London: The Hansard Publishing Union, 1890. Wraps. 20 numbered pages. 18 x 12 cm. Travel Guide - plus 24 pages, profusely illustrated advertisements for health pill, sanitariums, temperance hotels, etc. Fold out map attached. Paper wrappers printed in black and blue. Wrappers fragile and worn, 1 x 3 cm piece..... More

Christiana: P. T. Mallings Boghandel, 1874. Hardcover. Interesting and unusual repurposed grammar book that had a second life as a storehouse for recipes, pasted in, handwritten, as well as newspaper articles. Biddy Bye, a syndicated Woman's Page Editor, is identified as the author of some of these newspaper articles, which..... More

Plymouth, Mass. A.S. Burbank, 1896. First Edition. Cards. Unpaginated. 19 x 14 cm. 16 pages of souvenir photogravure images. Introductory page emphasizes the Pilgrims as "a band of Separatists from the Church of England". Includes images of painting such as "The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor," by W. F. Halsall, "Landing..... More

Milwaukee, WI: c. 1880. Cards. 13.5 x 8 cm. Small illustrated black and white cardstock, with lavish menu on rear. Built in 1867 by John Plankinton, a prosperous meat packer, one time partner with Philip Armour. Back of menu has some residue, front is clean. More

c. 1910. Cards. 14 x 9 cm. Festive color illustrated and embossed vintage postcard. Family greeting a young boy holding an ax and a turkey. Signed, From Elizabeth To Grandma, not postmarked. More

New York: Weil, McGinniss & Sloman, 1933. First Edition. Wraps. 97 pages. 35 x 28 cm. Quarterly magazine specifically produced for the drug and toiletry market. Large format and profusely illustrated. Compelling articles include Ephedra, Congo Medicine, and The Medicine Man; with an early article about "Dr. Seuss" and his..... More

Taunton, MA: White, Warner & Co., c. 1890s. Cards. 13.5 x 10.5 cm. Illustrated stove trade card. "New Cyclone Ranges are THE BEST Medium priced ranges in the Market. Fitted with WHITE'S reliable Patent Grate, Alaska Knobs, &c. Thousands in use and Giving Satisfaction." Black and white stove illustration one one side, with..... More

New York: H. Dayton, 1858. Hardcover. 126 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Similar to earlier edition Ladies' Indispensable Assistant (1852) but with some medical updates and insights into vaccinations. Text provides guidance to recognize various illnesses with treatments with 14 pages listing the medical properties of plants. The Ladies' Domestic..... More

Paris: Dentu, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1807. Hardcover. 445 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Text in French. With three plates, bound at rear. Includes recipes for liquors, scents, syrups, sauces, etc. Concludes with a glossary of terms. This edition is an overhaul of Polycarpe Poncelet's - "Chimie de gout et de l'odorat (1755)..... More

San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co., Printers, 1875. Original wraps. The first 17 pages review various metal characteristics, accompanied by collection of instructions on manipulating metals. Recipes for fire works, baking, preserving, sacrament wine, and home remedies are listed along with various land measurements, and silver & gold worth..... More

New York: Cordley & Hayes, 1913. Staplebound. 32 pages. How did Hotels, Restaurants, and Homemakers deal with water, ice, and scraps before life became automated? They invested in Milk Pails, Fire Pails, Wash Tubs, Butter Bowls, Spittoons, and Chamber Pots made of "Indurated Fibre Ware", made of wood pulp which..... More

Hardcover. 37 x 17 cm. 119 linen-backed leaves of manuscript notations and paste down documents. Peter Fahrney [1840-1905], president and founder of Fahrney & Sons Co., was born in Maryland to a family of herbal practitioners. His grandfather, known as Ole Dr. Peter Fahrney, was well known in the Boonsboro..... More

Dixon, Illinois: Grand Detour Plow Co., 1892. Staplebound. 16 pages. Fully illustrated early plow catalog with 24 blank pages for notes, 1892 Calendar, and corporate history. Memorable plow names: "Grand Detour Corn Gopher, Kansas and Dakota Breakers, and Little Yankee Three-Wheel Gang Plow." Handwritten calculations for sheep and lamb on..... More