New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. 82 pages. 21.5 x 15 cm. Written during the height of Domestic Science, Chafing-Dish Recipes is filled to the brim with recipes in every category, even cocktails. The chafing dish - from the Old French chauffer, "to make warm" -..... More

Bowling Green, Kentucky: Adventures in Good Eating, Inc., 1942. Third Edition. Stiff wraps. Unpaginated. 19 x 12.5 cm. Signed by the one and only - Duncan Hines: Sincerely Duncan Hines - on front free end paper. From the original restaurant road warrior, a cookbook filled with recipes from the restaurants..... More

London: Darton, Harvey, & Co., 1816. Hardcover. 265 pages. 23 x 14.5 cm. An in-depth look at the friction between state governments and the gypsy population. Hoyland, a (lapsed?) Quaker, was particularly concerned with the problem of educating gypsy children. Some speculate that Hoyland fell in love with a "black-eyed..... More

Kumamoto, Japan: Women's Work Committee of the Japan Lutheran Mission, 1934. Sewn binding. 31 pages. 18.5 x 13 cm. Decorative translucent booklet regarding the Janice James School, built at the foot of Mt. Tatsuda in Kumamoto City on land purchased in 1921. Describing the history of mission work in Japan..... More

Oakland, CA. Loose_leaf. Four letters - (1 page 18 x 14.5 cm.) (2 pages 20 x 13 cm.) (2 pages 21 x 17.5 cm.) (2 pages 21 x 17.5) Dating from 1943 to 1944 - Sentimentally themed stationary: "Keep Smilin', I'm on De-Fense till you return, To a soldier in..... More

Paris. Sewn binding. 30 pages. 21 x 15 cm. c. early 1900's. In an attempt to dominate the Mexican and Cuban market, Hennessy produced this pamphlet; a historical view of Hennessy with cocktail recipes. Typed letter from Hennessy headquarters laid in. Text in Spanish. Light toning to paper, three puncture..... More

1927. 15 x 8 cm. A tribute utilizing the ballad by American poet Eugene Field for Eugene L. Lezinsky, a general manager of a cloak and skirt manufacturer. A jaunty verse regarding that wonderful sound of ice water one dreams of after a night of indulgence. Toned and foxed. More

Paris: Draeger, 1935. Cards. 30 x 23 cm. Folded illustrated Champagne menu featuring: Carte Blanche, Goût Américain, Grand Vin Brut, And Mesnil 1928. Artist: Alfred Latour #303. Paper lightly toned, light wear to edges. More

Chicago: Calumet Music Co., 1937. Sheet_music. 4 pages. 30.5 x 23.5 cm. English Lyrics By Violet Ganeva. Including Ukelele & Guitar Chords. Black and white photo of band leader Henry Busse on cover. Covers rubbed with closed tears to edges. More

Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1925. Hardcover. 80 pages. 17 x 11 cm. New Revised edition, First Impression, May 1925. A scarce look into the unique world of cocktails in the early 1900's. This book was not compiled as a bartender's guide but as a recipe book for private..... 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