OP: 5 Books on Rector's

$400 · Offered by Kitchen Arts & Letters

Various, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1938, 1949. Hardcovers. Fair and better. Father and son team Charles and George Rector made their fortunes catering to high society during the Gilded Age, first opening a then novel seafood restaurant in Chicago in 1884 and later setting their sights on the theater district of New York City in 1899. The Rectors cultivated a see-and-be-seen environment for their wealthy and famous clientele. They, and their restaurants, built reputations much larger than life. We’re pleased to offer five titles exalting the fine cuisine of the famous (and, at times, infamous) restaurants and their owners. The first four are written by George Rector (1878–1947), a skilled raconteur who paints a vibrant portrait of the storied atmosphere he helped build and refine. The fifth book, written by stage and film actor Alexander Kirkland (1901–1986), is a nostalgic retrospective which reveals how dazzling the lore of Rector’s was, well beyond its heyday. All five books are in Fair or better condition. Three among these (asterixed) were acquired from the personal collection of food writer and editor Colman Andrews . The Girl from Rector’s (1927) is George Rector’s colorfully written memoir, borrowing the title from the Broadway musical which made Rector’s a household name but also gave it a reputation as a place of impropriety. Stated first edition , lacking the jacket. General rubbing to the boards and splitting at the front hinge. Gift inscribed to the front free endpaper, o

• Binding: Hardcover

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