Bibliographies

Most bibliographies of cookbooks and related subjects are located not in the reading room but in our book stacks, and are paged for readers. The following is a selective list.

Attar, Dena. A Bibliography of household books published in Britain 1800-1914. (London, Prospect Books, 1987). JFF 96-3292. Alphabetical arrangement within groupings, with subject, chronological and short-title indexes.

Axford, Lavonne Brady. English language cookbooks 1600-1973. (Detroit, Gale Research, 1976). JFF 95-316. Arranged by title with subject, author, chronological indexes. Over 10,000 entries.

Bitting, K.G. (Katherine Golden.) Gastronomic bibliography. (San Francisco: s.h., 1939). JFF 94-1559. Over 6,000 entries, still the standard one-volume bibliography in English.

Brown, Eleanor and Bob. Culinary Americana. (New York: Roving Eye Press, 1961). JFE 94-8217. Cookbooks published in the cities and towns of the U.S.A., 1860-1960. Chronological with author and title indexes.

Cagle, William R. A Matter of taste: A Bibliographical catalogue of the Gernon collection of books on food and drink. (New York: Garland, 1990). JFF 91-1. Arranged by country with author, title, subject and chronological indexes.

Cook, Margaret. America's charitable cooks: a bibliography of fundraising cook books published in the United States (1861-1915). (Kent, Ohio: s.n., 1971). JFE 94-8605. Arranged chronologically within state, with subject and short-title indexes.

Driver, Elizabeth. A Bibliography of cookery books published in Britain 1875-1914. (London: Prospect Books, 1989). JFF 90-747. Includes much incidental and biographical information.

Faccioli, Emilio, ed. Arte della cucina: libri de ricette testi sopra lo scalco, il trinciante e i vini del XIV al XIX secolo. (Milano: Ed. Il Polifilo, 1966). 2 vol. F-11 6238.

Gabler, James. Wine into words: a history and bibliography of wine books in the English language. (Baltimore, Bacchus Press, 1985). *RS-VTS 92-7797. With annotations.

Lowenstein, Eleanor. Bibliography of American cookery books 1742-1860. (Worcester, Mass.: American Antiquarian Society, 1972). JFE 92-3829 or*KAB 73-126 (Rare Books and Manuscripts Division). Also a union catalog, with library locations.

Maclean, Virginia. A Short-title catalogue of household and cookery books published in the English tongue 1701-1800. (London: Prospect Books, 1981). JFF 92-995 or *KAB 83-76 (Rare Books and Manuscripts Division). A union catalog with library locations, bibliography, chronological list, and selective subject index.

Newman, Jacqueline M. Chinese cookbooks: an annotated English language compendium/bibliography. (New York: Garland, 1987). JFD 94-18514.

Newman, Jacqueline M. Melting pot: an annotated bibliography and guide to food and nutrition information for ethnic groups in America. (New York: Garland, 1986). *RS-VT 93-9202 or JFD 94-12652.

Oxford, Arnold W. English cookery books to the year 1850. (London: H. Frowde, 1913). VTI. A chronological listing (and probable source of inspiration for the Library's Whitney collection).

Schoellhorn, Fritz. Bibliographie des Brauwesens. ([Einsiedeln, Schweiz: Verlagsanstalt Benziger & Co., A.-G.], c1928). VTR.

Schöne alte Kochbucher: Katalog der Kochbuchsammlung Erna Horn und Dr. Julius Arndt. (München: Pressler, 1982). JFE 94-9550.

Simon Palmer, Maria del Carmen. Bibliografía de la gastronomia española: notas para su realización. (Madrid: Velazquez, [1977]). JFE 95-5799.

Stark, Lewis M. The Whitney cookery collection. (New York: New York Public Library, 1959). F-10 3201 or *HND (N.Y.P.L.). A listing of the books and manuscripts given to The New York Public Library by Mrs. Helen Hay Whitney.

Unzelman, Gail G. Wine & gastronomy: a new short title bibliographic guide based on the André L. Simon Bibliothecas (i.e., André Simon's Bibliotheca bacchica, Bibliotheca gastronomica, and Bibliotheca vinaria). (Santa Rosa, Calif: Nomis Press, c1990). JFF 91-1661. Author, short title, and chronological indexes.

Vicaire, Georges. Bibliographie gastronomique. (Paris: P. Rouquette, 1890). JFE 94-8213. A comprehensive bibliography for Western, especially French language, cookbooks prior to its publication date.

Weiss, Hans U. Gastronomia: eine Bibliographie der deutschsprachigen Gastronomie 1485-1914. (Zürich: Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 1996.) JFF 97-2212. Author, title, subject and geographical indexes.