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194563927Los Angeles CA: Forbidden Palace New Chinatown 447-451 Gin Ling Way ca. 1945. 4to. 7.25 x 11 in. 4 pp unpaginated. printed in red & black on coated paper stock self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers front cover art idyllic image of traditional Chinese restaurant NF copy. First edition thus of this beautifully printed menu for the storied Chinese-American restaurant after being moved from its original location for the demolition and construction of Union Station and the surrounding area. The new restaurant served as the press reception location for the reopening of “New Chinatown†in 1939 and through World War II was a very popular reasonably priced eatery and night club for the Wartime military personnel. Their cocktails list was extensive and even served the Chinese liqueurs Ng Gar Pai & Mui Kwe Lu. No copies in Worldcat; 1 copy held by The Huntington Library. Forbidden Palace, [New Chinatown, 447-451 Gin Ling Way], paperback
194363912San Francisco CA: Monaco Theatre Restaurant 560 Pacific Ave. 1943. 8vo. 8 pp unpaginated. colour printed bi-fold which opens up into panoramic interior scene menu minor edgewear center creasing from folding slight scuffing still VG copy. First edition thus of this souvenir menu touting the Monaco Theatre Restaurant which anchored one end of Gavallo’s International Settlement Latin Quarter following the clean-up of the notorious Barbary Coast during the 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition. The Monte Carlo-themed nightclub was authentically appointed filled with musicians singers and dancers in Spanish-revival costume and was instant hit serving De Luxe dinners for $2.50 initially $ 1.00 and featured Mixed Green Salad Minestrone Soup Raviolis or Spaghetti as well as Fresh Crab Bordelaise or Roast Duck. California Sparkling Wines including the Ambassador Red or Aristocrat White were very popular. The International Settlement thrived during the World’s Fair but really boomed after the U.S. entered World War II and armed forces swamped the city ironically returning Pacific Avenue back to its red-light roots with many of the Monaco’s neighbors offering burlesque shows honky-tonk and a smattering of prostitution. Worldcat locates 1 similar copy Bancroft; See: Woody LaBounty International Settlement Jackson Square Teh Exotic Restaurant Row San Francisco Story March 19 2025. Monaco Theatre Restaurant, 560 Pacific Ave., unknown
193563707Cincinnati OH: The Zanol Products Co. Feb. 1 1935. Folio. 56 2 pp. Red & black borders decorative printing throughout numerous photo illustrations diagrams. Orange textured softcovers brick-red coloured lettering & design on covers textblock slightly curved minor shelfwear dustsoiling occasional pencil annotations still VG copy with the National Recovery Administration logo printed on front cover corner. First edition of this fantastic Zanol products direct sales catalogue including such products as perfumes fragrances creams lotions powders other cosmetics as well as cooking products and cleaning chemicals. The company’s most popular cosmetics product lines included the Faith Avery and La Bara lines. The La Bara cosmetics borrowed the femme fatale art deco image established by the actress Theda Bara in Cleopatra Salome and Manon Lescaut who began life as Theodosia Burr Goodman from Cincinnati OH. The perfume bottles lipstick compacts soaps were all produced with distinctive art deco packaging and remained popular through the 1930s. Of additional interest are their pioneering direct sales of packaged foods to shorten preparation time for housewives and home cooks as well as offer quick meals. Along with extracts for Root Beer and other soft drinks the Zanol line-up included Marshmallow Cream Lemonade Ezemade Biscuits Ice Cream Powder and a variety of boxed pasta and canned Italian style sauce for preparing meals within minutes. See: Cosmetics by the American Products Company -- Zanol The Vamp and America’s Greatest Perfumer 2015; Worldcat locates 1 copy Public Library of Cincinnati. The Zanol Products Co., paperback
191560411Montreal Canada: Lake of the Woods Milling 1915. 4to. 144 pp. Title in red & black text in red & black. With numerous colour plates colour advertisements for Five Roses flour text illustrations. Colour-illustrated softcovers minor creasing & scuffing to corners still VG bright copy w/gold braid still retained at upper left corner w/ ownership markings dated 1927 on title. First edition of this exceptionally popular Canadian cookbook devoted to cakes breads fancy breads biscuits buns pies tarts scones fritters griddle cakes muffins pancakes and more using the Five Roses flour and drawn from over 2000 cooks’ recipes. The famed Lake of the Woods Milling Co. at its height ground 62000 bushels a wheat daily producing 10000 barrels of flour and over 850000 Canadian households used the popular cookbook which was literally used until they perished by generations. Lake of the Woods Milling, paperback
193362385New York: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. 1933. 8vo. 110 2 pp. Illust. title in red & black numerous text illustrations in red & black by Fred Breen. Colour-illustrated boards cover art by Breen minor scuffing edgewear minor wear to spine slight bumping to couple corners still VG copy signed by Rector on the Carte du Jour page from the libraries of Shirley Clemenson Daniel & Eleanore Weinstock w/ bookplate on ffep. First edition signed of this excellent collection of recipes on French cooking by Chef George Rector used by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. as a promotional book during the 1933 Century of Progress World’s Fair in Chicago. 1878-1947 was a restauranter and food authority who began his career with Parisian Restaurants son of Charles Rector who had opened the famed Oyster House in 1884 in Chicago and operated the Rector’s Marine Restaurant at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. George Rector published the year after this his “Dine at home with Rector†with subtitle “A Book on What Men Like Why They Like It and How to Cook It†and was columnist for A&P’s radio program as well as their radio program for CBS. Scarce to find in nice condition and signed. See: Jan Whitaker Anatomy of a Restaurateur: George Rector Restaurant-ing through History 2018. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., hardcover
194053482Kingston upon Hull UK: Needler Ltd. ca. 1940. Oblong folio. 13.5 x 10.25 in. 14 leaves unnumbered. with 14 hand-coloured silver gelatin photographs sized 10 x 11.75 in. mounted on thick card stock leaves hinged with black cloth printed sales information on facing leaves each photo w/ War Restrictions Notice printed in upper fore-edge and supplementary product information in negative below each product. Original black pebbled cloth spine stiffened w/ wood spacers covered in black cloth minor bowing to leaves very minor wear to corners front outer hinge just starting still a VG copy w/ pencil date of 1940 on front pastedown. First edition of this scarce and exceptional photographic sample catalogue filled with the styles of Needler chocolate box assortment and chocolate packaging in the first years of World War II. Initially chocolates had been packed as unwrapped bars in the Victorian era with paper labels displayed on the counter. Later gold printing and metal foils repeated the luxury message of chocolate. Inspired by the innovations of Cadbury the designs for many British fancy chocolate boxes were prized by the British as special gifts to be used as trinket or button boxes and even cut out and saved in scrapbooks. The chocolate boxes in this catalogue include mixed assortments in faux 3-drawer cabinets decorated with fancy ribbons chromolithograph and colour-printed covers featuring historic scenes pets flowersArt Deco designs gold foil and more. Of special interest are the wonderful Needler’s figurine bowls and boxes featuring porcelain figurines dressed in silk fabrics atop bowls or boxes as well as a splendid pair of porcelain bookends “Sweet & Twenty†to hold up the customer’s chocolate boxes. Needler’s began as Fred Needler Ltd. in 1902 when established in Hull by Fred Needler 1865-1932 who began as a confectioner’s assistant in the 1880s. The company was a pioneer in fair treatment of his workforce incorporated profit-sharing for the staff from the beginning and covered sick pay retirement benefits and even established holiday homes in British seaside resort towns. By 1940 the company was one of the largest businesses in Hull with over 2000 employees. The company continued to operate until acquired through multiple buyouts by several different corporations until the label was acquired by Ashbury Confectionary and the factory was closed in Hull in 2002. No copies located in Worldcat; See: Chocs away: Needler of Hull History of Needlers Confectionary Let’s Look Again: A History of Branded Britain 2015. Needler Ltd., hardcover
192962686Montreal Canada: Canadian Pacific Express 1929. Oblong 8vo. 4 pp unpaginated. text & borders printed in blue sepia & black. Self-printed softcovers vivid Art Deco cover art front cover of Canadian Pacific Express making delivery to airport by Charles James Greenwood 1893-1965 a NF copy. First edition thus of this wonderful menu issued at the end of the Roaring 20’s touting the lavish breakfasts available on Canadian Pacific streamliner service sleeping cars dining cars station restaurants and planes in 1929. Greenwood was a graphic designer who began creating posters for the Canadian Pacific in the 1920’s and was noted for his posters promoting cruises to Alaska. No copies in Worldcat. Canadian Pacific Express, paperback
195363736London UK: Neville Spearman Ltd. 1953. 8vo. 143 1 pp. Illustrated title page numerous illustrations. Blue publisher’s cloth black lettering on spine slight shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art by Guy Nicholls minor chipping head of spine upper fore-edge partially affecting 1 letter couple closed tears still NF/G copy. First edition of this authoritative and humorous anthology of recipes honoring beer & ale in roasts fish sauces pickles jams cakes and sweets and an assortment of beer & ale cocktails. Harrison 1907-1991 was a mystery and science fiction/fantasy author who wrote mysteries as Quentin Downes from 1952-1954 and became a leading authority on Sherlock Holmes writing several pastiches. Neville Spearman, Ltd., hardcover
192863706Leeds: Geo. H. Harrison & Sons Statue Printing Works 1928. 4to. 76 leaves. Colour-illust. printed title 74 colour box top labels 11 w/ gold foil background. Textured & embossed softcovers Statue of Liberty cover art illustration on front cover minor curling to spine very minor soiling to fore-edges some shelfwear 1 box top label w/ partial lower fore-edge cropped still a VG- copy w/ price list tipped-in on verso of front cover. First edition of this exceedingly scarce and exceptional printer’s sample catalogue filled with box top labels for British Chocolates sold between the World Wars. Initially chocolates had been packed as unwrapped bars in the Victorian era with paper labels displayed on the counter. Later gold printing and metal foils repeated the luxury message of chocolate. Inspired by the innovations of Cadbury the designs for many British fancy chocolate boxes were prized by the British as special gifts to be used as trinket or button boxes and even cut out and saved in scrapbooks. Many of the images on the labels in the present catalogue include idyllic landscapes English Chocolate-box cottages vivid art deco art work and even images of King George V Queen Mary the Duke of York later Edward VIII and others. The artists represented here include Ernest Boye Uden 1911-1986 noted illustrated and watercolour painter best remembered for his pastoral landscapes of English villages; Henry R. Wilkinson 1884-1975 noted for his landscapes and images of Venice; and many beautiful portraits of women by Percy Bell Hickling 1876-1951 illustrator for Sherlock Holmes stories cartoonist and frequently illustrated many of the Cassell & Co. girls annuals and girls series books. The price list indicates that they could be purchased in 1000 count lots with all white backgrounds overlap sides Royalty Ribbons and All over designs and the most expensive were the Gold and grained backgrounds. No copies located in NUC. Geo. H. Harrison & Sons, Statue Printing Works, paperback
191763583Portland: Crown Mills 1917. Tall 8vo. 32 pp. Photo-illust. title illust. upper borders throughout. Colour-illust. softcovers photo on rear of mill w/ bread trucks parked at loading dock minor shelfwear very minor soiling still VG- copy stapled as issued. First edition of this early product cook book using Crown flour known for its purity and quality. This catalogue for Crown Mills was issued just prior to the U.S. entering World War I at the end of the Progressive Era and following passage of a number of food purity and adulteration acts passed including the original Food and Drugs Act signed into law in June 1906 which prohibited the interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterated foods drinks and drugs as well as regulations against colouring foods. Many of the most successful and largest flour milling operations in the US assembled and distributed sample cases such as these to demonstrate the purity of their products and that they carefully prepared edible products for consumers. Humphreys 1882-1941 appears to have been a partial pseudonym for Lucy L. Humphreys using her sister-in-law Lois A. Humphreys initials and was a longtime educator and administrator at the Woodstock School in Portland and advocate of improving food and nutrition for her students and their families. See: George Kramer Crown Mills Centennial Mills Historic American Engineering Record HAER OR-184 2016 p. 17. Crown Mills, paperback
195563056New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. 1955. 8vo. viii 6 274 pp. Publisher’s half-beige cloth over blue boards black lettering on spine slight toning to fore-edges minor shelfwear w/d.j. splendid wraparound pictorial map cover art depicting regional and local foods across the U.S. slight darkening to spine very minor edgewear still NF/VG copy inscribed by author on first dedication page “To Bessy Morris Eat & have fun.†First edition inscribed of this gastronomical memoir and guidebook by the esteemed authority on the best restaurants to be found while traveling the back roads of America in the first half of the 20th Century. Although Hines could barely cook he was a consummate traveling businessman whose adventures encouraged him to search for the best restaurants keeping notes and eventually writing his iconic guidebooks advising on restaurants and eateries wherever the tired motorist may stop. Prior to modern guidebooks ratings websites and other travel advisories Hines was an investigative epicurean who not only kept meticulous notes on the meals he ate but visited the kitchens and even the garbage outback to confirm cleanliness standards. He partnered in 1952 with Roy Park to form Hines-Park Co. in Ithaca NY and later began marketing everything from ice cream to cake mixes. Scarce in original dustjacket or signed. Thomas Y. Crowell Co., hardcover
195263445Shishmaref Nome & Anchorage Alaska: Published exclusively by Alaska Crippled Children’s Association 1952. 12mo. 1 36 1 leaves mimeograph typescript throghout. Light-green tinted illustrated softcovers yapp fore-edges minor soiling edgewear some rubbing still a good copy. Second edition of this fascinating fund-raiser local cookbook drawn from recipes collected and edited by the Shismaref Day School students from their family traditions. These fascinating recipes with instructions encompass desserts such as Lingcod Eskimo Ice-Cream & Sue-wok Dried Salmon Eggs assorted boiled fried and dried fish; Pussy Willow greens Sourah & Ah-lowe-kuk Wild Chard along with roasted bear meat fried & baked seal liver and others. Sockpick Evans 1937-2021 helped to raise her 12 brothers & sisters in Shishmaref attended the Day School through the 8th Grade contracted tuberculosis during the epidemic and spent two years in the same sanatorium as Betty MacDonald and was noted for her accomplished ivory carfvings and traditional parkas uspuks and Eskimo dolls. Published exclusively by Alaska Crippled Children’s Association, paperback
195363789New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc. 1953. 8vo. viii 444 pp. Text illustrations diagrams tables. Blue publisher’s cloth dark blue & gilt lettering front cover & spine minor offset soiling from old brodart cover fore-edges w/ d.j. minor edgewear old tape repair to closed tear w/ offsetting still G/G copy. Third edition significantly revised & enlarged from the original first issued in 1937 and featuring a much expanded section on the use of frozen foods in large institutional menus and food service. All the recipes were standardized for 50 or more servings definitely applicable to cafeteria and food service settings in hospitals residence halls state institutions schools and more. Fowler was a longtime dietician and instructor in food service and management with St. Mary Hospital Kankakee Kansas State College Butler and later the U.S. Army & Navy. West was professor of Institutional Management at Kansas State as well as teaching at the Univ. of Washington Columbia and the Univ. of Hawaii through World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., hardcover
193462684West Bend WI: West Bend Aluminum Feb. 1934. 8vo. 15 1 pp. printed in green & black throughout. With photo & text illustrations throughout self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers Art Deco cover art of lunch counter small tear back cover minor dustsoiling darkening to fore-edges VG- copy. First edition of this remarkably scarce collection of recipes targeting drug stores soda fountains and lunch counters designed by the West Bend Aluminum cookware Home Economics Department to aid in selling cookware and economical large serving recipes. The supplied recipes include those for chili Corn Chowder Griddle Cakes Spanish Steak hot sandwiches with beef made slow cooked in the Dutch Oven and more. Of particular interest are the directions on making drip coffee with West Bend drip coffee makers and even a one-cup coffee maker. No copies in Worldcat. West Bend Aluminum, paperback
192552767Philadelphia PA: Giunta Brothers Manufacturing Co. ca. 1925. Oblong 4to. 23 1 pp. Numerous photo illustrations text illustrations and diagrams throughout. Self-printed yellow softcovers cover art of Giunta Brothers Italian import business on front cover w/ wine presses displayed up and down the street slight shelfwear w/ original purple colour-tinted mailing envelope some chipping edgewear rubbing still NF/VG- copy. First edition of this scarce and fascinating manufacturing catalogue for the famed Philadelphia Italian importers. Featured are numerous different sizes and styles of wine and cider presses fruit grinders for the mash ice cream makers Italian style coffee roasters waffle makers and more. Of particular interest is the Giunta Brothers pasta machines which are believed by the family to have been the first patented in the United States. The company operated from 1915 to 2002 until it had to close due to the owner’s poor health. Worldcat locates 2 copies Clements Library Harvard. Giunta Brothers Manufacturing Co., paperback
196263752Seattle WA: Ivar’s Acres of Clams ca. 1962. 4to. 9 x 11.25 in. 4 pp unpaginated. printed in blue on thick gray paper stock die-cut in the shape of a clam self-printed illustrated softcovers edgewear scuffing remnants of glue & black scrapbook paper on back cover still G copy. First edition thus of this promotional souvenir menu for the famed and beloved seafood restaurant first founded in 1938 by Ivar Haglund 1905-1985 alongside his longtime Aquarium tourist attraction. Although undated this menu includes mention of his popular “Clam Digger Room†cocktail lounge as well as his short-lived “Sravi†gift store opened in 1961 just prior to the opening of the 1962 Century 21 Seattle World’s Fair. Specialties included the beloved clam chowder Dungeness Crab Louie whole cracked crabs and even Wente Bros. and B.V. California wines for purchase. No copies located in Worldcat U of W does locate an earlier version dated ca. 1950 as part of their Menu Collection. Ivar’s Acres of Clams, paperback
193463742Philadelphia PA: Dr. D. Jayne & Son Inc. 250 Delaware 1934. 12mo. 132 pp. plus 8 pp. publisher’s ads. With text illustrations. Tan illustrated softcovers Art Deco lettering front cover yapp fore-edges minor shelfwear pulling to lower fore-edge of title at gutter margin slight creasing still a VG copy from the library of Samuel S. Berman 1906-1982 longtime San Francisco attorney patron of the arts. First edition of this popular cocktail guide issued by the Philadelphia patent quackery medicine supply house first founded by David Jayne before the Civil War intending to capitalize on the revival of cocktails following the repeal of Prohibition. Including sections on drinks cobblers brandies punches cocktails theatrical drinks fizzes syrups and even helpful hints this guidebook was intended to ensure that bars & taverns offered the purest and best cocktails & drinks to their customers. Along with the myriad of cocktails & mixed drinks featuring bitters absinthe and others the work includes an extensive section on wines. Of course Jayne & Son as evidenced by the ads at the rear did not overlook the opportunities to sell their “cures†for upset stomachs constipation hangovers erectile dysfunction and skin cleansers. Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Inc., 250 Delaware, paperback
193264228Battle Creek MI: Kellogg’s Department C 1932. 4to. 6.5 x 6.5. Colour-illustrated round volvelle w/ die-cut windows w/ small map of the United States and direction finder sized 5.5 in. in diameter affixed w/ rivet to colour-printed board illustraions in corners surrounding wheel illustration of all the states and illustrated on verso of bottom board. NF copy. First edition thus US Population 122775046 of this wonderful interactive volvelle offering children and adults not only vital statistics about each US State but also mentioning their most popular ready-to-eat cereals in each area. Kellogg’s cereals were marketed as essential health food by athletes coaches and doctors as they contained muscle-building elements. In addition children were encouraged to have another bowl after school as snack or event another at bedtime. Worldcat locates 4 copies Boston Pub. U of MI McGill Henry Ford. Kellogg’s Department C, unknown
194764164Washington D.C.: Ice Cream Merchandising Inc. 1947. 4to. 351 1 pp. Double-page title in blue & black text in red & black with 100’s of photo and colour illustrations throughout. Brick-red publisher’s cloth lettered in black & yellow front cover spine minor bumping head & foot of spine slight fraying to corners slight interior age toning still a VG bright copy from the Excelsior Creamery Co. w/ ownership stamp on ffep. First edition of this informative and lavishly illustrated sales and merchandising manual for ice cream and frozen dairy products in the Mid-20th-Century following World War II. Sponsored by the International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers Hennerich emphasized sales ad campaigns and encouraged training of soda fountain employees using filmstrip/cartoon strip format with sample training scripts. He also emphasized local markets the importance of competent management and improved sales techniques. Over half the book is devoted to the best recipes for ice cream sodas sundaes banana splits freezes floats shakes and more. Of particular interest are specific instructions on post-War upgrading with Mid-Century Modern counters lettering window displays lighting cost controls and adding air conditioning. Ice Cream Merchandising, Inc., hardcover
193063763Battle Creek MI: Battle Creek Food Company ca. 1930. 12mo. 28 pp. With black & white and colour illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers wraparound Arts & Crafts cover art minor shelfwear still a NF copy w/ small rubber stamps for the “Oakland Health Food Store†on front cover. First edition of this surprisingly uncommon cookbook issued by the Battle Creek food Company Dietetic department encouraging and explaining Dr. John Harvey Kellogg’s vegetarian food philosophy featuring tempting appetizers modern dinner menus entrees PEP building and more all featuring Kellogg’s pre-packaged products. Battle Creek Food Company, paperback
191156761New York: Octave Grillon 705 W. 170th St. 1911. 12mo. 140 pp. plus 4 pp. illust. manufacturers ads. Numerous text illustrations photo plates. Quarter-brown cloth over beige-coloured boards brown lettering on front cover minor soiling edgewear some rubbing still VG- copy. First edition of this very scarce candy making work detailing the processes for manufacturing and producing gum drops chewing gum jelly gum marshmallows French Swiss & German Nougat rock candy jujube paste along with instructions on how to replace albumen and white of eggs in moonshine. The author not only includes many recipes but also the necessary specialized tools equipment cooking times molds and even includes recipes for medicated gum and confectionary products. Grillon b. 1865 was as an award-winning candy maker and foreman at a candy factory in New York who had immigrated from Beaugeney France in 1907 and winner of the Culinary Exhibition Gold Medal in 1899 at Toulouse. Worldcat locates 2 copies U of Chicago Nat. Lib. of Scotland; See: Publisher’s Weekly Nov. 4 1911 p. 1477. Octave Grillon, [705 W. 170th St.], hardcover
195862679Honolulu Hawaii: M’s Ranch House 5156 Kalanianaole Highway ca. 1958. 4to. 7.75 x 11 in. 4 pp unpaginated. printed & illustrated in black sepia & red on yellow-tinted thick paper stock minor dustsoiling to rear cover slight shelfwear still NF copy. First edition thus of this Mid-20th-Century menu for the iconic Hawaiian restaurant on the East Side of Oahu Territory of Hawaii which featured a real covered wagon with canvas that children could play in. Along with the 72 oz. steak dinner customers could order Chicken Casserole Broiled Lobster Tail Hawaiian Chop Steak Japanese Shrimp Tempura a whole fresh Pineapple Ranch House Style with their famed breadsticks and cheese sauce. As per the image on the front cover this appears to have been issued after the restaurant was renovated moved to the middle of the property with a parking lot and updated with red brick and wood facade from the original white wooden siding. M’s Ranch House, 5156 Kalanianaole Highway, unknown
193763534Seattle WA: Carl W. Art Lloyd Building 1937. 12mo. 109 3 pp. Illustrated title text illustrations throughout. Quarter-green publisher’s cloth over Spruce wooden covers black decorative lettering on front cover very slight chipping to couple corners still a VG bright copy w/ bookseller’s label for Frederick & Nelson on front pastedown. First edition of this surprisingly scarce and inventive travel guide for motorists and travelers to Seattle Tacoma & Spokane as well as Vancouver and Victoria BC at the end of the Great Depression modeled off of the author’s very successful “Curious California Customs†1935. Alongside such landmarks as the Frozen Fish Aquarium Meany Hotel Smith Tower & the Persian Dining Room Herrick 1894-1994 breezily details as well the famed Shell House at the University of Washington where George Pocock built racing shells for West Coast championship rowing teams; Maneki’s Japanese-American restaurant at 212 Sixth South or the several Chinese-American restaurants along King Street where the wait staff speak Oxonian English. Herrick Steake was married to Spokane WA realtor printer and publisher Arthur Steake her father H.A. Herrick was a prominent New York newspaperman and in the 1930’s she tried her hand on inventive guidebooks. This work includes illustrations created by students at the famed Cornish School in Seattle. Carl W. Art, Lloyd Building, hardcover
193558780Lowell MA & Boston MA: J.W. Greer Co. The Fellman Studio for Creative Photography 30 Huntington Ave.; Marion Photographers ca. 1935. Ten silver gelatin photographs sized 8 x 10 in. inserted through corner slots on Bainbridge Board sized 10.5 x 12 in. mimeograph typescript labels neatly mounted at lower fore-edge of all images some creasing to corners from having been inserted into slots many w/ pencil annotations nearly all w/ photographer’s imprints on versos minor scuffing & wear to boards some edgewear wear to corners still VG set. A scarce group of original sales photographs for Greer biscuit cracker & cookie making machinery which allowed automated production and packaging. The first image depicts the “Cutting Machine†which rolled the dough into sheets and cut out the individual crackers placing them onto conveyors to the ovens. The immense gas burning oven with valves and temperature mixers mounted alongside includes photos of both the discharge from the cutting machine onto the oven conveyor and the discharge onto the cooling conveyors. The final five photos focus on the filling and weighing machinery which would ensure the correct amounts per package and then pack them in rolls insert into cartons and tightly seal each carton. Greer 1876-1950 was a machinist and inventor who began producing some of the world’s first automated bakery and confectionery equipment before World War I founded J.W. Greer Co. in 1919 and would eventually grow to a company of over 650 employees. The company continued to expand through World War II and later became the Wire Belt Co. still operating today in Londonderry NH. Since half of these photographs were shot by a Lowell MA photographer these could possibly have been automated machines installed for use by the Lowell Cracker Co. beloved for their soda oyster crackers or the Johnson Educator Food Company best known for Crax crackers sprayed with butter oil. J.W. Greer Co., The Fellman Studio for Creative Photography, 30 Huntington Ave.; Marion Photographers, hardcover
197963295La Mesa CA: Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation 1979. Two works in one. 8vo. xxiv 4 431 1; 4 433-526 pp. Photo frontisp. over 150 photos illustrations plates x-rays. Blue cloth gilt lettering NF from the libraries of Betty Surprise and Eleanore Weinstock. First Heritage edition early printing of this scarce work on anthropology medicine diet and nutrition. The author examines in detail the diets and nutrition of primitive cultures including the Eskimos North American Indians Polynesians African Tribes New Zealand Maori Peruvian Indians and more and compares their results to that of modern urban countries. Continually pointing out that modern diet and eating when it supplants the native diet leads invariably to physical degeneration in the ethnic populations offering an object lesson to modern western civilization. Supplement includes sections on soil fertility dangers of pesticides fluoride chemicals and means by which to combat this. Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, hardcover