Item 59, May 2 2 Corn Pone Receipt for boiling Potatoes Choice receipts, Hartford, 1872 The Farmer’s Magazine, Edinburgh, 1801–10 p. 15 p. 25

Purslan Sallet Scotch Collopps May, The Accomplisht cook, London, 1660 Martha Smith, Manuscript, 1655– c.1697 p. 73 p. 66

A Sallet of green Pease Pigeons Rabisha, The Whole body of cookery, London, 1661 The Young woman’s companion, Manchester, 1811 p. 94 p. 118

Cæpe Cranberry Sherbet Platina, De honesta voluptate et valetudine, Venice, 1517 Mrs. Johnstone’s cook book, Butte, 1911 p. 88 p. 46

To fry Smelts Thin Cream Pan-cakes, call’d a Quire of Paper Martin, The New experienced English-housekeeper, Kettilby, A Collection of above three hundred recipes, Doncaster, 1795 London, 1714 p. 70 p. 50

To dress a Dish of Lobsters Spanish Shortcake Shakleford, The Modern art of cookery, 1767 The Los Angeles Times Cook Book, No. 2, 1905 p. 107 p. 112 CATALOGUE THIRTEEN

Bread Making & Distribution 1 (ACTS & ORDINANCES: Bread.) A Collect- ion of fifteen French acts and ordinances con- cerning bread, flour, and grain. 1769–1794. Preserved in a green quarter-morocco clamshell box over marbled boards. $3500.00 AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION of the laws and regulations governing bread-making, distribution, and selling in France as well as the controls around flour and grain produc- tion. All are extremely rare: only one is to be found in OCLC (one location only), all but one are first editions, and many are stitched as issued. A wonderful picture of bread making and distribution in late 18th-century France. Full list available upon request.

In a Handsome Contemporary Black Morocco Binding 2 (ACTS & ORDINANCES: Tobacco, wine, salted fish, meats, and butter, etc.) Ordon- nances de Louis XIV. Roy de France et de Navarre, sur le fait des gabelles & des aydes. Données à saint Germain en Laye aux mois de May & Juin 1680. Paris: François Muguet, 1690. Bound with: Ordonnance de Louis XIV….Pour servir de règlement sur plusieurs droits des ses fermes, & sur tous en général. Donnée à Versailles le 22. Juillet 1681. Paris: François Muguet, 1691.

[  ] 16mo. in 4s and 8s. Woodcut title page devices. 144 pp.; 192 pp. (1705?–1785). The first edition was published in 1760. Musset- Contemporary black morocco, spine gilt, gilt fillet around Pathay, in his Bibliographie Agronomique, notes that L’Agronome “est sides, black morocco doublures framed with gilt dentelles, très-complète, et contient toutes les connaissances nécessaires pastepaper free endpapers, all edges gilt. $4500.00 pour gouverner avantageusement les biens de la campagne, d’après la pratique des agronomes les plus célèbres” (no. 32, The extremely rare Second Editions of these two ordinances referring to the first edition). Arranged alphabetically, the from the court of Louis XIV of which neither the first nor work contains many recipes as well as information on what was second editions are known to exist in American libraries. The then a rapidly developing rural economy. first editions are known in two locations only (the Biblio- A handsome copy in tree-calf and with spines richly gilt. theque Interuniversitaire Cujas, Paris, and one at Keio Univ- ¶ This edition is not in OCLC. eristy, Japan) and the second editions are in the Bibliotheque Nationale (Arsenal) and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen only. The Ordonnances of May and June of 1680 cover the sale A Fine Copy, Uncut and in Original Boards of salt and its use in preserving fish, meat, and butter. The 4 ANDERSON, James. Essays relating to agri- second Ordonnance of 22 July 1681 discusses the sale and con- culture and rural affairs. The fifth edition, with sumption of fish, the rights to the sale of wine, the sale of corrections and additions. London: Printed tobacco, and regulations around the sale of gold and silver. for G. G., J. Robinson, and J. Cumming, 1800. This is a particularly handsome copy in an unusual con- temporary binding. With the leather bookplate of Kilian Frit- 8vo. Twenty-three engraved plates (three of which are fold- sch, the well-known 20th-century collector of wine books, on ing). Three volumes. xxiii, [1], 591 pp.; xxviii, 473, [7] pp.; lvi, verso of the upper free endpaper. [2], 528 pp. Original blue boards, paper spines with title in ¶ Not in Vicaire. manuscript and volume number printed, entirely untrimmed. $1000.00 ALLETZ, Pons Augustin. L’Agronome, ou, 3 A later, corrected and expanded edition. James Anderson was dictionnaire portatif du cultivateur. Lyon: Robert born in 1739 at Hermiston, a village near Edinburgh. His par- et Gauthier, 1803. ents died when he was only fifteen years old at which time he 8vo. Woodcut vignettes on title pages. xxxii, 484 pp.; 2 p.l., took over the family farm. After attending courses at Edin- 503 pp. Two volumes. Contemporary tree-calf, spines richly gilt burgh University, in 1777 he reclaimed a 1,300 acre farm at with lettering pieces in red and black morocco, one wormhole Monkshill which he successfully revived in a period of six to the upperboard of vol. I and two to the lowerboard of vol. years. He was a writer who was less interested in the new agri- II, a few leaves with marginal dampstaining in vol. II, other- cultural chemistry emerging during his day than he was in the wise crisp and clean throughout. $800.00 practical knowledge gained by years of farming experience. He married twice, had thirteen children, and eventually died A lovely copy of the last and most complete edition of this in 1808 in Isleworth. guide to country living written by Pons Augustin Alletz

[  ] [  ] Essays relating to agriculture and rural affairs (first ed.: 1775) was 5 ARBUTHNOT, John. Essai sur la nature, et Anderson’s first work. Sections discuss inclosures and fences (in- le choix des alimens, suivant les différentes con- cluding much on making hedges); draining bogs and swamps; stitutions. Paris: la Veuve Cavelier & Fils, 1755. how to plant grass and make hay; the nutrition offered by various plants to farm animals; animal husbandry and the 12mo. xxiv, 330, [6] pp. Contemporary marbled-calf, spine gilt, production of wool; pastures and the different types of grass- marbled endpapers, marbled edges, bright and crisp throughout. es; legal and economic impediments to the cultivation of the $500.00 land; and the corn laws of Great Britain. The numerous engravings include a lovely series depict- A particularly fine copy of the second French edition of ing different grasses, finely drawn and representing more than Arbuthnot’s (1667–1735) study of diet and its treatment for fifteen types. various maladies. This is a translation by Pierre Boyer de Pré- A wonderful copy in original state. With the contemporary bandier of the second English edition of 1732 (which was the ownership signature of William Trabyan of Ashburton dated first to include “The practical rules of diet”). The first French 23 December 1800 in each volume. edition appeared in 1741 (of which our edition may simply be ¶ See Fussell, vol. II, Old Farming Books, pp. 104–7, 132, and 135 a second issue). At the beginning is an explanation of the for more on Anderson. various chemical terms used, followed by an anaylsis of vege- table and meat foodstuffs and dietary rules and recommenda- tions for various ailments. Arbuthnot was a friend of Jonathan Swift and was doctor to Queen Anne. ¶ OCLC: National Library of Medicine, University of Chi- cago, Transylvania University (KY), and Indiana University. 6 ATHENAEUS. The Deipnosophists or the banquet of the learned…literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B.A. with an appendix of poeti- cal fragments, rendered into English verse by various authors, and a general index. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854. 8vo. Three volumes. vi, 432 pp.; 2 p.l., 433–815, [1] pp.; 2 p.l., [817]–1252 pp. Each vol. is preceded and followed by a pub- lisher’s catalogue. Original blind-stamped blue cloth, spines slightly sunned, crisp and clean internally. $725.00

[  ] [  ] The First English Edition of this culinary classic from antiquity, is the same author that wrote a work on “Les Orangers & les covering table manners, nutrition, cookery, eating, and drinking. Citronniers;” Morin wrote a work entitled Nouveau traité des A good copy. orangers et citronniers, 1692, the same date as the “certificat.” A good copy of a very rare book. Of Figs and Flowers ¶ OCLC: Davis and two in Europe. Not in the Biblio- theque Nationale or RLIN. 7 [BALLON & GARNIER.] Traité complet de la culture du figuier…suivi d’un petit traité de The First Illustrated Edition la culture de différent fleurs. Paris: Lamy, 1782. 8 [BARBE, Simon.] Le Parfumeur françois, qui 12mo. Woodcut head and tailpieces. 5 p.l., 164, [4] pp. Con- enseigne toutes les manières de tirer les odeurs temporary mottled-calf, marbled endpapers, edges stained red, des fleurs; & de faire toutes sortes de compo- some faint dampstaining on the final signatures. $2500.00 sitions de parfums. Avec le secret de purger le Possibly the FIRST EDITION (see below) of this early trea- tabac en poudre; & le parfumer de toutes sortes tise on raising figs and flowers. Chapters discuss different types d’odeurs. Amsterdam: Paul Marret, 1696. of figs; planting location; espalier methods; pruning and trel- 12 24 lising; preservation in winter; ripening; and the best uses of mo. Engraved frontispiece, title page in red and black. p.l., 170, [20 – including the final blank] pp. Modern vellum, figs. The section on flowers has chapters on the order of flowers 4 during the year; particularly rare varieties; and sections on spe- careful paper repair to K affecting two words. $4000.00 cific types including tulips,oeillets (a small yellow flower), anem- The First Illustrated Edition of Barbe’s classic in French per- ones, oreille d’ours (or “lamb’s ears”), tuberoses, and ranunculus. fumery (first ed.: 1693). “Simon Barbe lived in the rue des Regarding the edition: on a preliminary leaf there is a “cer- Gravilliers, Paris, at the sign of the Golden Fleece, where he tificat” testifying to the usefulness of theTraité ; interestingly, was in business as a perfumer. From its generally elevated it is dated 30 May 1692, nearly 100 years earlier than our title tone his first book was clearly intended for the interest of the page date. It should be noted, however, that typographically, court, the aristocracy and the country gentry….” — Kennett, the Traité appears to have been printed sometime at the end History of Perfume, p. 158. of the 17th century, excepting the title page. It is, therefore, Included are sections for powders, wash-balls, essences and our guess that our copy is either the first edition reissued with a oils perfumed with flowers, perfumes for the mouth, sweet new title page or the actual first edition as we have been unable waters, incense, perfumed gloves, color mixing, and snuff. The to locate an earlier edition. engraved frontispiece depicts two elegantly attired customers, The attribution to Ballon and Garnier, both royal gardeners, complete with lap-dog, in a perfume shop. is taken from OCLC; in the “Le Libraire au Lecture” we learn ¶ OCLC & NUC record one location only at Univ. of that they were responsible for reviewing the texts. Another Kentucky Lib. Not in Wiggishoff. possible author, however, might be Pierre Morin (1650–1690). “Le Libraire au Lecture” also states that the author of the Traité [  ] [  ] With an Illustration of the Saccharometer 9 THE BREWER: a familiar treatise on the art of brewing. London: Loftus, 1856. 8vo. One full-page illustration and two printed tables in the text. 2 p.l. (of advertisements), 192 pp. Original gilt and blind- stamped cloth, lightly rubbed and spotted, some minor spot- ting throughout. $750.00 The FIRST EDITION of this comprehensive study of brew- ing beer and ale followed by a section on wine-making. Chap- ters include how to brew India Pale Ale and Porter, cask main- tenance, bottling, affordable brewing methods, and how to make cider. This is followed by several short sections on mak- ing more than thirty types of wine from various fruits (and even one vegetable: parsnips). The work then closes with nine sections giving directions on how to use various beer and wine- making apparatus, including the illustrated saccharometer. A good copy. ¶ OCLC: California State University (Fresno), University of Delaware, New York Public Library, Anheuser-Busch Li- brary, University of Waterloo, and two locations in Europe.

Milk’s Nutritional Value 10 BRUNETIÈRE DESROCHETTES, Joseph Aimé Ambroise. [Drop-Title:] Tentamen Chimico- Medicum de Lacte. Montpellier: Martel, 1773. 4to. 17 pp. Modern boards. $900.00 The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of Brunetière Desro- chettes’ dissertation on milk and its chemistry. Sections also discuss milk’s medicinal uses and nutritive properties. Item 8, Barbe

[  ] ¶ OCLC records two copies only: National Library of a high station of life, to converse about their fruits…under Medicine and the Wellcome Institute to which should be the barbarous names that many have heard them called by. added a copy and University of Minnesota. Not in any of the The fruit chapters in his Flora diaetetica…describe many species usual gastronomic bibliographies. and some cultivars often at length and comment on their taste.” – Janson, Pomona’s Harvest, p. 199. An “Authoritative Work for Gardeners, A particularly handsome copy. With the early ownership Cooks, and Gourmets” signature of P. Lloyd Fletcher. ¶ Bitting p. 65; Blake p. 69; Henrey, II, p. 115–17; Pritzel 1301; 11 BRYANT, Charles. Flora diaetetica: or history Stafleu & Cowan 858. of esculent plants, both domestic and foreign. London: B. White, 1783. A Miller-Baker Bent on Reform 8vo. xvii, 379, [13] pp. Contemporary tree-calf, spine richly 12 BUCQUET, César. Traité-pratique de la con- gilt in six compartments, red morocco label in the second servation des grains, des farines, et des études compartment, the other compartments alternating a small domestiques. Paris: Onfroy et Belin, 1783. gilt sun within an oval and a gilt floral oval tool in the cen- ter, each compartment surrounded by dog tooth roll pattern, Bound with: additional floral and star tools in each corner, expertly re- backed laying down the original spine, marbled end-papers. [BEQUILLET, Edme.] Observations sur la $2000.00 boulangerie. [Paris: Lambert & Baudouin, 1783.] FIRST EDITION. Charles Bryant (d. 1799) was a keen natu- 8vo. Two large folding engraved plates, woodcut head and ralist and an excellent and industrious practical botanist who tailpieces. 2 p.l., xvi, 74 pp.; 2 p.l., 146, [2] pp. Contemporary made a special study of the works of Linnaeus. He authored mottled-calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spine, three botanical books, this being his second and most im- coat of arms stamped on the upper spine, marbled endpapers. portant. It fully describes all of the esculent plants, domestic $4500.00 and foreign, including their history, use, physical properties, The FIRST EDITION, and a very fine copy, of these two and places of growth, along with their varieties and unique studies of flour conservation and bread-making, the first by individual characteristics. All of the foods are classified into César Bucquet, the second by Edme Béquillet. “Though they one of ten categories: roots, shoots & stalks, leaves, flowers, focused on milling, both Béquillet and Bucquet…conceived berries, stone-fruit, apples, legumens, grain, nuts, and fungi. of the system as a total, vertically integrated project that be- “Johannes Salberg’s rather cursory Latin thesis on food gan with the harvest and the conditioning and preparation of plants [Fructus esculenti, 1763, Linnaeus as praeses]…and the prod- grain for sale and continued through to the stage of bread ding of a pharmacist friend motivated Charles Bryant of Nor- making and distribution, with a special emphasis on the local, wich to work on a detailed, authoritative work for gardeners, regional, and international flour trade.” – Kaplan,Provisioning cooks, and gourmets. He thought it ‘unlearned…for people in Paris, 1984, p. 460. The Observations sur la boulangerie by Béquil- [  ] [  ] let is addressed to Parmentier and Cadet de Vaux, who had established the first baking school five years earlier in Paris and with whom both Béquillet and Bucquet were fierce rivals. The large folding engraved plates depict a building spe- cially designed to dry grain. One view is of its floor plan; the other as an elevation, and shows two men working on dif- ferent levels, moving the grain around. On the spine is the gilt-stamped coat of arms of La Rochefoucauld and on the title page is the library stamp of Chateau de La Roche Guyon. ¶ OCLC: Harvard, Hagley Museum & Library (DE), University of Chicago, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (Canada), and three in Europe (note that most OCLC copies lack the Béquillet). For more on Bucquet and an interesting discussion of his relation to the emergence of scientific bak- ing, see Kaplan’s The Bakers of Paris.

What Gives Wine Its Taste? 13 CARLES, Le docteur P[aulin]. Le bouquet naturel des vins et eaux-de-vie. Bordeaux: Feret et Fils & Paris: Libraires Associés, 1897. 8vo. 20 pp. followed by [4] pp. of advertisements. Original printed wrappers. $1500.00 The extremely rare FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this study of the bouquet of various wines and eaux-de-vie. Doctor Paulin Carles was a professor of medicine and pharmacy in Bordeaux and in the current work, he tries to respond to the professional tasters of Bordeaux who would like to know what it is that determines a wine’s bouquet. Is it the skin of the wines, the fermentation process, the wine’s age? Le bouquet naturel tries to unlock these mysteries. A very good copy in original state. Item 12, Bucquet ¶ Chwartz, vol. II, p. 23; Fritisch 141; and Simon, Vinaria, p. 71. Not in OCLC. [  ] Potatoes to Flour FIRST EDITION. The rare first edition of Charlemagne’s (1753–1838) description of the assembly, use, and care of a hand 14 CHALLAN, Antoine Didier Jean Baptiste. operated mill designed by Durand, pere et fils, Mécaniciens. Rapport fait a la séance publique de la société The mill was intended for the grinding of various grains (in- royale et centrale d’agriculture, le 29 mars 1818, cluding wheat, lentils, peas, beans, rice, coffee, and corn) and sur…la culture des pommes de terre, la prépara- was particularly useful due to its portability. One chapter tion et l’emploi de leurs produits, l’invention testifies to its usefulness in San Domingo for the grains par- ou le perfectionnement des machines pro- ticular to that region. pres à les convertir en farine. Paris: Madame The folding printed table lists the mill’s various uses, degrees Huzard, 1818. of fineness in the milled product, and general observations on grinding grains. The folding engraving depicts the moulin à 8vo 139 pp. Original blue wrappers, untrimmed, a crisp and bras in two different views. bright copy. $800.00 On the last page is a bookseller pastedown slip: “A Paris, The FIRST SEPARATE EDITION of Challan’s (1754–1831) Chez Madame Huzard, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue de l’Éperon report to the Société Royale et Centrale d’Agriculture con- Saint-André-des-Arts No. 7.” cerning potato cultivation, what to do with them, and the ¶ OCLC: Cornell Univ., New York Public Library, & one invention of machines necessary to convert the potatoes to in Europe. Not in Binder, Die Brotnahrung: Auswahl-Bibliographie flour. The report was presented to Labbé, Dubois, Petit de zu ihrer Geschichte und Bedeutung, Bitting, Cagle, or Vicaire. Beauverger, Sageret, Vilmorin, & Yvart (the commissioners of the Société) and is an extract from the Société’s Mémoires (pub- The First Conneticut Community Cookbook lished earlier in the same year). In extremely fine condition. 16 CHOICE RECEIPTS, selected from the best ¶ OCLC: USC, Washington Univ., and two in Europe. Not manuscript authorities. [Hartford: Worthing- in Binder, Die Brotnahrung: Auswahl-Bibliographie zu ihrer Geschichte ton, Duston & Co.], 1872. und Bedeutung. Bitting, Cagle, Simon, or Vicaire. 8vo. 66 pp. Original gilt-stamped green cloth, some staining to lower board and spine, corners and head and tail of spine A Portable Flour Mill rubbed, light spotting throughout, hole on pp. 49/50 affect- 15 CHARLEMAGNE, Armand. Instructions sur ing a few words & in the gutter of pp. 51/52. $500.00 l’usage des moulins a bras. Paris: Blanchon, 1793. The FIRST EDITION of the first Conneticut community cookbook (see Cook, America’s charitable cooks, p. 40). Recipes 8vo. One woodcut, one folding printed table, and one folding range from Philadelphia Ice-cream to Corn Pone to Pop Overs engraved plate. 16, 71 pp. Antique red quarter-morocco over (which are to be served with a wine sauce). red paste paper boards, green vellum tips, black morocco label “The Publishers take pleasure in assuring the public, from on spine, untrimmed. $ 1000.00 their personal experience, that every dish compounded accord- [  ] [  ] ing to these receipts, is fit to invite a king to.” At the end is listed eight suggested menus. ¶ OCLC: New York Public Library, University of Denver, ssssssssssssssssssss Trinity College (CT), University of Iowa, and the Wellcome Institute. Corn Pone A Poem to Champagne for Madame Veuve Clicquot Sift about one quart of corn flour; make a thin bat- ter, adding by degrees spoonfuls of clabber [similar to 17 COFFIN, Charles. Le vin de Champagne. Paris: yogurt], beating it all the time one way; add three or Didot, 1825. four eggs, well beaten, a teaspoonful of salt, and one 8vo. Title page vignette and two vignettes in the text. 15 pp. of soda, dissolved in a little warm milk; grease the pans Original illustrated yellow wrappers, light soiling to the upper well; then sprinkle corn meal thickly over the buttered wrapper. $1500.00 parts before putting in the batter. The extremely rare First French Edition of Charles Coffin’s Item 16, Choice receipts, Hartford, 1872 poem Campania vindicata, first published in Latin in 1712. The poem is in praise of Champagne and was composed in the context of a debate between supporters of wine from Burgundy ssssssssssssssssssss versus Champagne. Our issue reprints the original Latin with the French on facing pages. The current edition is of special interest because it was translated by the Comte de Chevigné as an hommage to his mother-in-law, the famous Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin; Chevi- gné had married her daughter Clémentine in 1817. ¶ OCLC: Cambridge University only. Not in Chwartz, Fritsch or any of the Simon bibliographies. A Poem of Table Manners for Children 19 DESLYONS, Jean. Traitez singuliers et nou- 18 LES CONTENANCES DE LA TABLE. veaux contre le paganisme du Roy-Boit. Paris: Lyon: Pierre Mareschal & Barnabé Chaussard, C. Savreux, 1670. c.1503. [Sebastopol: Ben Kinmont, Bookseller 12mo. 28 p.l., 346 pp. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, red mo- & Bernard Quaritch, Ltd, 2006.] rocco lettering piece, head of spine restored, joints cracked 8vo. Four leaves of facsimile, with large woodcut letter “L” but strong, corners bumped. $1000.00 and a woodcut printer’s device on title, and thirty-six pages The FIRST EDITION of Jean Deslyons’ (1615–1700) second of commentary and translation. diatribe against banqueting written in answer to Nicolas Bar- Twenty deluxe large-paper copies printed on mouldmade paper thelemy’s Apologie du banquet sanctifié de la veille des Rois (1664). bound in full red morocco: $900.00 each Separated into three sections, Deslyons first discusses fasting, second the Saturnales of the ancients, and third the supersti- Eighty copies in half-morocco over marbled boards: tion of Phoebus. For Deslyons the time of Epiphany was one for $500.00 each prayer and dedication to God; it was not a time for carnival. ¶ Fritsch 484; Oberlé 496; OCLC: UCLA, USC, Yale, From the Introduction: “Les Contenances de la table presents a Indiana University, Harvard, Cleveland Pub. Library, Brigham rare glimpse into the everyday life of late medieval and early Young University, and Oxford; Simon Gastronomica 485; Vicaire Renaissance households. Many of the behaviors proscribed in col. 272. this text on table manners may tend to reinforce stereotypes of culinary savagery and barbaric eating practices in the Mid- dle Ages. However, the detailed, poetically rendered advice on “Decidedly the Best Work on Tillage how to behave – or how not to behave – handily puts such in the English Language” stereotypes into question. Given the clear resonance between 20 DICKSON, Adam. A treatise of agriculture. bits of advice uttered in verse over five centuries ago and com- A new edition. Edinburgh: A. Kincaid, J. Bell, mon reprimands about behavior passed around the modern table, we can begin to see how little distance separates us from T. Longman, & T. Caddel, 1770. our medieval counterparts. A book both for children and for 8vo. Two folding plates. Two volumes. 4 p.l., lxv, 487 pp.; 4 p.l., adults, Les Contenances de la table remains a precious testimony of 564 pp. Contemporary calf. $1000.00 the past of interest to literary critics, historians, sociologists, and rare book enthusiasts alike.” Adam Dickson “was born in 1721, and took his M.A. at Edin- This facsimile is accompanied by an introduction and trans- burgh. He became Minister at Dunse in 1750, and although lation by Timothy Tomasik, a specialist in French 16th-century a lawsuit about the legality of his presentation was entered, culinary history. Patrick Reagh has designed and printed the remained there till 1769, when he was made Incumbent of book in letterpress in a limited edition of 100 copies. Whittinghame, E. Lothian, till he died as a result of a fall from a horse in 1776. A country clergyman must be interested

[  ] [  ] in farming, and Dickson came from E. Lothian, where the on the upper pastedown; on the upper free endpaper is the improvement of Scottish agriculture began in his youth…. library stamp of Rolf Dittmar. Dickson, who had discussed farming with his father’s neigh- ¶ Not in OCLC, RLIN, or Weiss. bors as a young man, maintained that English farming books were not suited to the soil and climate of Scotland, and made Snow in Wine a strong onslaught upon Tull’s theories of plant nutrition, while he admitted that Tull’s system of drilling and horse-hoeing was 22 [DUREY D’HARNONCOURT, Pierre.] the best method of cultivating turnips and potatoes. J. C. Dissertation sur l’usage de boire a la glace. Paris: Loudon in 1825, a brother Scot, estimated the book as ‘decid- Valleyre, 1762. edly the best work on tillage which has appeared in the English 12mo. Woodcut device on title page. viii, 31 pp. Recent half- language, and was and still is held in universal esteem among calf over marbled boards, lettered in gilt on spine, edges the practical farmers of Scotland.’” – Fussell, Old English Farm- stained red. $2500.00 ing Books, vol. I, pp. 55–6. With the early engraved armorial bookplate of “Hon. George The extremely rare FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this dis- Baillie Esq. one of the Lords of the Treasury” with his signa- cussion of the benefits and pleasures of chilled drinks. After pre- ture on each title page. paring a dinner for nine or ten friends, Durey d’Harnoncourt A fine copy. tells of the effect of placing ice in his wine and water: “quel usage singulier! qu’il est extraordinaire! Quelle sensualité!” His An Unrecorded Work in Woman’s Education guests, however, found the chilling of their drinks to be scan- dalous and so the author decided to write the following essay 21 DIDRICHSEN, D. Die Hausmutter im Mit- to explain the history and purpose behind using ice to refresh telstande. Copenhagen: Friedrich Brummer, 1802. one’s drink. 12mo. 3 p.l., vi, 114 pp. Contemporary light orange boards. In his Dissertation, Durey d’Haroncourt discusses the histo- $2000.00 ry of iced drinks in hot climate regions (mentioning Greece, Asia, China, India, Persia, and Egypt); the ways in which iced The extremely rare FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this hand- drinks can refresh the mind and body; how doctors through- book for the young mother on how to run a household. Sec- out the ages have used cold drinks to great effect; and the tions discuss her relationship to the fatherland, to her children, different ways liquid was chilled and the containers used (e.g and to herself as well as her general responsibilities towards pewter, stoneware, and leather, which the Persians flavored her gardens, orchards, and the kitchen. Other sections cover with rose water). the specifics of baking, making beer, the wash, and domestic Much of his research is based upon travel accounts from economy with the culinary chapters including information on the 17th and 18th centuries and writers such as “Le fameux ingredients, preparations, and equipment needed. Médecin Bernier” who wrote from Deli in 1663 about having A very good copy. With a lovely early ornate engraved book- been served drinks chilled through the use of saltpeter. Fran- plate “Ex Bibliotheca Serenissimae Domus Saxo-Isenacensis” çois Bernier (1625–1688) was personal physician to the Mu- [  ] [  ] ghal emperor (see Wikipedia). Durey d’Haroncourt also talks about Kircher’s study of saltpeter in his Mundus Subterraneous and the irony that the same material that produces fire can produce ice; the way in which different cultures will sometimes place snow in their wine; and how a doctor in Lyon cured the a mysterious ailment of the stomach of a nun with the use of a special iced drink. A very good copy of an interesting book. ¶ OCLC: two locations in Europe only. There is no known location in American libraries.

From Brandy to Gold 23 ELSHOLTZ, Johann Sigismund. Destillatoria curiosa, sive ratio ducendi liquores colora- tos per alembicum, hactenus si non ignota, certe minus observata atque cognita. Berlin: Völcker, 1674. 12mo. Two engraved plates and one small woodcut in the text. 6 p.l., 176 pp. Contemporary polished-calf, spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine, upper board gilt- stamped with a coat of arms, the lower board gilt-stamped “M.r Bronnier de la Mosson” within a gilt border. $5000.00 I. The FIRST EDITION of Elsholtz’ study of distillation, one of the oldest processes used to produce chemically pure substances. From applied chemistry to culinary purposes, distillation is a process where at least two compounds are separated due to their different boiling points. The higher the vapor pressure of a substance (i.e. the lower its boiling point), the sooner it will begin evaporating leaving behind the com- pound with the higher boiling temperature. The evaporated substance is then cooled and condensed and thereby separated from the other compound. In the current work Elsholtz ar- gues that the resulting distillate is due to the type of curcurbit [  ] (a gourd-shaped alembic) and furnace used (both pictured in Including Plates of Architectural Food Structures the engraved plate). The other engraved plate depicts a cin- namon plant. 24 ÉTIENNE. Traité de l’office…avec de beaux Johann Sigismund Elsholtz (1623–1688) was physician to the dessins gravés sur acier. Paris: Laignier, 1845–46. Elector Frederick William, director of the botanical garden at 8vo. Seven steel engravings. Two volumes. 4 p.l., 50, 111, [1 blank], Brandenburg, and published books in medicine, botany, cook- 224 [misprinted as “222”] pp.; 2 p.l., iii, [1 blank], 40, 11, [1], 19, [1 ery, and gardening. In his Clysmatica nova, 1666, he wrote one blank], 202, 220, [1] pp. Late 19th-century quarter-red morocco of the first descriptions of blood transfusion. TheDestillatoria over marbled boards, green vellum tips, marbled endpapers. curiosa was translated into English in 1677. $8500.00 In a handsome contemporary binding. FIRST EDITION. A very fine copy of an equally rare book Bound with: primarily concerned with snacks and desserts. As noted by Vicaire, Etienne’s Traite de l’office was the most complete work BALDUIN, Christian Adolph. Aurum aurae, on the subjects in which it specialized: hors d’oeuvres, salads, vi magnetismi universalis attractum. Berlin: sandwiches, rolls, buns, fruit dishes, cookies, petits fours, pies, Völcker, 1674. cakes, ice cream, bonbons, syrups, coffee and tea. Secondly, as 12mo. 53, [2] pp. an object, ours is the most complete copy we have been able to locate: most locations record one volume only, and even the The Second Edition of Balduin’s “work on the extraction of an Lilly Library copy (in the Gernon Collection) lacks two plates astral gold from the atmosphere by universal magnetism, pota- and at least two leaves. ble gold, the virtues of the atmospheric gold in the three king- “Featuring baroque, labor intensive food structures and doms of Nature” (Partington, II, p. 338). compositions, Etienne’s Traite de l’office was the most complete Balduin was born in Saxony (Doebeln) in 1632 and after work on the subjects in which it specialized: hors d’oeuvres, studying law, he devoted himself to the study of alchemy. He salads, fruit dishes, and especially, desserts. Etienne was re- was famous for discovering the florescence of calcium nitrate sponsible for creating the large formal banquets and impres- which is named after him. He was a member of the Academia sive presentations required by his position as chef for the Naturae Curiosorum and a fellow of the Royal Society. He French ambassador to England, and his recipes reflect this ex- died on New Years Eve, 1682. perience. But his book – and similar works published by other ¶ I. Ferguson, Bibliotheca Chemica, pp. 237–38; Poggendorff professional chefs – chronicle the era’s increasingly complex vol. I, col. 660. Not in Bitting, Cagle, or Vicaire. II. Ferguson, and elevated tastes in food, and the fashion for meticulous Bibliotheca Chemica, pp. 67–69. attention to artistic presentation.” – Not by Bread Alone, Cornell University exhibition catalogue, Kroch Library, 2002. The handsome plates depict an oven and several others of ornate tiered serving trays, some of which contain petits fours and most of which are architectural. A bright copy.

[  ] [  ] ¶ Bitting pp. 147–8; Cagle 187; Vicaire, col. 347 – “On trouve dans ce traité, un des plus complets qui existent sur l’office, les hors-d’oeuvre, les salades, les desserts, les petits fours, les con- ssssssssssssssssssss serves, etc. Dans le tome II, se trouvent un traité, avec une pagi- nation spéciale pour les glaces et un autre, également spéciale- Receipt for boiling Potatoes ment paginé, pour les bonbons.” Not in Horn-Arndt, Maggs, or Oberlé. 1. The potatoes should be sorted, and those of the same size dressed together; for it is absurd to sup- “A Spirit of Enquiry Amongst Agricultural Men” pose, that the potatoes of different sizes can be made 25 THE FARMER’S MAGAZINE: a periodical properly ready at one and the same time. work, exclusively devoted to agriculture, and 2. Cold water, and not hot, should be put with them rural affairs. Edinburgh: Constable, 1801–10. into the pot, so as merely to cover them, as they con- tain a great quantity of water themselves. 8vo. Two engraved frontispiece portraits, twenty-three plates 3. When they are boiled, the water should be taken (five of which are folding), two folding printed tables, and from them, and the pot should be put again upon numerous woodcuts in the text. Eleven volumes. Vols. 1–10 the fire, for some time, to evaporate all the moisture. contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, red and/or black 4. Either salt water should be used, or a good deal of salt morocco lettering pieces on spines, gilt fillet into six com- used with fresh water. Cold water also should occa- partments; vol. 11 contemporary full tree-calf, red morocco lettering piece on spine, spine gilt in six compartments, joints sionally be thrown in, to damp the violence of the split but very strong. $2500.00 heat, and to prevent the potatoes from being over- boiled. All FIRST EDITIONS except volume one which is the sec- 5. They should be served up with the skins on; and ond edition: a very handsome set. The Farmer’s Magazine was a when properly prepared in this manner, may supply quarterly periodical undertaken to “encourage and promote, in a great measure the use of bread. as far as possible, a spirit of enquiry and experiment amongst 6. If skinned, they should be thoroughly mashed, and agricultural men, and to record faithfully the result of such put on a plate into the an oven; and when brought up, information as may be communicated to them….Many farm- kept hot before the fire, in which state, with melted ers, from a diffidence of themselves, are withheld from com- butter, they make most delicate eating. municating their observations to the public, from an appre- hension, that their style and manner of writing are unfit for Item 25, The Farmer’s Magazine, Edinburgh, 1801–10 publication. In that way, many facts and observations, highly interesting to society, are either entirely lost, or but very par- tially known. To such we beg leave to say, that, provided facts, ssssssssssssssssssss properly authenticated, and sound observations, are furnished, [  ] the style of the author will be considered as a matter of inferior tion, its best terrain, how to deal with adverse soil conditions, consideration.” – from the Introduction of vol. 1. when and how to plant, harvesting, and fertilizing. For recipes, The subjects of the articles include how to preserve fruits; he recommends Buc’hoz’s Manuel alimentaire for instructions on the proper size of a farm; flax cultivation in England and Rus- the asparagus’ use in omelettes, ragouts, in a cream sauce, in its sia; newly invented farm machinery (e.g. the Double Turnip own juices, in butter, in soup, and with peas. A very rare book Plow); accounts of American husbandry; recommendations to on a delightful subject. cottagers on keeping a cow; how to convert grass lands to tillage ¶ NUC: DNAL only; Oberlé 696. Not in Bitting, Cagle, without exhausting the soil; the corn trade and corn laws; the Simon, or Vicaire. restrictions on farming near London; wheat cultivation; sheep and cattle management; “Thoughts on the Management of In Praise of Salami Dung;” potato cultivation in the Highlands and “On Steaming Potatoes;” the cultivation of kelp; distillery; farm buildings; 27 FRIZZI, Antonio. La Salameide, poemetto and on the education of farmers. Numerous book reviews are giocoso con le note. Venice: G. Zerletti, 1772. also included. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece and engraved title page. 4 p.l., This is a complete run of the first eleven years; the periodical cxxxv pp. Contemporary boards, title in manuscript on spine, ran until 1825. From the library of Lewis Dunbar Brodie of entirely untrimmed, two early library stamps appear in the mar- Burgie with his contemporary dated signature on vols. 1–10. Vol. gin of the title page and on the final leaf. $2000.00 10 also contains the binder’s ticket “Bound by J. Forsyth, Elgin.” A handsome set. The FIRST EDITION of Frizzi’s (1736–1800) famous bur- lesque poem to salami. Sections describe the history of sala- Asparagus mis as well as the various types produced: cotechino, salami di fegato di Ferrara, zampone di Modena, salami all’aglio di 26 FILLASSIER, Jean Jacques. Culture de la grosse Firenze, Lucca and Verona, cervellato di Milano, mortadella di asperge…. Nouvelle édition, revue et corrigée. Bologna, etc., etc. Amsterdam: Méquignon, 1788. The handsome engraved frontispiece depicts a customer inspecting a salami while above his head hang various cured 12mo. 2 p.l., 151, [1] pp. Original blue wrappers, stitched as meats; in the background a man cleans a wild boar which is issued, crisp and untrimmed. $850.00 strung up by its hooves. There were four later editions plus one Second edition (first ed.: 1779) of Fillasier’s rare study of aspar- reprint in Ferrara in 1983. agus cultivation. The first 70 pages are devoted to a history of A very good copy in original state. asparagus studies, with references to Bauhin, Gesner, Fuchs, and ¶ B.IN.G. 852; Paleari-Henssler p. 310; Simon Gastronomica Gerard (amongst numerous others) as well as early plant cata- 1342; Westbury p. 197. logues and famous gardens of the time. Fillasier (c.1736–c.1806) then continues with specifics concerning asparagus cultiva-

[  ] [  ] A Monument to the Chateaux of Bordeaux 28 GALARD, Gustave. Album vignicole de la Gironde. Bordeaux: Maggi, [1835]. Folio. Forty-four lithographs (of forty-eight) laid-in original printed wrappers. A few plates dampstained, one has a small hole in the image, another with two very small holes in the margins (both in livraison five), occasional spotting. Two of the wrappers are printed on white paper; nine on light purple paper, and the finallivraison twelve on bright green paper. The wrappers are untrimmed. $25,000.00 A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY. This collection of litho- graphs of the viticultural regions of Bordeaux is something we have been searching for for years. Only once have we ever seen a collection of these lithographs and that set was lacking nearly half of those issued. The collection we are offering includes 44 of the prints as well as all twelve of the lithographed wrap- pers. Among the 44 views include are those of Chateau Lafite; Chateau de Segur & Garamey; Chateau de la Grange, Cos d’Estournelle; Chateau Haut Brion; Domaine de Mr. J.B. Lanoire; and Château d’Yquem (and that is only from the first two livraisons, or parts). This album should be seen as a precursor to the famous early photographic album of Bordeaux by Alfred Danflou. Entitled Les Grands Crus Bordelais, it was published in 1866 and then in an expanded form in 1867. While the Danflou is also rare, the Album vignicole is only known to a few who have perhaps seen it once, or just heard about it. There is no copy located in OCLC. Gustave Galard (1789–1841) was descendent from an im- portant family from Gascogne. After traveling to the Antilles island of St. Thomas and then England, Switzerland, Spain, Item 27, Frizzi and the United States (where he settled in Philadelphia in 1800), he moved to Bordeaux, where his mother was from. It

[  ] was on a trip to Paris in 1815 that he was introduced to lithog- cre’s Latin translation – a virtually unobtainable book. Simon raphy and subsequently published several lithographic collec- de Collines published another Latin edition in 1530, but this is tions, of which this was his last. He was a self-taught artist the first Italian edition. who known for his illustrations, miniatures, portraits, and cari- “[Galen] settled in Rome in 164 [A.D.]. There he practiced, catures (one of which landed him in jail for his portrayal of lectured on anatomy and medicine, and wrote voluminously…. Louis Philippe). He moved in the highest society, and was appointed personal The lithographs are printed on papier de Chine, drawn by physician to the future emperor Commodus. Correct diet was Galard, and printed by Légé of Bordeaux. On the verso of essential for health, in the ancient view. Galen’s medical works two livraisons is pasted an engraved receipt for the purchase of therefore include several on food and nutrition, notably On the that particular livraison as well as a description of how one could properties of foods. This is a systematic survey of foodstuffs…. purchase and subscribe to the Album. As the earliest such manual that survives, Galen’s work can be A very good set of this early monument to viticultural history. seen to have had a strong influence on all later ones, not only From the collection of Bernard Chwartz (see vol. 3 of his in medieval times but down to the present day in those parts library catalogue for reproductions and a complete list of the of the world where humoral theory still helps to determine diet. lithographs included). But it is also a fascinating source of food history, for Galen ¶ Not in Bitting, Cagle, OCLC, Simon, or Vicaire. was a fluent writer who never lost the opportunity to reminisce on country ways in Asia Minor, on student life in Alexandria, “A Systematic Survey of Foodstuffs” or on fine foods and wine-tastings in Rome” – Alan Davidson, The Oxford Companion to Food p. 329. 29 GALEN. Della natura et vertu di cibi in Italiano. In the dedication to the Bishop of Tortona the translator Tradotto dal Greco per Hieronimo Sachetto Girolamo Sacchetti stresses the necessity of a vernacular ver- Medico Bresciano. Opera ad ogn’uno per con- sion of this text and discusses the difficulties with classical servarsi in sanità utilissima e necessaria. Venice: Greek words for plants, animals and foodstuffs. Giovanni Bariletto, 1562. A good copy of an important book. ¶ B.IN.G. 870; Durling 1858; Simon, Bibliotheca Bacchica 363; 8vo. Large woodcut printer’s device on title (repeated on verso Wellcome 2558; Westbury p. 109; not in Adams, Cagle, of final leaf), woodcut initials, and one woodcut headpiece. Bitting, Vicaire, or NUC; OCLC: University of California 8 p.l., 96 ll. Twentieth-century half-vellum over boards, light fin- (Los Angeles), Harvard, National Library of Medicine, Uni- gering on title page, occasional marginal spotting. $7500.00 versity of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), Cornell, Huntington, The First Italian Edition of De alimentorum facultatibus, a funda- Folger, Yale, New York Academy of Medicine, and two loca- mental text of Western dietetics and one of the earliest works tions in Europe. on foodstuffs. It had first appeared in 1523 in Thomas Lina-

[  ] [  ] A Remarkable Collection of Early English Gardening 30 (GARDENING.) A fine and attractive collec- tion of five early 18th-century English gardening books, all first editions, bound in a single volume. 8vo. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, dark green morocco letter- ing piece on spine “Tracts on Gardening,” small portion of head of spine chipped, double fillets around boards, slightly rubbed. $12,000.00 ALL FIRST EDITIONS of an incredible collection of works on gardening, bound for the Cartwright family of Aynho, Northamptonshire, c. 1730. All are in very good condition, very rare, and beautifully illustrated. The titles included are: BRADLEY, Richard. The gentleman and gardeners kalendar. London: Mears, 1718. Bound with: COL- LINS, Samuel. Paradise retriev’d. London: John Collins, seeds- man, 1717. Bound with: FAIRCHILD, Thomas. The city gar- dener. London: Woodward, 1722. Bound with: LAURENCE, John. The fruit-garden kalendar. London: Lintot, 1718. Bound with: SWITZER, Stephen. The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener’s recreation. London: Barker, 1715 (lacking the plate). Full descriptions available on request.

In a Lovely Publisher’s Binding 31 GARNIER, Édouard. Histoire de la verrerie et de l’émaillerie. Tours: Alfred Mame et fils, 1886. 4to. Eight plates (four of which are in color) and 119 wood engravings in the text. vii, 573 pp. Original gilt and black stamped red cloth publisher’s binding, all edges gilt, bright green end- papers, absolutely bright and crisp. $500.00

Item 30, Gardening [  ] The FIRST EDITION of Garnier’s study of the history of glass and enamel work, beautifully illustrated and in extremely fine condition. The first half of the book covers glass work separated into chapters for different eras (antiquity, the mid- dle ages, and the 15th to 19th centuries). The second half dis- cusses enamel work and is similarly broken down according to period. Regions covered include various countries in Europe as well as the middle and far east. A very thorough and interesting work. Like new.

1620 Recipes Printed on Blue Paper 32 GARTLER, Ignaz & HIKMANN, Barbara. Wienerisches bewährtes Kochbuch in sechs Absätzen. Wien: Joseph Gerold, 1812. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece and one plate (“Tab I” & “Tab II”) on one folding leaf. 3 p.l., 652, [4] pp. Contemporary half-calf over marbled paper boards, spine gilt, red paper lable on spine, lightly rubbed, edges stained red. $1500.00 An extremely rare edition of Gartler’s well-known Viennese cookbook; we have been unable to locate a record of the first edition and all editions are very scarce. (see OCLC, RLIN, and Weiss). According to Weiss, by 1850 it was in its thirty-eighth edition. Our edition has been enlarged and updated by Barbara Hikmann. One thousand six hundred and twenty recipes are listed followed by an appendix of kitchen rules and guides on when to prepare which foods. The engraved frontispiece depicts a woman directing two other women in the kitchen; the folding plate shows various cooking apparatus and table settings. On the title page (not affecting text) is an early ownership stamp in red ink “Golib. Item 30, Gardening Jes. Liebich.” ¶ Weiss 1179. Not in OCLC or RLIN. [  ] Chilled Drinks in Classical Times; One of 125 Copies Printed 33 GREPPE, J. G. H. Explication d’un passage des proverbes, recherches sur l’usage des boissons glacées ches les Hebreux, les Grecs et les Romains. Belley: Verpillon, 1836. 8vo. Engraved title page vignette. 36 pp. Contemporary red cloth, black morocco lettering piece on spine, bound by “L. Bouillet.” $750.00 The extremely rare FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this study of chilled drinks in classical times. Using Proverbs 25:13 (“Like the coolness of snow in harvest/is a trusty messenger to those who send him”) and 25:25 (“Like cold water to the throat when it is dry/is good news from a distant land”) as starting points, Greppe argues for the presence and use of chilled drinks in early history. References include Pliny, Athenaeus, Petronio, Plutarch, and additional passages in the Old Testament. Examples are given of the various uses of snow and one passage discusses vases specially made to keep drinks cool. With the early engraved bookplate “Bibliotheca Lucini Pas- salaqua” on the upper pastedown. ¶ OCLC records one location in the Netherlands only. Not in Bitting, Cagle, Fritsch, Oberlé, or Vicaire.

“The Earliest Book on the Subject in the English Language” 34 HART, James. [Title in Greek: Klinike], or the diet of the diseased. Divided into three bookes. Wherein is set downe at length the whole matter and nature of diet for those in health, but especially for the sicke; the aire, and other elements; meate and drinke, with divers other [  ] Item 32, Gartler things…. Collected as well out of the writings wine vinegar, sugar, mustard, capers, cloves, walnut oil, pick- of ancient philosophers, Greeke, Latine, and led olives, olive oil, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Arabian, and other moderne writers; as out of “Hart’s principal work, Klinike, or the diet of the diseased… divers other authors. London: Printed by John though little known, is of interest and value….It had scarcely Beale, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at any forerunner in medical literature since the classical times, his shop at the sign of the blacke Beare in Pauls and though the importance of such matters is now generally Church-yard, 1633. recognised, it has had till quite recently but few successors…. In rationality and freedom from the tyranny of therapeutic Folio. Woodcut device on title page, woodcut head and tail- routine it is far in advance of most medical works of the pieces, numerous illustrated woodcut initials. 8 p.l. (including time, and apart from its professional interest presents instruc- initial blank), 22, [1], 411, [17] pp. as well as a duplication of 2 tive pictures of the manners and customs of the seventeenth ll. of index (3O2–3). Contemporary calf, four blind fillets around century.” – D.N.B. sides, spine richly gilt, joints restored, red morocco lettering With an early inscription on the verso of an initial blank piece on spine, faint dampstaining on the initial leaves, one ink “This Book though an old one is well worth Reading and ought stain on the title page affecting one word, corners bumped. not to be passed from.” $6500.00 ¶ Cagle 725; ESTC (US locations): Huntington, Harvard, University of Wisconsin, New York Academy of Medicine, FIRST EDITION. A pioneering work concerned with food, and the New York Public Library; Krivatsy 5278; Oxford p. 20 drink, health (both mental and physical), air, and exercise. – “The earliest book on the subject in the English language;” Sections discuss the various types of wines and their effects; STC 12888. Not in Bitting, Maggs, or Vicaire. the times during which meals should be eaten (including “Something concerning breakefasts”); nourishment; dietary recommendations for those who are sick; gluttony; how to From the Library of the Celebrated 19th-Century understand and treat sorrow, grief, and fear; the nature of Chef Emile Bernard joy and gladness; and cures for small pox, fevers, jaundice, 35 HAUPTNER, F. V. Kochbuch für Haushal- and measles. tungen aller Stände. Berlin: A. W. Hayn, 1838. Specific sections on food include strawberries, mulberries, gooseberries, currants, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, arti- Large 12mo. xii, 863, [1] pp. Contemporary German purple chokes, cucumbers, melons, bread, corn, turbot, sturgeon, plaice, quarter-calf over decorative boards, spine richly gilt, marbled sole, flounder, cod, halibut, oysters, cockles, anchovies, lobster edges. $3000.00 shrimp, crab, turtle, salmon, trout, pike, perch, eel, carp, meats The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of Hauptner’s popu- seasoned with salt and spices, lamb, pork, venison, veal, beef, lar cookbook. After a glossary of cooking terms, with some chickens, goose, partridge, ducks, swans, turkey, peacock, plo- translations from French to German, Hauptner organizes his ver, as well as less common food such as dogs, cats, horses, book according to various “Abschnitten,” or sections, includ- mules, asses, rats, locusts, frogs, snails, and human flesh. A very ing soup, hors d’oeuvres, fish, large meat dishes, vegetables, interesting section discusses seasonings and includes salt, honey, [  ] [  ] recipes made with flour and eggs, braten, salads, savory pastry how to prepare coffee, chocolate, and tea; how to make bread dishes made from wild game, compotes from fresh and dried and wine and design a cave; and how to make various vinegars. fruit, baked goods (from sweet pastries to savory dishes), ice From the title page we learn that Havet was a medical doctor and creams, and hot and cold drinks. From the title page we learn botanist as well as the author of a work entitled Moniteur Médical. that Hauptner was head chef to Prince Albrecht of Prussia as Another edition of the Dictionnaire appeared in 1822. With the well as head of a Berlin cooking institute for women. early bookplate of L. C. Prideaux on the upper pastedown. This is a particularly interesting copy because it comes from A handsome copy. the library of the well-known 19th-century chef and food ¶ OCLC: University of Rochester and the New York Public writer Emile Bernard (1797–1888). Bernard was the chef de Library only. cuisine to William 1st, King of Prussia and German Emperor. He was also the author, along with Urban Dubois, of Cuisine Not in Schoellhorn Classique (first ed.: 1856), a very popular 19th-century “coffee table” cookbook that was printed in a large quarto and was pro- 37 HAYMAN, E. N. A Practical treatise to ren- fusely illustrated with full-page engravings of elaborate dishes, der the art of brewing more easy. London: or pièces montées. It is very unusual to find cookbooks from the Longman, 1819. libraries of known chefs from the 19th century. 12mo. Folding engraved frontispiece and tables in the text. vii, With the bookplates of Emile Bernard and Rouvier de Vaul- [1 blank], [4 of advertisements], 117 pp. Contemporary blue gran on the upper pastedown. boards, grey paper spine expertly renewed, new spine label in the A very good copy. style of the period, corners bumped, some staining to the boards, ¶ OCLC: New York Academy of Medicine only; Weiss 1479. light spotting throughout due to paper quality. $1500.00 Recipes and a Domestic Dictionary The FIRST EDITION of this guide to making beer, written by E. N. A. Hayman, a “Common Brewer.” “How far the fol- 36 HAVET, Armand Étienne Maurice. Diction- lowing sheets will tend to promote a knowledge of the art of naire de ménages; ou, recueil de recettes et d’in- brewing, founded on the use of the thermometer and saccha- structions pour l’économie domestique. Paris: rometer, the author leaves it to his generous readers to decide.” Pierre Blanchard, 1820. The work begins with a “Description of the interior of a brew- ery” and then goes on to describe the management of a brewery. 8vo. viii, 9–517 pp. Contemporary straight-grained blue morocco, Chapters cover specific types of beer including: Porter, Porter double gilt-fillet around sides, spine gilt, red morocco lettering Ale, Table Beer, Ringwood Ale, Burton Ale, Windsor Ale, piece on spine, marbled edges, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Dorchester Beer, Brown Stout, and Amber. These are followed $1000.00 by general chapters on the saccharometer and its use, one on The very rare FIRST EDITION of Havet’s (1795–1820) guide hops, and another on malt. to cookery and home economics. Sections include a discussion This copy is particularly interesting as it contains several of food conservation; how to make marmelades and ratafias; contemporary manuscript annotations commenting upon [  ] [  ] the recipes. With an early ownership signature on the upper 39 JOHNSTONE, May Searles. Mrs. Johnstone’s pastedown. cook book of tested recipes. Butte: Miner ¶ OCLC: New York Public Library, University of Chicago, Publishing Co., [1911]. Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, Annheuser-Busch, and six locations in Europe. Not in Schoellhorn (which lists 8vo. Two photographic illustrations on one page of the Colum- the second and third editions of 1823 and 1825 only). bia Gardens. 154, [1 index], [2 advertisements], followed by 5 blank leaves. Original white cloth boards, title stamped in blue An Extremely Rare Work on Country Living on the upper board, very clean throughout. $750.00 38 HEPPE, Johann Christoph. Encyclopädischer The very rare Second Edition of this early Montana cookbook. Kalender, oder kurze Aufsätze für die Liebhaber The first edition (1905) is known in one location only (Montana der Haushaltungs-Kunst, der Wissenschaften, Historical Library) and our edition is known in two locations und des Landlebens auf das Jahr 1777 [–1779]. only (Montana Historical Library & Johnson and Wales Uni- Nürnberg: Joh. Andr. Endter, [1777–79]. versity Library). Montana cookbooks are very rare; the Browns, in their Culinary Americana 1860–1960, list only two other Mon- 4to. Title pages and several additional leaves printed in red and tana cookbooks beyond the two editions of Mrs. Johnstone. black, two folding engraved plates, and one woodcut in the A particularly fine copy. text. Three volumes in one. [32] ll.; 10 p.l., 44 pp.; 14 p.l., 48 pp. ¶ Brown 1997. Contemporary speckled-paper boards, marginal worming in the upper gutter of the first few signatures, bright and crisp Rational Farming throughout. $2000.00 40 KAMES, Henry Home, Lord. The gentleman The extremely rare FIRST EDITIONS of Heppe’s calendar farmer. Being an attempt to improve agriculture and guide to country living for the years 1777, 1778, and 1779. by subjecting it to the test of rational prin- Sections discuss how to manage a kitchen garden, the orchard, ciples. Edinburgh: Printed for W. Creech, 1776. and forests including a two page entry on how to make a healthy and tasty tea from strawberry leaves. Heppe also wrote texts 8vo. Three engraved plates. xxiv (misprinted as “xxvi”), 409 pp., on natural history, birds, hunting, and fish anatomy. The illus- followed by a [2] pp. bookseller’s catalogue. Contemporary trations depict an apparatus to measure tree growth and vari- polished calf, red morocco lettering piece on spine, double gilt eties of grass. fillets on spine, corners slightly rubbed. $2000.00 This appears to be the only known complete copy. Very fresh. With the library stamp of Rolf Dittmar on the FIRST EDITION. “Kames…was born at Eccles, Berwickshire, upper pastedown. in 1696 to an impoverished family estate which only allowed him ¶ Weiss 1557 (lacking several leaves). Not in OCLC, Pog- to be privately educated. In 1712 he was indentured to a Writer gendorff, or RLIN. to the Signet and eleven years later he was called to the Bar,

[  ] [  ] and became Judge of the Court of Session in 1752, Lord Jus- ticiary in 1763.” – Fussell, Old English Farming Books, vol. II, p. 107. He died in 1782. ssssssssssssssssssss From the author’s Preface: “Behold another volume on hus- bandry! exclaims a peevish man on seeing the title-page: how long Cranberry Sherbet shall we be pestered with such trite stuff ? ‘As long, sweet Sir, as you are willing to pay for it: hold out your purse, and wares One pint of cranberry pulp. Once coffee cupful of will never be wanting.’ granulated sugar, the juice of two lemons. Cook for five “It must indeed be acknowledged, that the commerce of minutes. Cook and freeze, and just before finishing, books is carried on with no great degree of candour: those of add the beaten white of one egg and one tablespoonful husbandry, with very little. A bookseller contrives a new title, of sugar mixed in. collects books upon the subject, delivers them to his author to pick and cull; and, ‘Here, Sir, is a spick and span new work, Item 39, Johnstone, Butte, 1911 full of curious matter.’” Kames sought to remedy this situa- tion by basing his book upon his own experiences and writing it for landlords as they were the ones with the resources and ssssssssssssssssssss the profit interest to follow his recommendations. Apparently he was right: the work went through six editions by 1815. Chapters discuss farming apparatus; cattle and carriages; the culture of plants for food (including wheat, rye, oats, barley, beans, turnips, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage); the prepara- tion of cattle intended for the butcher; the “theory of agricul- ture;” and the adaptability of a plant species to its environment. The engraved plates depict various apparatus. Kames was a man of literary talents who also published works on morality (for which he was attacked by Hume and Vol- taire), education, literary criticism, history, jurisprudence, and ethnology. From the library of John Earl of Hyndford with his engraved bookplate and the early ownership signature of David Cook on the upper pastedown. A very good copy.

[  ] “Few Books in My Entire Library Do I Prize More” – Pennell 41 [KETTILBY, Mary.] A Collection of above three hundred receipts in cookery, physick and surgery. London: Wilkin, 1714. 8vo. 8 p.l., 218, [13], [1 blank] pp. Contemporary Cambridge panelled-calf, red morocco lettering piece on spine, light spotting throughout but especially on the prelims and final leaves. $4000.00 A very good copy of the FIRST EDITION of this popular early 18th-century English cookbook. Recipes include “Thin Cream Pan-cakes, call’d a Quire of Paper;” “To Pickle Mackaral, call’d Caveach;” “Scotch-Collops, a very good way;” and “To Candy any Sort of Flowers.” The medicinal recipes occupy pages 123–218 and include “A very good Snail-Water, for a Consump- tion;” a poultice of saffron, rosemary, and egg yolk for a head- ache; and a recipe for walnut water to reduce a fever. “I can assure you, that a Number of very Curious and Delicate House-wives Clubb’d to furnish out this Collection, for the Service of Young and Unexperienc’d Dames, who may from hence be Instructed in the Polite Management of their Kitchins, and the Art of Adorning their Tables with a Splen- did Frugality. Nor do I despair but the Use of it may descend into a Lower Form, and teach Cookmaids at Country Inns to serve us up a very agreeable Meal….” – from the Preface. A very good copy in a handsome contemporary binding. On the upper pastedown is an engraved bookplate of Gordon Castle with its shelf label as well as the early ownership inscription “Huntly” on the upper and lower pastedowns. ¶ ESTC: British Library, Dr. Williams Library, Edinburgh University, National Library of Scotland, Oxford, John Ry- lands University Library (Manchester), Leeds, Duke Univer- sity, Huntington Library, University of North Carolina, Uni- [  ] versity of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, State Library of South Australia to which OCLC adds the following locations: University of Aberdeen, Detroit Public Library, Indiana Univer- ssssssssssssssssssss sity, Auburn University (Alabama), and the Wellcome Library; Maclean p. 79, Oxford p. 54 (“admirably fitted for domestic Thin Cream Pan-cakes, call’d a Quire of Paper use”); Pennell pp. 45–46, 58, 146.

Take to a pint of cream, eight eggs, leaving out two An Unrecorded Work on Sugar Beets and Coffee Surrogates whites, three spoonfuls of fine flower, three spoonfuls of sack, and one spoonful of orange-flower-water, a little 42 KÖGEL, J. G. Zucker- Syrup- Arrak- und sugar, a grated nutmed, and a quarter of a pound of Essig-Fabrikation aus Runkelrüben. Nebst butter, melted in the cream; mingle all well together, einem Anhang über die Kaffeesurrogate. Qued- mixing the flower with a little cream at first, that it may linburg, Ernst, 1809. be smooth: butter your pan for the first pancake, and let 12mo. 1 p.l., 94 pp. Contemporary stiff green wrappers, one them run as thin as you can possibly to be whole, when inch of the lower outer corner of the upper wrapper torn away. one side is colour’d ‘tis enough; take them carefully out $1500.00 of the pan, and strew some fine siftend sugar between each; lay them as even on each other as you can; this The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of this study of how to make sugar, syrup, arrack (spirits), and vinegar from beets. quantity will make twenty. Also included is a section on food for bees and the final chap- ter covers various surrogates for coffee. Item 41, Kettilby, London, 1714 In addition to the current work, Johann Georg Kögel also published books on tobacco; flax; beer-making and its chem- ssssssssssssssssssss istry; and lime and gypsum for use in bleach, home construc- tion, and soap. ¶ Not in Hunnersdorf, Mueller, or OCLC (which records the second edition only).

New Techniques in German Viticulture & Wine Making 43 KOLBE, Johannn Heinrich. Anweisung dem Weinstocke den höchsten Nutzen abzugewin- nen. Erfurt: bei dem Verfasser [gedruckt bei Johann Immanuel Uckermann], 1828.

[  ] 8vo. Eleven figures on seven lithographed plates, one of which Rennet is used in making cheese and when mixed with sugar is folding. xiv, 106 pp. Original green lithographed wrappers, or honey, milk, and flavoring, it is used to make a dessert called light wear overall. $2000.00 junket. This work is a variation on another text entitled Junket is nice, published by Kunhardt with Harcort, Brace, and Co. The very rare and very much expanded Second Edition of Jo- in 1933. hann Heinrich Kolbe’s study of German viticulture. The first A good copy. edition was published two years earlier and was 44 pages only. In the current edition, Kolbe discusses soil conditions; meth- ods of trellising and espaliering vines on walls; what to expect Honey for Health in the first, second, third, and fourth year of a vineyard; how 45 LAHN, W. Lehre der honig-verwerthung. to prevent birds from ruining your harvest; how to keep your Granienburg: Freyhoff, 1884. grapes fresh; how to protect the vines from frost in Spring; spe- cific trellising methods for hillsides, including one chapter on 8vo. Wood engraved portrait. viii, 125, [1] pp. followed by [18] the use of a pyramid structure; pressing of the grapes; and the of advertisements. Original illustrated wrappers, entirely uncut care of wine in the barrel. and unopened. $1250.00 The elegant lithographs depict various trellising methods, The very rare FIRST EDITION of Lahn’s guide to the pro- including espalier and in a pyramid structure. duction of honey and its culinary and medicinal uses. Recipes A very good copy in handsome pictorial wraps. are provided for its use in wine, champagne, liqueur, syrup, ¶ OCLC: Davis and two locations in Europe. vinegar, limonade, cakes, and in the preservation of fruit. To maintain health recipes are also provided for a honey-balsam, 44 KUNHARDT, Dorothy. Rennet dessert is nice. an eye-water, and an African cactus-lotion. Boston: Forbes Lithograph, 1947. In fine condition and the first of three editions. Oblong 8vo. [32] ll. Original printed boards, spine with some The upper wrapper illustrates gnomes helping a woman in wear and loss to head and tail of spine, clean and crisp internally. the kitchen. $125.00 ¶ OCLC: the University of Minnesota only. A charming gastronomic children’s book printed in red and One of the Earliest English Guides to Food and Health black ink. Dorothy Kunhardt (1901–1979) was a popular chil- dren’s book author best known for her “touch-and-feel” book 46 LANGHAM, William. The Garden of health. entitled Pat the bunny (first ed.: 1940). In the current work Kun- London: [Deputies of Christopher Barker], hardt has written and illustrated a story about an old man “1579” [1597]. with a red beard and red slippers, who is continually eating rennet dessert out of a red bowl. When the people all come 8vo. Woodcut headpieces and initials. 4 p.l., 702, [56] pp. Later calf in the style of the period, scuffed, raised bands, red to see what he is doing, he tells them that they must guess what 8 he is thinking about and if they guess correctly, he will give morocco lettering-piece on spine, lacking the blank leaf 2x , them something nice. [  ] [  ] shaved close with loss of two catchwords in the index, light soiling from thumbing to the initial leaves and then again at the index. $12,500.00 The FIRST EDITION of Langham’s early study of the health properties of various plants and foodstuffs. Included is a dis- cussion of almonds, anis, apples, artichokes, barley, basil, beans, beets, bread, butter, capers, cardamom, carrots, caraway, chest- nuts, cinnamon, citrons, cloves, cockles, coriander, crab, cress, cucumber, currants…and that’s just a selection taken from the A–Cs. For example, if one has a problem “abhorring meate” one should drink a syrup made of the juice of apple flowers mixed pomegranate and sugar. For aches and bruises, one can mix bread crumbs with vinegar and rose leaves and apply it to the injured area. To remove freckles, one can apply cockle juice at night. “Langham also produced ‘two generall Tables’, one consist- ing of a page index of the 421 simples discussed in the book. The second table was the converse of the indexes at the end of individual chapters, for rather than showing that one plant could cure many diseases, it indicated that for each illness there were many different plants that could be employed. Forty- eight plants were indexed under consumption and eighty-eight under colic, whilst ‘lust to abate’ merited twenty, with thirty- five to cause it. The table listed over 10,000 plants that could be used for the more than 1,150 named conditions and func- tions, and one plant would often be mentioned as useful in a number of different conditions.” Wear, Knowledge and practice in English medicine, 1550–1680. A very good copy. Lacking the blank leaf 2x8 (as is usual). Like the Huntington Library copy, our copy has the date changed from 1579 to 1597 in manuscript. ¶ ESTC & OCLC: British Library, Cambridge, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Oxford, Peterborough Cathe- dral, Wellcome, University of Aberdeen, Royal Botanic Gar- dens (Kew), University of Toronto, University of Wisconsin

[  ] (Madison), Dumbarton Oaks, University of Michigan, Alle- ghney College (PA), Northwestern University, Virginia His- torical, New York Academy of Medicine, Williams College, Harvard, Hunt Library, Folger, and Yale. Not in Bitting, Cagle, or Vicaire. In the exhibition catalogue “Four Hundred Years of English Diet and Cookery” at the Bancroft Library, it is noted that “This may be the first use of cross-referencing.” Like the Lilly Library, the Bancroft has the second edition only.

An Important Early Work on Perfume, Beauty, and Women’s Health 47 LE FOURNIER, André. La decoratiô Dhu- maine nature et aornement des Dames. Lyon: [Claude Veycellier, 1 March 1531]. Small 8vo. Title page printed in red and black ink, decorative woodcut title page border, woodcut initials, printed in Bâtarde type. [111] pp. Early 19th-century red calf, double gilt fillet, double blind fillets, and two roll-tooled borders around sides, flat spine gilt, gilt edges, marbled end papers. $17,500.00 The extremely rare Second Edition of Le Fournier’s early guide to beauty (first ed. Paris: 1530). This collection of cosmetic and medicinal recipes rely on easily available foods and plants. Many of the directions require no more than a stove and only occasionally an alembic for distillation. Recipes include those for scented waters; perfumed powders and lotions; essences; how to lighten and darken one’s hair; how a woman can im- prove the color of her breasts and maintain their health (in- cluding how to make one’s nipples firm and pretty); scented soaps; how to whiten teeth and powders to keep them clean; how to make special waters which will add color to one’s face (“et retournera en la premiere belle coleur”); how to combat acne; lotions to be applied after being in the sun; how to pre- vent a suntan; how to abolish wrinkles; and various medicinal [  ] ointments. Other than the floral ingredients used to scent the The rare FIRST EDITION of Le Pileur d’Apligny’s guide on various beauty products (roses by far the most common), many how to make beer, the first book published in Paris on the of the ingredients found are culinary in nature (e.g. white wine, subject. Chapters include: beer in antiquity; beer’s healthful chicken fat, cinnamon, lemons, and eggs) and include instruc- properties; of “vins de grains” in general; grains used to make tions for distillation. beer; the growing and choice of barley; grain’s preparation; how André Le Fournier (fl. 1518) was a French chemist and doc- to grind the grain; choice of water and hops; observations on tor who joined the Faculty of Paris in 1518. His La decoratio different beers; brewers in Paris and London; general comments dhumaine was very popular and by 1582 was in its tenth edition; on how to make beer; the ale of Avione; Flemish white ale; the a reprint also appeared in 1992. It should be noted that all beers of England; and how to cellar beer. early editions are extremely rare and that OCLC has only one A fine copy. location for each. ¶ OCLC: Davis, University of Chicago, Stanford, and 2 loca- The binding is signed “Simier” at the foot of the spine. On tions in Europe; Schoellhorn, Bibliographie des Brauwesens, p. 296. the final blank page are contemporary notes in Latin regard- Not in Bitting, Cagle, Fritsch, Livres en bouche, Oberlé, Simon, ing the work. The book is foliated [1], ii-l, [6] ll. and the col- or Vicaire. lation is A–G8. The colophon information is on G2. A handsome copy. Sheep Milk for the Elderly; ¶ Baudrier XII, 428; BM/STC French p. 260; Brunet vol. Unrecorded? III, col. 932; Gültlingen, Bibliographie des livres imprimés a Lyon au seizième siècle, VI: 107, no. 8; Fairfax Murray French 307; Fergu- 49 [Drop-title:] LEYS, Maximilien Joseph (prae- son, Books of Secrets, S. III, p. 16, no. 21 & Index no. 499; OCLC ses). An sensibus lac ovillum? [Paris: Quillau, lists an incomplete copy (1, [6] ll.) at Princeton; Wiggishoff p. 1789.] 33. Not in Montesquiou, Pays des Aromates, or the Bibliotheque Nationale. OCLC also records an edition of the same year pub- 4to. One large woodcut vignette. 4 pp. Recent brown paste- lished in Paris by Sainct-Denys et L. Longis. paper boards. $1200.00 The FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this extremely rare dis- French Beer, “Des Vins de Grains” sertation presented by Phillipus Joachimus Josephus Gengem- bre to Joseph Maximilien Leys. Provided with the question of 48 LE PILEUR D’APLIGNY, M. Instructions whether it is a good idea to drink sheep milk, Gengembre an- sur l’art de fair la bière. Paris: Sevière, 1783. swers in the affirmative. He notes the various nutritional quali- 8vo. v, [3], 255pp. Contemporary quarter-calf over pastepaper ties of sheep milk and especially notes its benefits in the diet boards, red morocco lettering piece on spine, clean and crisp. of the elderly. $3500.00 A good copy of an interesting study. ¶ Not in Bitting, Cagle, OCLC, or Vicaire.

[  ] [  ] With a Lovely Engraved Title Page 50 LINDSAY, Patrick. The interest of Scotland considered, with regard to its police in imploy- ing of the poor, its agriculture, its trade, its manufactures, and fisheries. Edinburgh: Fleming 1733. Small 8vo. Engraved title page vignette, woodcut head and tail- pieces. 5 p.l., xxxv, 229, [13] pp. including the blank leaf P4. Contemporary calf, spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine, boards with a double blind fillet around sides, edges of boards richly gilt. $3500.00 The FIRST EDITION of Lindsay’s recommendations for the revival of the Scottish linen industry, farming, and fishing. After having served with Sir Robert Riche in his regiment of foot in Spain, Lindsay settled in Edinburgh as an upholsterer. His business was prosperous and he became dean of his guild and was elected lord provost in 1729 and 1733. From 1734–41 he was a member of Parliament for Edinburgh. He died in 1753 shortly after having been appointed the Governor of the Ile of Man. Lindsay begins by noting the terrible conditions of the poor in Scotland and the high level of unemployment and begging. He then goes on to discuss various laws in commerce (both domestic and international) which have negatively affected the state of trade in Scotland and to suggest the possibility of cultivating silk manufacture, trade with the West Indies, the linen trade, flax farming, and the fisheries within Scotland as a solution. To do this, however, he calls for government inter- vention and provides examples of its success in some areas of Scotland and other countries. There is also a large section about the herring trade, including a discussion of the relative merits of herring from different areas, how they taste, and their conservation.

[  ] The finely engraved title page vignette depicts workers FIRST EDITION. A very charming guide to eating in Lon- building barrels and crates for delivery to ships anchored in don, written, the book tells us, to address the “tens of thou- the distance; a person working at a loom; and two farmers sands, not only of our country population, but of foreigners” ploughing a field. Surrounding the scenes is an ornamental frame attracted to the Great Exhibition. “Strangers in London, with made of a net of fish, a garland of produce, a bee hive, a mound money at command to dine when, where, and how it may suit of flax, and a spider’s web. their fancy, can, with perseverance and tact, always gratify their propensities in reason, but those whose palate is their only Apple Cookery thought, must be left to the self-inflicted torments which their voluptuousness and selfishness are sure to entail.” This book 51 LÖHRING, Katharina. Die erfahrene Aepfel- seeks to rectify this situation. Restaurants, clubs, and dishes are köchin. Leipzig: Carl Wilfferodt, 1865. described in great detail, as well as table decorations, how to serve, recipes for various dishes and drinks (including Missis- Small 8vo. Title page vignette. 2 p.l. (of advertisements), 64 pp. sippi Punch), and aphorisms for health and life. One section Original illustrated printed wrappers. $800.00 even mentions buying cookery books in London: “Cookery- The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of Katharina Löhring’s books, from the celebrated ‘Ude,’ the brilliant and accomplished apple cookbook, intended as “a handbook for each household.” ‘Soyer’, down to humble ‘Meg Dodds’, about in every book- With 110 recipes provided, dishes include Apfelbrot; Apfeltorte; seller’s shop, in all of which ample instructions will be found Apfel-Omlette; Apfelwurst; Apfelsyrup; Apfelsuppe; Apfel- for the guidance and study of those anxious to excel in the pro- sorbet; Apfel-Käse; Apple Curry; Roley-poley-Pudding; Pud- found science of Gastronomy….” (p. 41). ding à la Perse; and Pommes Méringues (calling for Borsdor- The title and frontispiece (by “Phiz” i.e. H. K. Browne) were fer apples). Löhring also wrote a cookbook of egg recipes and probably inspired by Briffault’s Paris A Table, (1st ed.: 1846) another of potato recipes. with illustrations by Bertall, which bear a striking resemblance A good copy of an extremely rare and fragile item. On the in tone and humor. upper wrapper the imprint is given as Bern: J. Heuberger. ¶ Bitting p. 573; Cagle 832; NUC: DLC NN ICN PPRF; ¶ Weiss 2365. Not in OCLC or RLIN. and Simon Gastronomica 967. Not in Maggs or Vicaire.

Dining in London during the Great Exhibition English Salt to be made with Ale 52 LONDON AT TABLE; or, how, when, and 53 LOWNDES, Thomas. Brine-salt improved: or, where to dine and order a dinner; and where the method of making salt from brine, that to avoid dining. With practical hints to cooks. shall be as good or better than French bay-salt. London: Chapman and Hall, 1851. London: S. Austen, 1746. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece. 2 p.l., 60 pp. followed by [2], 33, 4to. Title page woodcut vignette, woodcut headpieces, wood- [1] of a publisher’s catalogue. Original gilt and blind-stamped cut initials. 38, [2] pp. Modern quarter-calf over cloth boards, emerald green cloth, minor rubbing, crisp internally. $750.00 faint dampstaining on a few leaves, crisp. $2000.00 [  ] [  ] The FIRST & ONLY EDITION of Thomas Lowndes’ (1692– (Harvard University), Huntington Library, University of Wis- 1748) treatise on the improvement of English salt. At first consin (Madison), University of California (Los Angeles), New Lowndes describes salt production in Rochelle, France, and how York Public Library, University of Chicago, University of Illi- such salt is considered to be the best in all of Europe. He then nois, Chemical Heritage Library, and University of North describes how Dutch herrings are better preserved than those in Carolina. Not in Bitting, Cagle, Simon, or Vicaire. England due to the salt produced in Holland: “Dutch salt be- ing purified, is the chief cause of the excellency of their fish.” 54 (MANUSCRIPT: ENGLISH COOKERY At this point, he then goes on to outline his own method of & MEDICINE.) Martha Smith, 1655–c. 1697. making salt using ingredients such as egg whites, butter, ale, and strict temperature control of the fire and coals being used. 18.2cm x 14.7cm. 128 pp. Contemporary limp vellum. Then he writes about its use with meat and cheese, how it will $15,000.00 compare to other salts, and the various economic benefits it A remarkable collection of more than 350 culinary and medic- would provide to England. The rest of the work is comprised inal receipts. Written in a legible hand the cookery recipes of letters for and against the idea, outlining the chemistry include how “To make an orrange pudding;” “To make west- involved, and listing the importation levels of salt in around phalia hamms;” “Black Cherry Water Very Cordiall;” “To pickle the world. walnuts;” “To make sage wine;” “Scotch Collopps;” “To make “English salt was at this time unquestioningly bad, and large Almond Cakes;” “To dry tongues;” “To make very good French quantities were imported. Upon a method of improving its pease Pottage;” “To dresse a Carp;” “To preserve currants;” quality, Lowndes had spent, he averred ‘ten of the best years “Sauce for Pike;”and “To make coole butter paste, for pasty of his life, and no inconsiderable sum of money.’” – D. N. B. or patty panns.” Although his test results were well received by the Royal Society The many medicinal recipes include “A drinke for the Cough of Physicians, the admiralty refused to follow his plan. Later, of the lungs;” “A receit for Convultion fitts;” “Pills to purge after an appeal to the House of Commons, a petition was taken the head;” “for to make the golden salve;” “To cure the all- to the King who then instructed the admiralty to follow Lowndes’ mondes of the eares and pallet of ye mouth;” “The weapon system. Unfortunately, Lowndes died before the plan could be water;” and “Mrs Bostocks drink very good for the vapours of enacted. In addition to being actively involved in various eco- the mother ye collick & the palsie.” nomic schemes in England, Lowndes was the provost-marshal On the upper free endpaper is written “Martha Smith her of South Carolina. booke 1655.” Loosely laid-in are several other recipes and tipped- ¶ ESTC & OCLC: British Library, Cambridge University, in is a printed advertisement for Dr. Deermer’s “cure for all sorts Oxford University, Science Museum, Glasgow University, Bir- of Agues.” On page [65] next to “The purging Elixir” is written mingham University, Chetham’s Library (Manchester), Literary “I made mine thus May 1697.” and Philosophical Society, Royal Society, National Library A very good copy of an interesting manuscript. It has be- of Scotland, Institute of Social History (Netherlands), Danish come very difficult to find good 17th-century English cookery Royal Library, Memorial University (Canada), Baker Library manuscripts on the market today.

[  ] [  ] ssssssssssssssssssss

Scotch Collopps

Take the best part of a leg of veale, cut in thin slices & hack them very well, then take a small quantity of thym & sweet margeram minct, with a little pepper & nutmeg & strew upon them with a little salt & fry them with a little butter. Your sauce must be made with gravy two or three spoonfulls of clarrett & a small piece of butter thickned with two or three eggs so beat up that & collops together in your pan. For your foret meat, take halfe a pound of veale & the same quantity of biefe suet, & beat them very fine, season it with a little thym & sweet margeram, sage, nutmeg, ginger & black pepper with some grated white bread, make it up with 2 or 3 eggs throwing away one of the whites, then make up on halfe into little balls & put the other into that which you roast.

Item 54, Martha Smith Manuscript, 1655–c.1697

ssssssssssssssssssss 55 (MANUSCRIPT: VITICULTURE.) Nevers, recipes for blackening one’s shoes and how to kill rats. The 1754. culinary recipes include how to make grape, elderberry, currant, and ginger wine; how to bake mackerel; and several recipes for 15¾ x 21½ inches. Folded and stitched into a binding of half making, caring for, and bottling beer. vellum over marbled boards. $8000.00 An interesting manuscript covering a range of domestic recipes. A lovely watercolor and ink map showing a plan of a manor house and its six parcels of vines. Each of the lots is surround- ed by various names, possibly identifying those who were respon- A Scroll of Samurai Carving Methods sible for maintaining that area of the vineyard and within the 57 (MANUSCRIPT: Japanese cookery.) GYO- plots tiny individual vines are drawn and colored. There is also CHO KIRIKATA [Ways to cut fish and birds]. a compass rose on the map as well as a scale entitled “Echelle c. 1793. de 12 perches” (one perche was approximately 15 feet, though this measurement changed over time). Within a wonderfully ornately 1016cm x 15.5cm. Manuscript scroll in three different colors: drawn medallion, we read that the property belonged to M. pink, light grey, and black ink with original brass jiku roller. L’Eveque, an advocate. Attached onto the map by four tabs of $15,000.00 wax is a brief manuscript description of the various plots’ loca- A remarkable discovery. The Gyocho Kirikata is a book of “secrets tions and their qualities. The manuscript is signed by “Lariche.” for initiation into the mysteries of the art of carving.” More A wonderful view on mid-18th-century wine making in than thirty-three feet in length, the carving instructions of this central France. From the well-known wine library of Bernard “secret scroll” were originally given to Ogasawara-Nyudo Naga- Chwartz with his monogram stamp on the upper board. toki who then passed on the instructions by secretly handing them down to ten other people, each of whom is documented 56 (MANUSCRIPT: English receipts.) 1813–35. at the end of the scroll with this particular copy being completed in 1793. Ogasawara-Nyudo Nagatoki was the lord of Shinano, 20cm x 17cm. [40] pp. with [17] additional pp. of recipes laid- today known as the Nagano prefect. Born in 1514, he was from in. Original marbled wrappers with “Receipt Book” written on a family well-known for their knowledge of Samurai manners the upper cover and “A Book of Receipts” written on the lower and etiquette. After suffering numerous defeats in battle, Naga- cover, light wear overall. $2000.00 toki retired to teach archery and horsemanship and later died in A legible and interesting early 19th-century English manuscript 1583 under mysterious circumstances. with directions on how to make medicinal and veterinary This beautiful samurai manuscript describes multiple ways remedies, as well as beer and wine. Some of the medicinal cures to carve various fish and fowl including carp; snapper; flounder; include how to make cough medicine; how to treat gout and an bonito; catfish; shark; and octopus as well as pheasant; duck; inflammation of the eyes; a cure for “Hooping Cough” and goose; swan; crane; and hawk. Also provided are special views another for scurvy and rheumatism. Veterinary remedies cover of certain meats upon their cutting boards accompanied by those for horses and dogs and there are even an few household chop-sticks and a knife. Alongside these views is text indicating [  ] [  ] in what direction the animal is to face during carving. Usually, there is more than one carving method for each fish or fowl in order to cover both formal and informal meals as well as indica- tions for specific ceremonial purposes (e.g. a meal before going ssssssssssssssssssss off to war). In fine condition. Special thanks to Yuki Ishimatsu, Head To fry Smelts of Japanese Collections at the East Asian Library, University of California Berkeley, for his help in describing this manuscript. Take the guts out at the gills with a skewer, wipe them with a clean dry cloth, put six of seven on one skewer, “Written Purely from Her Own Practice” rub them with the yolk of egg, strew over them bread 58 MARTIN, Sarah. The New Experienced Eng- crumbs and dredge them; have ready a pan with sweet lish-Housekeeper, for the Use and Ease of dripping made very hot, put them in and fry them a Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c. Doncaster: light brown, then take them out and lay them before the D. Boys, 1795. fire on clean straw to drain; serve them up with good melted butter. 8vo. 12 p.l., 173, [1 blank], [17], [1 blank] pp. Contemporary polished calf, spine expertly renewed, blue morocco lettering Item 58, Martin, Doncaster, 1795 piece on spine, spine gilt, raised bands. $9750.00 The FIRST EDITION of this rare provincial cookbook. “To ssssssssssssssssssss those who may disapprove the following Publication, as being smaller than many similar in the Nature to the same and per- haps a lower Price, I beg to say it has been the Advice of my Friends to avoid that Repetition which is the sole Cause of their Prolixity, and on Comparison I flatter myself that in this Work as many and useful Directions will be found comprised in a less Number of separate Receipts.” – from the Preface. Despite Sarah Martin’s concern over a shortage of recipes, her cook- book presents no less than 360 different directions, from “Amu- let of Cockles” to “White Almond Butter.” From the title page we learn that the recipes in the book are drawn from the author’s personal experience and that she was “many years housekeeper to the late Freeman Bower Esq. Of Bawtry.” A very good copy. [  ] ¶ ESTC: British Library, Glasgow, Oxford, Leeds, Columbia in Paris….Nevertheless, Robert May was determined to slip University, Cornell University, New York Public Library, and in many of the best recipes he had learned with so much toil Radcliffe to which OCLC adds the Lilly Library and the Well- and trouble abroad: ‘As I live[d] in France, and had the Lan- come Library; Maclean p. 95. guage, and have been an eye-witness of their Cookeries as well as a Peruser of their Manuscripts and Printed Authors; what- “Eclipsed its Predecessors” – Alan Davidson soever I found good in them I have inserted in this Volume.’ His book starts with a bang, so to speak, beginning with a memo- 59 MAY, Robert. The Accomplisht Cook, or the rable pyrotechnical set piece that must have taxed the labours Art and Mystery of Cookery. London: Brooke, of a small army of undercooks and serving maids, as well as 1660. that of all the skills of the master himself….Not all May’s bills of fare and recipes were as ambitious as those he concocted for 8vo. Engraved frontispiece and numerous woodcuts in the text. feast days, and many of his dishes called only for easily available 16 p.l., 80, XVI, 81–447 pp. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, ingredients that would suit the pockets of the less wealthy spine renewed, later endpapers, remains of clasps, marginal among his readers. Others he ingeniously contrived for times of worming to a few preliminary leaves, including frontispiece and the year when certain foods were out of season or unobtain- the final three leaves, and then again to S2–4 affecting two-three able in the ordinary course of household business.” – Quayle, words per page, lightly browned. $ 25,000.00 Old Cook Books, pp. 45–51. A very good copy of the FIRST EDITION of this seminal “May opens his book with four pages on the Spanish stew English cookbook. “Robert May (1588–1687) is one of the most of olla podrida, known to the English as olio. Later he describes famous English chefs of the seventeenth century. When he had how to make stoffado (pot roast) and quelque shose (fancy French learned the basics at home from his father, a country house chef, dishes which the English mockingly called ‘kickshaws’ – and May was sent by his patroness, Lady Dormer, to France. There, cheerfully labels some very English ways of cooking meat as ‘he continued five years being in the family of a noble Peer, à la mode….But behind this chic façade, May turns with relief and first President of Paris, where he gained not only the French to those quintessentially English dishes: puddings, pies, and tongue but also better’d his knowledge in his cookery,’ as we are roasts. As William Forrest, an Elizabethan chronicler, remarked: told in the preface to his book. Back in England, he served out ‘Our English nature cannot live by roots, by water, herbs, or his apprenticeship and went on to cook in the country houses such beggary baggage, that may well serve for vile outlandish of several noble families, employing both techniques and reci- pes he had learned in France.” – Une Affaire de Goût, p. 48 on the 1671 edition. “Despite having learned his trade there, May only grudgingly gave the master chefs of France the praise he must have known so many of their dishes, sauces, and concoctions deserved…. He was careful to mute his praises and mollify his compatriots in English kitchens by a culinary sideswipe at his former tutors [  ] [  ] “By its sheer size (over 450 pages and more than 1,000 reci- pes) and comprehensive scope this book eclipsed its prede- cessors, none of which had treated all branches of cookery.” – Davidson, The Oxford Companion to Food, p. 485. ¶ ESTC: British Library, Birmingham University Library, Library of Congress and University of California (Berkeley) to which OCLC adds Trinity College (Hartford), Cornell, and Bowdoin College; Wing M1391. See Bitting p. 318, Cagle 867, quarters, give Englishmen meat after their old usage, beef, Une Affaire de Goût 69, and Wellcome IV, p. 88 for later editions. mutton, veal, to cheer their courage.’ By May’s time roasting had really come into its own, and large cuts of meat like leg An Extremely Rare Household Manuel of mutton, loin of pork, chine of beef, and whole lamb added variety to the smaller roasts of the medieval table. For accom- 60 [MEHLER, Johann.] Handbuch zum Unter- paniment May suggests a series of ‘sauces’ that might well have richt weiblicher Personen, welche gute Wir- come from a modern English menu. ‘Mustard,’ he writes, ‘is good thinnen werden wollen. Nebst einer Anweisung, with brawn, beef, chine of bacon and mutton; verjuyce [tart fruit wie man sich auf eine leichte und wohlfeile Art juice] good to boiled chicken and capons.’ He also recom- die kost-barsten, den Eiderbunen gleiche, Betten mends ‘swan with chaldrons,’ an essence of entrails probably und eben so geringere, ohne Zuthun von Fed- rather like meat glaze, and ‘ribs of beef with garlick, mustard, ern, bereiten könne. Leipzig: Schwickertschen pepper, verjuyce, and ginger.’ French and Italian influence also Verlage, 1795. acquainted the Eng-lish with new vegetables. The Accomplisht Cook contains recipes for ‘spinage’ tart, buttered ‘sparagus’ and 8vo. Two large folding engravings. viii, 384 pp. Contemporary pickled ‘cowcumbers.’ In their appreciation of potatoes and blue wrappers, very light rubbing overall. $2000.00 salads, the English were a step ahead of the French; La Va- The extremely rare FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this anon- renne has scarcely a salad recipe, but Robert May devotes a ymous handbook on maintaining a house. Chapters cover whole section to salads of all kinds. According to John Evelyn, bread-baking; vinegar; smoking and salting meats; distilla- who in 1699 wrote a book on salads called Acetaria, ‘sallets are a tion; brandies; chocolate; punch; limonade; dying silk, wool, composition of edule (edi-ble) plants and roots of several and linen; how to draw hemp and flax; make bleach; build a kinds, to be eaten raw or green, blanch’d or candied (i.e. pick- matress; get rid of household insects; and how to put together led).’ Robert May’s idea of a salad is much wider – he adds a household apothocary. almost anything and arranges the ingredients lovingly in pat- Johann Mehler also wrote on heating, ventilation, lighting, terns on the platter. The common bond is a dressing of ‘oyl botany, agriculture, and the history of Bohemia. and vinegar beaten together, the best oyl you can get.’” – Wil- A very good copy in original state. From the library of lan, Great Cooks and their Recipes, pp. 69–71. Rolf Dittmar with his library stamp on the inside of the up- per wrapper. ¶ Weiss 2493. Not in OCLC or RLIN. [  ] [  ] Signed by John Singer Sargent & Bram Stoker 61 (MENU.) The Kinsmen. Sunday 9.th. May ssssssssssssssssssss 1897. Willis Restaurant. Ltd. [London]. 17.7cm x 12.5cm. Two cards, both printed in blue and red ink: Purslan Sallet one is a menu of twelve courses, the other a card announcing the club name as well as the time and place of the dinner. On Take green purslan and pick it leaf by leaf, wash it and the verso of each are the signatures of the attending diners. swing it in a napkin, then being dished in a fair clean $2500.00 dish, and finely piled up in a heap in the midst of it, lay round about the center of the sallet pickled capers, cur- A remarkable survival. As Laurence Hutton, the famous Amer- rans, and raisins of the sun, washed, picked, mingled, and ican essayist and critic describes in Talks in a Library: “The laid round it; about them some carved cucumbers, in initial idea of ‘The Kinsmen’ was Lawrence Barrett’s; the name was an inspiration of my own. The actor had long contemplated slices or halves, and laid round also. Then garnish the the foundation of a little club upon the lines of the ‘Green Room’ dish brims with burrage [borage] or clove-jelly-flowers. or the ‘Beefsteak’ in London, to which none but professionals Or otherwayes with jagged cucumber peels, olives, ca- should be admitted and only those of the right sort. He want- pers, and raisons of the sun, then the best sallet oyl and ed to bring together the players, the writers, the sculptors, the wine vinegar. painters, into some simple organisation which would be select and fraternal….There were to be no dues, no fees, no club- Item 59, May, London, 1660 house, no constitution, no by-laws, no officers, ‘no nothing’ but good fellowship and good times. We were to breakfast or dine, ssssssssssssssssssss or lunch, or sup, together; each member was to bring to each symposium a guest of his own choosing and his own profes- sion, whom he felt would be acceptable to the other members. – pp. 325–26. The club was founded in New York in early 1882. By June of the same year it had met at the Blue Posts Tavern in London. Members included Mark Twain and Henry Irving, who pre- sented each Kinsman with a perpetual free pass to any theater in which he might be playing. Our menu bears the signatures of the twenty club diners for the evening of May 9th, 1897. It is particularly spectacular because that evening’s attendees, some of whom signed their names twice. The list includes the painter John Singer Sargent

[  ] (twice); Bram Stoker, author of Dracula; Andrew Lang, writer, anthropologist and collector of folk tales; the socialite Henry Allhusen (twice); the surgeon and Japanese art collector Wil- liam Anderson (twice); George Sydenham Clark, diplomat; John Hay, US Ambassador; E. Ray Lankester, scientist; Fred- erick Macmillan, publisher; Sir Herbert E. Maxwell, writer and politician; William Padgett; Graham Robertson, artist and patron; W. Baptiste Scoones, editor; and that of the Japanese art collector H. Seymour Trower (twice). There are also two additional names which we have been unable to identify. In good condition and preserved in a black cloth folding box with the title in gilt-stamped red morocco on the upper board.

An Early Advocate for Eating Locally-Grown Foods 62 MOFFETT, Thomas. Healths improvement: or, rules comprizing and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation. Corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, doctor in physick, and Fellow of the Colledg of Physitians in Lon- don. London: Printed by Tho: Newcomb for Samuel Thomson, 1655. 4to. 8, 296 pp. Contemporary speckled-calf with double blind- fillet around sides and spine with small floral stamps in cor- ners, gilt red morocco label on spine, minor worming on the first five signatures affecting a few words but still legible. $4500.00 FIRST EDITION. After having traveled and studied on the continent extensively, Muffet returned to England and worked successfully as a doctor. Although Healths improvement was writ- ten in about 1595, the work was not published until 1655 when Muffet’s descendants solicited Dr. Christopher Bennet’s help.

[  ] “Tis true, his relations and their interests much sollicited my 8vo. Engraved and woodcut title page vignettes. xxiv, 184, [1] help; but the merits of the man were my greatest motives, and pp.; 10, xi-xviii, 11–186, [2] pp.; xxxii, 374, [2] pp. Three parts his Old Fame most quickned me to restore him. Seriously, in two volumes. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, upon perusal, I found so much Life and Pulse in his dead vellum lable on spines, spine gilt-stamped, bindings signed Works, that it had not been charity in me to let him dye out- “F. C. Raben.” $2500.00 right, specially when tis for the worlds good and your (Healths The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of Johanna Katharina Improvement.) This is all, only if it may be any advantage to have Morgenstern-Schulze’s book of teachings for a lady. Parts my Judgement tis a Piece for my palate, not like to dis-relish cover “the education of the heart;” preparation for living with any, where so much pleasure is interlarded with our profit. I a man; how to raise children; and guidance to run the kitchen may safely say, upon this subject I know of none that hath and all aspects of the household economy. done better; and were Platina, Apicius, or Alexandrinus, with Morgenstern-Schulze was one of the most popular 18th- all the rest of Dietetick writers now alive, they would certainly century German authors of works on domestic economy writ- own, and highly value this Discourse.” – from Bennet’s “To ten for women and was also the author of the Magdeburgisches the Reader,” pp. [5–6]. . For more on the attributions to works by Morgen- “Thomas Muffet (1553–1604) was a famous physician, mem- Kochbuch ber of Parliament, and entomologist who wrote the ‘Natural stern-Schulze, see the Deutsches Anonymen-Lexicon by Holzmann History of Insects’ (his daughter, who evidently disliked spi- & Bohatta. A very fine set. Volume two mistakenly has “3.4” stamped on ders, was ‘Little Miss Muffet’).” – Bancroft Library, Four hun- the spine; although part three is equal in size to parts one and dred years of English diet & cookery, no. 63. From the Fairfax Library with the engraved armorial book- two together, a fourth part was never issued. With the book- plate of Fairfax of Cameron, and small book label of GOM plate of Hans Gieraths on the upper pastedowns and library (Dr. George Mitchell) on upper pastedown. stamp of Tilhører, Grevskabet Christiansholm on the upper free endpaper. ¶ Bancroft Library, One hundred sixteen uncommon books on food ¶ Weiss 2266 claims it to not be by Morgenstern-Schulze and drink, no. 83; Maclean p. 104; Oxford p. 28 – “a very inter- esting book on the choice and preparation of food.” For more and, although he calls for three parts, he only lists the pagina- tion for the third and final part. Not in OCLC or RLIN. on Moffet see also Drummond and Wilbraham, The English- man’s Food and Alba Eating Right in the Renaissance. In a Lovely Binding Teachings for a Young Lady; 64 [NEILL, Patrick]. Journal of a horticultural A Very Fine Set and Extremely Rare tour through some parts of Flanders, Holland, 63 [MORGENSTERN-SCHULZE, Johanna and the north of France, in the autumn of 1817. Katharina.] Lehren und Erfahrungen für junges By a deputation of the Caledonian Horticultural Frauenzimmer…auch des Unterrichts in der Society. Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1823. Küche und Haushaltung. Halle: Witwe, 1786. [  ] [  ] 8vo. Seven engraved plates (browned due to the quality of the English Beer and Ale paper), two of which are folding, & illustrations in the text. [iii]-xv, 574 pp., 1 leaf of errata and “Directions to the Binder.” 65 P. C. J. P. A Discourse on the preparation, Lovely contemporary paneled sheep, spine richly gilt, boards preservation, and restoration of malt-liquors. with a blind roll pattern and gilt fillets around sides, upper London: Oswald, 1733. portion of upper joint beginning to crack but still firm, mar- 12mo. in 6s. 1 p.l., ii, [5]-93, [3] pp. Later quarter-calf over bled endpapers. $1500.00 marbled boards, raised bands red morocco lettering piece on FIRST EDITION and somewhat scarce. The objectives of spine, mild dampstaining throughout, the upper corner of the Neill’s (1776–1851) tour were to “take notice of any new or first five leaves removed not affecting text. $3500.00 uncommon varieties of fruits and culinary vegetables, which The FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this extremely rare work it might be desirable to introduce into Scotland; and to es- on beer and ale written“in particular to the vulgar and me- tablish a correspondence with some of the principal amateur chanic Part of this Nation” to improve the quality of malt cultivators and professional nurserymen.” – from the author’s liquors and the safety of their consumption. Chapters discuss Preface. On the way he documents many private and public “Of the kinds of grain proper for malt;” “Malt-making;” “The gardens as well as commercial nurseries. Vertues of barley and malt;” “Of brewing;” “Of fermenta- Neill was the first secretary of the newly-established Wer- tion;” “Of tunning and keeping ale;” “Of restoring of decayed nerian Natural History Society and the Caledonian Horticul- ale or beer;” “Of the uses of the grains and barm;” “Of the tural Society of Edinburgh. The author of several geological general uses of malt and malt-liquors;” and “An appendix con- and botanical works, Neill is perhaps best-remembered for cerning alegar [malt vinegar] and malt-spirits.” developing the scheme for Edinburgh’s West Princes Street The author seems to have been very much impressed by Gardens in 1820. Worlidges’ Vinum Britannicum (first ed.: 1676) as he cites it often The engravings include floor plans and elevations of hot and offers a “recapitulation of the [work’s] vertues” in chapter houses, gardens, and the “Palm of Clusius,” a twenty-five foot nine. In the introduction he mentions that he is also indebted specimen of Chamaerops humilis which in England was only be- to the works of Markham and Boerhaave though “all these lieved to grow to a height of six feet. Clusius had planted the make not up a fifth Part” of his work. palm in 1592. An interesting manual for beer and ale-making from early A handsome copy although lacking the half-title. With the 18th-century England. Despite the inconsistences in pagina- bookplate of “Wm. M. Christy” on the upper pastedown. tion, the collation and catch-words show the work to be com- ¶ See the D.N.B. for more on Neill. plete: A–H6. Extremely rare. ¶ ESTC & OCLC: Wellcome Institute, British Library, & Stanford; Schoellhorn p. 242.

[  ] [  ] In Original State manufacturing in the second half of the 19th century. More than 200 patents are listed in all ranging from a patent to stabi- 66 PALLADIO, Rutilius Tarus Aemilianus. Vol- lize extracts of flowers in perfumes to a patent for using but- garizzamento di Palladio. Testo di lingua la ter as a base for making soap. prima volto stampato. Verona: Dionisio Rama- The patents are as follows: zini, 1810. Description des machines et procédés pour lesquels des 4to. Title page woodcut vignette, woodcut head and tailpieces brevets d’invention ont été pris sous le régime de la loi du 5 xiii, 300 pp. original blue wrappers, unopened, crisp and bright. Juillet 1844. Bougies, Savons. Année 1861, Tome lxxxi. [Paris: $1250.00 l’Imprimerie Nationale, 1861.] 4to. 22 pp., followed by a blank leaf. Disbound, unopened. A handsome edition of Palladio’s famous work on agricul- ture, in this case, translated from a codex in the Biblioteca With: Laurenziana in Florence. “Finally, there is…Palladius, who Description des machines et procédés pour lesquels des brevets learned much from Columella and ended up knowing more d’invention ont été pris sous le régime de la loi du 5 Juillet 1844. about grafting than today’s typical horticultural graduate. Pal- Huiles, Essences, Résines, Caoutchouc, Vernis, Cirages, Encres, ladius grew up in Poitiers, France, where his father, ca. 320 Etc. Année 1873, Tome vi. [Paris: l’Imprimerie Nationale, 1873.] A.D., supplied grain, fruit, and wine to Rome. His De re rus- 4to. Five folding plates. 26 pp., followed by a blank leaf. Dis- tica is the world’s first versified gardening, fruit growing, and bound, unopened. grafting calandar and was, the inclusion of superstitions not- withstanding, a long-time trusted source of gardening infor- With: mation.” – Janson, Pomona’s Harvest, p. 18. An extremely fine copy in original state. Description des machines et procédés pour lesquels des brevets ¶ OCLC: Dartmouth, UCLA, and one location in Europe. d’invention ont été pris sous le régime de la loi du 5 Juillet 1844. B.IN.G. 1423, Jenson 1472, Westbury p. 168. Bougies, Savons. Année 1873, Tome vi. [Paris: l’Imprimerie Na- tionale, 1873.] 4to. Two folding plates. 14 pp., followed by a blank 67 (PERFUME, Soap, essences, wax, etc.) Four leaf. Disbound, unopened. patents, 1861–81. With: 4to. Paginated variously (see below) and preserved in a marbled Description des machines et procédés pour lesquels des bre- paper clamshell box, red morocco lettering piece on spine and vets d’invention ont été pris sous le régime de la loi du 5 Juillet upper board. $750.00 1844. Corps Gras, Bougies, Savons, Parfumerie. Année 1884, A small collection of French patents concerning perfume, soap, Tome l. [Paris: l’Imprimerie Nationale, 1884.] 4to. Two plates wax, oils, rubber, and other related products as well as the (one of which is folding). 14 pp., followed by a blank leaf. apparatus invented for their manufacture. This is a fascinating Disbound, one plate with a corner torn off just touching one glimpse into the rapidly growing industrialization of scent word, unopened. [  ] [  ] Beautifully Framed 68 (PERFUME LABELS.) Montpellier, c. 1800. Framed: 46.5cm x 67.7cm. Individual labels range from 2cm x 6cm to 4.5cm x 7cm. $950.00 A lovely collection of thirty perfume bottle labels from the firm of Dubois “Marchand á Montpellier.” Scents range from eau de citron to eau d’or to eau de Belle de Nuit. In fine condition (it appears that the printed labels were never used).

The Art of the Table 69 PERKINS, John. Floral designs for the table; being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers, & fruit. London: Wyman & Sons, 1877. Large oblong 12mo. (20.7cm x 32.5cm). Twenty-four full-page color lithograph plates. 38, [2] pp. Publishers quarter-cloth over printed boards. $4000.00 The FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this very rare and hand- some Victorian manual for floral table decoration. Illustrated with twenty-four original colored designs, the text provides lists of plants to be used with a focus on flowers but including ornamental leaves and berries. Each plate is accompanied by descriptive text and table designs include: the dinner table in winter (with white chrysanthemums, nephrolepis exaltata, be- gonia diversifolia, and scarlet geraniums); a cricket lucheon table (geraniums, yellow caceolaria, and red-leaf coleus, all to match the colors of Zingari, an old English cricket club); the hunt breakfast table (with stag’s horn fern, foxgloves, hare’s foot fern, and winter cherry); a wedding breakfast table (in- cluding blooming orange trees, white roses, maidenhair fern,

[  ] myrtles, camellias, and lily of the valley); the Christmas dinner A Unique Issue? table (with fine-leaved ivy, small apples, sprays of mistletoe, and winter cherries); and a dinner table which has the word 71 [PLAIGNE.] L’art de faire d’ameliorer et de “Welcome” spelled out in ivy. From the title page we learn conserver les vins, ou le parfait vigneron. Paris: that Perkins was the “head gardener for twenty-nine years to Samson, 1782. the late and present Lord Henniker.” Also included in many 12mo. Woodcut head and tailpieces. 2 p.l., vii-viii, xvi, [17]-348, of the designs are confectionary creations, fruits, and lamps. pp. Contemporary quarter-calf over pastepaper boards, flat spine When noting in the conclusion that the designs are intended gilt, brown morocco lettering piece on spine, later endpapers. to “serve as indications, or lines of departure” from which $3750.00 others can arrange the table, Perkins goes on to point out that “there is literally no limit that floral design can reach, as we are An extremely rare issue of this classic in French 18th-century forcibly reminded by Nature herself, who has never yet pro- wine-making. The first edition was published in 1772 (252 pp. duced two leaves, two flowers, or two human beings precisely only) and by 1803, after going through three different titles, similar in all respects.” the work had reached its sixth edition. This is the only copy A very good copy of a rare book. The publisher’s binding is we have been able to locate with the printer’s name changed to in wonderful condition and has a binder’s ticket on the rear “Samson” (on a cancel slip, pasted down, and in manuscript). pastedown (“Bound by Wyman & Sons, 74 & 75, Queen St., Jean Jacques Samson was a printer-bookseller who operated on W.C.”). With the signature of T. Slaney Lyton, 1886, on the the Quai des Augustins and flourished from 1756–1788. From upper pastedown. his Catalogue des livres (first ed.: 1785) we learn that he published ¶ OCLC: Michigan State Univeristy, New York Botanical works on “Théologie, Jurisprudence, Sciences et arts, Belles- Garden Library, University of North Carolina (Greensboro), lettres, [et] Histoire.” For more on Samson, see OCLC. Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Public Library, and one A handsome copy of Plaigne’s recommendations on how to location in Europe at the Victoria & Albert Museum. make wine. After an historical introduction, Plaigne discusses climate, grape varieties, fermentation, conservation and adul- 70 (PHOTOGRAPH.) Equipe de la “Cloche” 1er teration, the different types of wine produced in Europe, wine’s Octobre 1909. color, how to improve wine (with specific instructions for the wines from Germany & Spain), how to clarify wines, how to 26.7cm x 34.5cm (photograph alone: 16.6cm x 22.5cm). Print- make champagne (50 pp.), and how wines are made and con- ed by Xavier Bick from Dijon. Some wear and spotting to the served in Germany, Spain, and the Canary Islands. board on which the photograph is mounted. $200.00 A very good copy of an extremely rare issue of an important A charming early photograph of twelve men and boys from the book. From the library of Bernard Chwartz. kitchen of La Cloche, a restaurant which continues in Dijon. ¶ Not in OCLC though they do record the Lamay 1782 issue They are all sitting or standing together outside, all appearing at Davis, the Staatsbibliothek (Augsburg), and four locations quite serious in their toques and aprons. in France; not in Bitting, Cagle, Fritsch, Oberlé (who does have the 1783 ed.: no. 937), Simon (who, in his Vinaria, records the 1781 & 1785 eds., p. 17), nor Vicaire. [  ] [  ] A Handsome Copy of the First Cookbook 72 PLATINA, Bartolomeo. De honesta voluptate et valetudine. [Venice: Joane Tacuinu de Trino, ssssssssssssssssssss 1517.] 4to. Numerous woodcut initials. [4], LXXII ll. Early limp Cæpe vellum, edges stained red. $12,000.00 Mussels are a kind of shellfish. They ought to be cooked A particularly nice copy of an early edition of the first cook- in a pan without water. When you see the shells open book ever published. As Simon has noted: “The author deals because of the heat, put in verjuice with a bit of ground with the mode of living most beneficial to the human body, pepper and chopped parsley, and mix and transfer im- the pleasures of the table and how best to enjoy one’s meals mediately into serving dishes. First, they should be kept and have good health; he discourses upon the quality of many a night or day in well-salted water so that they lose their varieties of meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, etc., the best manner natural bitterness. to prepare them for the table, and the correct sauces to be served with various dishes. He also devotes a whole chapter to Item 72, Platina, Venice, 1517 wine and vinegar.” – Gastronomica, p. 114. This Venetian edition is interesting because it includes two recipes for Buzolati, a ring-shaped Venetian cake made with flour and butter. ssssssssssssssssssss “The second section, which is divided into five chapters, contains around 250 recipes on many varieties of meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables, along with a consideration of sauces. Anne Willan in her book Great Cooks and Their Recipes makes a convincing case that the practical recipes in this section are in fact those of Martino, an Italian chef who flourished between the years 1450–1475….Among the many recipes there are ones for pasta, salmon (which the author prefers boiled), aspara- gus, zucchini salad, swallows, eggs, fungi, and sea urchin, and instructions on how to prepare caviar from sturgeon.” – Une Affaire de Goût, 1. Bartolomeo Sacchi, known as Platina (1421–81), was appointed the first librarian of the Vatican by Sixtus IV in 1475. It was prior to this, while on a summer retreat on the Tuscan estates of Fran- cesco Gonzaga in the early 1460s, that he wrote De honesta vo- luptate et valetudine (first ed.: [Rome: Ulrich Han?, c. 1473–75]).

[  ] With an early ownership inscription crossed out on the pullet, out of fashion since Roman times, reappeared in the title page. fourteenth century.” – Toussaint-Samat, A History of Food, pp. The woodcut initials and typography are particularly charm- 341–42. ing in this edition. Clean and crisp throughout. The prices of all sorts of roast fowl (some of which are now- ¶ OCLC: Library of Congress, Northwestern University, adays near extinction) and poultry are given. Poulterers acting National Library of Medicine, University of Chicago, Lehigh against these regulations face confiscation of their merchan- University (PA), Indiana University, and University of Michigan. dize and will be put in the pillory for three hours. This edict is signed in print “Morin and Seguyer” at the chambre de la An Exceedingly Rare Work on Roast Chicken police on Wednesday, October 20, 1546. The final paragraph lists places where this edict was to be read to the public by the 73 (POULTRY.) Ensuyt le pris que les poulailliers, town crier. regratiers: rotisseurs: et to[utes] autres: ven- From the collection of Marcel Jeanson (the well-known dront chascune piece de vollaille: et gibier: et collector of books on hunting and ornithology) with his book- aussi ce quilz auront pour icelle larder appar- plate on the upper pastedown and the bookplate of H. Gallice eiller: et cuyre avec les deffences de vendre ne en on the verso of front fly-leaf. exiger plus grand pris que celuy qui est con- ¶ Vicaire 709. Not in the Bibliothèque nationale de France tenu cy après. [Paris: N.p., 1546.] on-line catalogue, OCLC, or RLIN. 4to. Large woodcut Royal coat-of-arms on title, one wood- cut initial, lettre bâtarde. [4] pp. Full red morocco by Cuzin, Guyere Cheese; Unrecorded? spine lettered in gilt, small ink-stain to front cover. 74 POURIAU, Armand Florent. Du commerce $12,000.00 du lait, destiné a l’alimentation parisienne. FIRST EDITION. An extremely rare and beautifully printed De la fabrication du fromage de gruyère dans price and regulation guide for the Paris poulty and fowl trade. l’Yonne. Paris: Audot, [1873]. A valuable document giving detailed information on the gas- 4to. Nineteen wood-engravings in the text. 32 pp. Original tronomic customs of Renaissance Paris.“All kinds of roast printed wrappers, entirely unopened. $250.00 fowls were offered for sale on the stalls of medieval ‘poulter- ers,’ who did not belong to any particular merchant corpora- The extremely rare FIRST SEPARATE EDITION of a report tion or craft guild. These poulterers sold the birds ready cooked, of two trips taken by the École d’agriculture de Grignon. The and in Paris, from the Middle Ages to the Revolution, they oper- first was to the dairy at Montereau to see how milk was pro- ated in the Rue de la Huchette, taking their spits and braziers cessed that was destined for consumption in Paris. The second out of service only during lent….Poultry featured on the menus was to Villeneuve-la-Guyard where M. Lecomte showed the of the clergy as well as the secular middle classes, popular mal- students and teachers of the École his new shop to make gru- ice crediting monks with a weakness for capons. The fattened yère. This is an extract from the Journal de l’Agriculture, Novem- ber-December, 1873. [  ] [  ] Pouriau was the author of La laiterie (first ed.: 1872), an before making olive oil. He then devotes an entire chapter to overview of butter and cheese fabrication in France and other his experiments on this method and demonstrates how the countries, which went through several editions. taste was superior. ¶ Not in OCLC, RLIN, or any of the gastronomic bib- Since Roman times olive growing has been a source of wealth liographies. in southern Italy. In particular the oil of Gallipoli was much in demand and received a greater price than that of other oils. By the nineteenth century, Gallipoli had over thirty-five mills working to produce over 80,000 kg of oil per month. The four beautiful folding plates depict the various kinds of olives as well as machinery for crushing and extracting oil. Presentation copy. Giovanni Presta (1720–1797) was a physician and agronomist who devoted much of his life to conducting experiments. His works were praised by writers as diverse as the Swiss natural- ist Carl Ulisses von Salis-Marschlins (1762–1818), the British traveller Henry Swinburne (1743–1803) and the British bota- nist C.B. Clarke (1832–1906). ¶ Donno, Bibliografia sistematica dell’olivo e dell’olio di oliva, p. 28; OCLC: Hagley Museum and seven locations in Europe.

“A Remarkable Statement of the Art of Cookery” 76 [RABISHA, William]. The whole Body of Extremely Rare & Beautifully Illustrated Cookery dissected, Taught and fully mani- 75 PRESTA, Giovanni. Degli ulivi delle ulive, e fested, Methodically, Artificially, and accord- della maniera di cavar l’olio. Naples: Stamperia ing to the best tradition of the English, French, Reale, 1794. Italian, Dutch, &c. London: Giles Calvert, 1661. Large 4to. Four folding plates. 4 p.l., viii, 9–316 pp. Contem- 8vo. Woodcut headpieces and initials. 20 p.l., 260, [3] pp. porary half-vellum over drab boards. $12,500.00 Contemporary blind-rulled calf, red morocco lettering piece on spine, some restoration to corners, lightly browned and The scarce FIRST EDITION of Presta’s study of olive cul- occasional dampstaining. $18,500.00 tivation and olive oil production in Puglia, Italy. After con- ducting experiments for nearly ten years, Presta advises that The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of this important 17th- the underground crushers then in use be replaced by modern century English cookbook. “The restoration of King Chales olive mills. He also proposes the removal of the olive pits II in 1660 saw many chefs and servants of the returning nobil- [  ] [  ] ity back at their stoves cooking as if the Civil War had never occurred. William Rabisha was ‘Master Cook to many hon- ourable Families before and since the war began;’ ‘His Broths, Pottages, to the taste and sight, would Esau-like, make some ssssssssssssssssssss to sell their right.’ Although little is known about his life and career, he was evidently brought up in the service of a noble A Sallet of green Pease household, which ‘spared no cost or charge’ in his instruction and education. When your green pease appear, about a handful and half “He left Britain during the Commonwealth and evidently from the ground, cut off enough to boyl for your sallet, worked at the Royal court while it was in exile. His cookery let your liquor boyl before you put it in; when it is ten- book went through five editions….The text is a remarkable der, pour it forth into your cullender, let all the water statement of the art of cookery as it was in the 1660s, and proved be drained clean out of it into a dish, with some drawn to be surprisingly influential over the period: there are exam- butter; season it with Salt, and hack it with your knife, ples of wholesale borrowing from his recipes as late as the mid- and toss it together in the butter, so dish it up. Thus dle of the eighteenth century.” – from the Prospect Books fac- may you do with turnip or raddish-tops, that are young. simile of the 1682 edition. The initial blank is inscribed on the recto ‘Mary Long her Item 76, Rabisha, London, 1661 Book’ and ‘Mary Noave her Book 1750’ (twice). Bookplate of Charles Whibley on inside cover. ¶ See Bitting and Cagle for later editions; ESTC: British ssssssssssssssssssss Library, the Bodleian Library, Harvard, and the University of Chicago; OCLC adds the University of Pennsylvania.

On Manure, Like New & Unrecorded 77 RE, Filippo. Dei letami e delle altre sostanze adoperate in Italia. Mira: Dalla Società Tipo- grafica Letteraria,1810 . 8vo. Two folding engraved plates. viii, 346 pp. Contemporary blue semi-stiff wrappers, entirely untrimmed, bright and crisp throughout. $1250.00 The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of Re’s (1763–1817) study of manure and its uses as fertilizer. Chapters discuss vari- ous types of animal dung and its properties, including manure [  ] from cows, horses, mules, pigs, sheep, goats, birds, and bats, A Poem on Tuscan Wine – to name but a few. Re also covers methods of composting and “One of the Best Works of the 17th Century” how manure enrichs the soil. A lovely copy in original state. 79 REDI, Francesco. Bacco in Toscana. Lucca: ¶ Not in OCLC or RLIN. Salvatore, 1728. Small 8vo. Title page vignette. 84 pp. Contemporary vellum, “The Result of an Inquisitive Disposition” spine gilt. $2000.00 78 REDDINGTON, William. A Practical trea- A nice copy of an early edition of Francesco Redi’s famous poem tise on brewing: in which are contained several on wine. Redi’s poem is thought to have its beginning in a drink- instructions and precautions, useful and nec- ing session at the Academia della Crusca in 1666. The situa- essary in the exercise of that art. London: John tional irony of this learned body in a state of inebriation is Clarke, 1760. transferred to Redi’s verse as the praises of solemn literati are sung by a drunken Bacchus. The poem is filled with references 8vo. xvi, 183 pp. Modern quarter-calf over marbled boards in to classical as well as contemporary wine-making practices. the style of the period, raised bands, red morocco lettering “After taking his degree in medicine, [Redi] entered the piece on spine, double-gilt fillets on spine, faint unimportant service of the Colonna family at Rome as a tutor, and held the spotting inside. $3000.00 position five years. In 1654 he went to Florence, where he acted The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of William Redding- as physician to the Grand dukes Ferdinand II and Cosimo III. ton’s treatise on how to make beer and ale. “In the following He was constantly engaged in experiments intended to im- Treatise, the Reader is not to expect a regular System of this prove the practice of medicine and surgery, and yet found lei- Art, but a Collection of such practical Observations as were sure for much literary work….The ‘Bacco in Toscana’ is the best the Result of an inquisitive Disposition, and a reasoning Turn example of the dithyramb in Italian, and, although deformed of Mind, assisted by great Experience in an extensive Busi- occasionally by obscure imagery and diction, it remains one of ness.” – from the preface. Later, we learn that Reddington was the best works of the seventeenth century.” – Catholic Encyclopedia. a successful brewer who “being prevented by Death from pub- A good copy in a handsome contemporary vellum binding. lishing [the observations] himself, left them to the Care of a With the bookplate of Franz Pollack-Parnau on the upper Friend, Who has caused them to be revised and fitted for the pastedown. Press.” These observations are organized into 116 different short ¶ OCLC records two locations only: Getty and Cornell chapters ranging from “The Reason why brown Beer requires University. as many Hops as pale Beer” to “How to hop small Beer.” A good copy. Later editions were published in 1776 and 1780. ¶ ESTC & OCLC: Yale University, University of California (Berkeley), and the British Library only; Schoellhorn p. 243, no. 65.

[  ] [  ] A Masked Ball in Granada; Extremely Rare 80 REGLAMENTO para los bayles de mascara que han de executarse en el teatro de Granada. Granada: Imprenta de Don Manuel Moreno, 1807. 12mo. [16] pp. Contemporary marbled wrappers bound in modern pastepaper boards. $2500.00 The extremely rare FIRST and ONLY EDITION of these regulations for a masked ball at the “Platea del Teatro” in Granada during the time of Carnival. At the end is a price list of what was available to drink and eat at the café of the the- ater. Included in the list is a taza de café con leche; chocolate; un vaso de leche caliente; un mollete con manteca; copa de rosoli; barrilitio de rosoli; un plato de jamon cocido en vino; una libra de ducle de qualiquier classe; chocolate con pan; un vaso de limon; and una botella de vino. In very good condition. ¶ OCLC records one location only at the University of California (San Diego).

No Known Location in the American Libraries; Printed on Pale Blue Paper 81 REIDER, Jacob Ernst von. Hersbrucks Hop- fenbau als Beweis, dass der innländischen Hopfen B den böhmischen Hopfen, wo nicht übertreffe, doch ihm ganz gewiss gleich komme. Bamberg & Leipzig: Kunz, 1819. 8vo. viii, [2], 190 pp. Contemporary grey boards, red morocco lettering piece on spine. $3000.00 An extremely fine copy of the FIRST EDITION of this very rare work on hops for beer-making. In the Middle Ages, Hers- bruck was situated on the “Golden Route” between Nurem- [  ] berg and Prague, which brought considerable prosperity to the the process of brewing.” – D.N.B. In his works, Richardson Bavarian town. One of the major commodities imported to elaborates upon the “utility of the thermometer and saccha- Nuremberg was Bohemian hops for brewing. rometer in brewing instead of determining quantities by rule of In this work, Reider, a town official at Hersbruck, describes thumb. He was the first to bring to the knowledge of brewers the possibilities of growing hops in the region. He states that the use and value of the saccharometer, as Combrune in 1762 locally grown hops were equal or superior to Bohemian hops had first recommended the thermometer.” – ibid. and would add considerable wealth to the area. Reider describes In original state and with Richardson’s signature on the the varieties of hops most suitable to be grown in Hersbruck to half-title page. make great beer; the quality of the soil and climate; methods of ¶ ESTC & OCLC: Yale University, Lamar University (Tex- planting and training; diseases; and techniques of harvesting. as), the British Library, one location in Germany. This copy is spectacularly fresh. From the library of the Dukes of Bavaria. ¶ OCLC: seven locations in Europe only. 83 RICHARDSON, John. Statical estimates of the materials of brewing. London: Robinson, 1784. “The First Writer to Treat Scientifically of the Process of Brewing” 8vo. Folding engraved frontispiece and printed tables in the text. xx, [4], 243, [9] pp. Contemporary drab boards, bumped, 82 RICHARDSON, John. Remarks on a pam- lightly rubbed overall, light foxing on the first several leaves, phlet entitled hydrometical observations and untrimmed. $3000.00 experiments in the brewery. London: Robinson, Sewell, and Browne, 1785. A very good copy of the FIRST EDITION of John Rich- ardson’s (1777–98) study of how to make beer and the various 8vo. 95 pp. Original light blue wrappers, stitched as issued, instruments needed. edges of wrapper chipped, a one-inch oil stain on the lower This work is extremely rare in American libraries with only wrapper affecting the margin of the first signature, untrimmed. one US location recorded by ESTC and no US locations in $1500.00 OCLC (see below). The folding plate depicts several appara- FIRST EDITION. In 1785, James Baverstock wrote Hydrometri- tus, including the saccharometer. For more on Richardson see cal observations and experiments in the brewery, a study of beer-mak- item 82 above. ing. Baverstock had criticized John Richardson’s Statical estimates A very good copy in original state. With Richardson’s sig- of the materials of brewing (1784) and the current work, Remarks on nature on p. 243. a pamphlet, is Richardson’s reply. ¶ OCLC lists nine locations in Europe to which ESTC Richardson was a “writer on brewing, [who] chiefly lived adds the Library Company of Philadelphia, one location in at Hull, although he had studied brewing in many other parts Canada, and three more UK locations. of the kingdom. He is the first writer to treat scientifically of

[  ] [  ] “Groundwork for All Future Books” – Sagarin The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of Rommerdt’s guide to heaters for the home and ovens for the kitchen written in 84 RIMMEL, Eugene. The book of perfumes. an effort to provide for healthy living. Although we have been London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. unable to find a location for the current work, Rommerdt did 8vo. Frontispiece, twelve plates (one of which is in color), and also publish works on forest management and surveying; a numerous illustrations in the text. xx, 266 pp. Original gilt- second edition appeared one year later in Eisenach. stamped purple cloth, spine sunned, slight wear overall, all The large hand-colored folding plates depict various fur- edges gilt. $600.00 naces and ovens. With the library stamp of Rolf Dittmar on the upper pastedown. The FIRST EDITION of Rimmel’s popular history of per- ¶ Not in OCLC, RLIN, or Weiss (who does list another fume. “Every branch of learning produces its outstanding copy of the same year, different publisher same city, but with- historian. Perfumery is no exception. The man who recorded its out the pagination). story was Eugene Rimmel, a perfumer doing business in Lon- don in the middle of the nineteenth century. Metal Silos for the Preservation of Flour and Grain “The Book of Perfumes…is not merely a delightful history of the art, readable to this day. It was the spadework and ground- 86 SAINTE-FARE BONTEMPS, Chevalier & work for all future books on the history of pleasant-smelling DEJEAN, Jean François Aimé. Economie pub- substances. It is well documented, interestingly written, and lique, résumé de toutes les expériences faites abounds in poetic quotations.” – Sagarin, The Science and art of pour constater la bonté du procédé proposé perfumery, p. 206. par M. le Comte Dejean, pour la conservation ¶ Morris, Fragrance, p. 182: “The work by the writer-perfumer illimitée des grains et farines. Paris: Banchelier, was the most accurate and clear presentation of the industry March 1824. to appear at that time.” Not in Montesquiou, Pays des Aromates, or Wiggishoff. 8vo. 40 pp. Original pink wrappers, stitched as issued, slight An Unrecorded Work on Ovens wear with some loss of paper along spine. $500.00 85 ROMMERDT, Carl Christian. Allgemein ver- The very rare FIRST EDITION of Sainte-Fare Bontemps and ständliche Anweisung, Stubenöfen und Küch- Dejean’s recommendations for the storage and preservation of Kochöfen. Eisenach, Joh. Georg Ernst Mitte- grain and flour. Specific past construction projects are discussed, kindt, 1803. tables are provided for an overview of the use of metal silos, and arguments for their use are noted for different regions in France. 8vo. Three hand-colored folding plates. 8 p.l., 66, [2] pp. Con- For the good of the French public and to meet the coun- temporary pale green boards, small gilt-roll pattern and fil- try’s economic need, the work was inserted into the Annales de let around sides, light wear overall, pale orange pastepaper l’Industrie Nationale et Étrangère for the month of March, 1824. endpapers, short tear at the hinge of the final folding plate A very good copy in original state. affecting about one inch of image. $2500.00 ¶ OCLC records microfilm copies only in the US. [  ] [  ] An Unrecorded Guide to Country & City Living 87 SCHATZKÄSTLEIN FÜR DEN BÜRGER UND LANDMANN oder auserlesene Samm- lung vorzüglicher und erprobter Rathschläge, Mittel und Rezepte. Glogau: Neuen Günter- schen Buchhandlung, 1823. 12mo. 112 pp.; 112 pp.; 128 pp. Contemporary marbled-boards, rubbed, paper lable on spine, light foxing throughout due to paper quality. $1000.00 An extremely rare early edition of this guide to living in the city and country. There is no copy of any edition in OCLC and Weiss knew of only later editions of parts one and two. In our copy, part one is indicated as the third edition; parts two and three are apparently the first editions. Sections provide cook- ery and household recipes as well as advice on gardening and animal husbandry. Contemporary ownership signature on each title page.

Roasted Meats in 18th-Century Germany 88 SCHREGER, Odilo. Der Vorsichtige und nach heutigem Geschmacke wohlerfahrne Speismei- ster. Augsburg: Matthäus Riegers sel. Söhnen, 1778. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece, title page printed in red and black. 15 p.l., 484, [25] pp. Contemporary half-vellum over marbled boards, printed paper label on spine, edges sprinkled red, bright and crisp throughout. $2500.00 The very rare Second Edition of Schreger’s popular cookbook, first published asSpeiss-Meister in 1766 and for which OCLC does not record a location. The first section discusses various foods Item 88, Schreger and their properties and is organized according to meats, fish, [  ] non-meat foods, spices, and different drinks. The second section This publication was issued on the occasion of the Expo- is a cookbook of more than 400 recipes. Schreger (1697–1774) sition Général de Bordeaux. The Exposition itself is depicted also wrote on household economy and medicine. The charm- in the frontispiece of the Étude. ing engraved frontispiece depicts a busy kitchen and appears for ¶ OCLC: University of California (Davis), California State the first time. University (Fresno), and one in Europe. A particularly good copy of a rare German guide to food and cookery. “Wholesome and Pleasant” With an ownership inscription on the title page dated 1783 and the library stamp of Rolf Dittmar on the upper past- 90 SHAKLEFORD, Mrs. Ann. The Modern art edown. of cookery improved. London: Newberry, 1767. ¶ OCLC records three locations only: the New York Acad- 12mo. xxiv, 284, [14] pp. Contemporary calf, spine renewed in emy of Medicine, Lilly Library, and the Library of Congress; the style of the period, raised bands, red morocco lettering piece Weiss 3484. on spine, corners bumped with some restoration, corner of K4 restored barely affecting four words (but still legible), oc- With a Section on Wines from California casional spotting (especially on the first signature). $3500.00 89 SEMPÉ, Raymond. Étude sur les vins exo- The FIRST EDITION of Ann Shakleford’s cookbook of tiques. Bordeaux: Feret et fils, 1882. “dishes which are cheap and profitable, as well as wholesome and pleasant.” Sections provide a marketing manual; a cook- 8vo. Engraved wood frontispiece (on recto of halftitle page) book of more than 500 recipes; and a seventeen-page chapter and numerous tables in the text. 2 p.l. (including frontispiece), entitled “An Essay on aliments” which covers the various health xiv, 195, [5] pp. Original printed wrappers, almost entirely un- properties of foodstuffs as well as the physiology of digestion. opened, spine with some wear and loss. $900.00 The author “has avoided the errors which those people give The rare FIRST & ONLY EDITION of Raymond Sempé’s into, who are unacquainted with the nature and affinities of the study of “exotic” wines. Countries covered include: Algeria, materials they have in hand, namely, that of using ingredients Portugal, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Roumania and that counteract each other, and thereby increase the expence of Serbia, Russia, Switzerland, Germany, the United States, Chile, the dish without improving its flavour. But errors of this sort and Australia. There is a six-page section on “Vins Californi- not only make dishes expensive, they are also by that means ens” which tells us that California “commencent à présenter frequently rendered unwholesome: to remove any evil of that en vins une production sérieuse.” Writing in 1882, Sempé then kind, which ought above all things to be guarded against, the estimates that California has approximately 13,099 hectares whole of this book has been submitted to the inspection of a (32,368 acres) in production. Today there are more than half a physician of eminence…” – from the preface. million acres of grapes in production. From the title page we learn that Shakleford was from Westminster and that the section on health as been written “by a physician.”

[  ] [  ] On the recto of the upper free endpaper is an inscription: “A. Porter’s Book, the gift of the Countess of Northfolk at Rose Hall, 1802” and “Edward Porter’s Book given to him By ssssssssssssssssssss his Dear Mother A. Porter.” ¶ ESTC & OCLC: Columbia Teachers College, University To dress a Dish of Lobsters of California (Los Angeles), Indiana University, New York Public Library, Library of Congress, National Library of Boil four lobsters, one large, and three smaller; when Scotland, British Library, Oxford, and Leeds; Maclean p. 131; boiled, lay the large lobster before a good fire, and baste Oxford p. 95. it with butter, pick all the meat out of the other lob- sters, except the chines; mince them in the same manner No Location in OCLC as you dressed your crab, pepper and salt the chines, 91 DER SORGFÄLTIGE HAUS- und Wirt- and split them and broil them; when all is ready, take schfats-Verwalter…Und bey dieser newuen the lobster from the fire, break off the claws, bruise Auglage Mit einem wohl eingerichteten Koch- them, and lay them on each side of the body, near the und Trenchier-Büchlein Und mit Dem wohl head; split the tail, lay your lobsters bodies round the unterwiesenen Brandtwein-Brenner und Des- roasted lobster, filled with the minced meat, and the tillirer, auch einer Anweisung vom Confect- broiled chines round them: send them to table with plain Backen vermehret. Breßlau & Leipzig: Daniel butter in a boat. Pietsch, 1746. Item 90, Shakleford, The Modern art of cookery, 1767 4to. Finely engraved frontispiece, title page in red and black ink, and three woodcuts in the text. 3 p.l., 708, [32] pp. Con- ssssssssssssssssssss temporary vellum, title stamped in gilt on spine. $2500.00 The very much expanded Third Edition of this extremely rare guide to country living. Sections discuss accounting, cultiva- tion, farming, gardening, bee management, livestock, and vet- erinary medicine for horses and cows. Pages 462–536 contain recipes for various household secrets, including many medici- nal recipes as well as instructions for making inks, how to make a bird sing, and how to clarify wines. The rest of the book (pp. 536–708) describes how to make beer, brandy, and wine as well as hundreds of cookery dishes ranging from lemon soup to salmon to pfannkuchen. In good condition. ¶ Weiss 3638. Not in OCLC or RLIN (nor are any of the other editions). [  ] An Important Early Work on English Cider 92 STAFFORD, Hugh. A Treatise on cyder-mak- ing, founded on long practice and experience. London: E. Cave, 1753. 4to. One folding plate and two woodcuts in the text. v, [3], 68 pp. Original blue “double” wrappers, stitched as issued, some wear to the wrappers with loss of paper and or near the spine, corners of the first few leaves dog-eared. $14,500.00 The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of this important and thorough work on cider; lacking from the major English agri- cultural and fruit histories and bibliographies (some of which are aware of later editions – see below). This is a particularly wonderful copy as it still retains its original wrappers and is stitched as issued. Hugh Stafford (1674–1734) was a well-known cider enthu- siast from Pynes, Devonshire, who is especially remembered for his descriptions of different varieties of cider apples and their qualities. Sections of A Treatise on cyder-making discuss the apple harvest; how to pulp the apples and what devices to use; the management of the pulp before expressing the juice; the presses and the vessels to receive the juice; fermentation meth- ods; how to prepare casks and racks; and how to cure “dis- tempers” in the cider. The fine folding engraved plate depicts a man operating an apple press and the two small woodcuts illustrate additional apparatus, including a device to be used as a “Poor-Mans’ Cyder-Press.” His catalogue of the cider apples in Herefordshire and Devonshire “with their excellencies and History” includes a description of the White-Sour; the Elliot; the Herefordshire Red-Streak; the Fox-Whelp; the Backamore; the Midyate or Meadiate; the Royal Wilding; the Stiar; the Cowley-Bridge Crab; the Common Crab; and the Cocko Gee.

[  ] “As Cyder…is generally allowed to be an wholesome “Spanish Dishes” in California drink, and as it is the natural produce of our own country, he will surely be thought to contribute something towards the 93 THE TIMES COOK BOOK – NO. 2; 957 good of the public, who gives infallible directions for making cooking and other recipes by California it universally agreeable, by varying it so as to suit every palate, women. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Co., 1905. and by improving the flavor and the quality, both of the rough 8vo. 105, [1] pp. Original black-stamped blue cloth boards, and the smooth…and giving it the sparkle of Champaign, paper restoration to the gutter of the title page (not affecting without an eager and windy fermentation, and rendering it text) and to the final blank leaf (see below). $400.00 more spirituous than a small wine tho’ less inflaming.” – from the Preface. The FIRST EDITION of this second of the Los Angeles A note regarding the binding: interestingly, there are in fact Times cookbooks. The first was half as long and was pub- two sets of contemporary wrappers. The inner wrapper is in lished 1902. “The Los Angeles Times began a series of recipe quite good shape, bears the title of the work in a contempo- books based on its cooking contests in 1902. The first of these rary hand, and is stitched as issued. The second wrapper, which has been elusive (cf. Glozer)….Usually these books contained is made of the same paper, is wrapped around the first as a recipes for “Spanish” dishes, in English and Spanish.” – Strehl “wrapper’s wrapper.” From the “shadowing” of the title onto 11. These “Spanish dishes” actually number at seventy-nine the outer wrapper and the matching marks from its wear and and range from Spanish fish stew to Spanish flitter puffs to use, it is likely that this outer wrapper is also contemporary. chiles rellenos. Preserved in a clamshell box. A very good copy and unusual to find in the blue boards. ¶ ESTC: British Library, Chetham’s Library (Manchester), Please note that six recipes from other cookbooks and maga- Boston Athenaeum, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, & zines have been glued onto the blank rear free endpaper (which, University of California (Davis). Not in Ernley, Henrey, Jan- although entirely secure, has also had some extensive paper son (who knows of the second edition only), McDonald, or restoration work). Raphael. Fussell has seen the 1755 edition, but questions the ¶ Glozer 173 (misdating the No. 2 edition); OCLC: Cor- existence of our 1753 ed. (see his More old English farming books, nell University, California State University (San Bernardino), 1731–1793, p. 27). Claremont College, Los Angeles Public Library, University of California (San Diego), Workman & Temple Family Home- stead Museum, University of Denver, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Texas Woman’s University, Univer- isty of Utah, Yale. Not in Bitting or Brown.

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Three eggs, whole of two, white of one saved for frost- ing, one cup sugar, one-half cup butter, two-thirds cup of milk, two cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder. Cream butter and sugar, and beat in eggs till very light, then add the mild and flour with baking powder siften in it, and one-half teaspoon ground cinnamon. Bake in shallow tins and put on a thin frosting made with white of one egg and one teaspoon ground cinnamon. Put in oven and brown a golden brown. The cinnamon turns the frosting pink. “Sehr Interessant” – Schraemli 94 TRENCHIER-BUCH. Tübingen: Johann Item 93, The Los Angeles Times Cook Book, Georg Cotta, 1766. No. 2, 1905 Small 8vo. Woodcut title page device, head and tailpieces, and 18 woodcut carving illustrations in the text. 39 pp. Fine con- ssssssssssssssssssss temporary quarter-calf with raised bands over speckled boards, three crossed out signatures and one inked out early library stamp on title page affecting one letter of the imprint. $3500.00 FIRST EDITION. A charming early instruction book on how to carve pigeon, chicken, capon, rooster, goose the Italian way, duck, snipe, partridge, pheasant, leg of mutton, leg of beef, rabbit, wild boar’s head, calf ’s head, and suckling pig. The numerous woodcuts illustrate each of the animals, with num- bered points of carving to indicate the order and placement of cuts for the optimum savory results.

[  ] Extremely rare. It was also published in the same year with The Supressed Fourth Volume the Neues wohl eingerichtetes Koch-Buch and, then, again on its own in 1769, 1777, 1782, 1783, and 1900. In the past 28 years, Ger- 96 TRICAUD, Anthelme. Pièce fugitives anci- man auction records show only one copy of each of the 1769, ennes et modernes des auteurs connus et 1783, and 1900 editions. inconnus, et les fragmens de celles qu’on ne A crisp copy, bound in a fine contemporary binding. scauroit plus trouver. Paris: Giffart, 1705. ¶ Drexel 36 for the 1769 ed., 694 and 1070 for the 1783 ed.; 12mo. Woodcut device on title page and one woodcut in the Schraemli, Zwietausend Jahre gastronomische Literatur, [1942], exhi- text. 1 p.l., v, [1], 99, [1] pp. Early 19th-century quarter-calf over bition catalogue, 43 for the joint 1766 edition and mention of marbled boards, red morocco lettering piece on spine, spine the 1783 ed.; and Weiss 2778–9 for the joint 1766 ed., the 1782 gilt, title page trimmed close slightly affecting a few letters. ed. (an error for the 1783 ed.), and a footnote concerning $1000.00 the 1777 ed. Not in Bitting, Georg, Maggs Food and Drink, NUC (which lists the 1783 edition: NIC only), Oberlé, Simon, or The FIRST EDITION of the extremely rare fourth volume Vicaire. of Tricaud’s Pièce fugitives, a compilation of various rare and curious literary passages. The current volume is of interest to An Unrecorded Swiss Cookbook the student of gastronomy as the largest chapter is concerned with the art of the table and is entitled “Sur l’ancien usage de 95 LE TRÉSOR des villes et des campagnes ou se saluer à table & de s’exciter à boire.” la cuisinière a l’usage des ménagéres et des This fourth volume is particularly rare as it was immediately jeunes personnes. Porrentruy, Victor Michel. suppressed after publication (see Quérard, IX, 552–53 and 1862. Hain, Presse Périodique, 37). The first three parts were published separately one year earlier. 8vo. vi, 295 pp. Contemporary dark green quarter-calf over ¶ OCLC records a location at the University of Wisconsin marbled boards, spine gilt, minor chipping to tail of spine and (Madison) only. Not in Bitting, Cagle, or Vicaire. ½ inch crack to upper lower joint, occasional light spotting. $2500.00 Home-Making Toys by Louis Vuitton The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of this Swiss collec- tion of more than 600 recipes arranged into various categories: 97 (VUITTON.) La Petite Blanchisseuse. [Paris?: soupes & potages; boulettes; des légumes; laitage, oeufs & fritures; en- Louis Vuitton, c.1920.] tremets; poissons, écrevisses, escargots & grenouilles; and des pâtés; viandes 85cm x 43cm paperboard backing supporting 18 play objects et ragoûts. There are also sixty-eight recipes for people who are made from wood, metal, cloth, and feathers. $6000.00 ill and a section devoted to the “manière de saler le porc et de faire le boudin.” A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL. A game for young girls to A good copy of an extremely rare Swiss cookbook. pretend (and learn) the duties of the washerwoman and house- ¶ Not in the Bibliotheque Nationale, OCLC, or RLIN. keeper. Elements include: a broom, an iron and ironing board, [  ] [  ] a Vuitton bag (printed in two different colors), dust pan, and a carpet beater. The illustration mounted on one of the game’s toys and then repeated on the card backing depicts four young girls washing clothes, ironing, folding, and putting away laundry. At the bottom right is a gold Vuitton label: “Louis Vuitton, son magasin de jouets, Paris, 70 Champs Elysées.” One small piece of the bag’s handle is missing, otherwise in fine condition. ¶ Not listed in the catalogues published by the Biblio- thèque Forney.

A Fine Copy of a Fragile Promotional Cookbook 98 WEHMAN, Henry J. Wehman’s cook book: a complete collection of valuable recipes suited to every household and all tastes. New York: N.p., 1890. 8vo. 100 pp. (including wrappers). Original wrappers printed in green ink and illustrating a woman in the kitchen. $250.00 The FIRST EDITION of this paperback collection of more than four hundred recipes ranging from beefsteak with oys- ters to codfish balls to apple snow. This is a particularly fine copy of a very fragile cookbook. ¶ OCLC: Library of Congress, Duke, Johnson & Wales, and the Milwaukee City Library System.

“Full of Words of Wisdom” – Oxford 99 THE YOUNG WOMAN’S COMPANION, or, frugal housewife. Containing the most approved methods of pickling, preserving, potting, collaring, confectionary, managing and colouring foreign wines and spirits, making English wines, compounds, &c. &c. and also the art of cookery, containing directions for dress- Item 99, The Young Woman’s Companion [  ] ing all kinds of butchers’ meat, poultry, games, fish, &c. &c. &c. with the complete art of carving, illustrated and made plain by engrav- ssssssssssssssssssss ings. Manchester: Russell and Allen, 1811. Pigeons 8vo. Six engraved plates. 2 p.l., xvi, 540, [16] pp. Contempo- rary quarter-calf, vellum tips, marbled boards, light foxing on Put into the bodies of your pigeons a seasoning made four preliminary leaves. $4000.00 with pepper and salt, a few cloves and mace, some seeet The very rare FIRST EDITION of this anonymous “Com- herbs, and a piece of butter rolled in flour. Tie up the panion,” covering all areas of a woman’s education from cook- necks and vents, and half roast them. Then put them ery to drawing to writing letters. More than 600 detailed reci- into a stew-pan, with a quart of good gravy, a little white pes are provided on pickling vegetables, preserving fruits, curing wine, a few pepper corns, three or four blades of mace, meats, possets, cordials, confectionary, jellies, and pies, amongst a bit of lemon, a bunch of sweet-herbs, and a small on- hundreds others. Advice is also given on marketing, how to ion. Stew them gently till they are enough; then take the buy meats, poultry, and seafood, along with a calendar on what pigeons out, and strain the liquor through a sieve; scum to buy and when. The detailed engravings depict methods of it and thicken it in your stew-pan, with a piece of put- carving and table placements. ter rolled in flour; then put in the pigeons, with some Towards the end is a large section (154 pages) which covers pickled mushrooms; stew it about five minutes, put the various areas of a woman’s education: letter writing; history; pigeons into a dish, and pour the sauce over them. drawing; geography (including a section on America, “bound- ed on all sides by the Ocean, as appears from the latest discov- Item 99, The Young woman’s companion, eries”); the languages of the earth; and “miscellaneous piec- Manchester, 1811 es,” which includes two sections by Benjamin Franklin entitled “A Petition”(regarding a child’s education) and “On Sleep.” ¶ Cagle 1074; OCLC records two locations only: the New York ssssssssssssssssssss Academy of Medicine and Indiana University; Oxford p. 140.

[  ] From Farming to Master Paintings Subject Index in Item Numbers 100 YOUNG, Arthur. A six weeks tour through the Agriculture and Farming (see wine Figs: 7 southern counties of England and Wales. & viticulture also): 3, 4, 19, 25, 26, Flowers: 7, 11, 69 Describing, particularly, I. the present state of 38, 40, 50, 66, 75, 77, 81, 91, 100 Games: 97 agriculture and manufacturers. II. The differ- Americana: 16, 93, 98, 99 Gardening: 11, 30, 64 ent methods of cultivating soil. III. The suc- Apples: 51 Honey: 45 cess attending some late experiments on vari- Art History: 100 Illustrated Books: 28, 69 ous grasses, &c. IV. The various prices of labor Art of the Table: 69, 96 Japanese Cookery: 57 and provisions. V. The state of the working poor Beer: 9, 37, 48, 65, 78, 81-83 Law: 1, 2, 73 in those countries, wherein the riots were most Bread, Baking, & Flour: 1, 12, Manuscripts: 54-57 remarkable….In several letters to a friend by 14, 15, 86 Meat: 27, 88 the author of the farmer’s letters. London: W. Butter: 2 Medicine, Diet, & Health: 5, 11, Nicoll, 1768. Californiana: 93 29, 34, 46, 62 Carving: 57, 94 Milk: 10, 49 8vo. Seven woodcuts in the text. 2 p.l., 284 pp. Contemporary Champagne & Sparkling Wine: 17 Menus: 61 calf, double gilt-fillet on boards and spine, red morocco label, Chemistry & Distillation: 8, 23, Olives & Olive Oil: 75 ¾ inch split at head of upper joint. $1500.00 25, 47 Perfume & Cosmetics: 8, 47, FIRST EDITION. Arthur Young toured southern England Cheese: 74 67, 68, 84 and Wales in the summer of 1767 to observe agricultural prac- Children’s Literature & Education: Photography: 70 tices. Along the way he gathered information concerning the 18, 44, 47 Poetry: 17, 18, 27, 79 cost of labor and the provisions required for the successful Cider: 92 Poultry: 73 maintenance of a farm. Young relays these discoveries through Classical History & Literature: Restaurant & Tavern History: eight letters that reveal not only the practical aspects of the 6, 22, 33, 66 52, 70 local agriculture, but also the details of the structures he sees, Coffee: 42 Salt: 2, 53 the relationship between labor and provisions, and the archi- Cookbooks: 16, 24, 32, 35, 39, 41, 51, Sugar Beet: 42 tecture of it’s buildings. For example, in his discussion of Hol- 54, 56, 58, 59, 72, 76, 79, 88, 90, Technology: 31, 85 kam, the house of the Countess of Leicester, he provides not 93, 95, 98, 99 Tobacco: 2 only a list of the various master paintings to be found there but Desserts & Confections: 24 Veterinary Science and also a description of the position of the trees on the path that Domestic Economy: 17, 38, 60, 63, Zoology: 4, 91 leads you to the estate. 87, 91 Watercolors: 55 In very fine condition. With the ownership stamp “Bond” Economic History: 4, 12, 25, 31, 48, Wine and Viticulture: 2, 13, 17, on the upper free endpaper. The woodcuts depict various farm- 50, 52, 67, 73-75, 80-83, 85, 92, 100 72, 28, 43, 55, 71 ing apparatus. Festivals, Banqueting, & Balls: 19, 80 Women’s Studies: 21, 63, 99 ¶ Fussell, Old English Farming Books, pp. 28, 71, 84. [  ] The Antinomian Press, 15 March 2012 600 copies printed letterpress at the shop of Patrick Reagh Sebastopol, California

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