[TRADE CATALOG] Grates, Franklin Stoves, & Fire Frames
[TRADE CATALOG] Grates, Franklin Stoves, & Fire Frames

by Todhunter Inc.

New York City, NY: Todhunter Inc., 1930. 14-e. staplebound. Gray illustrated wraps. Near fine. 16 pages, 27.5 x 21.5 cm. An elegantly produced trade catalog. Inside, each style of grate is given a brief history and paired with the individual products that are sold in this style. They are described and illustrated in extreme detail. Each product is listed with... Read More

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[COCKTAIL] [EPHEMERA] PUERTO RICAN RUM "RUMSTERS"
[COCKTAIL] [EPHEMERA] PUERTO RICAN RUM "RUMSTERS"

by Puerto Rican Rum Institute

New York: Puerto Rican Rum Institute, 1950. cards. Color illustrated cards. 25 x 21 cm. Three fold out pages include "eight jolly Puerto Rican Rumsters!...eight colorful cardboard cut-outs with recipes and jingles on the back! And a recipe sheet of twelve wonderful, easy-to-make rum drinks." For instance, Number 2: "I've a passion to go splashin' In a mellow Rum Old... Read More

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Making the Most of your Servel
Making the Most of your Servel

by Servel Homemaker's Institute

Evansville, Indiana: Servel, Inc., 1947. Staplebound. Black illustrated wraps. Very good. 47 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm. The Servel Company (formerly Servel-Electrolux) was an American producers of heating and cooling appliances founded in 1922 by Colonel William McCurdy. This recipe book includes various dishes made possible by electric cooling and advertises for Servel’s Electrolux home refrigerator. Black and... Read More

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[WOMEN] [COSMETICS] Icilma
[WOMEN] [COSMETICS] Icilma

by International Icilma Trading Company Ltd.

London: International Icilma Trading Company Ltd., 1924. Staplebound wraps. Illustrated wraps. Near fine. 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. 40 pages. This charming color illustrated pamphlet gives us a glimpse into the advertising claims of beauty products in the begining of the 1900s. Illustrated throughout, Icilma was used for the complexion, hair, hands, and toillete. Products included cold cream, lip... Read More

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An Invitation to Indian Cooking
An Invitation to Indian Cooking

by Jaffrey, Madhur

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Rose illustrated boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 285 pages. 24 x 17 cm. Jaffrey's first cookbook which was shepherded to publication by Judith Jones. Madhur Jaffrey was an award winning actress before her career took a turn as the Indian food ambassador for American cooks. After an article... Read More

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KC Baking Powder Grocer's Want Book
KC Baking Powder Grocer's Want Book

by Jaques Manufacturing Co.

Chicago, IL: Jaques Manufacturing Co. , [1940-1942]. staplebound, backed with cloth tape. Ivory printed boards, backed with white cloth tape, good. 28 pages, 21 cm x 10 cm. This KC Baking Powder Grocer’s Want Book was published between 1940 and 1942, and was given out complimentary to grocers alongside their purchases of KC Baking Powder to stock their... Read More

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[LAUNDRY] HINTS FOR THE LAUNDRY and Other Useful Information
[LAUNDRY] HINTS FOR THE LAUNDRY and Other Useful Information

by J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co.

Keokuk, Iowa: J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., 1914. Cards. Color illustrated cards, red string. Very good. 16 pages. 15 x 10 cm. This shaped pamphlet brings a sweat to our brow - reading the instructions for washing, starching, ironing, and soil removal reminds us life was a bit harder before the washing machine. After opening a successful elastic... Read More

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[ART] EXISTENTIAL. PRINTED. SUGAR. ACTUAL. BABY. SIZE. QUESTIONS.
[ART] EXISTENTIAL. PRINTED. SUGAR. ACTUAL. BABY. SIZE. QUESTIONS.

by EMILY JENNE

2015. Archival vellum, foil tape, MRE bag. Near fine. Limited edition 1 of 5. Seventy Two unbound, translucent pages feature images of pebbles and stones plucked from East Village streets lettered with nostalgia-inducing candy names. The title, (a conflation of Printed Actual Size and Existential Sugar Baby Questions) struggles to answer adult questions with childhood answers. Frustration... Read More

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[ART] PAPER SCULPTURES
[ART] PAPER SCULPTURES

by EMILY JENNE

2019. ONE OF A KIND. Gampi paper, flashe, sign painters enamel, metal leaf. Fine. Originally inspired by New York Chinatown shops selling modern takes on joss paper and hell money. Instead of more traditional currency for the afterlife, these took the form of cell phones and convertibles, etc. meant to be burned at a funeral, so as to... Read More

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Cocktails by "Jimmy" Late of Ciro's London
Cocktails by "Jimmy" Late of Ciro's London

by Jimmy"

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1930. Hardcover. Illustrated yellow and black cloth, gilt title. Very good. 96 pages. 17 x 12 cm. The one and only classic, although missing the very scarce dust jacket. Light wear to edges, spine and corners, otherwise clean.

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[LETTER HEAD] [STOVES] Collection of range and stove invoices
[LETTER HEAD] [STOVES] Collection of range and stove invoices

by JOHN P. SWEETSER, Dr. - Dealer in Glenwood Ranges and Stoves, etc.

Portsmouth, NH: Magee Ranges and Stoves, Glenwood Ranges and Stoves, Portsmouth Heating & Plumbing Co., 1893-1905. Lined paper with letterheads. Very good. 10 invoices. This collection of invoices from three kitchen furnishing dealers, all in Portsmouth, NH around the turn of the 20th century, ranges in date from 1893-1905. They are billed to a number of members of the Gerrish... Read More

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A HUNDRED YEARS EATING
A HUNDRED YEARS EATING

by Johnston, James P.

Montreal: Gill and Macmillan, 1977. Hardcover. White cloth covered boards. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. 148 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Recounting every aspect of the British dietary changes over the past centuries. Gone are the bread and potato diets of the Victorian poor, and the twelve course dinners of the rulers, replaced by a fresh, varied, and... Read More

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THE HOME NURSE
THE HOME NURSE

by SEABURY & JOHNSON

New York: SEABURY & JOHNSON, 1889. Staplebound. Illustrated wraps. Good. 32 pages. 11.75 x 7.5 cm. Before founding Johnson & Johnson, Robert Wood Johnson partnered with George Seabury to create the medicated plaster company Seabury & Johnson. In this pamphlet, the main product the company is marketing is Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters. The product was recommended for everything from sore... Read More

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[CULINARY] [NOVEL] High Bonnet
[CULINARY] [NOVEL] High Bonnet

by Jones, Idwal

New York: PRENTICE-HALL, 1945. Hardcover. Maroon boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 184 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Signed by the author on a tipped in piece of paper on the front free end paper. A satirical and affectionate look at the world of haute cuisine, focusing on the ambitions, artistry, and the behind-the-scenes politics of professional kitchens. The... Read More

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[CULINARY] [NOVEL] Chef's Holiday
[CULINARY] [NOVEL] Chef's Holiday

by Jones, Idwal

New York: Longmans, Green and Co. , 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 210 pages. 20 x 13.5 cm. A food-themed travel novel featuring a chef, and his friends as they journey through the Loire Valley of France. Jones highlights his sensory-rich prose while capturing the romance and artistry of French gastronomy as... Read More

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Fear of Flying
Fear of Flying

by Jong, Erica

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Red boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 336 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. The iconic, passionate novel that explored some totally new territory - a highly sexual intellectual woman, a writer, and the craziness and misery of the war between the mind and the body. Interior and... Read More

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DAINTY DESSERTS and CONFECTIONS
DAINTY DESSERTS and CONFECTIONS

by Joseph Burnett Co.

Boston: Joseph Burnett Co., c. 1920. Staplebound. White wraps. Good. 26 pages. 15.5 x 9.5 cm. From the man who created the first liquid Vanilla extract and a hair tonic that used cocaine as the main ingredient, we bring you a lovely dessert pamphlet filled with recipes for confections (chocolate creams, cream english walnuts, smith college fudge, etc.), Creams and... Read More

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[TEXTILES] Art of the Needle
[TEXTILES] Art of the Needle

by Joyce, Henry

Shelburn, VT: Shelburne Museum, 2003. Large Paperback. Color photo illustrated wraps. Near fine. 140 pages. 27.5 x 21 cm. Fully illustrated. The Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont has one of the largest and best-quality bedcover collections in the United States. This book highlights 100 masterpiece quilts, most of them made between 1800 and 1900. Interior pristine. Covers very lighlty rubbed... Read More

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Early American Ironware
Early American Ironware

by Kauffman, Henry J.

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1964. First Edition. Rust embroidered cloth covered boards. Fine, in very good dust wrapper and cardboard slipcase. 166 pages. 28 x 22.5 cm. Early American founders of iron were highly instrumental in the country's national independence. Documenting the craft of blacksmiths, whitesmiths, farriers, edge toolmakers, cutlers, locksmiths, gunsmiths, nailers, wheelwrights, and tinsmiths. Board... Read More

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[SHEET MUSIC] More Candy
[SHEET MUSIC] More Candy

by Kaufman, Mel. B.

Cleveland: Sam Fox Pub. Co., 1917. Loose_leaf. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 5 pages. 34 x 26.5 cm. Melville Bernd Kaufman was a prolific American ragtime piano composer best known for "Me-Ow" and this title. Rubbed at edges.

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CHAMPAGNE
CHAMPAGNE

by Kaufman, William I. - Text and Photographs

New York: PARK LANE, 1987. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards, decorated in gild. Near fine. 210 pages. 36 x 26 cm. A gorgeously illustrated and photographed large format book. The illustrations take the reader on a colorful tour of the great vineyards and villages of the beautiful Champagne district of France. Along the way we learn how this... Read More

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The art of INDIA'S COOKERY
The art of INDIA'S COOKERY

by Kaufman, William I. & Saraswathi Lakshmanan

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1964. Hardcover. Black cloth covered boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 239 pages. 21 x 14 cm. With over 100 curry recipes, this early Indian cookbook is a gem. No country in the world has so many different types of cuisine as India. This fascinating cookbook reveals how to prepare all these original... Read More

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THE FRENCH LAUNDRY COOKBOOK
THE FRENCH LAUNDRY COOKBOOK

by Keller, Thomas with Sussie Heller and Michael Ruhlman

New York: Artisan, 1999. (later edition). Hardcover. Blue boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. T325 pages. 29 x 28.5 cm. homas Keller's The French Laundry Cookbook is a celebrated culinary masterpiece that offers readers a glimpse into the artistry, philosophy, and meticulous attention to detail that define Keller's iconic restaurant, The French Laundry, located in Yountville, California. First published... Read More

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The Cuisines of Mexico
The Cuisines of Mexico

by Kennedy, Diana

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Rust cloth covered boards. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. 378 pages. 24 x 19 cm. Kennedy embraces the cuisines of the Spanish and the Native American as well as the highly distinctive fare of the separate regions. Drawings by Sidonie Coryn. Color illustrations throughout. Crisp clean copy. Covered... Read More

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[ART HISTORY] DRAWN FROM LIFE
[ART HISTORY] DRAWN FROM LIFE

by Kimbrough, Sara Dodge

Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 177 pages. In the late 1800's, Paris was filled with young artists from all over the world, including muralist William de Leftwich Dodge, sculptors George Grey Barnard and Frederick W. MacMonnies, and the noted teacher George Brant Bridgman. Drawn... Read More

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