat, celery sauce, tomato butter, clam chowder, etc. Based on the attributions and accompanying ephemera, it was likely compiled by a resident of Batavia, New York around 1935. Handwritten on sheets of lined paper, which are bound in marbled paper-covered boards (8” x 10”) with a cloth spine. Some very occasionally offsetting from the laid in material, which includes additional recipes and a War Bonds pamphlet. The rear hinge is cracked, but the binding remains sound. Some general edgewear to the boards. $50 [World War II] 1942 Thanksgiving and Christmas Day menus of the 38th Bombardment Squadron, 30th Bombardment Group at March Field, California. Roast Young Tom Turkey and Virginia Baked Ham served as the main courses for both meals, accompanied by nearly 30 sides with cigars and cigarettes following the desserts. The 38th received initial training at March Field and were deployed to the Third Air Force after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Initially engaged in antisubmarine patrols, the squadron was re-equipped with Very Long Range (VLR) B-24 Liberators, taking part in the raids on the Marshall Islands, Tarawa, Wake Island, Guam, Saipan, the Marianas Islands, and Iwo Jima. A complete personnel roster is printed in each of the menus (the name of Corporal William J. Nichol is neatly underlined on the Christmas menu). Printed on both sides of a 11 ¾” x 9” sheet of cardstock, which is folded in half. The Thanksgiving menu is printed in black on orange stock, while the Christmas menu is printed in red and green on white stock. Both are nearly pristine. $50 9 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com [World War II] LOOK WHO’S COOKIN’: A Wartime Cooking Course for Young America. N.p.: Southern California Gas Company, 1943. “Can you brag about your fudge? Fine, but that’s only cooking on the front burners. Not until you can get a meal for the whole family (in these rationed days) are you really a cook!” Includes instructions for “planning mess” for the day, along with tips on proper nutrition, ingredient substitutions, saving gas, food refrigeration and storage, etc. Original pictorial paper wrappers. Light toning, with some negligible creasing to the spine. Better than very good. $40 [Butchers] An advertising piece for Nelson Morris & Co. of Chicago die cut in the shape of pork shoulder. “German-born Nelson Morris arrived in Chicago in 1854 and found work with meatpacker John B. Sherman. Morris started packing under his own name in 1859. During the Civil War, he sold cattle to the Union armies. Morris's company was one of the original meatpacking companies at the city's Union Stock Yard, which opened in 1865. By 1873, the company's annual sales were about $11 million. Like other leading Chicago packers such as Swift and Armour, Morris's operations extended across the nation during the last decades of the nineteenth century” (Encyclopedia of Chicago). Featuring the Nelson Morris “Matchless” and “Supreme” brands on either side, this piece (2 ½” x 4 ¾”) opens to an pictorial representation of the entire butchering process and an invitation to visit the company’s display at the World’s Columbian Exposition (1893) in Chicago. Minor crease near the top of the front panel, with an occasional hint of edgewear; otherwise very good. $50 [Mince Meat] An advertising storybook (circa 1895) from New England Condensed Mince Meat of Chicago, Illinois and Port Byron, New York die cut in the shape of a Fairy’s Pie on a porcelain plate. Illustrated throughout with vibrant color and black-and-white renderings, it features The Fairy’s Pie or All the Goodies in One Bite, a Mother Goose tale composed by the company’s principal, Thomas Edward Dougherty. Founded in 1882, New England Mince Meat was one of the leading purveyors of the spiced fruit ingredient until 1896 when it was acquired by the Merrell-Soule Company of Syracuse, New York. Twenty leaves, bound with a staple in pictorial wrappers (4” x 4”) embossed with “FAIRY’S PIE” and a pie crust effect on the front and on the rear with the base of a porcelain plate. The wrappers have neatly separated along the spine and are laid in place. $40 10 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com Blumenthal, Heston. IN SEARCH OF PERFECTION. Profusely illustrated, largely in color. London: Bloomsbury, 2006. First edition. Chef Heston Blumenthal has been described as a culinary alchemist for his innovative style of cuisine. His work researches the molecular compounds of dishes so as to enable a greater understanding of taste and flavor. Blumenthal’s restaurant The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire was awarded three Michelin stars in 2004, and voted the Best Restaurant in the World by an international panel of 500 culinary experts in Restaurant Magazine’s The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2005 awards. Signed by Blumenthal on the front flyleaf. Tall octavo. Internally crisp and clean. Mild bit of rubbing to the rear panel of the dust jacket, with a crease to the front flap; else near fine. $75 Braun, Lionel H. and William Adams. FANNY HILL’S COOK BOOK. Filled with the erotic pen-and-ink drawings of longtime Penthouse cartoonist Brian Forbes. London: The Odyssey Press, 1970. First edition. “...over seventy recipes for those whose cordon is not yet truly bleu but who at least like to eat occasionally, from Whores d’Oeuvres to fish dishes such as Codpieces and to meat dishes such as Casanova’s Bushwacker; from chicken creations like Cock-in-the-Red to masterly pastas like Cunnilinguini, with Pietro’s Tongue.” The Odyssey Press was a division of Penthouse International and the motivation behind the publication of this cookbook is thought to have been the rivalry between Bob Guccione’s magazine and Playboy, which issued a number of aspirational guides to gourmet cooking at the time. Tall octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. Internally crisp and clean. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some very light fading and wear along the extremities. $40 Milliken, Mary Sue and Susan Feniger with Helene Siegel. COOKING WITH TOO HOT TAMALES. Recipes and Tips from the Television Food Network’s Spiciest Cooking Duo. Profusely illustrated. New York: William Morrow, 1997. First edition. Feniger and Milliken have forged a trailblazing partnership ever since they burst onto the Los Angeles culinary scene in the early 1980s with City Cafe and then City Restaurant. It was a time when women chefs running a restaurant was practically unheard of. "The girls" became household names with their popular shows on the Food Network, Too Hot Tamales and Tamales World Tour, and helped introduce authentic Latin food to the masses, while also building a brand: the popular Border Grill restaurants in Santa Monica, Las Vegas, and elsewhere. Signed by Milliken and Feniger on the half-title. Square octavo. Original red buckram binding, with red titles. Very light bumping to the tips; else fine in a fine dust jacket. $50 11 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com Lincoln, Mrs. D.A. MRS. LINCOLN'S BOSTON COOK BOOK: What To Do and What Not To Do in Cooking. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1889. An early printing. The publication of this seminal cookbook in 1884 marked a change in American culinary literature, setting a pattern for the rational organization of cookbooks and scientific information about nutrition and the chemistry of cooking, as well as recipes formulated with consistent measurement. The first instructor at the Boston Cooking School, Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln is considered a pioneer of the domestic science movement in the United States. Among her most prominent students was Fannie Merritt Farmer whose best-selling Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896) is seen as an important successor of this work. Octavo. In a threequarter brown cloth over marbled paper binding, with black stamping and gilt titles. Eight pages of period holographic recipes fill the concluding blank leaves. A middle signature is protruding ever so slightly. The rear hinge is tender. Some general edgewear to the boards; else very good. $200 [California] Honberger, Maud Mitchell (Compiler). TRIED RECEIPTS OF PASADENA: Compiled for the benefit of The William A. Scripps Home for Aged People, The Pasadena Children's Training Society, The Pasadena Charitable League, The Pasadena Day Nursery. Pasadena, California: Pasadena Stationery & Printing Co., 1914. First edition. Includes hundreds of recipes for soups, entrees, sauces, salads, breads, cakes, cookies, etc., which are credited to their respective contributors, as well as numerous advertisements for Pasadena area businesses. A four-page index is tipped in after the text, and the prefatory and concluding leaves are filled with holographic recipes. Octavo. The original white pebbled cloth binding has been professionally recased. The boards are shelfworn and soiled. Scarce. $200 Keesling, Benjamin F. KEESLING’S COOK BOOK. Logansport, Indiana: B.F. Keesling, 1893. Revised edition. Keesling (1850-1914), a wholesale and retail druggist, compiled the first edition (1890) with hundreds of recipes gathered from local homemakers (all credited by name), distributing it to customers in appreciation for their patronage during the preceding twenty years. Demand for that edition led to the publication of this muchenlarged version, with 725 recipes divided into 12 categories: bread, meats, pickles, pies, desserts, puddings, cakes, jellies and preserves, candies, beverages, soups, and miscellaneous. Also includes dozens of period advertisements for all manner of patent medicine. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. The contents are a bit shaken. Some general minor edgewear to the boards, largely at the corners and tips, with a pair of stains to the rear panel. $100 12 The Book Shop • 134 N Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723 626.967.1888 • www.bookshopllc.com