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
Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Company, Inc., 1931. Staplebound wraps. 23 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. The 48 Jell-O recipes included in this early 1930s collection include those for recipes spanning from Prune Whip to Rice and Fish Loaf. There is also a small mail back order form to receive..... More
![Item #4903 [ACCOUNT BOOK] Timber Mill Account Book](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4903.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1772132585)
Bucksport, Maine: 1836-1866. Hardcover. 177 pages, with 54 pages utilized. This volume offers a window into the daily and season operations of a mid-19th-century timber mill. The proprietor(s) record work involving spruce, hemlock, pine, and both "soft" and "hard" woods over the years. Timber frequently serves as currency, exchanged for..... More
![Item #2754 [ADVERTISING] Beech-Nut Gum; Famous for fine flavor - Wonderful in chew-y-ness](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2754.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1634833165)
c. 1920's. 25 x 52 cm. Scarce cardboard trolley car sign. Illustration by Frederic Stanley (1892-1967). Two closed tears. Rust stains to edges where it was affixed to sign. 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
New York: Borden’s Premium Co., Inc. Staplebound. 24 pages. 21 x 13.5 cm. A label redemption catalog from Borden’s Premium Co., Inc. The catalog instructs how to redeem labels from Borden milk products such as Star Milk and Magnolia Milk in order to get high-quality goods ranging from dinnerware to..... More
![Item #4336 [CALIFORNIA] The Bride's Cook Book](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4336.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1721078588)
San Francisco: The California Bride's Cook Book Publishing Co., 1912. Hardcover. 110 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. A well organized and expansive cook book filled with period advertisements. Companies paid to have their products highlighted in the recipes including Folger's Golden Gate Baking Powder, Tea, and Spices, as well as..... More
![Item #4210 [CHEMIST] [SALES] [LETTERHEAD] [ARCHIVE] 33 Letters of request to Tampa, FL Chemist -...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4210.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1716915484)
1921-49. 33 pages. H. Lipscomb Miller - Analytical and Consulting Chemist of Tampa, Florida occupied an interesting area of commerce at the beginning of the 1920's and into the 1950's as both a chemist selling formulas and a possible huckster promoting sales opportunities in publications. These letters from a vast..... More
Chicago, IL: Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc., 1940. staplebound wraps. 48 pages, 22 x 15.5 cm. The Dairy Book, edited by Ruth Berolzheimer, the director of the Culinary Arts Institute, sorts its 300 dairy recipes by course. The introduction describes the value and healthfulness of dairy and its importance in a...... More
![Item #3488 [FARMING] Lycons; The Farmer's Friend](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3488.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1678135035)
New York, NY: B.T. Babbit, Inc., 1940. Staplebound wraps. 48 pages. 8 x 5 in. Advertising handbook for Lycons concentrated lye. History of product, sanitation, and uses. Disease fighting agent. Cleans, disinfects, and destroys odors. Closed tear to spine. Covers rubbed. More
Dayton, OH: Frigidaire Corporation, General Motors Corporation, 1932. Reprint. staplebound. 47 pages, 23 x 15.5 cm. With the company's formal crest emblazoned across the front cover, this corporate cookbook ushers you quickly back a time when your refridgerator was as much of a status symbol as your diamond earrings. The..... More
Johnstown, NY: Knox Gelatine, 1915. folded. Knox Sparkling Gelatine is a small folded collection of recipes from some of Mrs. Knox of Knox Sparking Gelatine's recipe books. On the last of the folded pages, there is a slip to fill out and mail in with four cents in stamps for..... More
![Item #4248 [MENU] BANQUET 1926; The Twenty-ninth Annual Convention - The American Mining Congress](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4248.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1717707490)
Washington DC: 1926. Cards. 25 x 16 cm. Elegantly illustrated Banquet Menu and Program held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. The toastmaster: Hon. Tasker L. Oddie, U.S. Senator, Nevada. The speakers: Noah Swayne & Hon. William H. King, U.S. Senator, Utah. An interesting pencil illustration on ther rear..... More
![Item #4629 [MENU] [ILLINOIS] THE HUT; WHERE OLD FRIENDS MEET AND EAT - The University's Popular...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4629.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1752006018)
Evanston, Illinois: 1936. Cards. Written on the interior of the menu: "Friday, Oct 23, 1936". The HUT was a popular spot among the college crowd at Northwestern University. In fact, the headline at the top of the menu states: We Deliver To All Parts Of The Campus. Can you imagine..... 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
![Item #3478 [TEXTILES] Tailor's Garment Construction Models From Sewing Course](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3478.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1678397378)
c. 1930. 32 x 25 cm. closed - 49 x 32 cm. opened. Unique handmade folder housing the work of a tailor, most likely the sample pieces for a customer's jacket. Four garments, four patterns. The first garment is the anatomy of the collar and the interior pocket of a...... 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
![Item #3569 [TRAVEL] [RHODE ISLAND] VISIT SMART SCENIC HISTORIC NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3569.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1680560511)
c. 1939. Cards. 11 x 8 cm. closed, 16 x 8 cm. open. Decorative die-cut promotional brochure featuring the Old Stone Mill building on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI. Touting the "nation's summer social capitol", this well preserved pamphlet with a cutout on the cover describes all that Newport offers..... 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
Cambridge, MA: Lever Brothers Company, 1950's. Staplebound wraps. 7 x 6 in. 48 pages. "Spry" Pure Vegetable Shortening Advertisement. Recipes for biscuits and breads, cakes, cookies, desserts, frostings and fillings, deep frying, sauteing, pies, and sauces. Black and white and color illustrations. Cool comic book format on cover. Cover lightly..... More
Los Angeles, CA: International Publishing Co., 1913. Staplebound, with cover. 58 pp. 12.5 x 17.5 cm. Assembled and edited by A. C. Hoff from the International Cooking Library, The Dainty Sweet Book features recipes from famous chefs from around the US, Canada, and Europe. These chefs are pictured in black..... More
![Item #4372 [RHODE ISLAND] The RHODE ISLAND REGISTER for the year 1853:; Containing a Business...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4372.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1724325808)
Providence: Glading & Brother; George H. Whitney, 1853. Hardcover. 180 [48] pages. 19.5 x 13 cm. 1853 was the first year this Register was published and one of only two (2nd was 1856). Filled with a substantial amount of data regarding government and business at the time of publishing. Includes..... More
![Item #4857 [AGRICULTURE] Nebraska Corn Book; Including Brief Treatment of the Principal Corn...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4857.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1769897107)
Lincoln, Nebraska: The Nebraska Boys and Girls' Associations - The University Publishing Co., 1906. Staplebound. 78 pages. 2 x 15 cm. Essays, poems, history, and rules for judging corn contests and festivals. Essay by young Native American student of an "Indian School" about Maize. Illustrated throughout. Stamped on verso of..... More
![Item #4676 [BALTIMORE] [LIQUOR] [EPHEMERA] Wines and Liquors Correspondence; Pre-Prohibition...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4676.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1758398371)
Baltimore: Broderick, McRae & Co., 1901. paper. 27 x 20 cm. Broderick, McRae & Co. This Baltimore merchant-bottler company was a classic business model before Prohibition - trading in both everyday and luxury spirits for private collections and connoisseurs. This letter discusses an upcoming business visit to F. W. Eaton..... More