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
![MANUSCRIPT] [CULINARY] [REPURPOSED] Beginner English Grammar Book for Danes; Altered grammar book...](/images/noimage.png)
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
![MARITIME] [WHALE-FISHERY] [BRAZIL](/pictures/thumb/1743.jpg?v=1551365238)
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
![MENU] [THANKSGIVING] [MASSACHUSETTS] The Norwood; THANKSGIVING B.M. Bradstreet, Proprietor](/pictures/thumb/2048.jpg?v=1574874908)
Northampton, MA: 1891. Cards. 23 x 12.5 cm. Folding Thanksgiving menu card featuring a photo of The Norwood Hotel on rear cover. An expansive menu, customary of the time, with multiple courses and a huge array of dishes including "Norwood Reform Punch", suggesting a preference towards the Temperance movement. Lightly..... 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
![A Sermon, Preached November 26, 1829; [THANKSGIVING] [RHODE ISLAND] Being the DAY OF THANKSGIVING...](/pictures/thumb/1277.jpg?v=1574874861)
Providence, RI: H.H. Brown, 1830. Wraps. 27 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm. Historical narration of the Second Baptist Church, by Reverend John O. Choules, in Newport, at the Second Baptist Church beginning with the secession from Dr. Clark's church in Providence 1656 to 1829. In December 1829, the church Deacons..... More
![BRITISH] [MILITARY] Catering Menu for the Officers in the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the West...](/pictures/thumb/1742.jpg?v=1551365237)
York, England: 1886. Loose_leaf. 32 x 20 cm. This menu,written by Halliwell, a local master of ceremonies and freemason, was made to accommodate and service the 3rd and 4th battalions' officers of the West Riding Regiment, formerly known as the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. The officers were lodged in the..... More
New York: Kohler & Hauck, 1898. First Edition. Wraps. 66 pages. 19.5 x 14.5 cm. A tribute to Theodore Stewart and his company. Theodore Stewart owned two upscale saloons that doubled as cabinets of curiosities. A master marketer, Stewart sought to cater to a clientele of high standard by creating..... More
![CARIBBEAN] Naboth's Vineyard; The Dominican Republic 1844-1924. Sumner Welles](/pictures/thumb/1538.jpg?v=1550351099)
New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd., 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 Volumes. 496 & 1058 pages. Signed presentation copy with personal letter. As the title of this important book artfully alludes to, The Dominican Republic's history has much in common with the biblical story of Naboth; let's just say things..... More