Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975. First Edition. Staplebound. 54 pages. 26.5 x 20 cm. Follows the 1975 report of the subcommittee on social services and welfare, the SACRRW conference on child care and the working woman, and recommendations for changes in light of these. Advocates for better child..... More

1970s-1980s. Hardcover. 70 pages. 23 x 18 cm. The first nineteen pages are filled with handwriting in cursive - incredibly neat, precise recipes such as tarts, oatmeal cookies, puddings, with some savory dishes sprinkled in. After the first nineteen pages, there are blank pages until a two page segment in..... More

San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1991. Paperback. 107 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. In 1982 the San Francisco AIDS Foundation was founded as a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services for people with HIV/AIDS with a mission to end the epidemic in the United States. This book brought useful..... More

Racine, WI: London Depot, 1905. (1 page, 27.5 x 21 cm) A letter from the Horlick Food Company addressed to Rev. Wm. D. Mosman of New Haven, CT. The letter is typewritten and advertises the company's various milk products by offering to send samples of their Malted Milk product in..... More

Los Angeles: California Fruit Growers Exchange, 1937. Staplebound. 48 pages. 19 x 12.5 cm. An extensive and beautifully designed pamphlet reporting the healthful aspects of Sunkist Oranges as well as the brand new Sunkist building in Los Angeles. Filled with recipes including salads, drinks, pies, cakes, marmalades, and more. Color..... More

Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine Co. Inc., 1928. Unpaginated. 8.5 x 6 cm. This small , fold out, Knox Gelatine recipe collection advertises the product for its health benefits. The product descriptions separate the Knox products into their own category away from competitor's products, and label themselves as the..... More

1888. Hardcover. 110 pages. 20 x 13 cm. A well ordered, indexed, hand written receipt book filled with remedies such as Bed Bug Poison, Tooth Ache Drops (Chloroform & Oil of Clove), Coca Wine, Ginger Ale, Colored Inks, Gonorrhea Mixture, and Fireworks (Red Fire & Green Fire). Includes the original..... More

Buffalo: D. Ransom, Son & Co., 1883. Sewn binding. 32 pages. 16.5 x 10 cm. An almanac with recipes along with advertisements for products such as Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ointment (lard, raisins, cut in pieces, and fine-cut tobacco, simmered together, pressed and strained), and fraudster "testimonials". These pamphlets were all..... More

Paris: Chez Debure, 1765. Fifth edition. Hardcover. 556 pages. 17 x 10.5 cm. Illustrated frontispiece. Important and instructive work by the French physician and author Arnault de Nobleville, a member of the Académie des Sciences. Conceived as a practical manual for the care of the sick, it was intended for..... More

New York: The Free Press, 2002. Hardcover. 258 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Fernandez-Armesto covers what he calls the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, the ritualization of eating, the inception of herding, the invention of agriculture, the rise of inequity, the long-range..... More

Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1970. Paperback. 207 pages. Eva Figes (1932-2012) was a Jewish refugee from Hitler's Germany, an author, a feminist, and a mother. In this book about feminism, Figes uses a diametrically opposite approach - "if the woman has been contemplated for centuries in the mirror made for her..... More

Paris: Chez Corbet Ainé, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. 696 pages. 17 x 10.5 cm. César Gardeton's New Dictionary of Households, Health, Cooking, and Economy reflects the growing interest in domestic science and public health during the early 19th century. It combines traditional knowledge with emerging (at the time) scientific understanding..... More

Washington DC: United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, 1906. Circular No. 21. Staplebound. 20 pages, 14.5 x 23 cm. Following the collaboration of members of the Departments of the Treasury, Agriculture, and Commerce and Labor on this document, the Food and Drugs Act was released to the..... More