![MANUSCRIPT] [COOKERY] Receipt Book. Wm. S. Bradbury, L?](/pictures/thumb/2569.jpg?v=1623793089)
Newport, RI: 1839. Wraps. Unpaginated (32 pages - handwritten). 23 x 19 cm. Manuscript in English with over 50 recipes in the same script. Owner's signature and date on paste-down end paper. Recipes for both savory and sweet dishes - Venison (to stew), Gooseberry Pudding, Vermicelli Pudding, Lemon Sauce for..... More
![MANUSCRIPT] [ESSAY] [COOKBOOK] Dos-a-dos Essay and Cookbook. William J. Hoyt, Katherine Broderick](/pictures/thumb/2568.jpg?v=1623793084)
1830's. Hardcover. 23 x 19 cm. Two separate owner's signatures on paste-down end papers. Arranged dos-a-dos with 36 pages of recipes and remedies in at least three different scripts. Some intriguing recipes such as "Receipt to make Whigs" - a yeast leavened bun or tea bread, "Domestic Yeast" - a...... More
![MANUSCRIPT] [HIGH SCHOOL] [DIVORCE] Gladstone Reed's Journal; March 11, 1910 - September 25,...](/pictures/thumb/2567.jpg?v=1623793095)
Cardboard covers. Unpaginated (135 pages). 20 x 12.5 cm. "Friday, March 11, 09 - No letters, Borrowed a paper at noon. There was nothing about the divorce." This is the first three sentences Gladstone Reed wrote in his journal at the age of 16 while he attended boarding school (we..... More
![MENU] [W.W.II] THE COFFEE SHOP; Insignia of Rank - United States Army. The Union News Company](/pictures/thumb/2566.jpg?v=1623426796)
New York: The Union News Company, 1942. Cards. 28 x 18 cm. Illustrated in red, white, and blue - this coffee shop located in the RCA building/Rockefeller Center, showed their patriotic colors by featuring them on the cover of the menu. Luncheon menu includes appetizers and soups, specials, sandwiches, salads..... More
![CANADA] [MENU] Canadian Psychiatric Association Convention; Dégustation de vins et de fromages...](/pictures/thumb/2565.jpg?v=1623426790)
King Edward Sheraton Hotel: 1969. Cards. 28 x 22 cm. Large illustrated folding menu with a page of proverbs and a page of the wines and cheese served at this event. Some of the proverbs (10) link wine and drink to the medical profession such as: "An alcoholic has been..... More
![PROGRAM] [MARITIME] S.S. MALOLO - DECK SPORTS; A DECK AFT. Matson Line](/pictures/thumb/2564.jpg?v=1623426789)
1931. Coated paper. 23.5 x 16 cm. Two color illustrated broadsides: Tuesday, February 10, 1931 & Monday, March 16, 1931. Illustrating the American affluent class and their recreational habits. Deck sports included Ladies Turtle Race, Ladies Nail Driving Contest, Ladies & Gentlemen: Shaving Contest, Feeding the Baby, Children's Pie Eating..... More
![MENU] THE SALAD BOWL; 137 Thayer St. Providence, Dorothy Gould](/pictures/thumb/2563.jpg?v=1623426787)
Providence, RI: 1942. Cards. 23 x 15 cm. Color illustrated folding menu with handwritten note and typed dinner menu attached. The handwritten, illustrated (veggies holding guns) note suggests some food shortages, due to the war, and "Vegetable are besieging us this time". The note also explains prices have gone up..... More
![MENU] T.S.S. "HECTOR"; New Year's Day 1939, At Sea](/pictures/thumb/2562.jpg?v=1623426800)
1939. Cards. 19.5 x 8.5 cm. The T.S.S. "HECTOR" was a set of four sister ships built for Alfred Holt and Company of Liverpool - part of the Blue Funnel Line. Sister ships were Sarpedon, Patroclus, and Antenor - all named after characters in Homer's Iliad. This shaped menu featured..... More
![MENU] [BOSTON] Formal Opening of The Balinese Room, Promenade Lounge, Men's Cafe of The Somerset;...](/pictures/thumb/2561.jpg?v=1623426782)
Boston: The Somerset Hotel, 1946. Cards. Unpaginated (4 pages). 30.5 x 21.5 Dinner, dancing, and music at this 1940's Boston social event hosted by the who's who of Boston's upper class - including Miss Katherine Winthrop, a top-ranked American tennis player. Full page listing the Girls' Clubs of Boston's Board..... More
![MENU] Friars All-Star Frolic - Old Fashioned Rhode Island Clambake; In honor of Abbot George M....](/pictures/thumb/2560.jpg?v=1623426800)
Providence, R.I. 1916. Cards. 13.5 x 19 cm. Illustrated menu tendered by the Providence Friars at the Pomham Club in Providence, R.I. on Thursday, June 8, 1916. The menu commences with a Martini Cocktail followed by Clam Broth, Clam Chowder, Baked Clams, Clam Cakes, Baked Lobster, Broiled Mackerel - along..... More
Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, S.A., 1982. Second Edition. Hardcover. 503 pages. 24.5 x 18 cm. Sherry Wine in Universal Cuisine. Color photo illustrations throughout. Text in Spanish. Interior clean, dust wrapper light wear at edges. More
![COTTON] [LEDGER] Two Bound Ledgers. Troy Cotton, Woolen Manufactory](/pictures/thumb/2558.jpg?v=1622759427)
Fall River, Massachusetts: Troy Cotton & Woolen Manufactory, 1885-87 1893-97. Hardcover. 41 x 30 cm. Two beautifully bound ledger books of the Troy Cotton & Woolen Manufactory located in Fall River, Massachusetts, known as "Troy" between 1804 and 1834. Fall River's geography and location, with ready access to water power..... More
![WEST POINT] [BEER] Letter to Brother re: missing Beer; Wife of Civil War Brigadier General...](/pictures/thumb/2556.jpg?v=1622759418)
West Point, NY: 1846. 25.5 x 19 cm. Margaret (Stebbins) Scammon writes her brother from West Point, where her husband E. Parker Scammon is an officer with the United Army Corps of Topographic Engineers. Parker would later command the 23rd Ohio Regiment during the Civil War. Good Friday Morn. 1846 My..... More
![MANUSCRIPT] [COOKBOOK] [RADIO] Personal Cookbook of "Home Forum" Radio Personality; Pittsburgh...](/pictures/thumb/2555.jpg?v=1622759414)
1925-1935. Hardcover. 200 pages. 24 x 15 cm. Handwritten recipes along with laid in ephemera provide this manuscript with a glimpse into the active life of radio host Mildred Davis Terman. Born in 1897, Mildred Hazel Davis went on to host "Home Forum" - broadcast by KDKA radio station in..... More
![MANUSCRIPT] [WHALING] A Glimpse of An Old Industry; "FLUKES" A TALE/TAIL](/pictures/thumb/2554.jpg?v=1622759474)
c. 1920. 36 pages. 28 x 21.5 cm. Typed manuscript recalling the life of the vanishing whaling industry in New Bedford, MA. The author makes reference to his father who at one point in his career was a New Bedford master whalemen, a captain of the Bark Canton. The author..... More
![HANDWRITTEN] [DOMESTIC] Composition Book of Grocery Lists from Late 60's. Mrs. John Case](/pictures/thumb/2549.jpg?v=1622759403)
Seattle: 1968-70. Hardcover. 96 pages. 21 x 17 cm. Composition book used for grocery lists from February 1968 to march 1970. Very legible handwriting, in cursive. Interesting look into the buying habits of an American household in the late 1960's. The household ate a fairly repetitive diet that included: Folger's..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. Johnson, Herbert. Hardcover. 64 pages. 19 x 13 cm. A journalist's humorous account of dining during wartime rationing in France and England. Illustrations by Cartoonist, Herbert Johnson of the Saturday Evening Post. Entertaining illustration of lady liberty on end papers. Interior lightly toned..... More
New York: Clovis Press, 1967. Gorey, Edward. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 23.5 x 26.5 cm. Copiously illustrated throughout by Edward Gorey. Recipes in order of how many Martinis one has drunk. One fold-out page, original $3.95 price on back cover. Very light rubbing at head and tail of spine, copy..... More
![APPLIANCE] COOK BOOK by Reddie Wilcolator](/pictures/thumb/613.jpg?v=1622309346)
The Wilcolator Co., 1946. Staplebound wraps. 29 pages. 16 X 12 CM. The Wilcolator automatically regulates the oven flame and maintains any selected temperature. Directions for use, cooking chart, and oven cooked food recipes. Some recipes include; Veal Stew, Salmon Loaf, Cheese Souffle, Macaroni with Tomato, Scalloped Egg Plant, and..... More
![FOOD ADVERTISING]The Swine or The Flower?](/pictures/thumb/463.jpg?v=1622309343)
Chicago, Ill: The N. K. Fairbank Company, 1930's. Wraps. 16 x 8.5 cm. Folded pamphlet. Cottolene - pure and wholesome frying and shortening made from Refined Cotton Seed Oil. Comparing pig fat and vegetable oil: "Shortens your food - lengthens your life." Poem inside with colorful illustrations. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 248 pages. 27 x 21.5 cm. In collaboration with E.S. Yntema. Photographs by James Scherer. Like its predecessor and companion, Julia Child & Co., this is a menu cook book filled with photo illustrations, marketing tips, and leftover suggestions. Detailed recipes..... More
Boston: J. E. Tilton and Company, 1872. Hardcover. 202 pages. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. A comprehensive text on desserts, sweets, ice creams, ices,brandied fruits, and after dinner drinks - punches, coffee, chocolate, tea, lemonades, liqueurs cordials, and spirituous creams. Light foxing, pages lightly toned. Book covered in what appears to..... More
Madras: 1950. Third Edition. Hardcover. 332 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. First published in 1933 by the Friends In Need Society (assisting the aged, infirm, and destitute European and Anglo-Indian Christians), this Anglo-Indian cookbook was written for British women in India who wanted to recreate their home environs while living..... More
New York: Random House, 1958. Fox, Lorraine. Hardcover. 229 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. From the woman who helped turn a modest Catskills family hotel into a resort, Jennie Grossinger brings to light Jewish-style cookery - recipes handed down for countless generations; basic recipes that each family group creates a...... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1938. Spiral_bound. 126 pages. 23.5 x 17 cm. Filled with favorite recipes from the Marigold Restaurants - Appetizers & Soups (Oyster Stew) , Sea Food (Jambalaya), Breads & Sandwiches, Meats and Eggs, Vegetables & Salads, Desserts, Sweets & Pickles (Green Tomato Mincemeat), and..... More