The Birds' Christmas Carol
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. Hardcover. 91 pages. Beautifully illustrated Christmas tale with over 25 adornments by Katherine R. Wireman. Clean copy, boards lightly rubbed at corners and spine. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. Hardcover. 91 pages. Beautifully illustrated Christmas tale with over 25 adornments by Katherine R. Wireman. Clean copy, boards lightly rubbed at corners and spine. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. 21 x 14.5 cm. 378 pages. Signed by author on front free end paper. A comprehensive look at the education of women in America at the turn of the 20th century, arguing that women with higher education could be beneficial to the country as..... More
Albany: Joel Munsell, 1876. Hardcover. 377 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Presentation copy from Joel Munsell to Professor Jonathan Pearson."Prof. Jonathan Pearson with the Sincear Reagards of J Munsell." Munsell, a printer in Albany, NY, published and edited numerous magazines, papers, and books. His personal collection of works on the..... More
New York: 1985. 20 X 27 cm. Folk Singer Pete Seeger speaks to the crowd at Columbia University as students protest the school's ties to South Africa. The photographer, Frankie Ziths (1968-1990) (Frank Gumbs, Jr.) was a member of the Black Panther Party and served as the official New York..... More
c.1890. 42 x 35 cm. George Ehret launched his brewery in 1866. The name of the brewery - George Ehret's Hells Gate Brewery - originated from the location of the manufacturing facility adjacent to the dangerous waterway in the East river which was called Hell's Gate at the time. As..... More
Arctic, RI: S.D. Martelly, Printer, 1912. Paperback. 97 pages. 21 x 13.5 cm. A cookbook collected and issued as a benefit for the South Scituate Baptist Church - Recipes furnished and attributed by members. Filled with period local advertisements. Every page alternates between a local advertisement and more recipes. The..... More
Providence RI: Rollinson & Hey, c. 1920. Sewn binding. 36 pages. 21 x 15 cm. A community cook book from members of the All Saints’ Memorial Church of Providence, Rhode Island. “The turnpike road to people’s hearts, I find Lies through their mouths, or I mistake mankind.” Contains a variety..... More
London: John Churchill, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. 281 pages. 20 x 13 cm. A guide to remedies of all shapes and sorts by a chemist who believed that most previous recipe books were not written simply enough to be utilized by general audiences, and who wished to change that. "....... More
Paris: Ant. Boudet, Imprimeur du Roi, P.A. Le Prieur, Imprimeur du Roi, 1752. Hardcover. 536 pages. 17 x 10 cm. New Edition. Volume One. Includes exact description of Vegetable plants; the qualities of the soil, the climate specific to each plant, properties for good health and how to propagate various..... More
Paris: Ant. Boudet, Imprimeur du Roi, P.A. Le Prieur, Imprimeur du Roi, 1752. Hardcover. 536 pages. 17 x 10 cm. New Edition. Volume One. Includes exact description of Vegetable plants; the qualities of the soil, the climate specific to each plant, properties for good health and how to propagate various..... More
San Francisco: Green Candy Press, 1997. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 16 x 16 cm. An adult, hardcore display of the "ABC"s - just use your imagination here: A is for astronauts floating in space, B is for bikers having a race, C is for cowboys under western skies, etc. Interior clean and..... More
The New Broom. Zine. 4 pages each. 28 x 21.5 cm. "Are You Fighting Mad? How angry do you get when you are brought up short by a "no women need apply" barrier across your daily life? Are you angry enough to report the following experiences when they happen to..... 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
Johnstown, NY: Knox Gelatine, 1938. staplebound. 23 pages, 11.5 x 15 cm. Presenting Knox Quickies, a recipe booklet from Knox Gelatine, gives the reader pages of recipes to make utilizing their plain gelatin product. Along the bottom of the pages runs the consistent warning to avoid their competitors gelatin desserts..... 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
1.25 inch brass axe pendant, the emblem of Carry nation's crusade to rid the country of the evils of liquor. Known as the "hatchetations" - members of Carry Nation would bust up saloons and crack open barrels to spill the brew. In the early 20th century, members could purchase these..... More
c. 1920. Staplebound. Unpaginated [16 pp]. 21.5 x 18 cm. Color tinted photos of notable locations in and around Cape Cod. Featuring: Provincetown, North Truro, Steamer Ship leaving Boston, The Oldest Windmill on Cape Cod, along with a full page description of attractions and a full page Auto map highlighting..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949. Hardcover. 920 pages. 30.5 x 23.5 cm. “A fascinating book containing 502 pictures; 38,000 words of text; innumerable women, a number of men, and endless entertainment.” This book contains a history of women in various activities, fashion, dress, roles, and more from the..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949. Hardcover. 920 pages. 30.5 x 23.5 cm. “A fascinating book containing 502 pictures; 38,000 words of text; innumerable women, a number of men, and endless entertainment.” This book contains a history of women in various activities, fashion, dress, roles, and more from the..... More
New York: Exposition Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 89 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. Scarce novel that touches on the Los Angeles Police brutality against homosexuals in the 1970's. The author, David L. Allen, is listed (on the title page) as the President of the Institute of Psychological Research &..... More
Boston: Alyson Publishing, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. 95 pages. 21 x 13.5 cm. A cheerful 1980's resource for high school students. Chapters include: Coming Out in School, Meeting Other Young Gays, Telling Your Parents, Gay Sexuality, Finding Your Identity, and Gays and Health. Written before the AIDS epidemic. Three page..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1930. Hardcover. 201 pages. 20.5 x 14 cm. A detailed look into the art of good living, described as "giving daily the same amount of time and thought to our daily food and drink that we give daily to the question of dress". This..... 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
Fort Defiance, Virginia: Augusta Military Academy, 1925. Staplebound. Unpaginated [8pp] 10.5 x 8 cm. Shaped Thanksgiving Dace Card with handwritten names of dance partners written in. Augusta Military Academy operated from 1874 to 1984. Listed within are the Officers, the receiving/floor/decorating committees, and official chaperones. Interior clean and crisp. Head..... More
New York: HARPER & BROTHERS, 1848. Third Edition. Hardcover. 306 pages. 19 x 12 cm. This book was a supplement to A Treatise on Domestic Economy. It includes a bird's-eye look into the ideal home of the late 1800's. Catherine E. Beecher was a pioneer in scientific kitchen planning, recommending..... More