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
Philadelphia & Pittsburgh: Atlantic Refining Co., (1916). First Edition. Softcover. 31pp; illustrated throughout in black and blue. Includes detailed product descriptions, prices and testimonials re various models of oil-fired cooking stoves for home and yacht. Bound in pictorial wrappers. 6" x 3.25". Laid in are a typewritten letter on Atlantic..... 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
NY: H.C. Buchanan & Co., Ca. 1892. First Edition. Softcover. 32pp, printed on pulp paper. This first issue includes: The Model Cook Book; Home Referencer Practical Hints; Farmer's Handbook; Dictionary of Facts; Secrets & Mysteries; Budget of Humor; Beauty Hints; Favorite Songs; Ten Popular Stories [on three pages]; "Ellie's Sacrifice,"..... More
Middletown [CT]: County of Middlesex, 1882. Original document. Printed form, accomplished by hand. Names the licensee, dates of issuance and expiration, and fee paid; signed by two county commissioners and the county clerk. Printed with filigree corner and border decorations, county seal, and an eagle symbol. 9.75" x 13.25" Suitable..... 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
Denver, Colorado: Davis-Watkins Dairymen's Mfg. Co., circa 1910. First Edition. Softcover. 103pp with index; illustrated throughout in black & white, four pages in color. Contains descriptions and specifications of butchers' and packers' machinery, supplies, and market equipment, including: a variety of walk-in refrigerators, ice houses, roll-front refrigerator, scales, coats and..... More
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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
Paris: Commissariat Gen au Tourisme, 1950. First Edition. Softcover. 36pp; illus from photographs, color map. Text in Spanish. Designates six driving circuits for tourists and winelovers in the wine country of southern France. The Herault, described as France's "most important wine-growing region. unjustly forgotten," includes Montpellier, Sete and Beziers. This..... 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
Savannah: Light's Motor Court, Circa 1950. Original. Broadside, printed in black ink on pale-green paper, age-tanned at edges. 9" x 6" "...Cities Service Gasoline ... Modern Rest Rooms ... Ice Cold Beer Today." 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
Bay Shore, NY: Winequest, 1985. First Edition. Original Boards. pp: v, 469. Bound in red textured boards, printed dust wrapper. 10.25" x 7" Said to be the ultimate wine reference book. More
Chicago: Harper-Wyman Mfg. Co., 1935. First Edition. Softcover. 12pp; illustrated throughout text in yellow and blue. Bound in pictorial wrappers. 8.5" x 6" "Harper Burners were formerly made in the familiar cast iron star shape. Now the modern and more efficient round burner is usually made of aluminum. The simmering..... 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
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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
Philadelphia: v.p., 1888-89. Original manuscripts. Engraved billheads, accomplished by hand. One is from Githens Rexsamer & Co. ("Olives and Olive Oil a specialty"). Two are from Krause, Ingham & Hester ("Packers of the Home Delight Coffee"), each with an engraving of their premises, delivery wagons out front. All are 8.5"..... 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
Buffalo, N.Y. D. Ransom, Son & Co., 1891. First Edition. Softcover. 32pp; woodcuts in text, including one of the label for Dr. A. Trask's Magnetic Ointment. Bound in printed, pink wrappers; edges of covers chipped, text block tanning. 6.25" x 4" "It contains, besides cooking receipts, pages for invalids...painting...antidotes for..... More
Rockford, Illinois: R.H. Shumway, Seedsman, [1920s?]. Early edition. Softcover. 60pp; few illustrations from photographs, planting-zone map. Detailed guide to the culture of vegetables and fruits, arranged alphabetically. Bound in pictorial tan wrappers. 7" x 5" Pioneer American Seedsmen, established in 1870. More
Niantic, PA: Frank Slonaker, 1934. Original document. Mounted under plexiglass in plastic frame. Broadside, 17" x 9"; overall size of frame, 20" x 10". Text in part: "NRA.We Do Our Part.Prices Effective Thurs., Fri. and Sat., February 8-9-10.Nor-mont Coffee lb. tin 25c.Ritter's Spaghetti, 2 cans 10c, Here's Where You Spend..... More
(Philadelphia, PA): W.J. McCahan Sugar Refining & Molasses Co., 1939. Eleventh Edition. Softcover. 88pp; 8 full-page illustrations from photographs. It seems that before every dish was "better with bacon" it was better with sugar. For example: Chapter IX-Season Meat Dishes with Sunny Cane Sugar; Chapter X-Vegetables Taste Better Seasoned with..... More
London: J. Nichols, 1787. First Edition. Cloth. pp: lxx, 371, errata; one engraved plate. The first 70 pages include a 66-page essay by John Topham, "Observations on the Wardrobe Account of the 28th Year of King Edward the First." Bound in 19th-c. maroon cloth, gilt spine lettering, blind rules. 11.25"..... More
Baltimore, MD: Louis Kaufmann & Sons, 1916. Original document. Postmark and message on verso dated 1916. Addressed to a Spokane, Washington woman, tells of places visited, in part: "...Hampton Roads full of battle ships and torpedo boats...10,000 sailors off 'on liberty' today till Monday. We came in on ferry from..... More