1907. Paper. 24 x 12 cm. Two-sided illustrated program consisting of Cast, Chorus, Orchestra, and two acts. Minstrel shows in the United States were productions typically including music, skits, and jokes. These performances were predominantly staged by white actors in black face, chock-full of racist and stereotype depictions of African..... More

London: E. Harrison, 1886. Third Edition. Hardcover. 136 pages. 22.5 x 16.5 cm. Overflowing with instructions along with illustrations. Four color supplements tipped in. Eight pages of period advertising. Spine cracked but holding. Light spotting internally, but clean. Boards rubbed and stained. More

London: The Office of The Girl's Own Paper & Woman's Magazine, 1912. Hardcover. 118 pages. 23 x 14.5 cm. One of The Home Arts Series published as a supplement to The Girl's Own Paper & Woman's Magazine for which Klickmann was Editor. Victorian era patterns and instruction. Illustrated throughout. Interior..... More

New York: Garrett & Co., 1854. Hardcover. 117 pages. 12.5 x 19 cm. Containing a complete Dictionary of technical terms and characters used in descriptions of Crochet and Fancy Knitting Patterns. 5 fold-out illustrated plates (missing #2). Introductory chapter explores the history of needlework and the impact this craft has..... More

London: David Bogue, Fleet Street, 1846. 124 pages. 11.5 x 15.5 cm. A shrewd business woman, Cornelia Mee, along with her sister Mary wrote crochet and knitting manuals to take advantage of the new availability of Berlin Wool in the UK which they sold in their shop - C. Mee's..... More

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: 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

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

Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, 2019. Hardcover. 137 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Beginning in the early nineteenth century and continuing nearly to the present day, African Americans have often been stereotyped as illiterate kitchen geniuses. Rafia Zafar addresses this error, highlighting the long history of accomplished African..... More

New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. Hardcover. 238 pages. 23.5 x 16. Beginning with the Atlantic slave trade and concluding with the Black Power movement of the 1960's and 1970's, Frederick Douglass Opie composes a global history of African American foodways and the concept of soul itself, revealing soul food..... More

Deptford, England: 1920. Cloth. 810 x 895 mm. A charming, hand crafted, W.W.I. souvenir made by Kate Parry Warcup (1867-1937). With over 200 signatures honoring her fellow VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment 1909-1918) members from the South East London community of Deptford, who, we presume, either volunteered for, or were associated..... More

London: The Workers' Music Association, 1939. 31 x 24 cm. A chipper tune, from the viewpoint of THE MAN (or capitalist if you prefer). I am the man, the very fat man, That waters the workers' beer I am the man, the very fat man, That waters the workers' beer And what do I...... More