Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers: A Selection of American and English Booksellers' Catalogues, 19th-21st Century. By John R. Payne. Introduction by Kurt Zimmerman. Austin , Roger Beacham, Publisher, . One could be forgiven for thinking it odd that something as ephemeral as the bookseller's catalogue should be treated to such a sumptuous production as John Payne's Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers (GCMB). But, as the author reminds us, “Bookshops open and close. Booksellers retire, change professions, and pass on. What remains, other than memories and reputations, are their catalogues, the lasting tangible record of a bookseller's creativity and expertise – a remembrance, a talisman.” (Preface, page xi). The author has selected one hundred forty catalogues from amongst tens of thousands viewed during his time at the Lilly ... [more Book Review: Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers]
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America's Cereal Foods and How to Cook Them... We Feed the WorldFirst Editionby Rorer, Sarah Tyson (editor)
Chicago : The American Cereal Co , 1893
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The Cook not Mad, or Rational cookery; being a collection of original and selected receipts, embracing not only the art of curing various kinds of meats and vegetables for future use, but of cooking, in its general acceptation, to the taste, habits, and degrees of luxury, prevalent with the American publick, in town and country. : To which are added, directions for preparing comforts for the sick-room; together with sundry miscellaneous kinds of information, of importance to housekeepers in general, nearly all tested by experience. (Motto, Gen. Chap. 27, V. 1, 2, 3, 4.)Signed First Editionby [Knowlton & Rice]
Watertown [New York] : Knowlton & Rice , 1830
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Tried Receipts. [Compiled by residents of] Lakeville, Conn., 1888First Editionby [Residents of (Lakeville, Conn.)]
North Canaan, Conn : [Printed by the] Press of Connecticut Western News , 1888
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The Way to CookSigned First Editionby Child, Julia
New York : Alfred A. Knopf Inc , 1989
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Cunard Line, Cocktails, Liqueurs, Cigars, Cigarettes, etc.by [Cocktail Menu] Cunard Line, QEI
England : Cunard Line , 1932
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Beadle's Dime Recipe Book: a Directory for the parlor, nursery, sick room and toilet, for the kitchen, larder, etc. by Mrs. Victorby [Dime Books; Mrs. Victor (Metta Victoria Fuller Victor)]
New York : Beadle and Company, Publishers, 118 William Street , 1863
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Welcome to the new ABAA website. We hope you'll find it an exciting place to explore rare books, find items to purchase, and meet some of the best booksellers in the US. The site is packed with new features and possibilities. Many of these features are there to emphasize the individual booksellers, all of whom are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America and are held to the strict standards of the ABAA Code of Ethics. Throughout the site, the booksellers are front and center, giving you more information about the seller on the item pages, more details on the bookseller pages, and a richer sense of what booksellers are up to on the blog and through various social media. The ABAA blog is brand new as well, now called The New Antiquarian, and featuring multiple contributors. Booksellers have richly different backgrounds... [more A Brand New ABAA Website!]