In At the Plaza, Curtis Gathje, the hotel's official historian, has compiled a tremendous collection of photographs and vignettes chronicling the colorful history of a building, an institution, and a city.

Nestled in Central Park, one of the most fabulous settings imaginable, Tavern on the Green dazzled generations of New Yorkers and visitors with its inventive, eclectic menu and playful decor. This enchanting souvenir volume captures all of Tavern on the Green's rich history.

Author Ward Morehouse has collected all the Plaza's gems, looked in all the nooks and crannies. With Inside the Plaza, he has created a very special, intimately personalized account of the only storybook castle in America where anyone who desires to can stay overnight.

Ribeye, Sirloin and Filet Mignon are the sizzling stars in a book is geared to home cooks, and, with a behind-the-scenes look at Smith & Wollensky, there's much for restaurant pros to pick up as well. 128 pages.

Palship, as John Bainbridge observes in the nearly-forgotten 1950 profile of Toots, The Wonderful World of Toots Shor, was what the legendary saloon was all about. One remarkable book celebrate the great men's club like no other.

The story of one of the finest restaurants in the Western Hemisphere, the fabled Le Pavillon and its proprietor, Henri Soule, is offered in a book as exciting and memorable as an actual dinner at Le Pavillion. This rare book includes observations on the art of graceful living. Offering a rare 1962 First Edition copy.

In Love and Dishes, Niccolo de Quattrociocchi presents the inside story of his amusing career, along with recipes, not only his own and those from El Borracho, but include many from famous restaurants around the country. Offering a rare 1950 First Edition copy.

In 1931, James Remington McCarthy collaborated with John Rutherford on Peacock Alley: The Romance of the Waldorf-Astoria. Offering a 1931 First edition copy (black gilt cloth hardcover), personally signed by the esteemed Oscar of the Waldorf himself.

Toots Shor emerges, intact and unique, in this loving and unmistakably authentic portrait by Bob Considine, a fellow bum of long stanging. Rich in names, humor and good stories, Toots provides a feast for any reader.

With this previous-owned 1972 First Edition of The Plaza Cookbook you can re-create for yourself the favorites and traditions of the millions who have loved her -- the food that has been fit for kings and princes.

This rare 1958 First Edition cookbook offers more than 400 recipes from Mike Linz and Stan Fuchs, co-proprietors of The Lobster, old New York's most famous seafood restaurant.

Danny Meyer is the owner of the three-star New York City Union Square Cafe, and Michael Romano has been chef there since 1988. In this cookbook they've compiled some of their best-loved recipes, some of which have been on the menu since the restaurants opening.

Rene Black was an authority on gastronomy and elegance, and a maitre de bouche, often described as 'The Master of 40 Sauces,' Mr. Black gathered his recipes into this remarkable cookbook, a gourmet's feast of appetizing, easy-to-prepare dishes, rich in the lore of cooking.

Zsa Zsa Gabor is best known for her many marriages, personal appearances, her 'dahlink' catchphrase, her actions, life gossip, and quotations on men, rather than her film career. Offering a first edition copy of How to Catch a Man, How to Keep a Man, and How to Get Rid of a Man

Alfredo Viazzi opened a trio of successful restaurants in Greenwich Village, the best of which was Trattoria da Alfredo, where he served Tuscan food. In this 1979 First Edition, he offers a collection of over 150 of his treasured recipes.

In her restaurant, waitresses in gingham walked around with baskets of popovers. In the nearly-forgotten Glow of Candlelight, Patricia Murphy tells the amazing story of her success and shares her most treasured recipes and menus.

Celebrate the show that explores the day-to-day -- and night-to-night -- world of single women in this, the definitive Collector's Edition. Sarah Jessica Parker as the writer of a relationship column, but still has none of the answers in this collection, which gathers together all six seasons of the show.

This unique cookbook combines essays from the hand of a master chef who shares the great Italian cooking that made his life a rich and joyous experience. Includes chapters on sauces, stocks and salad dressings; pasta making; the marketplace; wine lists; and a list of Alfredo’s own favorite eating places.

In Romeo Salta Cookbook is a guide to over 300 recipes by the legendary restaurateur, truly a blueprint to the art of creating, preparing, and serving an incomparable Italian cuisine. Romeo Salta was called 'one of the three or four best Italian restaurants in the world (including Italy).'

This lavish cookbook, published in 1981, contains over 300 recipes that capture the special epicurean pleasures that are the essence of the Park Avenue style of living, including dishes from La Caravelle, La Grenouille, La Folie, and La Cote Basque.

Joe Namath: A Matter of Style covers such matters as ball handling and footwork as well as passing, a thought-provoking analysis of Namath's passing style and a detailed, informative discussion of the pro game.

In his lively and revealing book, The Hotel, author Sonny Kleinfeld chronicles a typical week in the life of the Plaza -- and in the process shows how luxury hotels everywhere manage to maintain their enduring mystique.

Mark Strausman's pastas were legendary, and in his limited-edition cookbook, Campagna Table, the chef teaches the reader how to prepare them at home.

In Rodney Dangerfield's Cookbook, recipes are interspersed with one-liners and anecdotes featured at legendary New York restaurant and night club, Dangerfield's, where comedian Rodney Dangerfield dished out the jokes.

The Stork Club Bar Book is a truly unique collection of bar recipes all bound together by a witty and engaging commentary by Lucius Beebe. Contains recipes, humor, and stories about the rich and famous who frequented the legendary club, and essays on the Mint Julep and the Zombie.

The Waldorf=Astoria has been world renowned for more than a century as a destination for heads of state, businessmen, and discriminating tourists. Offering a 2006 First Edition of The Waldorf=Astoria Cookbook a book that opens the doors to the hotel's kitchens.

Offering a rare copy of the late Bill Gallo's engaging opus, Drawing a Crowd: Bill Gallo's Greatest Sports Moments. In the pages of this lively and lovingly done book, there are more than a few.

As professional football player and legendary playboy, Joe Namath cemented his name into American pop culture. Offering a First Edition copy of I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow ... 'Cause I Get Better-Looking Every Day by Joe Namath (1969).

New York City's famed Longchamps restaurants built a forty-five year reputation on gracious dining. Cooking a la Longchamps includes 100 recipes for dishes most requested by Longchamps' patrons, liberally spiced with wonderful restaurant stories.

in 1934, Calvin Lee inherited the family's Chinese restaurant, the oldest in the city. His delightful book will acquaint readers with how the Chinese have cooked for generations, and how this is adapted to the American home kitchen.

Tales and Recipes from La Colombe d'Or. A volume that is as charming as the restaurant itself, and supplemented by more than 60 of La Colombe d'Or's most celebrated Provencal-style recipes originated at the restaurant.

The recipes in Luchow's German Cookbook represent the finest collection of authentic and purely German dishes ever published in America. Offering a previously-owned 1952 First Edition copy.

The Russian Tea Room Cookbook is a collector’s item by Faith Stewart-Gordon, former owner of New York’s most extraordinarily beautiful and famous restaurants. Offering a rare First Edition copy.

Lutèce, the renowned landmark French restaurant closed its doors, ending a 43-year run as a pillar of French dining in the United States, but the recipes live on in The Lutece Cookbook. Offering a rare First Edition copy.

The Cattleman’s Steak Book’s 200 recipes capture the flavor of distinctively Western dining from 'the adult Western restaurant.'

The Manhattan Chili Co. Cookbook is a truly remarkable Southwest American cookbook. Recipes devised by partner Michael McLaughlin, co-author of The Silver Palate Cookbook.

The Colony Cookbook tells the story of the late great Colony restaurant, gathering place of socialites and notables, gourmets and potentates. It was the kind of place that helped build the New York legend. Exclusive recipes from the restaurant included.

How Sweet It Is offers the definitive biography of Jackie Gleason, The Great One. It's an intimate portrait of the outrageous comedian and revealing tribute to his relationship with hard-drinking conspirator Toots Shor.

For more than five decades, Lundy's Restaurant of Sheepshead Bay was an institution of Brooklyn life, as essential to defining the borough as the Bridge and the Dodgers. In this 1998 First Edition, illustrated by distinctive historical photographs, Robert Cornfield celebrates the vibrantly revitalized Lundy's while breathing life into the old one.

Although '21' has been immortalized on film, in photographs, drawings, and print, there has never before been a '21' cookbook. Happily, that oversight was rectified with this 1995 First Edition.

An American Place Cookbook includes 300 recipes from Larry Forgione, the “godfather of American cuisine.” Forgione’s cookbook was the recipient of the James Beard 'Best American Cookbook Award.'

The Ithaca Farmers Market Cookbook celebrates the food, the people, and the mission of America’s most progressive farmers market. Readers will be able re-create many of the stand-in-line offerings and farmstead-inspired dishes that showcase the bounty within a 30-mile radius of Ithaca.

The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book is the bible of the Old School of American Bartending, whose heyday lasted from 1897 until 1919. Its collection of pre-Prohibition drink recipes is based on the bar manual of the legendary Waldorf-Astoria bar.

The first book devoted to the most popular American dessert of the past century, with 30 chapters devoted the Ice Cream Sundae's place in our culture and in our hearts. For those who collect first editions, and for those who love Ice Cream Sundaes.

Offering a hard-to-find copy of the long-forgotten Stork Club Cookbook, an historic artifact originally published privately in 1949 by Sherman Billingsley, commemorating the 20th anniversary of New York's legendary Stork Club. Located at 3 East 53rd Street, just east of Fifth Avenue, the Stork Club was billed as 'Hollywood's New York post office.

The Clitoral Truth blows the lid off some of the biggest secrets being kept from women and their partners about women's sexual pleasure and how to achieve it. The clitoris, she tells us, is the one part of the female body whose sole purpose is pleasure.

The Banana Split stands unchallenged as America's greatest dessert, according to Michael Turback, author of The Banana Split Book. For those who collect first editions, and for those who love Banana Splits.

The handsome New York Public Library Reading Room Lamp is based on the original design by architects Carrere & Hastings, adapted by legendary designer Bill Blass. The distinctive lamp features turned stem detailing with a weighty bronze base to ensure stability on a flat surface.