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

Chicago: c. 1870's. Loose_leaf. 24 x 15 cm. Broadside breakfast menu from one of the two celebrated hotels built in Chicago, after the Great Chicago Fire. Breakfast service was a large-scale event at the time including teas & coffees, rolls, several types of fish, tripe, pigs' feet, kidneys, mutton chops..... More

Providence, RI: 1891. Cards. 16.5 x 11. 5 cm. Lunch & Dinner menu. Lunch featured Lobster Salad & Stewed Calf's Liver with Wine Sauce. Dinner featured Chowder, Baked Mackerel with Tomato Sauce, Fried Eels - Jewish style, Saratoga Chips, Clam Fritters, Soft Shell Crabs, Quahogs, Indian Pudding, Ice Cream, Watermelon..... 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

Oshkosh, Wis. Castle-Pierce Press, c. 1930's. Staplebound. 24 pages. 28 x 24 cm. Illustrated sales catalog featuring detailed descriptions of the ironing machines offered by the American Ironing Machine Co., Algonquin, Illinois. A distinctive feature of this catalog is the visual portrayal of women operating the machines throughout the history..... More

Portland, ME: The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1955. Carter, Margot. First Edition. Hardcover. 212 pages. 17 x 12 cm. From the restaurant editor of Esquire - here is a gem from NYC mid-century dining scene. An A-Z restaurant guide accompanied by timely illustrations by Margot Carter. Scarce dust jacket rubbed at..... 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

St. Louis, MO: F. J. Schleicher Paper Box Co. Staplebound. 12 pages. No date, circa late 1920's. Profusely illustrated candy box trade catalog. Two page spread of color illustrations. Frank J. Schleicher (1859-1951) established his Paper Box Company in 1904. Prices in pencil, marked throughout. Cover colored and embossed. More

Newark, NJ: G. Krueger Brewing Company. Pamphlet. 21.5 x 10 folded, 21.5 x 38 fully opened. c. 1935. Folding pop-up pamphlet featuring a Krueger beer can and cream ale can. Krueger beer scored an important victory when they became the first brewer to sell beers in cans in 1934. This..... More