Spingfield, MA: 1896. Staplebound. The New England Homestead, a magazine published in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1842 to 1969 focused on Farming, Gardening, Livestock, Dairy Production, Agricultural Politics, and Veterinary Advice. This edition additionally focuses on Thanksgiving with recipes, a story of Thanksgiving in Old Nantucket, and a jolly tale for..... More

1839. Loose_leaf. 27 X 22 cm. Register of costs for the ship Flora, commanded by Captain Daniel Fitch, sailing out of New London, Connecticut, while docked at a whale-fishery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Disbursements are recorded by ship agents to inform the ship owners of all the charges the..... More

1882. Cards. 35 x 7.5 cm. Charming tri-fold card stock menu. Sunday, June 25, 1882. The city of Moorhead, located next to the Red River, served as a transfer point for goods and passengers between the Twin Cities and Winnipeg. Originally a destination for the riverboat crowd, The Northern Pacific..... 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

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

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

Sault St. Marie, Michigan: The Riverside Photo Gallery - Allan Fanjoy, c. 1897. Cards. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Photo mounted on cabinet card with printed address and photo studio signature. Verso features promotional photo illustrations of Sault St. Marie as well as photo of the Proprietor, Allan Fanjoy. Featuring members..... More

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

New York: Fowlers and Wells, Publishers, 1850. First American Edition. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. 318 pages. A fascinating look into the world of nutrition in the mid 1800's, including diet in American Prisons. Edited by Charles A. Lee. Owners inscription on title page: "Mrs. Francis J. Humphry - bought..... More

Chicago: The American Cereal Co., 1895. Staplebound. 15 pages. 14 x 9 cm. Early American Cereal Co. (more commonly known as Quaker Oats) advertising pamphlet featuring a peculiar circus act performed by grasshoppers. Charming color illustrations throughout. Small closed tear to front cover, otherwise crisp and clean. More