$60
Pictorial tan cloth lettered and stamped in gilt. First Edition. Chicago: Brewer, Barse, [1907].
One of a beautiful series of little books by Paul Pierce about how to throw food-centric events (parties, dinners, luncheons, etc.). This one contains suggested menus and advice on festive gatherings. Sections herein include chafing dish suppers, German, Dutch and Bohemian suppers, suppers for special occasions, a Boston supper party, and "Entertaining in the Modern Apartment"(!). Spine darkened, chipped at ends, and likely re-glued, rubbing to extremities, fading to (originally green) cloth, else good.
$40
367 pp. Pictorial wrappers. Buenos Aires: El Ateneo, [1990]. A solid and lengthy bilingual tome...
$60
Contributions by David Gilbert, Paul Auster, David Byrne, Dave Eggers, and others. Illus. with photographs by...
$650
6 vols. Illus. profusely from photographs & drawings, incl. color frontispieces of confectioner's shops, cakes,...
