c. 1940's. Cards. 13.5 x 9 cm. Charming post card, distributed by the restaurant during table service. Established following the Repeal of Prohibition in the 1930's, The London Chop House (Detroit's 21 Club), enjoyed a ranking as one of the country's top restaurants in the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Unfortunately..... More

Chicago: Armour & Co., 1899. Wraps. 47 pages. 16 x 10 cm. Featuring recipes for two of Armour's products, "Vigoral" & " Armour's Extract of Beef", produced, no doubt, by using the "leftover" meat during meat processing. Two full page illustrations. Crisp, clean copy. More

Ontario: Hotpoint Electric Heating Co., 1916. Pamphlet. Illustrated trade catalog targeting housewives. The first four pages describe "The Evolution of Cooking" - begining with the cave woman, the different methods of creating fire, and the history of the stove from Pompeii to Benjamin Franklin. More

Chicago: David C. Cook Publishing Company, ND c. 1898. Hardcover. 96 pages. 21 x 17 cm. Fictional tale demonizing alcohol and its hold on American society. Timothy Shay Arthur was an American temperance crusader, editor and author of fiction and non-fiction works, with Ten Nights In a Bar-Room his biggest..... More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. 514 pages. 23 x 16.5 cm. Volume I & II. History of both intoxicating and non-intoxicating beverages of the following countries: Volume I - China, Corea, Tonquin, Cochin-China, Tibet, and Siam, Siberia, Japan, Ceylon & Borneo, The Philippines, Australia, Java, Sumatra..... More

New York: Sterling Epicure, 2011. Hardcover. 368 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. The PDT Cocktail Book takes you behind the bar, where Meehan details every facet of its operation from house-made syrups, to drink preparation, spirit selection, recommended tools, glassware, equipment, and time-honored techniques. With over 300 annotated recipes, both..... More

Hamburg: Cram, De Gruyter & Co., 1955. Hardcover. 170 pages. 22 x 15.5 cm. A thorough reference work examining the history of coffee, botanical details, coffee trade and processing, etc. Text in German. Illustrated throughout. Pages lightly toned, otherwise clean. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed. More

Union Pacific Railroad Dining Ca r& Hotel Department, c. mid 1950's. Cards. 24 x 17 cm. Sections 1-8 followed by sections A-P, divided by tabbed cards - pages are not numbered. Interior crisp and clean, covers rubbed and creased. More

Philadelphia: 1867. Unpaginated. 22 pages. 9 x 15.5 cm. Oblong note pad, written on front and back. Handwritten recipes and remedies: Artificial Cider, Salves, Cough Syrups, Pain Relief, Cancer Cure - Jacob Jones 1793, Tonics, Cordials, Bitters, etc. Expertly rebacked and reinforced. Covers heavily rubbed. More

Kansas: Barbara Clagett, 1988. First Edition. Ring_bound. 74 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Signed & inscribed by author on verso of cover. Viola's mother was the cook for the Clagett farm and her father was the "house man". Born in 1911, Viola spent her childhood helping her mother prepare vegetables..... More

Providence, RI: 1891. Cards. 16.5 x 11. 5 cm. Lunch & Dinner menu. Lunch featured Lobster Salad & Stewed Calf's Liver with Wine Sauce. Dinner featured Chowder, Baked Mackerel with Tomato Sauce, Fried Eels - Jewish style, Saratoga Chips, Clam Fritters, Soft Shell Crabs, Quahogs, Indian Pudding, Ice Cream, Watermelon..... More

London: Aga Heat Limited - Cookery Advisory Department. The AGA cooker was created by Swedish Nobel Prize winner, Physicist and engineer Nils Gustav Dalen (1869-1937). Although the AGA is now considered a luxury item, when first introduced, it became Britain's preferred cooking source for farms and the more isolated areas..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. 233 pages. 20 x 14 cm. An early guide to American wines describing 350 wines along with the history of America's grapes and grape growing throughout the country. Folded, illustrated map of California wine country designed by Liam Dunne. Previous owner's..... More