NESCO
32 pages, 15 x 12.5 cm. Featuring recipes for tons of staple dishes and sides, New Modern Way of NESCO Electric Cooking primarily advertises the two models of NESCO Electric Casseroles and Roasters, some of the first crockpots to hit the market. They use the slogan "Come Out of the Kitchen", an appeal to women who are tired of long hours spent in the kitchen. They also have washing instructions, the aforementioned recipes, cook times for common foods, and further ads for accessories. In the back is a printed guarantee for one year without burn out, so long as the product is not submerged in water. A perfect gift for the crockpot cook in your life! Some small tears alone spine, images and text both clear and bright. Black and white printed wraps, Very good
Beroaldus, Philippus
4to; 20 x 10 cm. The Initial spaces with printed guide letters; large Lombard intials supplied in red, printed in marginalia. Printer's device and register on final leaf. Imprint from colophon, which reads in full: Impressum Bononiae a Benedicto Hectoris Diligenter & eme[n]date Anno Salutis Milesimo undequingentesimo. Illus[trissimo] lo[hannes] Ben[tivolio] Reipu[blicae] Bononiensis ha benas feliciter modera[n]te./Superb Incunable satire by noted Renaissance scholar Filippo Beroaldo (1453-1505), a leading humanist, against drunkeness, prostitution and gaming. Dedicated by the author to Siegmun Gossinger, Canon of Breslau, who had been asked whom he found to be more objectionable, a drunkard, gambler or libertine. The author confronts the issue in the form of a witty dispute, arising over a will which a father disinherits the most remorseless of his three sons, of whom one is a drunkard, the other a libertine, and the third a gambler. The prose is made up of the allegation of the drunkard against the two brothers, and their mutual rationalization against the drunkard, both of the parties quoting many classical and scriptural authorities in their favor. [GOFF B471] [POLAIN 618]. Housed in 20th century marbled board binding. Interior clean, boards lightly rubbed. Green and blue marbled boards, green calf spine. Near fine
Palmer, F.E.
176 pages. Teaching Illustrations specially posed by F.E. Palmer and photographed by George Oakes Stoddard, many of the Specimen House Plants photographed by Nathan R. Graves. Chapters include: Foliage Plants for House Decoration, Flowering Plants for House Decoration, Bulbous Plants, House Plants Out-of-Doors in Summer, Sowing of Seeds and Rooting of Cuttings, Outside Window Boxes in Winter, Insect Pests and Remedies, How to Treat Cut Flowers, Sun Parlors as Plant Rooms. Illustrated throughout. Interior clean and crisp. Boards lightly rubbed at corners. Green cloth covered boards, illustrated printed paper cover. Very good
Bourdain, Anthony
307 pages. What to say about this iconic individual? He broke the mold, he told it how he saw it: "I want to tell you about the dark recesses of the restaurant underbelly - a subculture whose centuries-old militaristic hierarchy and ethos of 'run, buggery and the lash' make for a mix of unwavering order and nerve-shattering chaos - because I find it all quite comfortable, like a nice warm bath.Of course, there's a very possibility this book could finish me in the business. There will be horror stories. Heavy drinking, drugs, screwing in the dry-goods area, unappetizing revelations about bad food-handling and unsavory industry-wide practices." Covered in protective mylar. ISBN 158234082X, price $24.95 on front flap. Black boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper
6.5 x 9 cm. Egg shaped tri-folding pop-up ephemera. NEW ENGLAND'S BIG NEW FAIR - EXHIBITS: Horses, Poultry, Fruits, Vegetables, Tobacco, Flowers and Plants, Grange Booths, School Children Exhibits. THE PLACE TO ENJOY TWO BIG DAYS, Aerial Acrobatics - Trained Animals, Exciting Races, Band Concerts, A Large Midway. Friday and Saturday, September 24th -25th - Two Big Days. Lightly toned and rubbed at edges. 65 Color illustrated cards. Very good
187 pages. Recipes furnished and attributed by community members from York County, Kennebec County, Sagadahoc County, Penobscot County, Knox County, Oxford County, Somerset County, Washington County, Aroostook County, and Cumberland County. Interior clean and crisp, wraps lightly toned. Color illustrated wraps, black plastic combs. Very good
16 pages. 24 x 15.5 cm. Early aspirational 20th century department store catalog intended to catch the eye of the growing working and middle class consumer. Samaritaine, founded in 1869, opened in the midst of a new industrial age that saw the price of consumer goods drop, and "fineries" become accessible to a larger population. Copiously illustrated, with prices, this pamphlet presents the assortment of trades of the times. Aprons for women include: trade, kitchen, nurse, baker. For men: gardener, valet, military, grocer, wine merchant, chef, doctor, veterinarian. Also includes small aprons for valet boys and dining boys, most likely children employed in residences. Text in French. Small 2 cm. stamp of Paris collector, Roxanne Debuisson - Collection Debuisson Paris. Pages lightly toned, tape reinforced at bottom edge of spine.
21 pages, 18 x 9.5 cm. An early recipe booklet for the Waring Blendor, an invention of Fred Osius - financed, completed, and advertised by Fred Waring, a famous entertainer at the time. Waring advertised through many different avenues, including a band titled "The Waring Blendors." This booklet was released in the big blender boom that occurred after the second World War when blender (or blendor) production could be resumed. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic recipes - including: Daiquiris, Fizzes, Flips, Fruit Nectars, Smoothees, Eggnogs, and many cocktails one would be dubious to prepare in a blender. Crisp, clean copy.
24 pages, 28 x 21.5 cm. On the hunt for that Millionaire aesthetic? Look no further than this Angel Cabinets catalog, which advertises its array of quality options with detailed illustrations on every page. This line includes the Milk Cabinet which "saves the housewife many extra steps", varieties of flour bins, which are removable for cleaning, and dining booths for the home. Each item is listed with its illustration, description, wood, weight, and options for sizes. Interior crisp and clean, wraps lightly toned.