Dallas, Texas: R.C. Dyer & Company, c.1929. Second Edition. Hardcover. 264 [10 pp.] pages. Early edition of the Junior League of Dallas Cook Book. Before the Great Depression, this League focused their attention on the operation of the Junior League Home for Convalescent Children - with the proceeds of this..... More
New York: Wehman Brothers, Park Row, 1912. Wraps. Wehman Brothers Bartenders Guide - 91 pages. Wehman Brothers New Book of Toasts - 82 pages. Spine with small stain in middle and wear at spine ends, small chipping at bottom front. Small tear at bottom from cover. Pages brittle with some..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 140 pages. 23 x 16 cm. A rare cocktail book chock full of advice on how to jump back on the wagon after the Prohibition era. Chapters on Behavior, Hints to the Hostess, Being a Good Guest, Customs to Frown..... More
![COCKTAILS] The Cocktail Book; A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen. Frederic Lawrence Knowles](/pictures/thumb/2651.jpg?v=1628954414)
London: John Macqueen, 1902. First English Edition. Hardcover. 60 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. A scarce look into the unique world of cocktails in the early 1900's. This book was not compiled as a bartender's guide but as a recipe book for private use. A comprehensive account featuring over 150..... More
![COCKTAILS] The Bar-Tender's Guide; or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks. Jerry Thomas](/pictures/thumb/2649.jpg?v=1629305474)
New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Company Successor to Dick & Fitzgerald, 1887. Paperback. 130 pages. 18.5 x 12 cm. Thomas, considered the "the father of American mixology," originally wrote this seminal work on cocktails in 1862. A first for the United States, this guide codified what was then an oral tradition..... More
1935. Spiral_bound. 236 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Signed on half title page. An intimate look into the suburban lives in the Baltimore area in the 1930s including "The Tea Hour, Dinner Menus with Wine, Maid's Night Out, The Children's Chapter, Picnics, Long Drinks and Punches" and many more. Contains..... More
![CANADA] [MENU] Canadian Psychiatric Association Convention; Dégustation de vins et de fromages...](/pictures/thumb/2565.jpg?v=1623426790)
King Edward Sheraton Hotel: 1969. Cards. 28 x 22 cm. Large illustrated folding menu with a page of proverbs and a page of the wines and cheese served at this event. Some of the proverbs (10) link wine and drink to the medical profession such as: "An alcoholic has been..... More