1890. Wraps. Unpaginated (46 pages). Interesting and unusual repurposed Almanac that had a second life as a storehouse for colorful trade cards, advertisements, and keepsakes pasted in - giving the contemporary reader a glimpse into the late 1800's. Written on the cover "To Jessie, From Grandma Howell, March 1890. Covers..... More

Paris: Mouillot, 1891. Staplebound. 56 pages. Copiously illustrated, with prices, this pamphlet presents the assortment of trades of the times. A growing "ready to wear" branch of consumer goods accessible to a larger population. Includes merchandise for the home. Text in French. Pages lightly toned. More

1896. Cards. 18 x 11 cm. Handwritten French Menu featuring a charming Asian lithographed design with added gilt. Attached to gray construction paper. More

1898. Cards. 18 x 13 cm. Handwritten French Menu featuring original watercolor design. Seven course meal. Lightly soiled. More

New York: Cassel & Company, Limited, 1885. Unpaginated. 28 x 22 cm. A collection of short children’s stories with illustration plates including A Visit to Santa Claus’s Shop, How Scamp Had His Picture Taken, Harry Boy, and many more. Each story has multiple illustrations of varying sizes alongside the stories..... More

Boston: Bailey, Arthur H., 1890-91. Wraps. 2 pages. 28 x 22 cm. "The Finest Concentrated Clam Juice, Process and Product patented in the United States and Canada. Made from young Cultivated Clams on the New England Coast. The Original and Only Genuine CLAM JUICE on the Market." Sold in the..... More

Paris: Alphonse LE SIGNE, c. 1890. Loose_leaf. 3 pages. 35 x 27 cm. A romantic scene of wine drinking highlights this French sheet music. The musician, Désiré Dihau, was best known as the bassoonist and composer who was painted by Edgar Degas in L'Orchestre de l'Opéra along with cellist Louis-Marie..... More

New York: Glen Cove Starch Manufacturing Company, 1876. Sewn binding. 16 pages. 15.5 x 10.5 cm. Cover art features the "Duryeas' Pavilion, Centre Agricultural Hall, Centennial Grounds" from The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, held in Philadelphia, PA. 55 recipes included using the company's corn starch. The Glen Cove Starch..... More

1899: The White Mountain Freezer Co., Nashua, NH. Staplebound. 32 pages. 14.5 x 11.5 cm. Recipes along with illustrations of the White Mountain hand crank freezer. Illustrations include list price of parts along with a full page of illustrations for repair parts. Recipes for Ice cream, sherbets, water ices, frozen..... More

1891. Loose_leaf. 1 page. 21 x 14 cm. Typed, signed, letter on illustrated letterhead, dated Feb. 12, 1891 from the Morgan Horse Co. to Jasper M. Clark stating the prices for stallions. Includes envelope, stamp missing. More

Paris: P. LACAM, 1896. Second Edition. Hardcover. 516 Pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. The author, a chef for the Countess of Auteroche and the Marquise Courtavelle, died in 1860, one year after the publication of this book. Divided into several parts - with definitions of cooking techniques, the fundamentals of..... More

Oskaloosa, IA: SPRINGER & WILLARD, 1891. Loose_leaf. 1 page. 28 x 21 cm. Typed, signed, letter on illustrated letterhead, dated Feb. 3 17, 1891 from Springer & Willard to Jasper M. Clark, South Dakota, stating the prices for Draft Horses/German Coachers - Signed by Springer & Willard. Includes envelope, stamp..... More

Albany: Joel Munsell, 1876. Hardcover. 377 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Presentation copy from Joel Munsell to Professor Jonathan Pearson."Prof. Jonathan Pearson with the Sincear Reagards of J Munsell." Munsell, a printer in Albany, NY, published and edited numerous magazines, papers, and books. His personal collection of works on the..... More