If you are as fascinated by food history as I am, this is a must-have catalogue. Joseph Carlin's collection consists of facsimiles and reprints of historically important books, studies of foodways and culture and other scholarly works. It is particularly strong on the medieval period. Many of the books come from university and museum presses and are not easy to find elsewhere. The catalogue is laid out like a newsletter with ample descriptions of books and is extremely easy to read.
All books are new and sold at jacket prices.
Howard Karno specializes in books from Mexico and Latin America and has a large collection of cookbooks in his stock. Two of his catalogues are devoted to food and drink. These are divided into section on Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, California and the Southwest, Coffee, Chocolate and Spice, Wine and Liquor and General Latin America. Number 537 throws in the Pacific Rim and Spain as well. Descriptions are in Spanish for Spanish books and English for English books.