c. 1920. 16 x 11 cm. Black and white photograph depicting, most likely, a college age co-educational student body. Drawing from the handwritten script on the verso of the photo, the students appear to live in the Brooklyn area. The class seems to have at least one white student and..... More

Connecticut/California: 1940's-1960's. Cards. 21 pages. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Handcrafted recipes book made up of decorated envelopes. Each envelope is decorated with pasted-on photos of food items which are labeled, and filled with recipes. Both handwritten recipes and recipes cut from magazine, periodicals, and food packaging. Some envelopes empty. Front..... More

1900. Wraps. 4 Pages. 18 x 15 cm. Folded sheets. Sophisticated menu with full page of Toasts by Alumni and leading political and business figures including: George E. Lounsbury (Governor of Connecticut), Flavel S. Luther (CT state senator), and many more. Some toning to covers. More

1938. Cards. 21 x 13.5 cm. The T.S.S. "HECTOR" was a set of four sister ships built for Alfred Holt and Company of Liverpool - part of the Blue Funnel Line. Sister ships were Sarpedon, Patroclus, and Antenor - all named after characters in Homer's Iliad. The stunning nighttime illustration..... More

Syracuse, NY: 1950. Wraps. 10 x 6 1/2 in. La Carte Menu from The Yates Dining Room and Tap Room. States that they cater to banquets and parties. Items on the menu include; oysters, steaks, salads, desserts, and several alcoholic beverages. Tape residue on inside. More

1905-1907. 3 German Association of Harvard University programs/menus. 1) 8 pages. 20 x 12.5 cm. Commersbuch des Deutschen Verein der Universität Harvard, May 1905. This appears to be a song book related to toasting and drinking. Sewn binding, closed tears to head and tail of spine. 2) 16 x 13..... More

London: Perry Davis & Son, c. 1890. Cards. 11.5 x 7.5 cm. British/European Branch trade card. Legend has it, Perry Davis concocted his "all vegetable" patent medicine in 1839 after becoming ill himself - a combination of mostly alcohol. Card lists agency addresses: General Agency: 74 High Street, Providence, Rhode..... More

Burlington, VT: Penick & Ford, Ltd., Inc., 1930's. Loose-leaf. 16 x 8 cm. Tri-fold color illustrated brochure. Colorful advertisement brochure for Vermont Maid Syrup, Cane/Maple Sugar. Recipes include: Maple Baked Custard, Sweet Potatoes and Apples, and Vermont Maid Caramels. Clean, crisp copy. More

Seattle: 1968-70. Hardcover. 96 pages. 21 x 17 cm. Composition book used for grocery lists from February 1968 to march 1970. Very legible handwriting, in cursive. Interesting look into the buying habits of an American household in the late 1960's. The household ate a fairly repetitive diet that included: Folger's..... More

London: John Churchill, 1858. Sewn binding. 7 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Bound together with: Account of the History and Dissection of a Case of malformation of the Urinary Bladder, with Remarks - A. Melville M'Whinnie, 8 pages, London: Wilson & Ogilvy. An uncommon pamphlet on gynecology, with illustrations examining..... More

Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1910. John Frew. Sheet_music. 5 pages. 13 in. x 10.5 in. Stamp to inside page. Rubbing to cover. More

1931. Coated paper. 23.5 x 16 cm. Two color illustrated broadsides: Tuesday, February 10, 1931 & Monday, March 16, 1931. Illustrating the American affluent class and their recreational habits. Deck sports included Ladies Turtle Race, Ladies Nail Driving Contest, Ladies & Gentlemen: Shaving Contest, Feeding the Baby, Children's Pie Eating..... More

New York: National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association. Staplebound. 16 pages. 17.5 x 11 cm. Stamped on cover: UNITED WAR WORKERS CAMPAIGN Nov. 11-19. During W.W.I, the YWCA was on the seven non-governmental organizations that participated in the United War Workers Campaign, and the only one fully dedicated..... More