NY: Adolph Mariani, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. 24pp; illustrated throughout from photographs of opera singers and musicians who frequented the Asti Restaurant, where the waiters sang opera while you dined. Bound in pictorial yellow wrappers, 8.5" x 5.5" The Asti Italian restaurant on 12th Street, a Greenwich Village landmark for..... More

Peoria, Illinois: Manual Arts Press, 1923. First Edition. Original Cloth. 128pp w/ index; full-page and text illus from photographs. Light shelf wear to corners. 8.75" x 5.75" Chapters: The Art of Entertaining and Being Entertained; The Choice of Equipment for the Dining-room; The Rules of Table Service; Principles of Menu..... More

1873. Original document. One page, octavo, printed form, accomplished by hand. Application is made to the Board of Commissioners, Middlesex County, Connecticut in September, 1873. Signed by E.W.N. Starr, Town Clerk, by the applicant, and by the guarantor. Docketed on the verso. 8" x 5" More

v.l. v.n., 1880-1890s. Original documents. Includes: John Devoe dealer in Fish, Oysters, Clams..., Brooklyn, NY; Hires Root Beer (concentrate); Ferndell Gelatine for the Palate and the Purse; Pettit Flouring Mill, Minneapolis; Horlick's Malted Milk...No Cooking or Milk Required; Charles H. North Pork, Beef, Lard, Hams, Bacon, Live & Dressed Hogs........ More

New York: Curtis & Brown, 1870. First Edition. Softcover. 32pp. Contains recipes for puddings and pies, breakfast and tea cakes, dessert cakes, side dishes and relishes, pickles and preserves, and home remedies, along with ads and testimonials for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Brown's Bronchial Troches and Vermifuge Comfits or Worm..... More

Philadelphia: Drawer Publishing Co., 1888. First Edition. Printed Self-wrappers. (6)pp. Pictorial covers and inserted "Christmas" plate printed in full color. The cover states Vol. 1, No. 2, although this is a prospectus for a planned publication. One page of text, in part: "... It is designed mainly to be a...... More

Savannah: Evans Printing, Circa 1950. Original. Broadside, printed in black ink on salmon stock; photo of chickens on rotisserie. 8" x 5.5" More

New York: The Typophiles, 1945. First Edition. Softcover. (4)pp, printed in black and orange. 7.25" x 4.75". The occasion featured Paul A. Bennett as Master of Ceremonies, an address by Carl Purington Rollins, a quiz by Ben Grauer, and a menu of Goudy's favorite foods. More

1856. Original manuscript. 19pp of entries, neatly written in ink: March 12-September 23, 1856. Lists a wide variety of purchases and prices paid, including: 13-1/2 Veal, 1/2 Cod Fish, 1/2 cord Wood, 15 Tea biscuit, Gate fastenings, Roasting beef, Eels, Glass & putty hot house, 5 Gals Wine, Beef Steak..... More

New-York: No. 215 Water Street, 1838. Original document. Engraved picture of the stove in letterhead. Addressed by hand to Mr. J. Foster, detailing his purchases: 1 no. 5 Stove & fixtures, $33.50; 20-1/2 pipe, $5.12; &c., totalling $39.50 and signed by Hawes & House. Dated October 24, 1838. 6.25" x...... More

Reading, PA: Mt. Penn Stove Works, circa 1890s. First Edition. Softcover. 32pp; 20 engraved illustrations of various models of Mt. Penn stoves. Also contains descriptions of the stoves, and many recipes. Bound in decorated orange wrappers, 5.75" x 3.5" [OCLC locates only the Hagley Museum holding of this trade catalog.]..... More

Pulaski, Virginia: Norfolk & Western RR Co, 1891. Original documents. Five (5) printed documents, accomplished by hand, signed by the purchasing agent. Goods include: 1 Parlor Suite, 2 Divans, 1 Eng. Oak Rocker, 1 Doz. Individual Whiskey Bottles, 12 Doz. Plates, 12 Doz. Decanters, 8 Celery Glasses, &c. Brass fastener..... More

New York: J.L. Prescott Company, 1912. First Edition. Softcover. (24)pp; illustrated throughout from photographs, products shown in color. Tan wrappers; old splash mark on cover. 4.75" x 7". Laid in: Jobbers' Price List, 4pp, birdseye view of factory on final page; promotional letter in purple ink on company letterhead, dated..... More