Pittsburgh, PA: William G. Johnston Company, 1929. Staplebound wraps. 9 x 6 in. 47 pages. The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company. The purpose of the "Wear-Ever" New Method of Cooking is to cook foods without loss of natural flavors and valuable mineral elements. Advertisement for the "Wear-Ever" New Method Utensils. Includes..... More

Poughkeepsie, NY: The De Laval Separator Company, 1896. No. 246. Staplebound wraps. 22.5 x 14.5 cm, 28 pages. This booklet advertises the various models of De Laval Cream Separators along with the highlights of the products, their uses, and when one might consider the purchase of one of these fine..... More

Hartford, CT: The Stentor Company, 1940. Spiral_bound. Unpaginated. 21.5 x 15 cm. The Waterbury, CT edition of this mid-century bride book. Filled with recipes (tab style). Includes many local advertising. Illustrated throughout. Interior clean, covers lightly soiled. More

Chicago: Butterick Publishing Company, 1932. Hardcover. 164 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. From the creators of The Delineator magazine - a publication focused on testing recipes, kitchen appliances, and household methods to give trusted advice to homemakers. Filled with recipes - photo illustrated. Interior clean and crisp. Boards rubbed at..... More

Chicago: c. 1960. Loose_leaf. 8.5 x 4.75 cm. Ija Adler (Isadore Adler Harris 1898-1968) was the manager of the rare book department of the Marshal Fields "Loop Store" for 25 years. His wife, Hermine Adler (Hermine Battista 1904-1986) was a German/Austrian citizen and arrived in the US in 1908. As..... More

Paperback. Weber, J.M. Erich. Liittyy Suomennoksena Saksankieliseen Loistoteokseen “Pra-Ko-Ku” (Praktische-Konditorei-Kunst) Dresden-Radebeul: Weber, c. 1921. 68 pages. Illustration mounted on cover. Over 600 products for confectionery and bakery operations aimed at Finnish market. More

Zurich: Schweizer, Familier-Wochenblattes, July 1891 - June 1893. Fourth Volume. Hardcover. 416 pages. Translation: Cooking School - A Guidebook for Household and Kitchen - For practical housewives - And those, who wish to be so. Fourth Volume - Publishment of the Swiss Family Weekly Paper, Th. Schröter in Zurich This..... More

London: Kettners Ltd., 1914. Second Edition. Hardcover. 500 pages. 20 x 14.5 cm. Menus and recipes from the famous Soho restaurant in London. This revised second edition retains its Victorian core while adding early-20th-century material. Includes five pages of facsimile menus from the restaurant, as well as two pages detailing..... More

Paris: Blondel La Rougery, 1925. Third Edition. Wraps. 104 pages. 20.5 x 13 cm. Text in French: Translation - The Best Culinary Recipes for Fish & Shellfish. Pages lightly toned, covers heavily soiled. Covered in protective mylar. From the culinary collection of Carl G. Sontheimer, the man who revolutionized American..... More

Chicago: F. T. Neely, 1892. Wraps. 316 pages. A collection of 19th-century American domestic recipes. Often conflated with the First Lady's historical manuscript, this specific 1892 book is a practical Victorian-era guide rather than her original 18th-century Elizabethan family collection. Recipes include yeasted breads, cakes, cosmetiques (how to clear tanned..... More

1896. Cards. 18 x 11 cm. Handwritten French Menu featuring a charming Asian lithographed design with added gilt. Attached to gray construction paper. More

Hoboken, NJ: 1924. Cards. 19 x 12 cm. Hand-colored and handwritten French menu. Satirical in nature - signed by all attended. More

Washington DC: 1906. Cards. After President Theodore Roosevelt was laying the Corner-Stone of the Office Building of the House of Representatives, the following day at the Hotel Gordon they were serving Frizzled Beef in Cream Mush for breakfast, Honey Comb Tripe a la Creole for lunch, and Roast Young Vermont..... More