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London: Perry Davis & Son, c. 1890. Cards. White printed cards. Near fine. 11.5 x 7.5 cm. British/European Branch trade card. Legend has it, Perry Davis concocted his "all vegetable" patent medicine in 1839 after becoming ill himself - a combination of mostly alcohol. Card lists agency addresses: General Agency: 74 High Street, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A., Western Branch: 7 College Buildings, Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A., Canada Branch: 378 St. Paul Street, Montreal, D.E., European Branch, 17 Southampton Row - Holbein, London. W.C. Written on verso in ink: 1 Prim Pump, 1 flue measure 1. 2. 4. gl

Buffalo: D. Ransom, Son & Co., 1883. Sewn binding. Orange wraps, with original string. Good. 32 pages. 16.5 x 10 cm. An almanac with recipes along with advertisements for products such as Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ointment (lard, raisins, cut in pieces, and fine-cut tobacco, simmered together, pressed and strained), and fraudster "testimonials". These pamphlets were all the rage before the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 put an end to the prolific practice of sham health products (not really, we still have them). The Ransom family business was started by Dr. David Ransom, in Buffalo NY, and later taken over by his sons. These almanac pamphlets were distributed yearly from 1874-1923. Rear cover printed: sold by J.S. Tufts, Plymouth NH, PURE DRUGS, MEDICINES. Covers soiled, interior lightly foxed.

Buffalo: D. Ransom, Son & Co., 1901. Sewn binding. Orange illustrated wraps, with original string. Very good. 32 pages. 16.5 x 10 cm. An almanac with recipes along with advertisements for products such as Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ointment (lard, raisins, cut in pieces, and fine-cut tobacco, simmered together, pressed and strained), and fraudster "testimonials". These pamphlets were all the rage before the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 put an end to the prolific practice of sham health products (not really, we still have them). The Ransom family business was started by Dr. David Ransom, in Buffalo NY, and later taken over by his sons. These almanac pamphlets were distributed yearly from 1874-1923. Rear cover printed: sold by J.M. Clarkl, Jr., South Middleboro, Mass. Dry Goods, Groceries. Covers lightly rubbed at spine, interior clean

Buffalo: D. Ransom, Son & Co., 1894. Sewn binding. Orange wraps, with original string. Good. 32 pages. 16.5 x 10 cm. An almanac with recipes along with advertisements for products such as Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ointment (lard, raisins, cut in pieces, and fine-cut tobacco, simmered together, pressed and strained), and fraudster "testimonials". These pamphlets were all the rage before the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 put an end to the prolific practice of sham health products (not really, we still have them). The Ransom family business was started by Dr. David Ransom, in Buffalo NY, and later taken over by his sons. These almanac pamphlets were distributed yearly from 1874-1923. Rear cover printed: sold by Tufts & Co. Plymouth NH, PURE DRUGS, MEDICINES. Covers soiled, with chipping to spine and rear cover. Interior lightly foxed.

New York: [The Printing Week Library], 1972. Hardcover. Mustard yellow paper-covered boards. Fine, in very good glassine dust jacket. 55 pages. 18.5 x 10 cm. A beautifully produced keepsake produced in connection with the Celebration of Printing Week in New York, 1972, commemorating the 266th birthday of Benjamin Frankin, Printer, January 17, 1972. "This is a small but highly selective collection of Franklin's writings. They are filled with wry observations, dry humor, devastating hoaxing, inventive bamboozling; reverence where Godliness and rich living were concerned; irreverence for England's Majesty; affectionate love and sly wit." Wood Engravings by John De Pol, Engrain Press. Clean, crisp copy.

Philadelphia: Roberts & Mander Stove Company, 1936. Spiral bound wraps. Red illustrated cardboard covers, spiral metal binding. Very good. 100 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. Elegant cook book supplied by the Roberts & Mander Stove Company. R & M Stove Co. operated a foundry and manufacturing plant (now on the National Register of Historic Places) out of Hatboro, Pennsylvania until 1950. Silver border throughout with illustrations of contemporary cuisine inset in silver. Over 200 recipes. Covers rubbed at edges and rear, interior crisp and clean.

New York: THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. Color photo illustrated wraps. Fine. Unpaginated. 13.5 x 22 cm. Exhibition Catalog. Queering the BibliObject, organized by John Chaich, independent curator, was an exhibition that focused on contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer artists appropriating the book as an object through sculpture, installation, drawing, or photography as a vehicle for self-expression. These artists utilize the book as an action for 'queer' manifestation and materialization, both by violating heteronormative customs and by being "unusual' in itself. Illustrated throughout. Pristine.

Johnstown, NY: Knox Gelatine Inc. , 1964. Folded. Cream printed paper, Fine. unpaginated, 15.5 x 7.5 cm. The "classic American gelatine recipes" pamphlet advertises Knox Unflavored Gelatine in the distinctly recognizable 60s aesthetic. It features recipes still in use today in the average American household, such as the No-Bake Cheesecake made with a graham cracker crumb crust. There is also a mail in slip addressed to "Gentlemen" that could be sent to Knox Gelatine Inc. with one dollar and one Knox Gelatine box top in exchange for "authentic copies of 2 French antique gelatine molds" all in celebration of the company's 75th anniversary.