CULINARY EPHEMERA by William Woys Weaver hardcover cookery book 2010 NEW front view

CULINARY EPHEMERA by William Woys Weaver hardcover cookery book 2010 NEW

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Book35
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UPC:
9780520259775
$24.99
Width:
22.00 (cm)
Height:
22.00 (cm)
Depth:
4.00 (cm)
Condition:
New
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1
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1 unit
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Description
 "CULINARY EPHEMERA: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY" by William Woys Weaver, illustrated by Claudia Smelser, hardcover cookery book 2010, published by Weaver in Canada. Sourced within the Mornington Peninsula.

This extraordinary collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. It includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Internationally acclaimed food historian William Woys Weaver takes us on a lively tour through this dazzling collection in which each piece tells a new story about food and the past. Packed with fascinating history, the volume is the first serious attempt to organize culinary ephemera into categories, making it useful for food lovers, collectors, designers, and curators alike. Much more than a catalog, "Culinary Ephemera" follows this paper trail to broader themes in American social history such as diet and health, alcoholic beverages, and Americans abroad. It is a collection that, as Weaver notes, will 'transport us into the vicarious worlds of dinners past, brushing elbows with the reality of another time, another place, another human condition'.

Brand New Condition, light shelf wear.

Approx measurements:
20.5cm W X 20.5cm H X 2cm D, 976g.

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