Food & Wine from Carnegie Hill Books

NY: W. W. Norton, 2017. First printing. Octavo. xix, 459 pp; b/w illustrations; notes; index. Illustrated paper-covered boards, no jacket, as issued. Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy. A ground-breaking book tracing the arc of food production in NYC from colonial artisanal, to mega-industrial, back to contemporary artisanal. Deeply researched and entertainingly written, Food City relates in captivating detail how politics… Read more about this item

NY: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987. First edition. Square quarto. 144 pp; color photographs throughout. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, small tea stain! on bottom edges, else a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket with small tear at base of spine. A very attractive book featuring the origins of tea drinking in countries around the world, as well as indigenous tea foods for… Read more about this item

Home Lines, 1961. 12" x 8.5". [4] pp; die-cut cover with watercolor drawing on cover, menu on p 3. Menu from Sun-Way Cruises New Year's Holiday Cruise for Saturday, January 6, 1961. . First Edition. Very Good.

Cannes: Confiserie Joseph Negre, 1929. Octavo. [20] pp plus covers; sepia illustrations. Cream stapled wraps with embossed maroon lettering. VG, small edge tears, else clean & unmarked. Unused company order form & shipping information slip laid in.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Granville, NY: Hotel Munson, 1895. 7" x 4.5". Fold-out card stock with crimped edges. Menu for Alumni Banquet, Wednesday evening, June 19, at 9 o'clock, P.M. Color cover image of seagull flying over sea with sailing ship below image of parchment banner showing date -1895. Meal featured soup, fish, boiled, roast, relishes, entrees, vegetables, and pastry.. First Edition. Soft Cover.… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Alfred's n.d., ca. 1940. 6.75" x 5". 8 pp; b/w photo of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at night by Gabriel Moulin Studios. Gold & rust printed wrappers, die cut in center to show photo of Bay Bridge on first page. VG+. a clean, unmarked copy. Entire menu with entrees, appetizers, cocktails & wine for this famous Steakhouse, open… Read more about this item

NY: Jack Dempsey's, 1945. 11" x 5.5" folded mailer, 11" x 16.5" open. Luncheon menu features complete special luncheons, a la carte, sandwiches, and cocktails, wine, and beer. Cover features quotes from nine newspapers, including Walter Winchell/Mirror; Earl Wilson/Post, and Ed Sullivan/News. Jack Dempsey's Broadway Restaurant at 49th-50th St on Broadway. William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (1895-1983) held the world heavyweight… Read more about this item

Paris: Comptoir Francais du Livre, 1953. Quarto. 183 pp; 24 color & 31 b/w illustrations; index. Text in French. Gilt-lettered brown cloth. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; rear cover has small abraded spot from price label removal. Features cold hors d'oeuvres, and egg, fish, meat, and cheese dishes.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

NY: Random House, 1976. Second printing. Octavo. viii, 208 pp; 5 color & numerous b/w photographs. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, top & bottom of spine a bit sunned; unclipped jacket has narrow sunned strip on both sides of spine, short slit in center of front panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London / NY: John Lane / Merriam Co., 1896. First edition. Octavo. 264 pp. Decorated cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine, top edge gilt, deckled edge. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, a few pp uncut; top corners & base of spine bumped, spine gilt dulled. "These papers were first published in the 'Pall Mall Gazette, ' under the… Read more about this item

Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag, 1968. Quarto. 125 pp; [20] b/w plates.Text in German. Paper-covered boards in cardboard slipcase. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Morrison, Co: Self Published, 1969. 5th edition. Octavo. 50 pp; b/w illustrations; index. Paperback. VG light rubbing to spine side of covers. The cookbook from the national TV series that ran from 1968-1983 and was hosted by Sam Arnold, the owner of The Fort restaurant.. Paperback. Very Good.

NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1976. Quarto. 402 pp; illustrated with b/w drawings; index of sources; index. Cloth in unclipped dustjacket. VG in VG- jacket, jacket has some edge chips mostly at the spine, text block has some small stains on edge.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992. Second printing. Octavo. Unpaginated, color illustrations throughout. Hardcover with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket with minor wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. Revised edition. Quarto. 228 pp; over 150 color illustrations including more than 70 portraits of our presidents and their first ladies. Illustrated hardcover with matching dustjacket. NF/NF in cardboard sleeve. A clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has light chipping at top & bottom of jacket & top corners.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.… Read more about this item

NY: Macmillan, 1977. Quarto. 139 pp; full of color & b/w illustrations. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket not price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Paris: Editions du Chene, 1997. Quarto. 191 pp; profuse color photographs & b/w illustrations; bibliography. Text in French. Hardcover with dustjacket, ribbon marker. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket with no rips or tears. SIGNED by photographer on half-title page. This book focuses on Auguste Rodin, the man: his childhood in Paris, learning the trade and his years… Read more about this item

Richmond, VA: Dietz Press, 1948. Octavo. 340 pp. color frontis & 2 color plates, 8 photos, illustrated chapter heads. Brick red cloth with silver lettering & decoration on cover & spine, no jacket. VG- some toning to pages, binding ttight. Adventures and recipes of the White Turkey Inn, located on Rt. 7 below Danbury Ct. A large collection of recipes… Read more about this item

NY: North Point Press, 2009. First printing. Octavo. 368 pp; numerous b/w photographs; bibliography; index. Paper-covered boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, bottom of spine lightly bumped; unclipped jacket a bit creased at bottom spine is only visible wear. Former NY Times restaurant critic William Grimes has written a fascinating history of New York city dining… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, OH: Procter & Gamble Co., 1916. Octavo. 96 pp; color illustrations; index. Paperback with pictorial gilt-decorated cover. Near Fine. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.