San Francisco: 1918. Ring_bound. 152 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Partially illustrated, hand written record of Navy Corpsman Adolf William Reimers, who was stationed on Goat Island (a.k.a. Yerba Buena Island) during the peak of the Spanish Flu epidemic. The notebook appears to be the author's record of various classes..... More

Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1972. Paperback. [12] 78 pages. 18 x 7 cm. Profusely photo illustrated with black and white photos. Essays assembled during the Cultural Revolution highlighting the support for the "great leader" Mao Tse-Tung. Purportedly written by women in the hopes of promoting the idea of the "New..... More

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1946. Rand, Paul. Hardcover. 136 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Written by the venerable journalist and notorious syndicated columnist of the New York Herald, Lucius Beebe who proclaimed The Stork Club's "drinking has never been accomplished in the cloistered privacy of old gentleman's clubs;..... More

St. Louis, MO: F. J. Schleicher Paper Box Co. Staplebound. 12 pages. No date, circa late 1920's. Profusely illustrated candy box trade catalog. Two page spread of color illustrations. Frank J. Schleicher (1859-1951) established his Paper Box Company in 1904. Prices in pencil, marked throughout. Cover colored and embossed. More

Dodge Publishing Company, 1914. Wraps. 259 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. Gift Edition. A lovely copy containing recipes and menu planning for family dinners, holidays and special occations. Covers lightly rubbed. More

London: Allen Lane, 1978. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 591 pages. 22.5 x 15 cm. Signed by David on title page. First edition, second printing. A comprehensive study with nearly half the book devoted to the history and origins of wheat, the technology of milling both before and after the Industrial Revolution..... More

New York: H. Dayton, 1858. Hardcover. 126 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Similar to earlier edition Ladies' Indispensable Assistant (1852) but with some medical updates and insights into vaccinations. Text provides guidance to recognize various illnesses with treatments with 14 pages listing the medical properties of plants. The Ladies' Domestic..... More

Galveston, Texas: 1905. 21 x 15 cm. Large photographic image of Maggie Corbett below headline. In 1905 Maggie Corbett took her four children, most notably, her "well built" 14 year old daughter and left her husband and home. It seems archaic that a reward was offered for a woman who..... More

Hardcover. 37 x 17 cm. 119 linen-backed leaves of manuscript notations and paste down documents. Peter Fahrney [1840-1905], president and founder of Fahrney & Sons Co., was born in Maryland to a family of herbal practitioners. His grandfather, known as Ole Dr. Peter Fahrney, was well known in the Boonsboro..... More

Portugal: Instituto do Vinho do Porto, 1950. Mirao, Joaquim. Wraps. 17 pages, 15 color plates with tissue-guards. 33 x 23 cm. A Cor No Vinho Do Porto is an illustrated look at Port including the various colors that distinguish each variety; with full color examples. Watercolors by Joaquim Mirao. Inscribed..... More

New York: Black and White Company, 1940's. Staplebound Wraps. Unpaginated. 17 x 12 cm. Over 30 black and white pages, illustrated by prominent African-American Chicago newspaper cartoonist, George L. Lee. Contains What Dreams Mean along with narratives and illustrations of famous African-Americans such as Booker T. Washington, Dr. George Washington..... More

Battle Creek, Michigan: Hygienic Food Co., 1902. Cards. 15 x 8.5 cm. Advertising Trade Card. Whole wheat maple cereal promoting health and nutrition through digestion. Lightly toned, 1cm. closed tear. More

New York: The Century Company, 1902. Hardcover. 165 pages. 13 x 7 cm. A stylish tale describing the ritual of Madeira tasting during Philadelphia's gilded age. All edges gilt, embossed leather, marbled end papers. Bright, crisp and clean copy. More