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King City, Ontario: Herb Society of America, Southern Ontario Unit. Good. 1981. Reprint. Plastic Comb. "Here are rare recipes, created by a group of women who know and use herbs." - Introduction. [4],124 pages. Index. Line drawings. Reprint of the 1977 first edition. Prior owner's ink stamp upon title page otherwise unmarked… Read more about this item

Campbell River, B.C.: Dolphins North Resort. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 096805420X . "This exciting cookbook offers a broad range of recipes, which should interest both novices and more experienced cooks. So discover and enjoy the challenge of preparing seafood!" - page A-1. 0.4" thick. Undated but appears to be circa 2000. … Read more about this item

Ottawa: Canadian Mushroom Growers Association. Good. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. 32 page stapled recipe booklet with index. Undated but appears to be circa 1980. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. ; 8vo .

New York: David McKay Company Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Documents 251 drinks from Absinthe to Zaza. "This in short, is a work dedicated to the simplification of serious and scientific drinking." - Preface. [4]-96 pp. Undated but the Chanticleer Society suggests a printing date of 1928. Includes… Read more about this item

New York: Books Inc.. Good. 1936. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. "To the neophyte this work is dedicated - for him it has been carefully and thoroughly prepared. Here also the sophisticated drinker will find an authentic guide to a broader understanding of an art to which in truth an old adage may be properly applied -… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, NY: Cy Prisyon Co.. Good. 1940. First Edition Thus. Pamphlet. Promotional cocktail recipe booklet issued by Hotel Wines & Liquors, Inc., 877 Seventh Ave., New York City. "Recipes and information compiled principally from the 'Professional Bartenders Guide' with permission of the author, John T. Fitzgerald, President, Bartenders School, Inc." - inside back cover. … Read more about this item

Toronto: Carlton Cards Limited. Good. 1973. First Edition. Pamphlet. What appears at first to be simply a mid-70s birthday card turns out to also be a 10-page cocktail recipe book! For each day of the week a drink recipe is provided, complete with a color photo of the drink supplemented with humorous cartoon illustrations and an… Read more about this item

Winlaw, B.C.: Polestar. Good. 1983. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "A delightful guide to creating flavourful and nutritious high fibre yeast breads. Rochfort (1918-2006) has baked bread off and on since buying a vintage hand-cranked bread machine in 1950. He began serious bread-making in 1980 after his… Read more about this item

Rye Brook, NY: Greg Publishing Company. Good. 1986. First Edition. Spiral Bound. 0507460502 . Over 100 cocktail recipes with full-color illustrations of how they should look. "Tommy Murphy left the reservation at 16 and has traveled the world extensively. A keen interest in liquors and wines developed as a result of having owned both on… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Mr. Boston Distiller Inc.. Fair. 1966. Revised Edition. Hardcover. "It is gratifying to learn from the innumerable letters which have been received that this book is considered one of the finest and most authentic drink-recipe books ever published." - viii. pp. viii-[x],150. Many color illustrations. Above-average soiling and wear. Back hinge… Read more about this item

USA: Ellis Robinson Publishing Co., Inc.. Good. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. "Helps readers enjoy and utilize sea life that is often over-looked, wasted or needlessly destroyed. No Roman feast could ever compare with what new taste treats are in store for you when you discover our riches from the ocean." - Introduction. Introduces limpets, abalone,… Read more about this item

New York: Arno Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. "In 1901 the publishers of The Western Brewer determined to publish and present to its readers a universal history of brewing, dwelling particularly upon the events and progress of the nineteenth century, and treating the subject even more in detail as it presents itself… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. The interesting dust jacket description, written in the wake of WWII, reads as follows: "[This book was] first written in 1945 when we felt it necessary to postpone publication till we could look with more confidence to the future. We… Read more about this item

USA: Viking Books. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670815950 . "This lavishly illustrated full-color book takes readers back to the origins of tea drinking in countries around the world as diverse as Japan, China, Russia, France, America, India, and the Caribbean, not forgetting, of course, England. There are complete menus for… Read more about this item

London: W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd.. Fair. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. "How to make these pure delicacies in the home at half the cost of shop supplies." - subtitle. "As a work of reference it will be found invaluable, and a copy kept in the kitchen will be helpful on a thousand occasions." - Preface. … Read more about this item

Willowdale, Ontario: The Ontario Historical Society. Good. 1989. First Edition. Paperback. 0919352073 . 312 pages. Black and white illustrations. A compilation of twenty-five papers presented at the 101st Annual Conference of The Ontario Historical Society at the Radisson Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, May 4, 5, 6, 1989. The papers include titles such as Surviving on… Read more about this item

New York: P.F. Collier & Son Corporation. Good with no dust jacket. 1946. Reprint. Hardcover. This copy is a vintage 1946 reprint of the 1942 first edition. 951 pages. Index. Occasional colour and black and white photos. "Every one of the 2,600 recipes in this book was either originated or thoroughly tested in the… Read more about this item

Montreal, Quebec: Fry-Cadbury Ltd.. Good. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. 38 pages. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. "Independently panel-tested and found to be 100% practical under all everyday, normal conditions - by a group of average Canadian housewives." - title page. Undated but appears to be circa 1950s. Clean and unmarked… Read more about this item

USA: Pacific Steamship Company / The Admiral Line, 1930. Book. Good. Pamphlet. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 4 pages. 7" x 5.5". Charming front cover color illustration of the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. Nostalgic color illustrations of vessel service staff inside. Dated Aug. 4 with Chief Steward A.E. Burnley and Commander… Read more about this item

Canada: National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, Inc., 2001. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 180 pages. Reference List. Index. "As with all successful human group survival strategies, borrowing on the wisdom of the past in conjunction with a robust willingness to adapt and create new solutions will again be essential… Read more about this item