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A humorous article by Tom Donnelly, reprinted from the Washington Post, serves as an introduction. The recipes feature well-known figures from the Watergate era: "Chili Con Colson", "Liddy's Fool-Proof Devil's Food Cake", "Nixon's Hot Cross Bread", etc. Good .
Later printing. The text is in German. Fair .
First edition. An early Scribner publication by the author of "The Book of Forty Puddings" and "The Invalid's Tea-Tray", with wonderful 19th Century recipes which make use of left-overs. The Library of Congress and The Easton Press considered this unusual American cookbook of sufficient significance, that they recently issued a facsimile reproduction of this work. Good .
First edition.
Includes some recipes from the books which the author lists. Examples include "Iguana Mole", "Pot Roast of Veal in California Chardonnay", "Rabbits in Syrup","Pommes de Terre a la Maitre d'Hotel", "To Make a Fine Syllabub from the Cow", etc. Good .
Reprint, limited to 100 copies, of the edition published in Frankfurt 1885- 1891.
A collected edition of the individual published catalogues and supplements of the cookbook collection formed by Theodor Drexel, including works in German, French, English, Latin, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish. Bitting cites only the original catalogue and the first supplement [Bitting 129-130]. Fine .
First edition. Very good .
Third printing, signed by Bobby Flay on the flyleaf. Foreword by Joy Bauer. Very good .
Reprint, limited to 200 copies, of the Hanover edition published in 1888.
A rare German bibliography, which lists 1,704 items on food and drink. Not included in Bitting, who may have been unable to locate a copy or possibly was unaware of its existence. Fine .
First edition.
A book about the role played by corn in the history of America: "It flourished everywhere and its fruit became not only one of the basic nutriments of the nation, but also a vital factor in our folklore, history and culture.." . Very good .
Seventh/eighth edition. The text is in German.
The foreword is by Dr. Walther Gossmann. The ad in the rear is for Dr. Gossman's Sanatorium and Dr. Gerson's Diatsanatorium.
A book that is quite uncommon in commerce. Good .