UNIVERSAL CAFE MENU.; "The Brightest Spot in Chinatown"
(n.p.). C. 1950s - 1960s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. Unnumbered. Pictorial upper wrapper. 11-1/2" x 8-1/2". Tan, self wrappers, blue and red lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
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SOUVENIR - Ursula Parlor No. 1. N.D.G.W. Jackson, June 1900.
Jackson: Ledger Print, [1900]. 1st Printing. Not in Rocq. Unpaginated, though 20 pages. Text provides a program of events for the 14th Annual Session of the N.D.G.W. 12 b/w images [on 10 plates], printed recto of each leaf: Stage Coach, Jackson, Jackson School Building, Court House and Hall of Records... More
JOHN'S STEAK & SALAD SHOP.; Under the Supervision of Cheff Louis Hanges.
San Francisco. Allied Printing. June 6, 1940. 1st Printing. Tri-fold. One small vignette on "Breakfast Specials". Approx. 11-1/4" x 4-3/4". White paper self wrappers, red and black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
PARIS LOUVRE RESTAURANT.; "The House of Crepes Suzettes".
San Francisco. Allied Printing. C. 1950s. 1st Printing. Tri-fold with slip. Illustration to lower wrapper. 8" x 4-1/4". Yellow card stock wrappers and slip, blue lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
RIVIERA.
(n.p.). Nov. 9th 1936. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Illustrated upper wrapper. 7-1/4" x 5". Full color, paper wrappers, dark blue printed lettering, blue typed lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Sticker reads "San Francisco's GREATEST NEED - $2,029,809. - Community Chest Nov. 9-Dec. 2" More
PAUL & BARBARA'S FISHTRAP. LUNCHEON.; Princeton by the Sea.
(n.p.). C. 1970s. 1st Printing. Broadside. 11" x 8-1/2". White card stock, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
ARNAUD'S À LA CARTE MENU.; Dans le coeur du Vieux Carré de la Nouvelle Orléans.
(n.p.). C. 1940s. 1st Printing. 8 pp. unnumbered. Pictorial wrappers. Folio, 13-3/4" x 10-1/4". Tan, card stock wrappers, stapled sienna and black lettering/illustrations, now hosed in a mylar sleeve. More
CHEZ HELENE.; The House of Good Food".
(n.p.). C. 1960s. 1st Printing. Tri-fold. A few small vignettes. 11-1/2" x 5-1/2". Brown, card stock, self wrappers, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Named one of the three best Creole restaurants in New Orleans. Chez Helene opened in 1964 and closed in 1995. The chef, Austin Leslie... More
VIEW Of The PHILADELPHIA VOLUNTEER REFRESHMENT SALOONS.
Philadelphia: Published by Job T. Williams, (1861). 1st appearance. Single sheet, printed recto only, in four colors. Lithograph (not including text): 21-1/4" x 33-3/8". Sheet: 24-1/4" x 35-3/8". Printed on sturdy paper, and now in a modern matte board frame. The lithographer, Thomas S. Sinclair, was a Scotsmen who learned... More
BREAKFAST, MAMMOTH HOTEL.; To Assist in Serving Quickly, Guests are Requested to Give There Entire Order
(n.p.). July 25, 1929. 1st Printing. Broadside. One black and white photograph of buffalo. 7-2/8" x 3-3/4". Single leaf, orange decorative border, orange and black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
A HISTORY Of The BOOK In AMERICA. The Enduring Book:Print Culture in Postwar America.
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, (2009). 1st Edition. xvi, [2], 618, [2 (blank)] pp including Notes and index. Several b/w illustrations. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Black cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Dust jacket. More
A HISTORY Of The BOOK In AMERICA. Print in Motion: The Expansion of Publishing and Reading in the United States, 1880 - 1940. Volume 4.
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, (2009). 1st Edition. xvii, [1 (blank)], 699, [1 (blank)] pp including epilogue, notes and index. Several b/w illustrations. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Black cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Dust jacket. More
A HISTORY Of The BOOK In AMERICA. The Industrial Book, 1840 - 1880. Volume 3.
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, (2007). 1st Edition. xix, [1 (blank)], 539, [1 (blank)] pp including notes and index. Several b/w illustrations. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Black cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Dust jacket. More
A HISTORY Of The BOOK In AMERICA. An Extensive Republic: Print, Culture and Society on the New Nation, 1790 - 1840. Volume 2.
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, (2010). 1st Edition thus. xix, [3], 697, [1 (blank)] pp including index. Several b/w illustrations. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Black title lettering with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Dust jacket. More
A HISTORY Of The BOOK In AMERICA. The Colonial Book in the Atlanic World. Volume 1.
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, (2010). 1st Edition thus. xxiv, [2],638 pp including appedex, notes and index. Several b/w images. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Black cloth binding with silver title lettering stamped to spine. Dust jacket. More
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CUNARD LINE - R.M.S. AQUITANIA.; [Private Dinner for] Mrs. J. W. Finch & Party.
(n.p.). February 5 1921. 1st Printing. Bifolium. Embossed upper wrapper. 4-1/2" x 3". White, card stock, self wrappers, gold and black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The Aquitania was a ocean liner used by Cunard Line. More
RED STAR LINE.; BREAKFAST MENU.
(n.p.). September 30, 1907. 1st Printing. Single sheet. Illustration at head of recto by Henri Cassiers (1858 - 1944). Approx: 8" x 5-1/2". Single sheet, blue lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. There is an option to detach postcard, however this is still attached and no creasing. More
GIBSON HOUSE.; Table D'Hote Dinner 6 to 7:30 P.M.
(Cincinnati). April 16, 1903. 1st Printing. Broadside. 7" x 4-1/2". Single sheet, printed on recto only, black lettering, red ink embossed seal at head, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The Gibson House opened in 1849 by J.K. and D.V. Bennett and financed by Scottish immigrant Peter Gibson. The hotel... More
MENU. WILSON HOUSE.
(n.p.). April 6, 1882. 1st Printing. Single sheet. Full color illustration of a woman on recto. 4-7/8" x 2-2/3" Single sheet, recto illustrated, menu on verso, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This small menu is assumed to be from the Wilson House located in Wilson, NY. The... More
SANS SOUCI RESTAURANT GARDEN.; Havana, Cuba.
Habana. Imp. Ucar, Garcia & Cia. C. 1930s-1940s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Pictorial upper wrapper, two smaller illustration inside at the head. Approx. 10-3/4" x 4-3/4". Pictorial self wrappers, blue and red lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This is a "Liqueurs List" with a short food menu... More
FLORIDA CAFE.; Juarez, Mexico.
(n.p.). C. 1930s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. One full color illustration on upper wrapper. 8" x 5". White, self wrappers, dark blue, teal and red lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This menu includes a cocktail menu, a short dinner menu and a money exchange (pesos to dollars)... More
The HAMILTON HOTEL, BERMUDA.; Dinner.
(n.p.). Oct. 21, 1929. 1st Printing. Single leaf. Small vignette at head of recto. 8-1/2" x 5". Single leaf, printed on both sides, green and black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Includes a wine list. More
The ADVENTURES And SUFFERINGS Of JOHN R. JEWITT, Only Survivor of the Ship Boston; During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Savages of Nootka Sound; With an Account of the Manners, Mode of Living, and Religious Opinions of the Natives.
Edinburgh / London: Reprinted for Archd. Constable & Co. and Hurst Robinson & Co., 1824. 1st edition thus (Ayer 156; Sabin 36123). 1st published in 1815 (cf. Hill 887). iv, [2], 237, [1 (blank)] pp. Edges untrimmed. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-1/8". Modern half calf binding with marbled paper boards. First... More
The MUSSO & FRANK GRILL.; The Oldest Restaurant in Hollywood, Since 1919.
(n.p.): Dec. 4, 1978. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumberd. Small illustration on upper wrapper of the facade of the restaurant. 15" x 6-1/2". White, self wrappers, dark brown lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Musso & Frank still exists today at the same location, 6667 Hollywood Blvd. Dishes in... More
SOMERSET HOUSE.
(n.p). C. 1930s - 1940s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. One small (business card size) slip. Two illustrations, one to upper wrapper, one inside. 8-1/2" x 11". Self wrappers, black and maroon lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More