London: Putnam, 1955. Octavo, 232 pages. First edition. The author writes "principally as a worshipper of that incomparable golden drink." Slight bump to head of spine, otherwise fine, in a near fine dust jacket, designed by William McLaren.With an original receipt from Blackwell's laid in. [Gabler G17530].
Philadelphia: 1880. Champagne bottle-shaped die cut, (19 x 7 cm.), 12 pages, plus card cover. Chromolithograph illustrated wrappers, bound with a brass grommet. Decorative blue and white silk cord and tassel. The text outlines the Officer and Trustees, Conductors, The Programme (a series of Marches and Promenades, Quadrilles and Waltzes), Supper is served in the foyer. Fine.
London: Longmans Green and Co., 1891. Octavo, 100 pages. Stated second edition, but with pagination identical to the first, really second printing. With recipes for punches, ales, syrups, drinks for invalids, liqueurs and cups. The section "American Drinks", includes recipes for The Floster, the Prairie Oyster, the Corpse Reviver, and the Cramhamball. Quite charming. A bit of edgewear, in lightly soiled publishers printed decorative paper over half-cloth. With the bookseller's.....
Boston: Carl Dumbra, (1948, 1950). Two volumes. Thick quartos, xxvi, 518 & xxvii-xlv, 519-1175 pages. Book one a stated second printing; book two stated first edition. Illustrated with occasional black and white photos and figures. A very scarce technical treatise. The jacket states, "The master guide for the chemist, researcher, winemaker, wine producer, and production man. Technical information and numerous wine formulae and blends are listed... Chemical and engineering developments.....
Paris: Frigéco-Thomson; Max Gottchalk, Imp. [circa 1930]. Octavo (14.5 x 22 cm.), 183 pages. Index. Printed throughout in red and black. Evident first edition. An attractive and charming cookbook promoting the Frigeco refrigerator through recipes require freezing and cold. Dishes include one hundred thirty ice-cream recipes, frozen entremets, cold entremets, specially studied for freezing in the "Frigéco". Some ice-creams made with perfumes; icy water (cherry); jellies with lemon, violet, rose.....
Southern New England, 1734-1802. The collection includes licenses for named individuals to operate taverns, public inns, or houses of entertainment; town approbations for tavern keepers; and power of attorney documents. Each item is dated and signed; many feature signatures from the town’s Selectmen, Constable, Justice of Peace, Grand Juror, and Civil Authority. The tavern was the center of social and political life in early American communities; the Vermont state constitution.....
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1958. Octavo, 362 pages. The third, revised edition of perhaps the last of the classic cocktail books, a bookend of sorts to all of the pioneers that came before. Embury was nothing if not opinionated and blunt about expressing himself, so it comes as no surprise that David Wondrich puts him squarely in the "You may not know it, my friend, but.....
Quedlinburg & Leipzig: G. Basse, 1828; 1833. Octavo (17.5 x 12 cm.), 80; 44 pages; with the addition of 12 pages and 4 pages respectively, of contemporary hand-written notes in German. Second, Improved Edition; First Edition. Two works bound as one. The first consists of a general guide to making all kinds of vinegars from different sources and for differing purposes. Domestic and commercial production of these useful ferments are.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Company, 1894. Thick octavo, 61 pages. First octavo edition, following the folio and quarto editions of 1884 and 1886 respectively. Lacking the original publisher's box and dust jacket, this copy is otherwise very good, with only a bit of age toning to the edges of the beautifully illustrated gray cloth binding.
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, 18 Ann Street, 1885. Octavo, 68, [4], pages. Advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Contains detailed information on blending to create imitations of popular spirits, but also recipes for bitters, cordials, essences, syrups, and more. The author's preface states, "It is a generally well understood fact that the thirsty individual who takes his glass of whiskey at any of even the first-class public bars, saloons, or parlors.....
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, 18 Ann Street, 1885. Octavo, 68, [4], pages. Advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Contains detailed information on blending to create imitations of popular spirits, but also recipes for bitters, cordials, essences, syrups, and more. The author's preface states, "It is a generally well understood fact that the thirsty individual who takes his glass of whiskey at any of even the first-class public bars, saloons, or parlors.....
Baltimore: Bacchus Press Ltd., 1985. Quarto, xiii, 403 pages. FIRST EDITION. With a foreword by Maynard Amerine. A history, including wine facts that span centuries, and wine bibliography with other 3000 titles that includes biographical sketches of prominent wine writers. Fine in tan cloth. In near very good dust jacket with some minor edge wear.
Baltimore: Bacchus Press Ltd., 1985. Quarto, xiii, 403 pages. FIRST EDITION. A history, including wine facts that span centuries, and wine bibliography with other three thousand titles that includes biographical sketches of prominent wine writers. In dust jacket with some edge wear, chipping, and rubbing. Boards in fine condition, with like text.
New York: M. Barrows and Co., 1944. Small octavo, 128 pages. Second printing. A simple listing of cocktail recipes, with a little extra advice on stocking a bar, and correct glassware usage. Not the full package, like the author's other drinks book; the Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion was not just a guide, but "a wise and witty discussion of the philosophy of drinking." But this one covers the basics.....
London: Jill Norman/Century, 1990. Octavo, 275 pages. First edition. Illustrated. Excellent documentation of the change from Piemonte's traditional winemaking methods to more modern techniques. Quite scarce. Fine in fine dust jacket.
London: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 1948. Octavo, 176 pages. Illustrated. First edition. As the title says. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Ybor City [Tampa], Florida]: [the restaurant], [circa 1935]. Small stapled booklet (10 x 6 cm.), 30, [2] pages. Advertisements. Index. Illustrated. Evident first and only edition. A promotional cocktail book, with recipes as well, from the oldest restaurant in Florida, and one of the oldest and largest Spanish/Cuban restaurants in America. A tip of the hat is given to the bartender, "Genial" Tony, who is indicated as the compiler. A......
London: Architectural Press, 1950. Octavo, 138 pages. Illustrated. First edition. Very good in publisher's cloth, in a lightly chipped dust jacket with a handsome image of a pub interior.
[Baltimore]: Records & Goldsborough, 1943. Small octavo (19 x 13 cm.), 95 pages. Illustrated. Second printing, following the original issue of 1942. A promotional history of the Baltimore distillers, Records & Goldsborough, producers of a wide range of commercial whiskeys, gins, pre-mixed cocktails, cordials, and liqueurs. About one third of the book is given to cocktail recipes. In publisher’s royal blue cloth, with color printed title label inset to front.....
London: Dean & Munday, 1820. Duodecimo, iv + 288 pages. Illustrated frontispiece and four engraved plates. Third edition, probable second printing. The book sports two title pages, one dated 1819 and one 1820, which leads us to presume that the printer just added the 1820 title page without removing the former. A fairly popular work that Oxford indicates had at least nine editions. Includes some interesting medical remedies, including this.....
New York /Philadelphia/Boston: Whitall, Tatum & Co., Circa 1880. Broadside (21.6 x 14 cm.). Illustrated handbill for a "Silent" Milk Shake machine. Description, dimensions, and price listed as well as locations of Whitall, Tatum & Co. locations in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. W.T. & Co. sold goods equipment and goods for pharmacies and druggists, issuing lists and catalogues from 1874 through 1899. Fold creases, otherwise fine condition. [Romaine lists.....
Stuttgart: Decker & Hardt, 1906. Quarto, unpaginated. Volume 1 only. First edition. All pages printed in green and brown, Fifty menus, each with a facing illustration. Pages printed on versos only. Bound in green, red and gilt stamped boards, all edges green. Some bumping to head and foot of spine, otherwise very good.
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1975. Small octavo, 54 pages. First trade edition, wrappered issue, following the privately printed edition issued by the Beehive Press. Harwell's elegant volume provides a delightful foray into the ceremonial, traditional, and regional history of the Old South's favorite drink. Taking the reader through several oft-debated recipes for creating the perfect julep, Harwell unveils the elusive history behind the drink, from its highly contested origin.....
Savannah: The Beehive Press, 1975. Small octavo (21 x 13 cm.), 59, [1] pages. FIRST EDITION, limited to 300 copies, one hundred for the author and two hundred for the publisher. Harwell's elegant volume provides a delightful foray into the ceremonial, traditional, and regional history of the Old South's favorite drink. Taking the reader through several oft-debated recipes for creating the perfect julep, Harwell unveils the elusive history behind the.....
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1975. Small octavo, 54 pages. First trade edition, wrappered issue, following the privately printed edition issued by the Beehive Press. Harwell's elegant volume provides a delightful foray into the ceremonial, traditional, and regional history of the Old South's favorite drink. Taking the reader through several oft-debated recipes for creating the perfect julep, Harwell unveils the elusive history behind the drink, from its highly contested origin.....