This is a rare find indeed! This is a First Edition – First Printing of a music book titled “A Treasury Of Stephen Foster.” Deems Taylor wrote the Forward in the book and the historical notes are by John Tasker Howard. The beautiful illustrations are by William Sharp. Ray Lev and Dorothy Berliner Commins did the arrangements for piano. The copyright is 1946.
This is a very nice art book titled “When You Paint – A Complete Guide for Practicing Artists” by Ward Brackett. McGraw-Hill Book Company published the book that has a 1974 copyright. This is a First Edition – First Printing.
In this book, Mr. Brackett examines the basic concepts which underlie all picture making and the proceeds in step-by-step sequence to demonstrate his own approach to drawing and painting such s ...click for details
This is a very nice vintage cookbook titled “Great Recipes From the World’s Great Cooks” by Peggy Harvey. Gramercy Publishing Company of New York published the cookbook that has a copyright of 1964. This is a First Edition.
The recipes in this cookbook actually come from the published cookbooks of these famous cooks. Some of the cooks include James Beard, Helen Brown, Ada Boni, Emily Chase, Ruth Ellen Church, Craig ...click for details
We all remember The Galloping Gourmet – one of most popular cooking programs on television back in the 1970’s. This cookbook is titled “The Graham Kerr Cookbook by The Galloping Gourmet.” Doubleday & Company, Inc. of New York published the cookbook that has a copyright of 1966 and 1969. Included with the many recipes are several demonstration pictures.
This is another nice cookbook from the Southern Living collection. The cookbook is titled “The Creole Cookbook.” This is a First Edition with a 1979 copyright.
This is a very interesting cookbook titled “Jewish Cookery” by Leah W. Leonard. It is a complete guide to Jewish cooking with the traditional recipes for all notable Jewish dishes, suggested menus, and special holiday foods. Crown Publishers, Inc. of New York published the book that has an original copyright of 1949. This copy is the December 1977 twenty-fifth printing.
If you love all things Boston, then you will enjoy this cookbook titled “Old Boston Fare” by Cynthia and Jerome Rubin. The cookbook is full of great recipes, but also is full of sepia-colored pictures of turn-of-the-century Boston. Emporium Publications, S.A., Inc. published the book that has a 1976 copyright. This is a First Edition.
This is a vintage cookbook titled “Beard On Pasta” by James Beard. Alfred A Knopf of New York, published the book that has a 1983 copyright. This is a First Edition. The nice illustrations in the book were done by Karl W. Stuecklen.
This is a very nice music book titled “Edition Breitkopf – J. S. Bach 371 – Four-Part Chorales.” This is the only authorized American reprint of the original (at time of printing). Associated Music Publishers, Inc. of New York published the music that has an original copyright of 1765-1787.
I do not read or play music, but please email me and I will do my best to answer any questions. ...click for details
This is a vintage book titled “A Treatise on Instrumentation – A Practical Guide to Orchestration” by E. Prout. Theodore Presser Company of Philadelphia published the book. I could not locate a copyright date, however, it appears to be very old and I estimate it was published pre-1940.
I do not play or read music, but will try to answer any questions you might have if you will email me. ...click for details
