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Food and Cooking

1. Abehsera, Michel. COOKING FOR LIFE. A Guide for the Well-Being of Man. Binghamton, NY. Swan House. (1970). Cloth. Large 8vo. Chipped dj. Very good. viii & 364pp.
Our price $10.00

2. Abelson, Philip H. (Editor). FOOD: Politics, Economics, Nutrition and Research.. American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science. (1975). Illustrations. Wraps. 4to. (Size. Approx. 11' x 8+') Edge nicks and chips to cover. Text block is very good except for two pencil marks. Selected articles from weekly journal 'Science.' v & 202pp.
Our price $17.00

3. Adams, Ruth. DID YOU EVER SEE A FAT SQUIRREL? How to Eat Naturally So You'll Never Be Overweight, Never Feel Hungry. Emmaus, PA. Rodale Press. (Feb. 1972). 1st printing. Chapter headiing sketches. Cloth. 8vo. Nicked dj. Near fine. vii & 268pp including bibliography and index.
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4. American Friends of France (Compiled by). SPECIALITES DE LA MAISON. (In English).. (Revised 1949). Decorations by Alajalov. One decoration by Jean Pages. Cloth. Large 12mo. Very good. Decorated cover. Chipped, torn and rubbed dj. Foreword by Mary Frost Mabon. Preface by Louis Bromfield. 118pp. American Friends of France, Inc. was initiated in 1917 by Miss Anne Morgan. Active in both World Wars and during rehabilitation in public health and social service. Recipes from society people and celebrities including Norma Shearer, Lawrence Tibbett, Mrs Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Countess de Zoppola, Vivien Leigh, Mrs Nicholas Biddle, Pearl Buck, Katharine Cornell, Princess Djorjadze, Anita Loos among many others. 118pp. Slight color change in paper.
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5. Baeder, John. DINERS.. Abrams. (1978). illus. some in color. Stiff wraps. fine. 144pp. Introduction by Vincent Scully. Horizontal oblong: quarto width, octavio height.
Our price $35.00

6. Bayrd, Edwin. THE THIN GAME.. Newsweek Books. (1978). 1st edition. Cloth. 8vo. B\Ndear fine. Dust jacket with pieces missing. Inconsultation with Clifford F. Gastineau (MD) and Edwin Bayrd (MD). ISBN: 0-88225-255-0. 224pp.
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7. Bloomingdale. BLOOMINGDALE'S EXOTIC COOKING TOOLS. New York. Beard Glaser Wolf Book. (1976). Illustrated. Trade paperback. Small 8vo. Good. 'A critical selection of the best, the necessary and the special in kitchen equipment and utensils from other lands, including some extraordinary recipes and folklore.' 125pp. Tear in lower edge of front cover repaired. Small label shadow on front cover. A sophisticated catalogue with order form in back.
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8. Bocuse, Paul. PAUL BOCUSE'S REGIONAL FRENCH COOKING.. Flammarion. (1997). 1st paperback ed. Photography in color by Dietmar Frege. Stiff wraps. Large 8vo. Near fine. (Size. Approx. in inches: 11 x 8). Small label on rear cover. 192pp Slick, heavy paper. Smooth paper. Subsidizing the French farmer can't be all bad.
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9. Brody, Jane. JANE BRODY'S NUTRITION BOOK. A Lifetime Guide to Good Eating for Better Health and Weight Control by the Personal Health Columnist of the New York Times.. Bantam. Tables. Trade paperback. 8vo. Very good. Bantam revised edition, 3rd printing, March 1988. Small label shadow on front cover. xx & 552pp. Some aging of paper.
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10. Brown, Dale and the Editors of Time-Life Books. AMERICAN COOKING.. Time-Life Books. (1968). Photo illustrations by Mark Kauffman. Hardback. 4to. Text block invery good condition. (Size, Approx. 11' x 8½') No dj. Included in lot: Small hardboard covered, spiral bound recipe book--9' x 6'. Some soil masrks on cover. 208pp.
Our price $18.00

11. Brown, Edward Espe. TASSAJARA COOKING. Boulder. Shambhala. 10th printing, March 1979. Illustrations by Norval Delwyn Carlson. Wraps. Small 8vo. Very good. Introduction by Zentatsu Baker-Roshi. A Zen Center Book. Small line on bottom edge. 255+pp. A vegetarian cooking book from the Zen Center of San Francisco.
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12. Chalmers, Irena (with Milton Glaser). GREAT AMERICAN FOOD ALMANAC.. Harper & Row. (1986). 1st edition. Illustrated. Trade paperback. 4to. Near fine. 'Brilliantly designed by Milton Glaser.' 240pp. Few small spots on edges. Small label shadow on cover. Food facts and photos. (Size: 11' tall x 8?' wide)
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13. Childs, Beryl and Sue Alexander. FRENCH REGIONAL COOKING. Secaucus, NJ. Chartwell Books. (1985). 1st Amer. ed. Illustrations, many in color. Cloth. Large 8vo. Fine dj. Fine. ISBN: 0-89009-977-4. Size. Approx 10+' x 7+' Slick, heavy paper. 223pp including 'Cooking Terms' and 'Index.'
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14. Claiborne, Craig. COOKING WITH HERBS AND SPICES.. Harper & Row. (1970). Book Club. Drawu\ings by Alice Golden. Cloth. Small 8vo. Slighlty torn dj. Very good. New revised and enlarged edition of 'An Herb and Spice Book.' Chipped and worn dj. xx & 355pp. Index, Describes over fifty herbs and spices and gives recipies on how they may be used.
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15. Claiborne, Craig. THE NEW YORK TIMES COOK BOOK.. Harper & Row. (1961). Illustrations. Cloth. Very good copy. Small quarto. Chipped and torn dust jacket covered by clear plastic. Small edge spot on few preliminary pages. Light wrinkles in one page.
Our price $20.00

16. Cormillot, Alberto E.J. (MD). THIN FOREVER. Chicago. Henry Regnery Co. (1976). Hardback. 8vo. Nicked dj. Very good. First published in Spanish in Argentina in 1973. Very light cover corner bump. xvi & 304pp. Subtle cultural differences here. The author talks about some things ignored by North Americans. Could be useful to the dieter.
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17. Crosson, Pierre R. and Kenneth D. Frederick. THE WORLD FOOD SITUATION. Resource and environmental issues in the developing countries and the United States. Washington, DC. Resources for the Future. (Oct. 1977). Tables. Paperback. 8vo. Good. Two short horizontal tears in the spine. Research Paper R-6. v & 230pp. Published without editorial review from the authors' typescripts. (Accompanied by copy of March 1977 issue of 'National Food Situation' published by U.S. Dept of Agriculture. 41pp. Paper. Has nicks and folds.)
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18. Daley, Rosie. IN THE KITCHEN WITH ROSIE. Oprah';s Favorite Recipes.. Knopf. 1994. 8 pages of full-color photos by Michael P. McLaughlin. Hardback. Nicked dj. Fine. 129pp. Index. Newsclips of additional recipes laid-in. 50 favorite recipes created by Oprah's cook. (Size. 7? x 7 inches). 13th printing May 1994.
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19. Davis, Joe (MD) with Lucille Enix. THE ULTRAFIT DIET: How to Lose 5 Pounds in 7 Days Without Feeling Huingry. Dr. Davis's Amino Acid Breakthrough Plan.. NAL. March 29, 1990. Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Very good. Uncorrected proofs. Introduction by Norman Kaplan (MD) 243pp. No acknowledgments or contents pages. Small label shadow on cover. Final page count in regular edition is expected to reach 288. Has appendix listing the calorie, protein, fat, carbohydrate content of commonly used foods.
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20. DeGouy, Louis P. GOURMET'S COOK BOOK OF FISH AND GAME. Volume I. FISH. Hotel Plaza, NYC. Gourmet Inc. (1947). Illustrated by Henry J. Stahlhut. Cloth. 8vo. Tattered dj. Very good. Little fading of lettering on spine. 240pp plus several blank pages for memoranda.
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21. Deprey, Irene. THE NEW CANADIAN FIBER DIET.. Vantage Press. (1987). 1st edition. Cloth. 8vo. Nicked dj. Near fine. Small label shadow on fly. xvii+ & 123pp. Select bibliography.
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22. Dobelis, Inge N. (Editor) (Reader's Digest). GREAT RECIPES FOR GOOD HEALTH. Pleasantville, NY. Reader's Digest Assoc. (1988). Illustrations in color. Hardback. 4to. Near fine. No dj. Decorated covers. Small remnant of label on rear cover. Two light corner creases. (6th printing, March 1991). Smooth heavy paper. 304pp. Library of Sara Blackburn slip laid-in.
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23. Dolger, Jonathan. THE EXPENSE ACCOUNT DIET. How to Lose Weight on $24.95 a Day and Master the Rules of the Lunch Business.. Random House. (1969). 1st printing. Illustrations by Mort Gerberg. Hardback. Slighlty torn dj. Very good. Squarish large 12mo. Written on fly:'Nov. 21-69. 'to the Gallant's' with warmest best wishes. Regina Gelfords' 95+pp.
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24. Eastman, Wilbur, Jr. THE CANNING, FREEZING, CURING & SMOKING OF MEAT, FISH & GAME. Charlotte, VT. Garden Way Publishing. (1975). Illustrations by Douglas Merrilees. Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Very good. Spine appears a little darkened. Small label shadow on front cover. vi & 202pp. Practical advice for the do-it-yourself crafts-person.
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25. Fisher, M.F.K. and Editors of Time-Life Books. THE COOKING OF PROVINCIAL FRANCE.. Time-Life Books. (1968). Photo illustrations by Mark Kauffman. Hardback. 4to. Text block is very good condition. Wear to covers: Rubs and soiling. 206pp. (Size, Approx. 11' x 8½') No dj. Included in lot: Small hardboard covered, spiral bound recipe book--9' x 6'.
Our price $20.00

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