Alimentos para ayudarte a correr brillar y crecer
Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1999. Pamphlet. [24p] 8.5x8.5 inches, text in Spanish, color illustrations, very good children's booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 119475
Nutrition
Black Seed. A Cure for Every Disease but Death
Liberty, NY: Sweet Sunnah Black Seed Herbals, 1999. Pamphlet. 36 pages, staplebound pamphlet. Includes a 4-page brochure with a recipe for black seed formula. Very Good. Health food tract. “Comprehensive guide to understanding and application of one of the most powerful healing herbs in the world.”. More
Cat.No: 340176
Boycott Nestlé
Boston: INFACT (Infant Formula Action Coalition), n.d. Four-panel brochure, 7x8.5 inches, some foxing near center, otherwise very good. Skull and crossbones motif, substituting formula bottles for bones, in upper left corner with slogan "Crunch Nestle Quik / Boycott Nestlé ." The boycott of Nestle lasted from 1977 to 1984, prompted..... More
Cat.No: 332558
Bread Not Loops. Report on the World Population Conference 1974.
New York: Emerging Population Alternatives, 1975. Pamphlet. 24 pages, illustrations, staplebound pamphlet. Very Good. Critique of population control, which was a major component of development research, policy, and practice that sought to reduce birth rates in the Third World, endorsed by leading agencies such as the UN, USAID, academics, and..... More
Cat.No: 345741
Certified Dry Milk. Honor Brand
New York: Dry Milk Company, [between 1916 and 1920]. Pamphlet. 7, [1]p., wraps. 7 x 5.25 in. Hole-punched, some edgewear; two horizontal folds. Promotional brochure for dry milk products emphasizing nutritional content and health benefits. A slip has been pasted on the rear cover with updated prices. Rebranded as Dryco..... More
Cat.No: 308962
City food; crop selection in Third World cities
San Francisco: Urban Resources Systems, Inc., 1986. Pamphlet. 54p., staplebound, 8.5x10.75 inches; illus., front wrap soiled, damp stain along bottom edge with some migration, sticker on front wrapper, some edgewear. More
Cat.No: 285578
Dasheen, the Coming New Vegetable. 300 to 900 Bushels Per Acre. The Potato’s Only Rival
[Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], [date of publication not identified]. Ephemera. 1 sheet (2 pages), illustrations. 8.5 x 8 in. Old fold lines; illustrations partially faded. Very Good. Description and history of the taro root, with instructions on how to grow it. Addresses U.S. farmers. More
Cat.No: 316190
Deschool primer 15
San Francisco: Zephyros Education Exchange, [1970s]. [56]p. including covers, folded tabloid newspaper format, evenly toned, previous owner's name and old price penned on front wrap, else very good condition. Alternative education publication, intended to be used as a classroom learning aid. This issue focused on food and nutrition, with charts..... More
Cat.No: 341032
Distribución y consumo popular de alimentos en Managua.
Managua: Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios de la Reforma Agraria, 1993. Paperback. 99, [1] pages, diagrams, bibliography, paperback. Minor scuffing to covers, otherwise Very Good. On food supply chains in post-revolution Nicaragua. More
Cat.No: 339429
Eat as if life depended on it - it does. Food Day. April 21, 1977.
[Buffalo, NY]: New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc., 1977. [4]p., 5.5x8.5 inch brochure; cartoon illus., very good. More
Cat.No: 345818
"El Molino Best Recipes"
Alhambra CA: El Molino Mills, 1953. Hardcover. Unpaginated, numbered recipes on perhaps ninety pages, 3 or 4 to a page (numbers run up to 908, but many numbers are skipped), small loose-leaf binder in 7x5 inch decorated boards featuring a quick-release metal fastener. Extremities of covers are worn with a...... More
Cat.No: 241776
Facts About Nutrition
London: Economic League, 1937. Single sheet, printed both sides, 7.5x10 inches, fold-creased and evenly browned, top edge chipped else good condition. Economic League 1937 Series No. 2. "Nutrition and malnutrition have become within the past year questions of public interest and are now recognised as being of national importance...[u]nfortunately both..... More
Cat.No: 265761
Food Administration
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1917. Pamphlet. 15, [1] pages, staplebound pamphlet. Minor hole to page 12, slightly affecting text, otherwise Very Good. Food administration bulletin, 2. Excerpts of statements by or about Herbert Hoover (then director of Food Control) on mobilization of home front for food production, conservation, and..... More
Cat.No: 339462
Health Care and HIV: Nutritional guide for providers and clients May 1996
Washington DC: Bureau of Primary Health Care/US Dept. of Health & Human Services, 1996. A collection of 22 8.5x11 inch information handbills printed one-side only, stapled white covers with black cloth tape backing. A collection of useful nutritional information relating to HIV. More
Cat.No: 219685
Imprisoned light! The story of Dr. Hills Potentized Spirulina
Boulder Creek, CA: Journal of Nutritional Microbiology, nd. 31p., 5.5x8.5 inch staplebound pamphlet; color photos., in very good condition. On the production of Spirulina, an algae super-food produced as a solution to hunger in poverty stricken regions. More
Cat.No: 335924
“John”
[New York]: Maltine Manufacturing Co., [date of publication not identified]. Pamphlet. [12]p., illustrations, wraps. 4.5 x 3.25 in. Portion of the bottom of rear wrapper has torn off. Good. Advertisement in verse tells the story of a sickly young boy who grows up big and strong thanks to the “scientific”..... More
Cat.No: 316505
The Know-How Family. The story of the usefulness of soda
New York: Church & Dwight, 1952. Pamphlet. [12]p., color illustrations, wraps. 4.5 x 6 in. Edges creased; vertical fold; Good. Advertisement for Arm & Hammer baking soda, with colorful comics illustrating its many uses. More
Cat.No: 312460
The LunchBox: newsletter of Project Open Hand [18 issue broken run]
San Francisco: Project Open Hand, 2001- 2005. Newsletter. Eighteen issue broken run, single 8.5x14 inch sheets printed both sides, multi-color stock, articles, events, games, very good newsletters. POH is a San Francisco organization which helps those in need of nutrition and health care including seniors, AIDS/HIV patients and others. Issues..... More
Cat.No: 198527
The N.B.C. [National Biscuit Company].
[New York]: [National Biscuit Company], [1915]. Pamphlet. [3]-49, [1]p., illustrations, wraps. 9.5 x 7 in. Covers soiled and creased; edgeworn. Booklet commemorating the National Biscuit Company 1915 Christmas spectacle: the gift of a five-dollar gold coin ($151 in 2023 dollars) to every single employee. Reproduces the speech of the company..... More
Cat.No: 308956
Nutrition and food supplies.
London: Labour Party, 1936. Pamphlet. 33 pages, illustrations, staplebound pamphlet. Very Good. On malnutrition, minimum standards for a healthy diet, and government policy. More
Cat.No: 351638
Pregnant? and want a healthy child
[San Francisco]: Nutrition Action Group, [197-]. 8p., staplebound pamphlet, minor wear, old price penned in corner. Nutritional advice for expectant mothers. More
Cat.No: 225595
Report of the Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas to the Committee on Commodity Problems.
New York: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1980. Pamphlet. 5, [1], A2, B8, C2 pages, staplebound pamphlet, ex-library with rubberstamps on front wrap, else very good condition. The conference discussed the importance of the banana industry to developing economies. More
Cat.No: 339431
Royal Cream of Tartar Cook Book
[Place of publication not identified]: Standard Brands Inc., 1944. Pamphlet. 64p., black and white illustrations, wraps. 7.5 x 5 in. Recipes, mostly desserts. More
Cat.No: 322461
A Safe, Simple, Sensible Corrective Eating Regime for Adult and Child
Richmond, CA: J.J. Pontier, [between 1940 and 1959?]. Pamphlet. [4]p., wraps. 5.5 x 3.5 in. Ink annotations. Edge wear. Good. The diet forbids carbs and added sugars, but allows brains as a meat serving. Dr. Pontier was sued in the 1950s for illegal surgery and his certification was revoked until..... More
Cat.No: 316879
The Story of Pineapple
Hawaii: Hawaiian Pineapple Company, 1951. Pamphlet. 38, [2] pages, illustrations, staplebound pamphlet. Very good. Illustrated pamphlet showing the planting, harvesting, canning, and distribution of Hawaiian pineapple. More
Cat.No: 338603