![Manuscript-Druggist] ; Excelsior Diary](/images/noimage.png)
San Francisco. Cardboard covers. Repurposed 1895 Diary. 17.5 x 9 cm. Written in pen "Harry Lapidaire, Pharmacist, My Father", on Tues. Jan., 1895. Remedies and recipes handwritten in pencil throughout such as: Poison Oak, Antiseptic Solution, Sore Nipples, Syphilis, Bug Poison, Tooth Ache Drops, etc. One-quarter used. The Excelsior District... More about Manuscript-Druggist] ; Excelsior Diary
Hollywood, California: Ada J. Alberty, 1939. Second Edition. Hardcover. 195 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. A self-published dietetic book based on the author's personal contact with clients. Records show Alberty had been sued by the government in the 1940's for misbranding of a drug and transporting over state lines. Interior... More about The Price We Pay for Dietetic Errors
London: John Murray, 1811. Second Edition. Hardcover. 440 pages. 16.5 x 10 cm "A New Edition, Augmented, corrected, and considerably improved". An all-inclusive household manual, filled with what seems to be very helpful receipts and some of a dubious nature. Some attribute to Mrs. Rundell of New Systems of Domestic... More about The New Family Receipt-Book; Containing Eight Hundred Truly Valuable Receipts
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 about Professor Carey's Self-Teacher in the Scientific Arts; He who buys this Book will never regret...
![NUTRITION] [HEALTH] Diet Lists of the Presbyterian Hospital; New York City. NA](/pictures/thumb/1960.jpg?v=1564348342)
New York: 1919. Cloth. 87 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Presbyterian Hospital's recommended diet plans for each of many specified diseases or conditions. Includes specific foods, portion sizes, and day-by-day menus, as applicable. Handwritten index as well as handwritten menu planning. Stamped "PROPERTY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL HOUSE STAFF" on... More about NUTRITION] [HEALTH] Diet Lists of the Presbyterian Hospital; New York City