New York: 1895. Staplebound. 17 x 12 cm. 20 pages. Advertising pamphlet for Brandreth's Pills featuring cartoons, riddles, tales and puzzles. Benjamin Brandreth (1809-1880) - an innovative marketer using mass advertising to build brand awareness for his "purifying" pills. The prevailing sentiment at the time was that the cleansing of..... More
![HEALTH] [SALES] Rawleigh's Good Health Products; From Producers to Consumers; Consumers Catalog](/pictures/thumb/615.jpg?v=1579549551)
Freeport, Ill: W. T. Rawleigh, 1938. Staplebound wraps. 8 x 5 in. 23 pages. Established in 1889, W. T. Rawleigh utilized the door-to-door sales method along with catalogs that gave the homemaker the ability to prepare their list of items they would need for the next visit from their Rawleigh..... More
Wallace, 1942. Staplebound wraps. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. 17 pages. Privately printed. "Wallace" pictured in black and white, must have been an early exercise enthusiast. Here he is trying to sell his "Keep Fit to Music" exercise program which employs buying his records to play and dance to..... More
![NUTRITION] [HERBS] Herbs for First-Aid and Minor Ailments; Drawing by Alison Ross. CERES](/pictures/thumb/1975.jpg?v=1564348383)
Northamptonshire: Thorsons Publishers Limited, 1972. Paperback. 64 pages. 17 x 11 cm. A brief history of herbs and their uses from the Dark Ages, through the Middle Ages, to modern times. Contains discourse on many individual herbs and their uses, including culinary and medicinal applications. Covers rubbed. More
![MILK] [HEALTH] Eating For Efficiency; Revised. Evaporated Milk Association](/pictures/thumb/950.jpg?v=1579560640)
Chicago: Evaporated Milk Association, 1932. Revised Edition. Staplebound. 63 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Home Economics and Nutritionists guide to balanced meals for specific age groups: Pre-School (2-5 years), School Children (6-8 years), School Children (12 years), Adolescent Girls and Boys, and Adults. Menus for Spring, Autumn, Winter. Recipes highlight..... More
![HEALTH FOOD] [PSYCHOLOGY] Feedback; How to Enjoy the Process as well as the Product - How to Use...](/pictures/thumb/1795.jpg?v=1551135376)
New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1978. Hardcover. 392 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. "How to Cook for Increased Awareness, Relaxation, Pleasure, & Better Communication with Yourself & Those who Eat the food" - An early Goldstein title, focusing on psychology/kitchen therapy. More
![MEDICINE] [REMEDIES] [QUACKERY] Short Account of Sir Astley Cooper's Vital Restorative,; the Only...](/pictures/thumb/1992.jpg?v=1580414857)
London: Harvey & Co., 1864. Hardcover. 48 pages, (4). 16.5 x 10.5 cm. "The Guide to Manly Vigour." A promotional treatise advocating a remedy for "the forms of Indigestion and Consumption in all their varieties, resulting from secret inadvertency in youth, or from sensual excesses." Readers were advised to send..... More
Nestle S. A., 1985. Second edition. Wraps. 20 pages. 28 x 21 cm. Nestle’s response to the controversy over their infant feeding products sold in Third World countries. In 1973 the New Internationalist published a critical article of Nestle and its practice of marketing baby formula as a healthy alternative..... More
![MEDICAL] [HOME BREWING] The New Improved THERMAL VAPOR BATH CABINET; Turkish, Russian and Mineral...](/pictures/thumb/1667.jpg?v=1548707490)
Toledo, Ohio: 1897. Pamphlet. 14.5 x 9 cm. (34 x 9 fully opened). Illustrated, threefold, thermal bath pamphlet. Application information along with testimonials, with one from the "Home Brewing Co." which leads us to believe these were not just used for medical treatments. Some toning with owners signature on cover..... More
![NUTRITION] [HEALTH] Diet Lists of the Presbyterian Hospital; New York City. NA](/pictures/thumb/1960.jpg?v=1576696207)
New York: 1919. Cloth. 87 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Presbyterian Hospital's recommended diet plans for each of many specified diseases or conditions. Includes specific foods, portion sizes, and day-by-day menus, as applicable. Handwritten index as well as handwritten menu planning. Stamped "PROPERTY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL HOUSE STAFF" on..... More
![PATENT MEDICINE] [ALMANAC] Morning Noon and Night; For 1871-71. Third Year. P H. Drake, Co](/pictures/thumb/2153.jpg?v=1587672363)
New York: P.H. Drake & Co., 1871. Sewn binding. Unpaginated. [48] pages. 21 x 14 cm. Filled with tall tales, nonsensical facts - something like Fake News of the late 19th century, P.H. Drake & Co. primary product, Plantation Bitters, was sold as a cure all but was fundamentally alcohol..... More
![NUTRITION] Food and Nutrition. The American Red Cross](/pictures/thumb/1976.jpg?v=1564348385)
Washington DC: The American Red Cross, 1942. Staplebound. 87 pages. 22 x 15 cm. The simple story of what foods to eat, why we should eat them, and how best to provide them at a reasonable cost. Consolidation of broad research contributions in the fields of food and nutrition translated..... More
![REMEDIES] [SONG BOOK] A Few Old Favorites. The J. R. Watkins Co](/pictures/thumb/2056.jpg?v=1578157871)
Newark, NJ: The J.R. Watkins Co., c. 1930. Staplebound wraps. 9 x 5 1/2 in. 24 pages. Song book/promotional advertisement for Watkins Liniment. Filled with customer reviews and testimonials. Black and white illustrations. Spine lightly rubbed. More