Paris: Mouillot, 1891. Staplebound. 56 pages. Copiously illustrated, with prices, this pamphlet presents the assortment of trades of the times. A growing "ready to wear" branch of consumer goods accessible to a larger population. Includes merchandise for the home. Text in French. Pages lightly toned. More

Galesburg, Illinois: Geo.W.Brown & Co., 1882. Sewn binding. 16 pages. 13 x 8.5 cm. 1882 Calendar opens with the 29th annual catalogue for everything one would need for a corn growing operation. Illustrations on every page with a full description ofe ach product. Useful tables include: quantity of seeds required..... More

Hennegan, Cincinnati: c. 1950. Cards. 6.5 x 9 cm. Egg shaped tri-folding pop-up ephemera. NEW ENGLAND'S BIG NEW FAIR - EXHIBITS: Horses, Poultry, Fruits, Vegetables, Tobacco, Flowers and Plants, Grange Booths, School Children Exhibits. THE PLACE TO ENJOY TWO BIG DAYS, Aerial Acrobatics - Trained Animals, Exciting Races, Band Concerts..... More

Fitchburg, MA: Angel Products, [1937]. Staplebound. 24 pages, 28 x 21.5 cm. On the hunt for that Millionaire aesthetic? Look no further than this Angel Cabinets catalog, which advertises its array of quality options with detailed illustrations on every page. This line includes the Milk Cabinet which "saves the housewife..... More

Youngwood, PA: Robertshaw Thermostat Co., [1920s]. Staplebound. 8 pages, 21.5 x 14 cm. "Don't Spend Your Time in the Kitchen", this advertising booklet exclaims, "Let the AutomatiCook Do the Cooking". The AutomatiCook was an early device that allowed for temperature control of the oven when cooking-- a huge transformation in..... More

NESCO, [1930-1938]. Form No. 1039. staplebound. 32 pages, 15 x 12.5 cm. Featuring recipes for tons of staple dishes and sides, New Modern Way of NESCO Electric Cooking primarily advertises the two models of NESCO Electric Casseroles and Roasters, some of the first crockpots to hit the market. They use..... More

NY: Waring Products Corp. 1947. Staplebound. 21 pages, 18 x 9.5 cm. An early recipe booklet for the Waring Blendor, an invention of Fred Osius - financed, completed, and advertised by Fred Waring, a famous entertainer at the time. Waring advertised through many different avenues, including a band titled "The..... More

San Francisco, CA: Del Monte Creamery, c. 1930. Folded. Unpaginated. [8 pp], 15.5 x 13 cm. folded. This fold out advertisement for Del Monte Creamery's milk and other dairy products includes eight recipes made with the products printed onto perforated cards that can be torn out from the larger pamphlet..... More

Canton, OH: The Mason Mfg. Co., 1916. Staplebound wraps. Unpaginated [18 pp]. 21.5 x 14 cm. This Challenge Churn advertisement book utilizes a whole slew of marketing techniques to appeal to its possible consumer, reading almost like a modern day infomercial. Describing 10,000 dollar bond of guarantee, its 500 dollar..... More

Davis, Ca. Agricultural History Center University of California, Davis, 1975. Staplebound. 116 pages. 27.5 x 21 cm. With an emphasis on secondary source material this bibliography strives to give voice to the countless unnamed laborers that existed in this country until the mass migration toward the city in the twentieth..... More

New York: William Morrow, 2004. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 240 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Mimi Sheraton, one of the most renowned food writers and restaurant reviewers in the country brings us backstage, to see what it took to get to the top of this profession. Eating My Words is..... More

San Francisco: MATSON LINE - LASSCO LINE, c. 1930. Staplebound. Unpaginated [24 pp]. When Captain William Matson sailed his three-masted schooner Emma Claudina from San Francisco to Hilo, Hawaii, he set in motion the development of tourism in Hawaii and the South Pacific. Matson's hotel's and famed "White Ships" brought..... More

Oskaloosa, IA: SPRINGER & WILLARD, 1891. Loose_leaf. 1 page. 28 x 21 cm. Typed, signed, letter on illustrated letterhead, dated Feb. 3 17, 1891 from Springer & Willard to Jasper M. Clark, South Dakota, stating the prices for Draft Horses/German Coachers - Signed by Springer & Willard. Includes envelope, stamp..... More