Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket

Irvin S. Cobb's Own Recipe Book : Containing Authoritative Directions for Making 78 Famous Drinks

Price: $26.00

Publisher: Frankfort Distilleries : 1934

Seller ID: 22062

Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket

52 pages; 8vo (8.25") 17 cm; Softcover booklet with jacket, as issued; 52 pages, brief glossary, 20 b/w and monochrome illustrations, color glossy centerfold, 78 recipes for mixed drinks. ; History of American bourbon, mixed drinks, what does and does not constitute a julep, etc, and of Frankfort Distilleries, makers of Antique Whiskey, Four Roses Whiskey, Kerry Patch, Old Oscar Pepper, Old Pirate, Old Velvet, Shipping Port Bourbon, Wolf Creek Rye, Paul Jones Whiskey, Paul Jones Four Star Gin, etc, and the famous Frankfort Pack, a tamper-resistant package. ; Warning: racism. ; Book lightly wor...
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Haute Cuisine : A Gastronomic Guide to Classical Menus and Dishes, with Digressions on Regional Specialities, Oriental Cookery, and the Joys and Responsibilities of Connoisseurship and Epicureanism

By: Conil, Jean

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Faber & Faber : 1961

Edition: Third Edition

Seller ID: 15520

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket

579 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, gray cloth, gold lettering over blue band on spine, 579 pages, index, 64 high-quality b/w photos on glossy plates. Includes chapters on wines and liqueurs, farinaceous dishes, buffet, soup, potatoes, light entrees, main entrees, large entrees, fish, savouries, cheeses, etc, each with detailed glossaries. ; Not a cookbook, rather an encyclopedic work on classical cookery. Copyright 1953. This is 3rd revised edition, 1961. ; Complete subtitle: 'A Gastronomic Guide to Classical Menus and Dishes, with Digressions on Regional Specialities, Oriental Cookery, a...
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Architectural Construction : The Choice of Structural Design

By: Crane, Theodore

Price: $23.00

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons : 1956

Edition: Second Edition

Seller ID: 23444

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket

433 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Hardcover, turquoise cloth, [x] + 433 pages, index, over 400 b/w figures, photos, diagrams, etc, with captions. ; Copyright 1947. This is 2nd edition, 1956. "This book presents a procedure for determining the type of building frame, foundation, floor, roof, and wall construction most suitable to meet the requirements of any particular structure." Topics include: Building codes. Framing. Structural steel. Reinforced concrete. Wood. Heat and insulation. Girders. Trusses. Arches. Domes. Walls. Masonry and more. ; Book shows only minor wear, mainly to tips. Jacket is ...
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New Worlds for Old : (Signed First Edition, 1935) an Autobiography of the Changing European Scene

By: Skariatina, Irina, and Victor Blakeslee

Price: $32.00

Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Company : 1935

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 16660

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket

307 pages; 8vo (8.75") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, gilt lettering, 207 pages. Front endpaper inscribed 'Very sincerely' and SIGNED by Irina Skariatina and by Victor Blakeslee in fountain pen. ; 1st edition stated. Written by Irina Skariatina, a Russian noble who escaped during the revolution and became an international journalist, and her American husband, Victor F. Blakeslee, a naval officer. This book describes her eyewitness accounts of early 1930s Europe, including political disruptions in the Soviet Union, Poland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Italy. ; Book shows light wear only, ...
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Art Activities Almanac : Anytime the Year Round

By: Welling, Jane B., with Anne Payor Hare

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Wayne State University Press : 1946

Seller ID: 22754

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket

65 pages; 4to (11.5") 30 cm; Softcover portfolio, unbound as issued, with 60 monochrome plates printed one side only on sturdy paper, plus 5 more pages with introduction and index. Each season of the year represented by 16 plates, except winter is 12 plates. ; Published by Art Education Alumni Association, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1946. ; Arts and crafts for all ages described in simple terms, each with numerous b/w and monochrome illustrations. Contents include: Circus fun. Clay. Embroidery. Hand-decorated paper. Furniture. Jewelry making. Linoleum carving. Plaster molds. Pu...
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Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket

Irvin S. Cobb's Own Recipe Book : Containing Authoritative Directions for Making 78 Famous Drinks

Haute Cuisine : A Gastronomic Guide to Classical Menus and Dishes, with Digressions on Regional Specialities, Oriental Cookery, and the Joys and Responsibilities of Connoisseurship and Epicureanism

Architectural Construction : The Choice of Structural Design

New Worlds for Old : (Signed First Edition, 1935) an Autobiography of the Changing European Scene

Art Activities Almanac : Anytime the Year Round