Food, Wine, Drink Books and Ephemera 2017-11-18 Auction - 797 Price Results - Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC in WA
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The Savoy Cocktail Book 1st Edition 1st Issue 1930How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant's CompanionHotel Splendide, Ludwig Bemelmans Signed, #'ed
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Davenport, WA, United States
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Food, Wine, Drink Books and Ephemera

Over 4,000 pieces from the estate of Russell Johanson all relating to everything food, wine and drink. Mr. Johanson, proprietor of Crucible Book Shop and Ravenna Rare Books, Seattle, Washington, collected for decades to amass this extraordinary collection. Books and ephemera relating to foods, cooking, recipes, ethnic foods and cooking, agriculture, butchering, grocery, restaurants, hotels, catering, liquor, beer, wine, cocktails, bartending, food serving, meat carving, raising animals for food, herbs, tea, soda, ice cream and much, much more. Rare first editions, early editions, scarce titles and subjects, signed editions, numbered editions and more. Truly a collection that must viewed to appreciate. Bon appetit and cheers!
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A Handbook of Gastronomy by Brillat-Savarin 1884: A Handbook of Gastronomy by Brillat-Savarin. J. W. Bouton, 706 Broadway, NY, 1884. First complete English translation. with 500 copies printed, 200 for America. Very good to excellent. Provenance:
0001: A Handbook of Gastronomy by Brillat-Savarin 1884Est. US$100-US$200
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The Food of the People by Noel Curtis-Bennett: The Food of the People by Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1949. Limited Edition #98/100, presentation plate inside front cover. Stains inside edges of opening pages front
0002: The Food of the People by Noel Curtis-BennettEst. US$40-US$60
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Witloof Culture by Herman Van Aken: Witloof Culture by Herman Van Aken, Commercial Grower. Drawings by W. A. Trippet. The Whitefish Pilot, Montana. Copyright 1925, very good to excellent. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna
0003: Witloof Culture by Herman Van AkenEst. US$20-US$40
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Takuboku: Poems to Eat Second Edition, 1968: Takuboku: Poems to Eat translated by Carl Sesar with woodcut illustrations by M. Kuwata. Kodansha International LTD. Second Edition, 1968. Excellent condition with original slipcase. Provenance:
0004: Takuboku: Poems to Eat Second Edition, 1968Est. US$40-US$60
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Fat and Blood by S. Weir Mitchell, M.D. 1878: Fat and Blood and How to Make Them by S. Weir Mitchell, M.D. Second Edition, Revised. J. B. Lippencott & Co., London 1878. Good condition with loss lower right. Provenance: Estate of Russell
0006: Fat and Blood by S. Weir Mitchell, M.D. 1878Est. US$40-US$60
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The English Hous-Wife by Gervase Markham 1664: The English Hous-Wife, Containing the inward and outward Vertues which ought to be in a compleat Woman by Gervase Markham. London, Printed by W. Wilson, 8th Edition, 1664. Small piece of page 119-120
0008: The English Hous-Wife by Gervase Markham 1664Est. US$100-US$200
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The Art of Cookery William King 1708: The Art of Cookery by William King. 160 pages, appears to be 1708 edition. Rebound in leather, good to very good. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books. We gladly combine
0009: The Art of Cookery William King 1708Est. US$100-US$200
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A Treatise on the Office of a Purser 1788: A Treatise of the Office of a Purser, on Board His Majesty's Ships by an old-established Officer in that Line in His Majesty's Navy. 1788. Some stains overall good. Provenance: Estate of Russell
0010: A Treatise on the Office of a Purser 1788Est. US$75-US$150
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Salad for the Solitary and the Social 1872: Salad for the Solitary and the Social by an Epicure. DeWitt C. Lent and Company, New York 1872. Inscribed by publisher on flyleaf. Spine is loose from book, overall fair condition. Provenance: Estate
0013: Salad for the Solitary and the Social 1872Est. US$50-US$75
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Cups and Their Customs John Van Voorst 1863: Cups and Their Customs Sprig od Borage in Glass Cup. John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row, London 1863. Inscribed by friend of author on endsheet and with handwritten note. Good to very good. Provenance:
0014: Cups and Their Customs John Van Voorst 1863Est. US$100-US$200
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Homemade Hilarity by Bob Brown: Homemade Hilarity by Bob Brown. Country Drinks both Hard and Soft. The Countryman Press, Weston, Vt. 1938. Very good. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books. We gladly combine
0015: Homemade Hilarity by Bob BrownEst. US$75-US$150
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How to Cook Shell Fish by Olive Green 1907: How to Cook Shell Fish by Olive Green. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York & London, The Knickerbocker Press 1907. Good to very good. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books. We gladly
0016: How to Cook Shell Fish by Olive Green 1907Est. US$40-US$60
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Service for Soda Fountains: Service for Soda Fountains, Ice Cream Parlors and Milk Bars by Leonard R. M. Feltham, B. Sc. London, Heywood & Company, LTD. 1936. Interior pages with foxing throughout one quarter of book. Dust
0020: Service for Soda FountainsEst. US$50-US$100
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Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide 1887: Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide Containing Receipts for Mixing. New and englarged edition 1887. Dick and Fitzgerald, New York. Overall very good to excellent. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson,
0020B: Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide 1887Est. US$300-US$500
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The Book of the Wine-Label by N. M. Penzer: The Book of the Wine-Label by N. M. Penzer. London, Home & Van Thal 1947. The definitive work on the historical development of silver, enamel and Sheffield plate decanter labels in England. Very good
0021: The Book of the Wine-Label by N. M. PenzerEst. US$40-US$60
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Los Chifas en el Peru by Mariella Balbi: Los Chifas en el Peru by Mariella Balbi. Half history, half recipes in Spanish and English. Dust Jacket. Interior pages excellent, DJ very good. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare
0022: Los Chifas en el Peru by Mariella BalbiEst. US$20-US$40
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