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A New Method of Cookery or, Expert and ready way for the Dressing of all Sorts of Flesh, Foul, Fish, either Baked, Boiled, Roasted, Stewed, Fryed, Hashed Frigasied, Carbonaded Forced, Collared, Soused, &c. After the Best and Newest Way, with their several Sauces and Sallads. And making all sorts of Pickles. Also making Variety of pies, Pasties, Tarts, Cheese-Cakes, Custards, Creams, &c. With the Art of Preserving, Candying of Fruits and Flowers and the making of Conserves, Syrrups, Jellies, and Cordial Waters. Also making several sorts of English Wines, Cyder, Mead, Metheglin. Together with several Cosmetick of Beautifying Waters: and also several Sorts of Essences and Sweet Waters: by Persons of the highest Quality. By Thomas Houdlston, Cook, in Dumfries by Houdlston, Thomas; [Huddleston, Thomas (fl. 1753)]

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Title: A New Method of Cookery or, Expert and ready way for the Dressing of all Sorts of Flesh, Foul, Fish, either Baked, Boiled, Roasted, Stewed, Fryed, Hashed Frigasied, Carbonaded Forced, Collared, Soused, &c. After the Best and Newest Way, with their several Sauces and Sallads. And making all sorts of Pickles. Also making Variety of pies, Pasties, Tarts, Cheese-Cakes, Custards, Creams, &c. With the Art of Preserving, Candying of Fruits and Flowers and the making of Conserves, Syrrups, Jellies, and Cordial Waters. Also making several sorts of English Wines, Cyder, Mead, Metheglin. Together with several Cosmetick of Beautifying Waters: and also several Sorts of Essences and Sweet Waters: by Persons of the highest Quality. By Thomas Houdlston, Cook, in Dumfries
Author: Houdlston, Thomas; [Huddleston, Thomas (fl. 1753)]
Seller: Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description: [Dumfries]: printed for the author, 1760. Small octavos in 4s (15 x 9 cm.), 186 pages. FIRST EDITION, though priority not firmly established. MacLean states “another ed. Edinburgh: printed for E. Wilson at Dumfries, [c.1760]” (though that edition is dated, “M.DCC.LX” at the foot of the title page); the Wilson issue has 136 pages. Cagle refers to the Wilson issue as “Second Edition”. Both editions display the misspelled author’s surname, as “Thomas Houldston” is almost certainly Thomas Huddleston. MacLean quotes William McDowall’, ‘Education in other useful occupations was also promoted by the [Dumfries Town] Council. On the 24th of December, 1753, Thomas Huddleston, cook and confectioner, was admitted a freeman and burgess [of Dumfries] on condition that he should teach three poor girls "the arts of cookery and confectionery or paistry [sic]" (History of Dumfries (Edinburgh, 1867), page 598). Dumfries, in the south of Scotland, is best known as the home of Robert Burns for the second half of his life. This is a small book with large pretentions as the author claims it “the most intelligible and useful book of its kind that has ever been printed” (Preface, page [4]). Huddleston begins, appropriately, with mutton, To Make a Shoulder of Mutton like Venison, and ends with a “rare cosmetic", Virginal Milk, used to remove freckles. In between, recipes include: To Fry a Dish of Lamb-stones and Sweetbreads; To Make Bolgnia Puddings, as they Make Them in Italy which are Better than Those of Bolognia; My Lady H—‘s Way to Make a Caraway Cake; To Stew Pippins; To Pickle Conger Eel; a Sallet of Cold Capons; and To Make a Galimaufry of Mutton. There is much evidence of French influence, including: Excellent Pies of Red Deer made by S C---D---‘s French Cook; To Make a French Pudding called a Pomercy Pudding; To Make French Toast; To Make French Bread; and, To Make Fritters… To Dress an Eel with Ragout… Veal…all The French Way. More French influence within the recipe ingredients: “crusts of light French Bread”. There is one major section break – a ruled section title, “To make Variety of Pies, Pastlies [sic], Tarts…” appears at page 138, e.g. – recipes within the larger sections appear to be organized in no particular order, indeed a bit chaotic. My Lady H—‘s Way to Make a Caraway Cake appears twice. This cataloguer is left with the impression that the recipes were set directly from a manuscript book compiled over time, in the order received, and not from an edited, ordered compilation. This could also help to explain the misspelling of the author’s name in both editions. Not an example of skilled printing, with some pages printed lightly, and others with text showing through; final page shows offset ghost of the title page. Tiny bit of edgewear and age-toning to the text. In full speckled sheep, panels blind-ruled; rebacked and with original untitled spine laid-down. Early ink ownership of “Margaret McMurdo”, and an early 20th century printed of “D.A. McM. Spence,” [Margaret McMurdo (1765-1843) was daughter of George McMurdo of Dumfries; Douglas Archibald McMurdo Spence (1890-1952)]. The McMurdo Spence family were residents of Shetland. Rare. [ESTC T200990; OCLC locates one copy of this issue (National Library of Scotland), and four copies of the Wilson imprint (Indiana; BL 3 copies); Cagle 756 (for the Wilson imprint); Maclean, page 71 (stating BL copy destroyed; not in Bitting or Oxford].

Niff and His Dogs. Containing Niff and His Dogs, The young Soldier, Uncle Johnson by Foster, Gustavus Lemuel. [Harrison, Johnson]

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Title: Niff and His Dogs. Containing Niff and His Dogs, The young Soldier, Uncle Johnson
Author: Foster, Gustavus Lemuel. [Harrison, Johnson]
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1866. Very good.. 84pp. 12mo. Original embossed publisher's cloth, spine gilt lettered. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Scattered foxing and dust soiling internally, heavier to initial leaves. Contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. The third tract in this slim volume, "Uncle Johnson: The Pilgrim of Six Score Years," is the first appearance of the Reverend Gustavus Foster's biographical account of the former slave Uncle Johnson. An early footnote clarifies that Johnson, "was purely of African descent. His full name was Johnson Harrison -- the Harrison, as he said, being his master's name in Virginia, and the Johnson his own. For this he preferred to be called Johnson." Johnson was born into slavery during colonial times and given freedom in his old age in the mid-19th century. He relayed the events of his life to his neighbor Foster over the years before his death -- his enslaver marking Johnson's birthdate in his Bible (1745, thus improbably making him 120 years old at the time of his passing); General Washington making frequent visits to the plantation; celebrations of the Declaration of Independence; and more. Foster continues in his own vein to describe Johnson as a good an pious neighbor. The two tracts preceding the account of Johnson are reprints of writing by English preacher John Ashworth. The narrative of Johnson's life went on to be published the next year separately under the title, "Uncle Johnson: A Pilgrimage of Six Score Years." We locate three copies of the present edition, at the Princeton Theological Seminary, the University of Utah, and the Presbyterian Historical Society. Scarce.

W. A. Mozart: Portfolio of a Genius by ZASLAW, Neal

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Title: W. A. Mozart: Portfolio of a Genius
Author: ZASLAW, Neal
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition: fine
Description: West Stockbridge: Thornwillow, 1991. Limited. unbound. fine. Illustrated with facsimile manuscripts and other materials. Published in 24 loose signatures (including a one signature Introduction) and title page, all housed in a green cloth clamshell case with a white silk lining, just a bit scuffed. (West Stockbridge): Thornwillow Press, (1991). Fine. Number 186 of 500 copies, signed by the author. As the publisher, Luke Pontifell, told the New York Times, "It is a collection of facsimiles of Mozart's music scores, manuscripts, a ticket to one of his concerts, a playbill to 'The Marriage of Figaro,' letters that were cut to pieces and from which we merged fragments."

Impressionist Painter Childe Hassam Signs Note To Portrait Artist F. Edwin Church by CHILDE HASSAM

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Title: Impressionist Painter Childe Hassam Signs Note To Portrait Artist F. Edwin Church
Author: CHILDE HASSAM
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: CHILDE HASSAM (1859-1935). Frederick Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter who was developmental for the introduction of Impressionism to American collectors, dealers, and museums. He was known for his urban and coastal scenes, producing over 3,000 paintings, oils, watercolors, etchings, and lithographs over his career. He is known for his series of art called the Flag Series, having one titled The Avenue in the Rain located in The White House.ALS. 1pg. N.d. Old Lyme, Connecticut. An autograph letter signed Childe Hassam to Mr. Church. My dear Mr. Church Your letter just reached me here and I will send out my short address by October thirty-first as you wish. Yours very truly Childe Hassam. This letter was likely to F. Edwin Church, the nephew of artist Frederic Edwin Church. Hassam did not start visiting Old Lyme Art Colony in Connecticut until 1903, and Frederic Edwin Church died in 1900. However, his nephew that is named after him was an artist and illustrator known for his portraits and Japanese-influenced style. F. Edwin Church was a member of the National Academy of Design and the Salmagundi Club, where Hassam was also a member. This letter mentions sending a short address, likely referring to an administrative task regarding one of these shared clubs. The letter is framed below a reproduction of Hassams work Allies Day, May 1917. This letter is professionally framed and in very fine condition.

John Wanamaker Regrets That He Could Not Visit Adolph Sutros Famous Library by JOHN WANAMAKER

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Title: John Wanamaker Regrets That He Could Not Visit Adolph Sutros Famous Library
Author: JOHN WANAMAKER
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: JOHN WANAMAKER (1838-1922). Wanamaker was a politician and businessman, who was best known as the founder of Wanamakers department store in Philadelphia.TLS. 1pg. May 4, 1891. Enroute San Francisco to Tacoma. A typed letter with an autograph correction, signed Jno Wanamaker. The department store magnate wrote to future Mayor of San Francisco Adolph Sutro (1830-1898), regretting that he was unable to visit Sutros famous library during his recent visit to that city. My dear sir: With all my great desire to see your library the time did not permit, and in leaving it is the largest regret I have that I could not avail myself of the opportunity offered. If the days had been four times as long the time would have been insufficient to have met the demands upon me. I do not think that I took more than one good meal while in the city beyond the one I had in your house, solely for the reason that we were so hurried at every point. I need not say to you that I cherish the highest regard for yourself personally and the great work of philanthropy you are engaged in. I trust you will live to see all your beautiful dreams fulfilled. I have also to acknowledge your letter of the 2nd. inst, relating to a site for the post office, and beg to say the suggestion shall have my most careful consideration in connection with others now before me. Very truly yours, Jno Wanamaker. It is in very good condition with folds.

JACKIE CURTIS (1974) Oversized portrait by Ron Blakey Photography

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Title: JACKIE CURTIS (1974) Oversized portrait
Author: Ron Blakey Photography
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Orthwine. No binding. Fine. New York: Roy Blakey Photography, 1974. Vintage original 14 x 11" (36 x 28 cm.) double weight oversized black-and-white photo. With photographer stamp on back. Accompanied by a 6 3/4 x 5 7/8" (16.5 x 12.5 cm.) blueline proof (date stamped Oct 3, 1974) used for publication, very possibly in After Dark magazine (as evidenced by publisher Rudolf Orthwine's stamp on verso). Fine. An unusually glamorous image of Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis in a sumptuous large format. Curtis appeared in many off-off Broadway productions in the early to mid-1970s. While performing in drag, Curtis would typically wear lipstick, glitter, bright red hair, ripped dresses and stockings. Curtis pioneered this combination of trashy and glamour, a style that has prompted assertions that Curtis inspired the glitter/glam rock movement of the 1970s. Andy Warhol said of Curtis, "Jackie Curtis is not a drag queen. Jackie is an artist. A pioneer without a frontier." Primarily a stage actress, Curtis debuted at the age of 17 in Tom Eyen's play Miss Nefertiti Regrets produced in 1965 at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club along with fellow newcomer Bette Midler. Curtis began writing her own plays immediately after this production. Her productions often featured well-known transgender performers, such as Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn. And photos of her can be found -- but I have personally never seen another to give her this kind of deluxe and, frankly, elegant treatment.

GAY POWER: The Entertainment Tabloid for Today's Gays - Vol. 2 No. 28

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Title: GAY POWER: The Entertainment Tabloid for Today's Gays - Vol. 2 No. 28
Seller: Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition: Very good plus.
Description: [Brooklyn]: [Far Out Enterprises], 1973. Very good plus.. Scarce copy of this gay men's erotic newspaper. Features explicit photographs, articles, and a centerfold. Section titles include "Boy Whore" and "Jock Itch." Folded newspaper (15" by 11.25" approx). Mild toning as usual. Small closed tears to several pages, but no losses. Clean throughout. Unpaginated.

[Op. 14, no. 1]. Zwei Lieder Opus 14 Nr. 1 Ich darf nicht dankend... (aus "Waller im Schnee" von Stefan George)... Für Gesang und Klavier by SCHOENBERG, Arnold 1874-1951

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Title: [Op. 14, no. 1]. Zwei Lieder Opus 14 Nr. 1 Ich darf nicht dankend... (aus "Waller im Schnee" von Stefan George)... Für Gesang und Klavier
Author: SCHOENBERG, Arnold 1874-1951
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description: Wien: Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 6205], 1926. Small folio. Original publisher's printed wrappers. [i] (title), 2-3, [i] (blank) pp. Printed note to foot of first page of music: "Copyright 1920 by Universal-Edition." Printed note "Weag." [Waldheim-Eberle A.G.] to lower right corner of final page of music. Publisher's catalogue "Arnold Schönbergs Werke in der Universal-Edition" dated "IV [April] 1923 to verso of lower wrapper. Price "1.50" (currency not specified) handstamped to upper right corner of upper wrapper. Very minor stains to upper wrapper; edges slightly browned. First Edition, second issue. Rufer (Engl.) p. 31. Ringer p. 313. Tetsuo Satoh pp. 9-10. Date according to website of the Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna. The opus number is misleading insofar as the two songs were already composed in 1908. "I was the first one to dare to take the decisive step - but that does not really count as a merit; I regret that but I am obliged to ignore it. The Two Songs Op. 14 were the first step..." Website of the Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna (Schoenberg on his transition to atonality).

The Knack of It! Is Dingman's Soap by Dingman Soap Company

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Title: The Knack of It! Is Dingman's Soap
Author: Dingman Soap Company
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Buffalo, NY: Dingman Soap Co., 1880. Very good. Die-cut advertising fan, n. d. (late 19th century); 9 3/4 x 8 1/4; thick card stock - chromolithographed illustration to recto, text to verso; minor wear to edges - in very good to near fine condition.A colorful advertising piece for Dingman's Soap, it featured a feather duster with peacock feathers and ornate gold handle. Founded by Archibald Dingman in the late 19th century and headquartered in Buffalo, the company would be remembered not only for its quality soap, but also fot its beautiful promotional items (present one included).

Robert Rauschenberg: Works

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB

Title: Robert Rauschenberg: Works
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG-. Some tanning and soiling on covers. Contents clean and tight.
Description: New York: Knoedler & Company, 1989. Softcover. VG-. Some tanning and soiling on covers. Contents clean and tight.. Ivory wraps with color illustrations. Appx. 30 pp. 14 large color plates. Exhibition held November 1-30, 1989. Terrific color plates. No text.

Einstein's Monsters by AMIS, Martin

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Title: Einstein's Monsters
Author: AMIS, Martin
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780517565209
Description: New York: Harmony Books, 1987. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 149 pages. A collection of short stories which all center around Nuclear weapons. A clean very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine in a very near fine dust jacket.

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