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1898. Cards. 18 x 13 cm. Handwritten French Menu featuring original ink design. Seven course meal. More
1898. Cards. 18 x 13 cm. Handwritten French Menu featuring original ink design. Seven course meal. More
Cambridge, MASS. THE STANDARD DIARY COMPANY, 1939. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 17 x 10 cm. A surprisingly intriguing account of life on a farm in New England in 1939. Our diarist (we never get his name) writes everyday, starting with the weather and the various tasks he has completed during the day..... More
c. 1870. Cards. 18 x 8.5 cm. Early photo scene of two women. in a kitchen preparing a meal with pots hanging behind them on a wall. Cards lightly rubbed. More
Kingston, Pennsylvania: 1940-1942. Hardcover. A charming look at the sport of swimming in the mid-twentieth century at Wyoming Seminary, a Methodist, college-preparatory boarding school in northeastern Pennsylvania. This book of records was carefully constructed by the coach, Guy Meiss with three original group photographs documenting the boy's swim teams (1940-1942)..... More
Silver Bay, New York: 1923. 25.5 x 18 cm. Black and white photo of the Bryn Mawr Delegation attending an off-campus YWCA summer conference at Silver Bay on Lake George. This page was most likely part of a photo album - as the verso of the page has four photos..... More
Paris: Chez Bechet, 1810. Hardcover. 278 pages. 18.5 x 11 cm. French Poetry on Gastronomy throughout the ages - authors include: Billaut, Haguenier, Dufresny, Malezieu, Fleury, Ponteau, Lamotte, Panard, Fuselier, Gallet, Piron, Grecourt, Colle, Favard, de l'Attaignant, Rochon de Chabanes, Crebillon fils, Bernard, Dorat, de Nivernais, Imbert, and more. Text..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Genesse Pure Food Company, 1924. Staplebound. 18 pages, 15.5 x 11 cm. Illustrations by Maxfield Parish. This adverisement for "America's Most Famous Dessert" notably comes from the brief time during which Chocolate Jell-O was produced by the company. It contains recipes for all six of the..... More
Johnstown, NY: Knox Gelatine Inc., 1964. Folded. unpaginated, 15.5 x 7.5 cm. The "classic American gelatine recipes" pamphlet advertises Knox Unflavored Gelatine in the distinctly recognizable 60s aesthetic. It features recipes still in use today in the average American household, such as the No-Bake Cheesecake made with a graham cracker..... More
New York: THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 1907. Staplebound. 192 pages. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Published by the Rural New-Yorker, a weekly periodical founded in 1850, this cookbook is filled to the brim with recipes that would be useful to farming families. The emphasis on "putting food by" is front and center..... More
Boston: The Somerset Club, 1963. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 113 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Limited edition - one of 3,000 copies printed at the Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont, for the Somerset Club. A cookbook containing recipes for the food of the Somerset Club in the 1960’s. The recipes are..... More
New York: Cassel & Company, Limited, 1885. Unpaginated. 28 x 22 cm. A collection of short children’s stories with illustration plates including A Visit to Santa Claus’s Shop, How Scamp Had His Picture Taken, Harry Boy, and many more. Each story has multiple illustrations of varying sizes alongside the stories..... More
c. 1830's - 1860's. Cloth. Handmade, embroidered and beaded men's linen wallet decorated with colored beads with an embroidered image of a Masonic church. Light staining. More
Columbus, Ohio: November 28, 1918. Staplebound. 4 pages. 16.5 x 10 cm. A full Thanksgiving menu with all the fix in's along with cigars and cigarettes. Staff and officers listed on two pages. The rear cover states: "Did you think this time last year that we would be feeding Fritz..... More
San Francisco: The Union Lithograph Company, 1912. Cards. Located in the iconic Merchants Exchange Building, the San Francisco Commercial Club was the location where city leaders and businessmen met to socialize and address the issues of the day. Julia Morgan, the first licensed female architect in California and the first..... More
San Francisco: 1918. Cards. 18 x 11 cm. Embossed, illustrated Thanksgiving Menu for Thursday, November 28, 1918. Menu features: Blue Point Oysters, Crab Louie, Filet of Sandabs, Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Plum Pudding, Mince Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Neapolitan Ice Cream - all for $1.25! Light staining..... More
Oakland, California: 1943. Cards. 20 x 13.5 cm. Folded Thanksgiving Menu featuring: Cream of Tomato Soup, Roast Turkey, Oyster Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Snowflaked Potatoes, Parker House Rolls, Virginia Baked Ham, Candied Sweet Potatoes, Mince Pie, Fruit Cake, Pumpkin Pie, and Cigarettes. Full page listing officers names and ranks..... More
Oakland, California: 1943. Cards. 22.5 x 15 cm. Folded Thanksgiving Menu featuring: Cream of Tomato Soup, Roast Turkey, Oyster Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Snowflaked Potatoes, Parker House Rolls, Virginia Baked Ham, Candied Sweet Potatoes, Mince Pie, Fruit Cake, Pumpkin Pie, and Cigarettes. Full page listing officers names and ranks.Back..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Company Inc., 1928. Staplebound wraps. 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. 22 pages. Advertisement and recipe book for JELL-O. "There is only one JELL-O, Be sure JELL-O is on the package." JELL-O is made in five flavors; Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Raspberry, and Cherry. Some recipes..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Company Inc., 1928. Staplebound wraps. 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. 22 pages. Advertisement and recipe book for JELL-O. "There is only one JELL-O, Be sure JELL-O is on the package." JELL-O is made in five flavors; Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Raspberry, and Cherry. Some recipes..... More
Japan: Kokusai Boeki Kaisha, Ltd., 1962. Staplebound wraps. 30 pages. 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. GROOVY Color illustrated Barbie, Ken, and Midge catalog from Mattel, Inc., Toymakers. Catalog includes prices for all dolls, outfits, games, and sewing patterns. More
Kansas City, Missouri: UNITY SCHOOL OF CHRISTIANITY, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. 339 pages. 20 x 13.5 cm. This cookbook germinated through the spiritual organization - Unity - founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore in 1889. Growing out of Transcendentalism and becoming a part of the New Thought movement, Charles felt..... More
Le Roy, NY: G.F. Corp. 1933. Staplebound wraps. 23 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. The "48 Fascinating New Recipes" included in this book are prefaced by a brief story about Mrs. Dewey and her family's experience with the new Jell-O. She is shocked by the new packaging, the enhanced fruit..... More
Leopoldshall, Stassfurt: German Kali Works, 1895. Hardcover. Unpaginated (48 pp.) 26 x 17 cm. A study of the benefits of chemical fertilizers on grape vines and the soil with Original reproductions from photographs taken shortly before the harvest of 1894. Ex Libris. Hinges cracked but holding. Covers rubbed. More
London: 1971. Staplebound. Unpaginated (22 pgs). 21 x 15 cm. WACC's reaction to the Lane Commission, which revisited the United Kingdom's Abortion Act of 1967 in an effort to restrict legalized abortions. Shares the data that they collected by sending out 1000+ questionnaires to different groups such as liberation groups..... More
c. 1947. 6 x 6 cm. A collection of 18 black and white photos featuring individual women at work in a factory setting. All the women are well dressed and look to be fairly happy. Most likely some type of scientific operation. More