Hanover, NH: 1915. Cards. 18.5 X 14 cm. Fraternity Program and Menu featuring the original photo of the wooden house the Kappa Sigma chapter built on Webster Avenue. Chi Gamma Epsilon began as the fraternal organization Beta Gamma in 1904. There were 11 founding members. In 1905, Beta Gamma was..... More

1906. Cards. 21 X 11.5 cm. French printed dinner menu for May 12, 1906. Black and white photograph of a man and woman holding a large sign, traslated as: "Thank You Everyone" - Lightly soiled. Attached to tan paper. More

1905-1907. A group of three original items related to the Deutscher Verein (German Association) at Harvard University: 1 - Commersbuch des Deutschen Vereins der Universität Harvard, May 1905. Small 8-page songbook (20 x 12.5 cm) featuring traditional toasts and drinking songs. Sewn binding; closed tears at the head and tail..... More

1900. Wraps. 4 Pages. 18 x 15 cm. Folded sheets. Sophisticated menu with full page of Toasts by Alumni and leading political and business figures including: George E. Lounsbury (Governor of Connecticut), Flavel S. Luther (CT state senator), and many more. Some toning to covers. More

1938. Cards. 21 x 13.5 cm. The T.S.S. "HECTOR" was a set of four sister ships built for Alfred Holt and Company of Liverpool - part of the Blue Funnel Line. Sister ships were Sarpedon, Patroclus, and Antenor - all named after characters in Homer's Iliad. The stunning nighttime illustration..... More

Chicago: 1957. Wraps. 33 x 24.5 cm. Known for their "Green Noodles" (chlorophyll green from spinach), and the Bing Bong Steak (24 ounce T-bone). Full menu includes Steaks, Chicken, Seafood Sandwiches, and a cocktail & wine menu. Interior clean, covers very lightly soiled. More

Milwaukee, WI: c. 1880. Cards. 13.5 x 8 cm. Small illustrated black and white cardstock, with lavish menu on rear. Built in 1867 by John Plankinton, a prosperous meat packer, one time partner with Philip Armour. Back of menu has some residue, front is clean. More

Chicago: ALBERT PICK HOTELS, c. 1940. Beginning in the late 1930's, the Albert Pick Hotel chain began introducing Purple Cow Sandwich & Coffee Shops on the street level near the hotel lobbies entrances. Open 24 hours, the Purple Cow offered consistent quality at affordable prices. The menu includes a Gigantic..... More

Chalon-sur-Saône, France: 1904. Cards. French menu sponsored by Chandon Champagne. In 1885, Pierre Edmé Bonnefond bequeathed money to the town to help establish the secularization of schools. In 1904 an architect was found and the building was constructed in 1905 and inaugurated in 1906. This menu was most likely part..... More

New York: Felice, Inc., 1973. DALI, Salvador. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 320 pages. 31 x 22 cm. Lavishly produced in color/black and white illustrations, photos, and gold illustrated dustwrapper. Beginning with a description of "Dalinian Gastro Esthetics, and dedicated to Gala dinners, including the Menu of the 2500th..... More

Washington DC: 1936. Staplebound. Unpaginated (8 pages). 23 x 16 cm. A charming Program celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt by the Seventy Three Club on March 25, 1936 at the Mayflower Hotel; the wives of the members of the Seventy-third Congress. The 73rd Congress (1933-1935) passed an extraordinary burst of legislation to..... More

San Francisco: THE LEHNER AND SEFERT PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 144 pages. 28.5 x 20 cm. Bookplate of Marcus Crahan (1900-1978), on verso of front board - noted collector of gastronomic literature. Crahan's bookplate was made for him in the 1930s by Hungarian-born designer Franz Geritz (1895-1945). This..... More