Fifth American Edition, Revised. 64 pages; index; slick paper wrapper with illustration (4 3/4 x 7 inch). Some moisture stains along the edges. Collection of recipes that use gelatin in their creation. Also three additional fliers relating to recipes of gelatin creations. Other than the moisture stains a clean copy. View More...
Original billhead printed and handwritten in black ink on light beige paper. Black-and-white illustration of the business printed at top. Datelined June 21, 1900 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/2" x 4 1/2." Billhead is very clean and intact except for two vertical fold lines, age toning, and a paper stub tipped in on back right edge. A Near Fine copy. An original billhead from Neubourg & Company, also known as Star Mills and Malt House, to "F. Kunsting; Franklin" [Franklin refers to the buyer's address in Franklin, California]. Kunsting purchased one item, which may have been a flour mat... View More...
Original billhead printed and handwritten in black ink on light beige paper. Black-and-white illustration of the business printed at top. Datelined July 26, 1900 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/2" x 4 3/4." Billhead is very clean and intact except for slight age toning, a bit of darkening along left edge on front, a dampstain in lower-right on front barely affecting text, a vertical fold line at center, and a paper stub tipped in on back right edge. A Very Good copy. An original billhead from Neubourg & Company, also known as Star Mills and Malt House, to F. (Frank) Kunsting. Kunsting pu... View More...
Original billhead printed in dark maroon ink on light brown paper. Also includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined December 1, 1897 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/4" x 6 3/4." Billhead is clean and intact overall but has browning, a few horizontal and vertical fold lines, and a few small closed tears and chips along edges. A Very Good copy. An original billhead from New York Bakery of Sacramento, California to "Miss W. Burgess." There are two line items that appear to be for past purchases in October and November. The description of each line item includes "[Loaves?] Bread." An insc... View More...
Original billhead printed in black ink on light beige paper. Also includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined April 1, 1897 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/2" x 4 1/2." Billhead is clean and intact overall but has light age toning, light to moderate wrinkling throughout, horizontal and vertical fold lines, a few small closed tears at right edge on front, darkening on back, a few tiny pinholes at top (slightly affecting one letter), and a small chip along one of the fold lines (slightly affecting two letters). A Very Good copy. An original billhead from New York Bakery of Sacramento, Cali... View More...
# 13420. Stereograph on tan card (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary printed on the back side. View of the elderly lady rolling the thin bread before placing it over the fire for cooking. Nice clean copy. View More...
# 11177. Stereograph on tan board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with 'James M. Davis, New York' on the right side. View of the dining room set for dinner with chandelier overhead. Clean copy with slight fraying to upper corners. View More...
Original publisher's multicolored wrapper that has an illustration of a loaf of bread and a woman holding a pan of bread on the front cover and an illustration of packaged "Magic Yeast" and "Yeast Foam" on the back cover. No date, circa 1935. 5" x 7 3/4." Twenty-five pages and several black and white and multicolored illustrations, complete, except for Pages 7 and 8 which appear to have been cut out. Pages 12 and 13 are included but are loose and possibly misbound. Former ownership signature of Marie Brocket appears twice on front cover in small black ink. Pages and covers are otherwise ... View More...
Original yellow wrapper with a colored design border and black and red lettering on the front cover. 4 X 6 1/2 inches. 64 pages. Copy includes recipes on cookies, bakes and other deserts from Miss Maria Parloa, Mrs. A. Louis Andrea and Miss Fannie Merritt Farmer, and home made candy recipes by Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill. Copy also contains 12 pages of color illustrations. A small spot on the edge of several pages. Text and illustrations are not affected. Pages are clean and complete. Binding is tight. View More...
Original black and white wrapper with black and white lettering and a black and white photograph of mushrooms on the front cover. 6 X 9 inches. 24 pages. Copy contains 22 black and white photographs and / or illustrations. This pamphlet contains information on the structure of mushrooms, descriptions of mushrooms, descriptions of miscellaneous fungi, precautionary measures, recipes for cooking mushrooms, canning mushrooms and drying mushrooms Light chipping on the edges. Some spots on the last page and back cover. Text is not affected. Copy is clean and complete. Binding is tight. View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a wintry scene in which two mischievous-looking boys prepare to throw snowballs at a girl holding a parasol. No date, circa 1880s-1910s. 3" x 5." Trade card is very clean and intact except for some small smudges on front and back and age toning. A Very Good copy. Trade card for Taylor & Dean, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh Iron and Wire Works. The following are just some of their products listed on back: "Fencing, Cresting, Iron Stairs; Iron Beds, Stable Fittings; Iron Shutters, Cellar Doors; Elevator Enclosures, Nursery Fenders; Automatic Ele... View More...
Original publisher's beige wrapper with an illustration on the front cover showing Mrs. Price and her canned foods displayed on shelves. No date, circa 1910. 3" x 5 1/8." Twenty-four pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact with minimal age wear and very faint dampstaining on the front cover and a few other pages. A fine copy. This is a concise booklet that describes the canning process and how to can various vegetables and fruits including corn, green peas, beans, asparagus, tomatoes, squash, raspberries, strawberries, pears, and peaches. There are also instructions for picklin... View More...
20 pages including cover, illustrations, pictorial wrapper, 8 1/4 x 5". Very good. Ideas for frying in Crisco, and for making pies, cakes, cookies and quick breads. "Crisco's sweet flavor improves fried and baked foods." View More...
(20) pages including cover, illustrations, instructions for deep fat and French frying, and for making pies and pastries, biscuits and cakes, with recipes. 8 1/4 x 5". Very good. View More...
Original billhead printed in black ink on light beige paper. Also includes handwriting in black ink and pencil. Small black-and-white illustration of Lambard Flour Mills printed at top. Datelined October 6, 1868 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/2" x 5." Billhead is very clean and intact but has light age toning, a few vertical fold lines, slight wrinkling, some staining (may be glue) on front and back, a blue ink line drawn vertically down the center, and chipping along the edges (slightly affects decorative illustration). Chipping and staining are quite severe on front-left edge. A Good ... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a young boy in a sailor's outfit seeming to smoke a pipe. No date, circa 1880s-1910s. 2 1/4" x 4 1/4." Trade card is very clean and intact except for slight age toning and a bump in two of the corners. A Very Good, almost Near Fine, copy. Trade card for Remer's, a store specializing in china and Japanware. It was based in Auburn, New York. As noted in the title, the store also offers other products such as teas, coffees, spices, and baking powder. Trade cards are antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth... View More...
Collection of eleven original documents, namely, nine billheads printed in blue ink on beige paper and one note (on business stationery) and one financial statement printed in black ink on beige paper. All documents also have handwriting in black ink. Billheads have a small blue and white illustration of one of the store's crockery at top. All documents datelined 1900 in Sacramento, California. Billheads dated June 21 and 22, July 19 and 20, and August 2, 4, 6, and 11 (two billheads for August 11). Note and statement dated July 13 and August 1, respectively. Billheads range between 8 1/2... View More...
Original billhead printed dark blue ink on light beige paper with handwritten portions in black ink. Dark blue and white illustration at top. Datelined June 21, 1900 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/2" x 4 3/4." Billhead is very clean and intact except for a few small wrinkles, slight age toning, slight chipping to right edge on front not affecting text, and a paper stub tipped in on back right edge. A Very Good copy. An original billhead from the Sacramento Glass & Crockery Company to F. (Frank) Kunsting of Franklin, California. Kunsting purchased one line item, "10 lbs Mason Jar Rubbers... View More...
Original note printed in black ink on beige paper on "Sacramento Glass and Crockery Co." stationery. Datelined January 10, 1894 in Sacramento, California. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2." Note is very clean and intact overall except for light to moderate age toning, a few horizontal fold lines, slight wrinkling, and a small hole at top (not affecting text). A Very Good copy. An original business note from the Sacramento Glass and Crockery Company of Sacramento, California to P. H. Hjul of Eureka, Nevada. P. H. Hjul operated a store of the same name in Eureka. The note is brief and reads, "Dear Sir, We ... View More...
Circa 1910. 13 pages; gray paper wrapper (3 1/2 x 6 inch), advertisement for Miss Princine Baking Powder on the backside. Collection of recipes using 'Miss Princine' baking powder. Mostly breads and pastries. View More...
