(FOOD AND DRINK) ESTES RUFUS Good Things to Eat as Suggested

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(FOOD AND DRINK.) ESTES, RUFUS. Good Things to Eat, as Suggested by Rufus. 142 pages. Frontispiece of the author. 8vo, original pebble-grained white cloth, some discoloration and light rubbing. Chicago: For the Author, 1911

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first edition, rare. Estes provides the following "Sketch" of his life: "I was born in Murray County, Tennessee, in 1857, a slave. I was given the name of my master, D.J. Estes, who owned my mother's family . . . In 1883, I entered the Pullman Service. I remained in their service until 1897. During the time I was in their service, some of the most prominent people in the world traveled in the car assigned to me, as I was selected to handle all special parties . . . In 1897, Mr. Arthur Stillwell, at that time president of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gould railroad, gave me charge of his magnificent $20,000 private car."