![Item #3449 [GERMAN COOKBOOK] [MANUSCRIPT] Illustrirtes Kock-Notis-Buch for gute Hausfrauen](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3449.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1674570771)
Leipzig: J.G. Bach, 1887-1930. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 18.5 x 13.5 cm.Translation: Illustrated Cooking Notebook for Good Housewives. Illustrated notebook filled with handwritten recipes - two separate hands. Dates indicate this was used between the years 1887 to 1930. Four separate handwritten recipes laid in along with a hand written letter in..... More
Hardcover. Unpaginated. 22.5 x 17 cm. Classic homemaker's binder including index tabs, ruled paper, and envelopes to store loose recipes, unfilled. Toning to paper, otherwise pristine. More
Boston: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1852. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 369 pages. 19.5 x 12 cm. Catherine Beecher was the eldest daughter in one of the most remarkable families of the 19th century. Catherine was the daughter of Lyman Beecher and the sister of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe..... More
New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1967. 189 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Alice in Womanland takes you on a funny and wild journey into 20th Century American Womanland. Clean copy. Dust wrapper lightly soiled. Ex-libris, library stamp on half title page. Covered in protective mylar. 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
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
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Co., 1902. Staplebound. 44 pages, 20.5 x 13 cm. This copy of Royal Baker and Pastry Cook, published in 1902, seems to have been distributed at purchase by the grocer. It has a stamp on the back reading “Lydecker Bros. Co. Dealers in Staple..... More
![Item #3215 [APPLIANCE] [REFRIGERATION] COLDSPOT; The Pace Setter, For Modern Home Conveniences....](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3215.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1715966136)
Evansville, IN: c. 1940. staplebound. 18 pages, 13 x 19 cm. This electric blue COLDSPOT advertisement booklet carefully lays out all of the amazing features of the their refrigeration product, including a shiny double-action door hinge and concealed lamp! It also describes the inner workings of the early home fridge..... More
![Item #4090 [TEXTILES] NEEDLEWORK SAMPLE BOOK - LENCERIA MUESTRARIO; ACADEMIA MENDIA. Emilia Sobun](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4090.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1704984504)
Buenos Aires: 1934. Hardcover. Oblong folio (21.6 x 36 cm.) Six unumbered pages with 13 samples (of 14). These "Lingerie" samples show intricate needlework, each about 16.5 x 16.5 cm. - including a small circular stamp, or the Academia, behind each sample. Owner's handwritten title page with school stamp. Interior..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1920. staplebound. 14 pages, 10.5 x 15.5 cm. The recipe booklet Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert, features a young and nicely dressed woman in an apron on the cover sitting at her table, checking through an account book, with boxes of Jell-O..... More
![Item #4575 [COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] COOK BOOK of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Evangelical Lutheran...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4575.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1744745963)
St. Louis, MO: Volkening, 1922. Second Edition. Hardcover. 171 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Recipes attributed to members, although, as was the custom at the time, most of the club members used their married name (ex. Mrs. Wm. Voertmann), although unmarried women were refered to as Miss. Filled with period..... More
New York: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1988. Paperback. 267 pages. Exploring the place of women in the socioeconomic system formulated in the Mishnah, a book of legal rules compiled by Jewish sages in second-century Palestine, this study reveals a fundamental ambiguity in women's role. Excluded from the life of mind and..... More
Tarrytown, NY: General Foods Corp. 1931. Staplebound. 31 pages, 19.5 cm x 12.5 cm. The Calumet Baking Book begins with a letter from the editor of the book, Marion Jane Parker, a General Foods Corporation employee at the time. This letter and the next 5 pages all serve as advertismets..... More
![Item #3340 [DAY BOOK] [NAVY] [HAWAII] Homemaker's Daily Ledger; Navy Spouse](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3340.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1667951606)
Honolulu, Hawaii: 1927-1928. Hardcover. 105 pages of handwritten notes. As the US Navy was working to build up the Naval Station at Pearl Harbor, personnel along with their families carved out a life in the area. This dairy/day book gives us a glimpse into the daily lives of these families..... More
![Item #3720 [DOMESTIC SCIENCE] Sani-Flush Advertisement; The Most Important Cleanser in Your Home](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3720.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1689279194)
Canton, Ohio: The Hygienic Products Company, 1930's. Pamphlet. 15 x 17 cm. opened. Advertised as "The Most Important Cleanser in Your Home - Always Proof of a Tidy Housewife" Cleans toilet bowls as well as automobile radiators. Due to environmental concerns, this product was discontinued. Printed for the MARSH AND COMPANY..... More
Chicago, IL: Libby, McNeill, & Libby, 1919. Staplebound. 24 pages, 13 x 17.5 cm. This Libby's milk recipe book is full of inventive and interesting ways to cook with their evaporated milk product. On the last page there are colorful illustrations of many of the other Libby's products. Laid in..... More
![Item #4086 [HOME ECONOMICS] [ARCHIVE] Oregon Home Economics Association; Annual Meeting Documents](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4086.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1704984492)
1968-1969. Two Large Binders plus Folder. The Oregon Home Economics Association, a state branch of the American Home Economics Association, was expanding during the late 1960's. The name may conjure up classes in high school of sewing and cooking, but this very professionally run organization focused on consumer education -..... More
Minneapolis: Midwest Business Service, 1964. Paperback. 87 pp, plus 29pp appendix. 21 x 13.5 cm. Scarce occupational guide for women who wanted to work as flight attendants. The manual details entrance requirements, training, daily duties, and lifestyle expectations for would-be stewardesses. At the time, there were strict physical and personal..... More
![Item #3719 [WOMEN] [JOURNAL] My Friends' At Homes; A Daily Record of the At-home Days of My Friends](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3719.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1689279194)
London: Ernest Nister, c. 1910. Hardcover. 16 x 21 cm. 22 pages. New York; E. P. Dutton & Co. Unused day dairy. Includes blank pages from Monday through Sunday with a couple extra pages for Occasional Days, Notes, and Autographs. Poems and quotes throughout along with color illustrations. Cover and..... 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: 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
Vancouver, CA: Free Childbirth Education Center, 1975. Second Printing. Paperback. Unpaginated. 27 x 20 cm. A booklet that explores childbirth in depth with photos, diagrams, and written explanations. Written during the mid 1970's, this pamphlet takes an uncensored approach to anatomical details (names, locations, and purposes), along with guides on..... More
New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1983. Hardcover. 257 pages. The author helps explain why today's women spend as much time doing housework as did her colonial sister. Through historical analysis and in lively style, Cowan explains how we can use our appliances wisely instead of being enslaved by them. Owner's..... More
![Item #3689 [WOMEN] Witches, Midwives, and Nurses - A History of Women Healers. Barbara...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3689.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1687919823)
New York: The Feminist Press, 1973. First Edition - Tenth Printing. Staplebound. 45 pages. Introduction: "Women have always been healers. They were the unlicensed doctors and anatomists of western history. They were abortionists, nurses and counselors. They were pharmacists, cultivating healing herbs and exchanging the secrets of their uses. They..... More