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Culinary ephemera : an illustrated history

"This collection, a trove of 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, packagi...

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Main Author: Weaver, William Woys, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
Series:California studies in food and culture ; 30.
Subjects and Genres:
Printed ephemera > Food.
Food habits > History.
Cooking, American > History.
Dinners and dining > History.
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Summary: "This collection, a trove of 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. It follows this paper trail to broader themes in American social history such as diet and health, alcoholic beverages, and Americans abroad."--Publisher.
Physical Description: xiii, 299 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-289) and index.
ISBN: 9780520259775 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520259777 (cloth : alk. paper)

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