[COOKERY MANUSCRIPT] Danish Handwritten Cookery Book
[COOKERY MANUSCRIPT] Danish Handwritten Cookery Book

Bergen, Norway, c. 1930. Hardcover. Marbled paper covered boards. Good. Unpaginated (136 pp). 20.5 x 17 cm. An elegantly handwritten cookbook brimming with recipes written in Danish. Bookstore's label on version of cover: C. Monsens Bok & Protokolhandel, Bergen. Interior foxed and stained, covers heavily rubbed. In protective mylar cover.

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[BAKING POWDER] Small Archive of Baking Powder Pamphlets
[BAKING POWDER] Small Archive of Baking Powder Pamphlets

1899-1935. Staplebound. Are you familiar with the "baking powder wars" that erupted in the late nineteenth century? During this period, baking powder had become a booming industry, with more than a hundred manufacturers competing nationwide. In their efforts to attract home cooks loyal to traditional methods and recipes, these companies produced their own cookbooks and promotional pamphlets to showcase the advantages of their brands. Gestine Lemcke. THEPURE Cook Book. Albany, NY: THEPURE Baking Powder Company, 1904. 128 pgs, 14 x... Read More

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[VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY] Restaurant/Hotel crew with angry chef
[VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY] Restaurant/Hotel crew with angry chef

c. 1930's. Cards. 7 x 11.5 cm. Group shot of Restaurant/Hotel crew with steamed up chef glaring at the camera. The service industry just doesn't change. Names listed on verso: Mrs. Wescott, Mr. West, Bernice, Margaret, Billy, Mary, Skippy, Eleanor, Pye (chef), - back row: Annie, Rose, Evelyn, Alice, Hugh, Bill. Crisp and clean.

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The "Wear-Ever" New Method of Cooking
The "Wear-Ever" New Method of Cooking

Pittsburgh, PA: William G. Johnston Company, 1929. Staplebound wraps. Color Illustrated wraps. Very good. 9 x 6 in. 47 pages. The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company. The purpose of the "Wear-Ever" New Method of Cooking is to cook foods without loss of natural flavors and valuable mineral elements. Advertisement for the "Wear-Ever" New Method Utensils. Includes instructions of use and many recipes such as; Glazed Carrots, Creole Celery, Maple Pears, Whole Wheat Indian Pudding, Meat Loaf, Savory Haddock, and Canary Salad.... Read More

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[FINLAND] [BAKING] [TRADE CATALOG] Kaytannollinen Kondiittoritaito
[FINLAND] [BAKING] [TRADE CATALOG] Kaytannollinen Kondiittoritaito

Paperback. Large format gray warps. Very good. Weber, J.M. Erich. Liittyy Suomennoksena Saksankieliseen Loistoteokseen “Pra-Ko-Ku” (Praktische-Konditorei-Kunst) Dresden-Radebeul: Weber, c. 1921. 68 pages. Illustration mounted on cover. Over 600 products for confectionery and bakery operations aimed at Finnish market.

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A Guide to Windermere and Grasmere
A Guide to Windermere and Grasmere

London: The Hansard Publishing Union, 1890. Wraps. Blue illustrated wraps. Good. 20 numbered pages. 18 x 12 cm. Travel Guide - plus 24 pages, profusely illustrated with advertisements for health pills, sanitariums, temperance hotels - CADBURY'S COCOA featured on front cover. Fold out map attached. Paper wrappers printed in black and blue. Wrappers fragile and worn, 1 x 3 cm piece missing a head of cover. Small closed tear to map.

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The P. D. & Co. Keystone Cook Book
The P. D. & Co. Keystone Cook Book

c. 1910's. Hardcover. Brown pebbled boards. Very good. 85 pages. 16 x 12.5 cm. Cookbook with full page illustrations of company's other products as well. (Fly Screen, Potato Masher, Press & Strainer, MacQueen's Patent Shower Bath). "Introducing the Keystone Beaters - Ten Machines in One: cake-beater, churn, egg-beater, ice cream freezer, fruit-whip, light dough-kneader, cream-whip, drink-mixer, potato-masher, and vegetable-whip". Clean, crisp copy. Four pages detached but clean and present.

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[POSTCARD] HEARTY THANKSGIVING GREETINGS
[POSTCARD] HEARTY THANKSGIVING GREETINGS

Germany, c. 1910. Cards. Color illustrated postcard. Very good. 14 x 9 cm. Festive color illustrated and embossed vintage postcard. Family greeting a young boy holding an ax and a turkey. Signed, From Elizabeth To Grandma, not postmarked.

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[TRADE CARD] Mapl-Flake
[TRADE CARD] Mapl-Flake

Battle Creek, Michigan: Hygienic Food Co., 1902. Cards. Illustrated label. Very good. 15 x 8.5 cm. Advertising Trade Card. Whole wheat maple cereal promoting health and nutrition through digestion. Lightly toned, 1cm. closed tear.

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[TRADE CARD] The Diamond Dyes
[TRADE CARD] The Diamond Dyes

Amherst, MA. Cards. Color illustrated cards. Good. 12.5 x 9 cm. Victorian era Chromolithograph Trade Card featuring school children on front and Advertisement on back. Back stained, front clean.

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[MENU] Waldorf's delicious Thanksgiving Day Dinner
[MENU] Waldorf's delicious Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Illustrated cards. Very good. 12 x 10 cm. Two-sided tabletop Thanksgiving Menu featuring Roast Young Turkey, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Old Fashioned Stuffing, Hubbard Squash, Potato, Rolls and Butter - with a choice of Apple Pie, Squash Pie, Mince Pie - Coffee or Tea - Only 95c.

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[HARVARD] 1904 - Fiftieth Anniversary Reunion Dinner
[HARVARD] 1904 - Fiftieth Anniversary Reunion Dinner

1954. Wraps. Cream cards. Very good. 18.5 x 14.5 cm. Folded card. Very good. Full menu with entertainment - "Songs by University Glee Club". Clean, crisp copy.

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[QUACKERY] [TRADE CARD] PERRY DAVIS' VEGETABLE PAIN KILLER
[QUACKERY] [TRADE CARD] PERRY DAVIS' VEGETABLE PAIN KILLER

London: Perry Davis & Son, c. 1890. Cards. White printed cards. Near fine. 11.5 x 7.5 cm. British - European Branch Trade Card. Legend has it, Perry Davis concocted his "all vegetable" patent medicine in 1839 after becoming ill himself - a combination of mostly alcohol. Card lists agency addresses: General Agency: 74 High Street, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A., Western Branch: 7 College Buildings, Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A., Canada Branch: 378 St. Paul Street, Montreal, D.E., European... Read More

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[MENU] T.S.S. "HECTOR"
[MENU] T.S.S. "HECTOR"

1938. Cards. Illustrated cards. Very good. 21 x 13.5 cm. The T.S.S. "HECTOR" was a set of four sister ships built for Alfred Holt and Company of Liverpool - part of the Blue Funnel Line. Sister ships were Sarpedon, Patroclus, and Antenor - all named after characters in Homer's Iliad. The stunning nighttime illustration that extends from the verso to the front cover is the work of Walter Thomas (1894 - 1971) - A Liverpool borne... Read More

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[MENU] [FOOTBALL] Banquet tendered the Hillhouse High School Foot-Ball Team by the Hartford Public High School Foot-Ball Team
[MENU] [FOOTBALL] Banquet tendered the Hillhouse High School Foot-Ball Team by the Hartford Public High School Foot-Ball Team

Hartford, 1892. Cards. Color illustrated and embossed cards, teal silk ribbon. Very good. 11 x 9 cm. Embossed Banquet Menu attended by New Haven, Connecticut High School Foot-Ball Team and Hartford, Connecticut High School Foot-Ball Team. Menu features Blue Points on half shell, Clear Green Turtle (soup), Boiled Kennebuc Salmon - Hollandaise Sauce, Fillet of Beef with Mushrooms, Mashed Potatoes, French Peas, Chicken Patties a la Reine, Roman Punch, Broiled Quail on Toast, Dressed Lettuce, Julienne Potatoes, Chicken... Read More

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[HUNGARIAN] [POSTER] To Sir, With Love
[HUNGARIAN] [POSTER] To Sir, With Love

Hungary: F. K.: Bors Ferenc, 1967. White poster paper, color printing. Near fine. 56 x 40 cm. Offset printed poster featuring the head of Sidney Poitier. To Sir, With Love is based on a 1959 autobiographical novel by E.R. Braithwaite. The British drama features an idealistic teacher trying to connect with his East End students who have been thrown away by society. Paper clean, light wrinkles at top edge.

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[ADVERTISING] Beech-Nut Gum
[ADVERTISING] Beech-Nut Gum

c. 1920's. Color illustrated cardboard. Very good. 25 x 52 cm. Scarce cardboard trolley car sign. Illustration by Frederic Stanley (1892-1967). Two closed tears. Rust stains to edges where it was affixed to sign.

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GIFT CARD

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[BROOKLYN] [PHOTOGRAPHY] School Photograph
[BROOKLYN] [PHOTOGRAPHY] School Photograph

c. 1920. Shaped black and white photo. Very good. 16 x 11 cm. Black and white photograph depicting, most likely, a college age co-educational student body. Drawing from the handwritten script on the verso of the photo, the students appear to live in the Brooklyn area. The class seems to have at least one white student and one of the male students is wearing a skull and bones on his sweater. Streets mentioned are: Henry St. Franklin St.... Read More

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[HARVARD] German Association of Harvard University. Program–Menu Collection
[HARVARD] German Association of Harvard University. Program–Menu Collection

1905-1907. A group of three original items related to the Deutscher Verein (German Association) at Harvard University: 1 - Commersbuch des Deutschen Vereins der Universität Harvard, May 1905. Small 8-page songbook (20 x 12.5 cm) featuring traditional toasts and drinking songs. Sewn binding; closed tears at the head and tail of the spine. 2 - Deutscher Verein Membership Form, October 1906. Printed membership form (16 x 13 cm) for the German Association, indicating membership for October 1906 ($5.00 dues).... Read More

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[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] 300 Tested Recipes
[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] 300 Tested Recipes

Guy's Cliffe, Warwick, England: Henry H. Lacy, Printer, 1912. Hardcover. Cream paper covered boards, red cloth spine. Good. 88 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. A variety of interesting recipes with multinational origins. Recipes atrributed local men and women as well as The Duchess of Marlborough (recipe: Poulet á la Hongroise), also known as Consuelo Vanderbilt, who was known for her charitable endevours. Handwritten recipe on rear free end paper. 13 pages of local advertising. Interior clean, boards rubbed... Read More

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48 New Jell-O Entrées, Relishes, Salads, and Desserts
48 New Jell-O Entrées, Relishes, Salads, and Desserts

Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Company, Inc., 1931. Staplebound wraps. Cream illustrated wraps, Near fine. 23 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. The 48 Jell-O recipes included in this early 1930s collection include those for recipes spanning from Prune Whip to Rice and Fish Loaf. There is also a small mail back order form to receive molds for Jell-O and more free recipe books for 25 or 50 cents. Some toning to cover.

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What Mrs. Dewey did with the NEW JELL-O!
What Mrs. Dewey did with the NEW JELL-O!

Le Roy, NY: G.F. Corp. , 1933. Staplebound wraps. Blue illustrated wraps, Near fine. 23 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. The "48 Fascinating New Recipes" included in this book are prefaced by a brief story about Mrs. Dewey and her family's experience with the new Jell-O. She is shocked by the new packaging, the enhanced fruit flavor, and the quick preparation of the product for her children. The recipes are then labeled under heading such as "Desserts that... Read More

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quick-and-easy new ways to make classic American gelatine recipes
quick-and-easy new ways to make classic American gelatine recipes

Johnstown, NY: Knox Gelatine Inc. , 1964. Folded. Cream printed paper, Fine. unpaginated, 15.5 x 7.5 cm. The "classic American gelatine recipes" pamphlet advertises Knox Unflavored Gelatine in the distinctly recognizable 60s aesthetic. It features recipes still in use today in the average American household, such as the No-Bake Cheesecake made with a graham cracker crumb crust. There is also a mail in slip addressed to "Gentlemen" that could be sent to Knox Gelatine Inc. with one dollar... Read More

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Child Care and the Working Woman
Child Care and the Working Woman

Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975. First Edition. Staplebound. Orange staplebound pictoral wrappers. Near fine. 54 pages. 26.5 x 20 cm. Follows the 1975 report of the subcommittee on social services and welfare, the SACRRW conference on child care and the working woman, and recommendations for changes in light of these. Advocates for better child care programs for mothers through the department of health, education, and welfare using illustrated examples of child care organizational models, charts of... Read More

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