![CHINA] [WOMEN] New Women in New China. Foreign Language Press](/pictures/thumb/2117.jpg?v=1585769763)
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
![TRADE CATALOG] [CANDY] Masterbuilt Candy Boxes; Catalog Number 13. F. J. Schleicher Paper Box Co](/pictures/thumb/2104.jpg?v=1583271963)
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
![THEODORE GEISEL] [PHARMACEUTICAL] Dais Drugs and Toiletries; Volume I Number I](/pictures/thumb/2084.jpg?v=1582831821)
New York: Weil, McGinniss & Sloman, 1933. First Edition. Wraps. 97 pages. 35 x 28 cm. Quarterly magazine specifically produced for the drug and toiletry market. Large format and profusely illustrated. Compelling articles include Ephedra, Congo Medicine, and The Medicine Man; with an early article about "Dr. Seuss" and his..... More
![POLITICS] [PROHIBITION] [CALIFORNIA] Frederick Head Nominee for Congress 5th District; Make Me...](/pictures/thumb/2082.jpg?v=1581356885)
Original Wraps. One page folded pamphlet. 15 x 8 cm. Head, who ran for Congress in 1914 & 1916 on the Prohibition Party ticket, unfortunately did so in the heart of the wine district. Head always ended his stump speeches with "Remember the Kiddies". Frederick Head received less than 6%..... More
![MENU] [JAPAN] Farewell Banquet; Panama-Pacific International Exposition](/pictures/thumb/2077.jpg?v=1580768195)
Tokyo: Shimbi Shoin, 1915. Loose_leaf. 17.5 x 12 cm. Color illustrated folded paper menu. Farewell Banquet Given by His Imperial Japanese Majesty's Commissioner-General Haruki Yamawaki in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, December 2, 1915, California Building - Exposition Grounds. Menu: Manhattan Cocktail, Caviar Canapés, Toke Point Oysters on Deep Shell, Consommé..... More
![BAKING] [MANUFACTURING] The World's Finest Bakery Comes to New England; Wonder Bread Hostess...](/pictures/thumb/1031.jpg?v=1580762765)
The Continental Baking Company, 1964. Wraps. 19 pages. 10 x 21 cm. A booklet from The Continental Baking Company, showcasing a new factory in Natick, Massachusetts. The "bakery of the future" produces Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes and provided fresh baked goods for the Boston area. Black and white photos..... More
n.p. (New York): n.d. (1905). Staplebound. 12 pages. 19.5 x 23.5 cm. Featuring harvesting, the history of seed oyster farming, and H.C. Rowe & Co. associations' history in New Haven. Four halftone photos (oyster process operations & oyster boats) and one page black and white scientific illustration. Covers rubbed. More
![AGRICULTURE] [HAWAII] By Nature Crowned - The King of Fruits; Hawaiian Pineapple Company Ltd. -...](/pictures/thumb/2051.jpg?v=1576620866)
Bonine, 1922. Staplebound. This oversized pamphlet documents the current state in 1922 of The Hawaiian Pineapple Co. Ltd., founded in 1901 by it's original architect, James D. Dole. This tri-fold brochure contains photo illustrations along with descriptions of the history and development of the pineapple industry in Hawaii. Photos captions..... More
![ALMANAC] [QUACKERY] Barker's Illustrated Almanac; Farmers Guide and Household Cook Book. Moore...](/pictures/thumb/2006.jpg?v=1568669108)
Philadelphia: The Barker, Moore & Mien Medicine Co., Inc., 1902. Staplebound. 32 pages. A collection of testimonials, illustrations, recipes, along with the 1902 Almanac. Barker's Nerve and Bone Liniment was established in 1859 to promote their patent medicine which was sold as a cure-all for both "Man & Beast". Heavily..... More
Atlanta: Cullom & Ghertner, Co., 1948. Hardcover. 102 pages. 25.5 x 18.5 cm. Poems and recipes, some written in dialect. Author romanticized southern experience of African Americans. Illustrated throughout. More