Browse Through A Collection Of Rare & Unusual Cookbooks At Bauman Rare Books

Bauman Rare Books announces an extraordinary exhibit featuring FINE FOOD & DRINK, a Collection of Rare and Unusual Cookbooks, Wine and Cocktail First Editions and Bartender Guides. Sure to delight discerning bibliophiles and discriminating epicureans, the exhibit features such unique items as the first Jewish cookbook published in America, Prohibition-era bartender guides and works on wine appreciation and grape cultivation. The free exhibit, open to the public, runs March 10 – April 12 and is located within Bauman’s gallery at The Shoppes at Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian/ The Palazzo in Las Vegas, NV. 

Highlights include:

·       A 1698  first illustrated edition of Le Cuisinier Roïal et Bourgeois, a gastronomic classic from the age of Louis XIV. ($8,500)

·       Rare first edition of Jewish Cookery Book, the first Jewish cookbook published in America, with extensive instructions on keeping a kosher household in addition to recipes. ($15,000)

·       First edition of Cooking with Master Chefs, Julia Child’s lively presentation of signature recipes from 16 famous contemporary chefs, signed by Child. ($1,200)

·       An 1865 Louis Pasteur autograph letter requesting a key ingredient for his experiments in the fermentation of wine that would save the French wine industry. ($9,800)

·       The first drink manual published in the U.S., an 1862 first edition of The Bar-Tender’s Guide, a Complete Cyclopaedia of Plain and Fancy Drinks authored by New York’s Metropolitan Hotel bartender Jerry Thomas. ($9,000)

·       Charles Of Delmonico’s 1934 Punches and Cocktails, first expanded and revised edition for “gentleman of good taste,” featuring such classics such as the Rob Roy for bankrupts, business depressions and husbands caught cheating. ($950)

·       First edition of the 1883 Wine Press and the Cellar, the earliest California imprint devoted solely to wine-making, by E. H. Rixford. ($4,200)

·       A 1949 first edition of the first Neiman-Marcus cookbook, A Taste of Texas. ($400)

BAUMAN RARE BOOKS:

David and Natalie Bauman began their company in 1973 with their first investment in a box of 18th-century imprints, a love of literature and history, and a sense that this could be an interesting way to make a living.  More than 40 years later, with the addition of some 45 dedicated and talented researchers, salespersons, and creative personnel, Bauman Rare Books has evolved into one of the finest and most respected antiquarian book firms in existence today.  With locations in three great cities—Madison Avenue in New York; Center City in Philadelphia; and Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian/The Palazzo in Las Vegas —the company is distinguished by its extraordinary inventory, meticulous research and exceptional customer service. Bauman has worked with both individual and corporate collectors to build some of the most extensive and impressive rare book collections in America today.  www.baumanrarebooks.com