Tokyo: Tuttle, 1954. 502p. hardcover, spine ends worn, bilingual English and Japanese text. New and revised fifth edition, "by the ladies of the American community in Japan." Designed for the reference of women maintaining Western-style households in Japan. Includes a recipe section. More
Cat.No: 343811
no place: Korea-Britain Centennial Committee / International Cultural Society of Korea, [1984]. Paperback. Unpaginated, glossy paperstock throughout with color exhibit photography (several folded plates) and triple-column text; 9.5x9.7 inch glossy decorated wraps, somewhat edgeworn with corner-tips bumped. Folded plates are undamaged, item is sound, clean and unmarked, a very good..... More
Cat.No: 259041
Washington DC: Office of Price Administration, [1946]. Pamphlet. [12]p., illustrations, wraps. 5.25 x 4 in. Illustrations by Bill Mauldin. Pages age toned. Very Good. Informational pamphlet for soldiers returning from World War 2 on the importance of price controls for commodities and rent control for housing as means of preventing..... More
Cat.No: 324446
Cincinnati, OH: [Procter & Gamble], [between 1891 and 1930]. Pamphlet. [4], 27, [1]p., color illustrations, wraps. 7.5 x 5.5 in. Accompanied by a postmarked envelope addressed to Mrs. Christ Scherz, Athens, Ohio. Very Good. An ornate and luxurious advertisement for Procter & Gamble’s flagship product, Ivory soap. A short story..... More
Cat.No: 315797
New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., [1900s]. 29p., 5.25x7.75 inches, b&w illustrations, light handling wear else very good in original stapled color pictorial wraps. No date on this item. Appears to be from the early 1900s at the latest judging by the artwork and the remedies (castor oil cures everything!)..... More
Cat.No: 97014
Medford, OR: Electron Connection, 1989-1992. Magazine. 18 volumes (variable pagination), 8.5x11 inch staplebound magazines, illustrations. Age toning to black and white covers of issues 10-18, printed on newsprint. Issues 19-27 have color covers. Very good. Magazine devoted to installation and renewable energy equipment for the home. More
Cat.No: 343750
[Philadelphia?]: Fleisher Yarns, Inc., 1931. 8 + 4 page insert, color illustrations, wraps. 10.5 x 7.5 in. Ink stamp on front cover of former owner. Catalog of house rugs in colorful patterns. More
Cat.No: 322459
[Spain]: Strebelwerk Mannheim, [ca. 1930]. Pamphlet. Unpaginated text and three fullpage sepia plates (plus litho'd cover image in colors), 6x9.5 inch oblong pamphlet in staplebound color wraps. Front cover mildly edgeworn and handled with a touch of dust, back cover bears a sprinkle of adhesion scars that marginally affects the..... More
Cat.No: 248952
Rome: Cucina Italiana, 1938. Magazine. [32]p., illustrations, wraps. 11.5x8.5 in. Leaves have some spotting. Very Good. Articles on the history of food and eating, homemaking, and home sewing of clothes. More
Cat.No: 328994
Rome: Cucina Italiana, 1938. Magazine. [32]p., illustrations, wraps. 11.5x8.5 in. Leaves spotted. Good. Articles on the history of food and eating, homemaking, and home sewing of clothes. More
Cat.No: 328996
Paris: Garand Fréres, [1920?]. Pamphlet. 40p., illustrations, oblong wraps. 8.5x12.5 in. Very Good. Profusely illustrated catalogue from a firm (est. 1861) with a large shop on the fashionable Blvd. Haussmann, specializing in a wide range of products, including many toiletry items such as brushes, combs, mirrors, as well as lamps..... More
Cat.No: 329004
Paris: Editions de Montsouris, [1953]. Magazine. 128p., illustrations, wraps. 11 x 8 in. Binding shaken and askew; minor spotting and edge wear. Pages toned. Good. Yearly issue of the French fashion magazine, with articles, clothing patterns, etiquette, and recipes. More
Cat.No: 327281
San Francisco: Bekins, n.d., circa nineteen teens. Pamphlet. Single folio leaf printed in b&w both sides, plat and a few photoillustrations printed clearly, dated from pix of trucks. Alkaline paperstock folded three times to make an upright brochure measuring 9x4 inches. Margins bear a few short tears, none affecting graphic..... More
Cat.No: 286500
Ivry-sur-Seine, France: Chauffage Pardon, 1928. Pamphlet. 40p., stapled pictorial wraps, 7 x 10.5 inches, profusely illus., very good condition with errata slip laid in. Text in French. Catalog of heaters, stoves, sinks, and related products sold by the company. None in OCLC as of 4/2020. More
Cat.No: 250554
Reims: Le Familistere, [circa 1910]. Pamphlet. 16p., a savings-stamp book, softbound pamphlet in 5.3x3.5 inch stapled wraps printed blue. The staple is cockeyed and rusty, the wraps mildly dusty, the paste-em-here boxes only half filled in (i.e., 7 1/2 pages bear the blue Le Familistere stamp blocks) but most are..... More
Cat.No: 226963
New York: Liberation News Service, 1970. Newsletter. 20p., + [8p. of photographs and illustrations], 11x14 inches, not bound, illus., photos., in very good condition. Coverage on the PLFP plane hijackings and squatting tenants in New York City. LNS was the primary news service providing radical movement news and comment to..... More
Cat.No: 317594
Washington DC: GPO, 1970. Pamphlet. ix, 33p., softbound, a 9x6 inch pamphlet in plain printed celadon wraps, title leaf bears a paperclip dent and rust-stain, covers mildly edgeworn with a turned corner-tip, item is else sound, clean, unmarked. No clear-cut distinction is made in this text between women's rights, and..... More
Cat.No: 300794
Chicago: Popular Mechanics Company, 1946. Magazine. 204p. plus ad leaf, profuse illustrations by photography, artwork and diagrams amidst running texts. Softbound in 9.5x6.5 inch color wraps; trivial abrasion to one joint-line, a touch of handling soil to its opposite, find a former owner's penciled letters to front cover, this is..... More
Cat.No: 314288
Menlo Park CA: Porter Bathroom, n.d., circa 2010. Paperback. 208p., a small elaborate catalogue of bath wares, cabinets and lighting, tubs and containers, but curiously no toilets. Includes color swatch, overlaid imagery, an internal cloth backstrip, color exhibit photography, a special info-card laid in, all bells and whistles in good..... More
Cat.No: 292598
Fort Wayne, IN: Rub-No-More Co., [ca. 1910?]. Pamphlet. 11, [1]p., illustrations, wraps. Very Good. Illustrated catalog of products that could be acquired with coupons amassed by loyal customers of Rub-No-More soaps. The product and marketing was the brainchild of German immigrant entrepreneur Gustave Berghoff. More
Cat.No: 320733
North Vancouver, Canada: Drawing Room Graphic Services, 1977. Pamphlet. 32p., plans, wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. Very Good. Information on installation of solar panels for single family residences, with cutaways and floor plans showing ideal home construction for solar power generation. Sponsored by Solun corporation Ltd. Written by Terry Lyster..... More
Cat.No: 324105
New York: Progressive Women’s Councils of the Middle Bronx, [1936]. 8.5x11 inch mimeographed handbill. Chipping to outer edges, not affecting text. Calls for a boycott of a bakery as a protest against their retaliation against a union member. The Progressive Women’s Council (formerly the United Council of Working-Class Women, co-founded..... More
Cat.No: 323531
New York: The African-American Institute, 1978. Paperback. 47p., profusely illustrated with clearly-reproduced b&w exhibit photographs, presswork on glazed alkaline paperstock and softbound in 10x8.5 inch gloss-black photo-decorated wraps. Faintest edgewear to covers, mild abrasion to spine panel joints, a sound copy that is entirely clean and unmarked. More
Cat.No: 326381
Barcelona: Compania Roca - Radiadores, [circa 1930]. Pamphlet. 23p., printed letterpress in two colors throughout with many interiors shown (cut-away diagrams, elevations, floorplans) each with a radiator or a heating vent indicated. Softbound in stapled 6.5x5 inch decorated wraps; staples are rusted, covers are dust- and handling-soiled with spotty foxing..... More
Cat.No: 227523
Barcelona: Jose y Amado Mingrat, [circa 1925]. Pamphlet. [20] pp., chiefly color illustrations, color pictorial wraps. 7.5 x 6.75 in. Manufacturer’s ink stamps on inside front and rear cover. Front cover illustration signed: "Cleo." Light to moderate foxing to covers and final two leaves, staples slightly rusted. Text in Spanish..... More
Cat.No: 297481
