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(FOOD AND DRINK.) ESTES, RUFUS.
Good Things to Eat, as Suggested
by Rufus.
142 pages. Frontispiece of the author. 8vo, original pebble-grained white cloth,
some discoloration and light rubbing, but still a superior copy.
Chicago: For the Author, 1911
[1,500/2,500]
FIRST EDITION
,
RARE
.
Estes provides the following “Sketch” of his life: “I was born in
Murray County, Tennessee, in 1857, a slave. I was given the name of my master, D.J. Estes,
who owned my mother’s family . . . In 1883, I entered the Pullman Service. I remained in
their service until 1897. During the time I was in their service, some of the most prominent
people in the world traveled in the car assigned to me, as I was selected to handle all special
parties . . . In 1897, Mr. Arthur Stillwell, at that time president of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gould railroad, gave me charge of his magnificent $20,000 private car.”
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(FOOD AND DRINK.) RICHARDS, LENA.
Lena Richard’s Cook Book.
Portrait frontispiece. 139 pages; some stains here and there in text (well used in the
kitchen). 8vo, original cloth, worn; front hinge started but firm.
(New Orleans: Rogers Printing Co., 1939
[500/750]
FIRST EDITION
,
INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON HER PORTRAIT
.
Richard operated several
New Orleans restaurants beginning in the 1920s. She also ran a catering business and, in the
1930s, a cooking school. She was also television cooking show pioneer; WDSU featured her
program from 1947-49. Through the intercession of James Beard, Houghton Mifflin published
Richards’ New Orleans Cook Book in 1939. Scarce, no copies at auction in the last 20 years.
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