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Racine, WI: London Depot, 1905. Cream illustrated printed letter. Near fine. (1 page, 27.5 x 21 cm) A letter from the Horlick Food Company addressed to Rev. Wm. D. Mosman of New Haven, CT. The letter is typewritten and advertises the company's various milk products by offering to send samples of their Malted Milk product in both the tablet and powder forms. William Horlick, Sr. was the original patent holder of malted milk and a well known Philanthropist. is now manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline in the United Kingdom, South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Jamaica, and under license in the Philippines and Malaysia. Illustrated letterhead: HORLICK'S FOOD FOR INFANTS & INVALIDS, HORLICK'S MALTED MILK LUNCH TABLETS, HORLICK'S DIASTOID & c. Copy clean, previous fold marks.

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1971. Paperback. Color illustrated paperback. Very good. 334 pages. 18 x 11 cm. Chapters include: The Meaning of Homosexuality, Historical Evolution of Female Homosexuality, The Lesbian Theme in Literature, The Psychogenisis of Lesbianism, The Psychopathology of Female Homosexuality, Clinical Data, The Dream Life of Lesbianism, and Prevention, Treatment and Psychotherapy, Prognosis. First printed in 1954, this title is rife with antiquated and inaccurate information on female sexuality. Dedicated to Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey. Pages toned, covers lightly toned.

New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1906. Sheet_music. Color illustrated wraps. Good. 5 pages. 35.5 x 28 cm. Richard Carle Presents Himself & His Songs in Geo. Edwards' Success of Two London Seasons. Arrangement with Klaw & Erlanger and The Gaiety Theatre Co. Edges rubbed and chipped

Seattle, 1968-70. Hardcover. Green felt covered boards, maroon cloth spine. Good. 96 pages. 21 x 17 cm. Composition book used for grocery lists from February 1968 to march 1970. Very legible handwriting, in cursive. Interesting look into the buying habits of an American household in the late 1960's. The household ate a fairly repetitive diet that included: Folger's Drip Coffee, Pepperidge Farm White Bread, Carnation Instant Breakfast Drink, Grapenuts, Club soda, Juice Oranges, Tree Top Apple Juice, Grape Juice, Uncle Ben's Rice, and carton's of Philip Morris Regular cigarettes. These items were rounded out by bacon, lamb, top round, pork chops, and other meat purchases. There are over 20 receipts from Village Foods Grocery Dept., loose grocery lists laid-in, and a couple of cut-out recipes. A fun acquisition for those interested in personal accounts of diet from the near past. Binding loose, with a couple of pages torn out. Leaves are toned and boards rubbed, with a 1" rip in the center of spine.

New York: THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. Color photo illustrated wraps. Fine. Unpaginated. 13.5 x 22 cm. Exhibition Catalog. Queering the BibliObject, organized by John Chaich, independent curator, was an exhibition that focused on contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer artists appropriating the book as an object through sculpture, installation, drawing, or photography as a vehicle for self-expression. These artists utilize the book as an action for 'queer' manifestation and materialization, both by violating heteronormative customs and by being "unusual' in itself. Illustrated throughout. Pristine.

Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine Co. Inc., 1932. staplebound. Orange and black printed wraps, fine . 32 pages, 17 x 11.5 cm. Meals for Three presents a collection of recipes to be made with the Knox Sparkling Gelatin products that drift all across the culinary landscape from Calves' Hearts to Cocoa Tutti Frutti. These molded gelatin dishes were wildly popular as companies like Knox brought a once exclusive and formal food to the masses. The recipes are presented and arranged by Mrs. Charles (Rose) B. Knox, who ran the company for over 40 years after her husband's passing.

Providence, RI: Rumford Chemical Works, [1890-1906]. Printed card, very good. 1 card, 12 cm x 8 cm. This card bears the name of Professor Eben Horsford who was among the first to suggest replacing the expensive and imported cream of tartar in baking powder with calcium acid phosphate, which he patented a process to manufacture, creating Prof. HorsfordÂ’s Phosphatic Baking Powder (now known as Rumford Baking Powder). On the back of the card, statements are given by Baron Liebig (a founder of organic chemistry) and Dr. M. H. Henry (a prominent New York doctor) endorsing the product and its healthfulness. Some wear in corners

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1962. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Cream cloth covered boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 223 pages. 22 x 20 cm. The author, Joyce Chen (1917-1994), was recognized by the American public as popularizing authentic Chinese cuisine, patenting and marketing the flat bottom wok with a handle to the U.S. market, and introducing Chinese Dumplings at her first restaurant, the "Joyce Chen Restaurant". All the recipes in this book can be prepared successfully. Chen guides the reader on the correct way to make Chinese tea, prepare rice, use chopsticks, and learn about the three great regional schools of cooking within China: Cantonese, Mandarin,and Szechwan. Illustrated throughout. Previous owner's signature on front free end paper. Price clipped. Interior and boards clean and crisp. Dust wrapper rubbed and chipped. Covered in protective mylar.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Large format paperback. 248 pages. 27 x 21.5 cm. In collaboration with E.S. Yntema. Photographs by James Scherer. Like its predecessor and companion, Julia Child & Co., this is a menu cook book filled with photo illustrations, marketing tips, and leftover suggestions. Detailed recipes for everything she demonstrates on her second cooking-for-company television series. Interior crisp and clean, Covers sunned at spine.

Providence, RI: H.H. Brown, 1830. Wraps. Cream wraps. Very good. 27 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm. Historical narration of the Second Baptist Church, by Reverend John O. Choules, in Newport, at the Second Baptist Church beginning with the secession from Dr. Clark's church in Providence 1656 to 1829. In December 1829, the church Deacons voted to thank Reverend Choules and request a copy for press, of the sermon, preached on Thanksgiving day. Discernible fold at center, covers stained, interior foxed. Closed tear to head and tail of spine, holding well with string binding intact. 4 to 5 corners folded 1 to 2 cm., not affecting text.

Brooklyn, New York: St. Mark's M.E. Church, 1928. Hardcover. Silver illustrated boards. Good. 160 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Recipes furnished and attributed by church members. Delightful recipes reflecting the era - Puddings, Fritters, Salads, Confections, and Conserves. Filled with period local advertisements - Flatbush Savings Bank, The Midwood Trust Company, Montessori School of Flatbush, Ebinger Bakers, etc. Pages toned, covers rubbed.n [BROWN 2299].

Sandusky, Ohio: The Citizen Banking Co. , 1929. Hardcover. Maroon boards. Very good. 160 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Recipes and remedies furnished by the Ladies of Emmanuel's Evangelical Church. Numerous local advertisements. Interior crisp and clean, cover lightly rubbed.

San Francisco: Synergistic Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue boards. Near fine. 72 pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. Introduced by M.F.K. Fisher. Clancy's reminiscence of Paris' Gare de Lyon, 24 line drawings plus photographed ephemera from the French train station. Crisp, clean copy. Lacking slip case.

New York: Viking Penguin Inc., 1985. Hardcover. Red Boards. . 299 pages. 28 x 17 cm. A comprehensive wine guide including: an introduction to each region, how wine is classified, and the hard facts about quality - price ratio of each wine. Illustrated throughout. Interior, boards and dust wrapper clean and crisp. Covered in protective mylar.

Truth or Consequences, NM: GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO., ND. Spiral_bound. White illustrated cards, black spiral bound. Good. 110 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. The Tiger Booster Club was organized with the idea of helping the students who participate in sports at Hot Springs High School to have the equipment they need. Filled with recipes for for wild game including: duck, elk, turtle, pheasant, moose, caribou, deer, venison, bear, beaver, muskrat, porcupine, rabbit, coon, possum, ground hog, squirrel, woodchuck, frog legs, skunk, wolf, sage grouse, Canadian wild goose, lake trout, walleye, crawdad, along with bread recipes. Some staining to pages, covers lightly stained.

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. Hardcover. Illustrated cream boards. Good, in decent dust wrapper. Johnson, Herbert. 64 pages. 19 x 13 cm. A journalist's humorous account of dining during wartime rationing in France and England. Illustrations by Cartoonist, Herbert Johnson of the Saturday Evening Post. Entertaining illustration of lady liberty on end papers. Interior lightly toned, dust wrapper heavily chipped and rubbed.

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. Hardcover. Illustrated cream boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. Johnson, Herbert. 64 pages. 19 x 13 cm. A journalist's humorous account of dining during wartime rationing in France and England. Illustrations by Cartoonist, Herbert Johnson of the Saturday Evening Post. Entertaining illustration of lady liberty on end papers. Interior lightly toned, dust wrapper heavily chipped and rubbed.

Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1991. Hardcover. Teal cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 327 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. The author skillfully combines oral interviews and extensive archival records to show how waitresses adopted the basic tenets of male-dominated craft unions but rejected other aspects of male union culture. Dishing It Out contends that the success of waitress unionism was due to several factors: waitresses, for the most part, had nontraditional family backgrounds, and most were primary wage-earners. Clean, crisp copy.

Norwich Peace Center, 1982. Staplebound. White photo illustrated wraps. Very good. Unpaginated [13pp.]. 28 x 21.5 cm. Twenty-six Peace Activist groups from Vermont headed by the Burlington Peace Coalition and The Norwich Peace Center made their way by bus down to NYC to march in the Rally for Nuclear Disarmament, what was at that time the largest political demonstration in the history of the United States, with over 750,000 participants and at least 3000 from Vermont. This "book of memories" includes black and white photos with some participants names added. One of the more significant contributor to the march was The Bread and Puppet Theater of Glover, VT. As a member of the first section of the march over 1000 "puppeteers" costumed in white, carried giant figures portraying the moon mounted on a cart drawn by sheep, white clowns leading white horses, dear, Vietnamese ladies, donkeys plowing, stilt horsemen, and flags and white birds. A couple of names in the paragraphs are circled in pen or pencil.… Read More

Milledgeville, GA: GEORGIA NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE , 1917. Hardcover. Black cloth covered boards, title in gilt. Near fine. Unpaginated. 27.5 x 21 cm. From the Alma Mater of Flannery O'Connor and Julia Roberts, the Georgia Normal and Industrial College prepared young women for teaching and business careers. Housed on a large campus in the center of Milledgeville, the former state capitol. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Interior clean and crisp, boards lightly rubbed.