Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 278 pages. 24 x 16 cm. A concise and comprehensive history of the distillation process, as well as analysis of how brandies and liqueurs are distilled in modern times. Recipes included. Boards and interior crisp and clean, dust wrapper rubbed..... More
New York: John de Kuyper & Son, 1965. Hardcover. 71 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. Classic kitsch 1960's cocktail book filled with VERY colorful photos. Laid in: Xerox typed sheet with two recipes using de Kuyper liquors - Ham Delight & Spareribs with Triple Sec. Also, De Kuyper Unusual Cooking..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 228 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Three years after the end of Prohibition, Macy's Department store jumped into the Wine, Cocktail & Drinks book. Part one discusses American wines, French wines, German wines, Italian wine, Spanish and Portuguese wines, along..... More
Indianapolis: THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, Inc., 1955. Hardcover. 159 pages. 21 x 14 cm. "How to get the most out of Alcohol without letting it bring out the worst in you." Sherman Billingsley, the founder and owner of New York's Stork Club states: " The theme of this book is that..... More
New York: Pynson Printers, 1924. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 38 pages. 16.5 x 13 cm. Copy 1286 of 1524. A fine 18th-century style reproduction. The "Squire" published twelve recipes for toddies in 1784. Years later, his descendant, Noble Foster Hoggson, found a cache of his letters and documents in the attic..... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. 294 pages [10 pp publishers adverts]. 21 x 15 cm. Photo illustrated frontispiece of author with tissue guard. Early American cocktail book containing History, Composition of Drinks, Description of Historical Banquets, Wine Service, Sample Menus, Introduction to Mixed Drinks..... More
New York: The Vendome Press, 1979. Penn, Irving. Hardcover. 155 pages. 22 x 16 cm. A sunny spot (in terms of the cocktail culture) during the dark ages of the 1970's. McNulty, a writer and world traveler, brings light to the subject of cocktails by writing in an almost memoir..... More
New York: The Cocktail, Wine, Beer and Spirit Digest, Inc., 1945. Hardcover. 128 pages. 16 x 12 cm. Signed/Inscribed on front free end paper by the author. Early edition, illustrated throughout. Oscar Haimo, President of the International Bar Manager's Association speaks to the obligation of the professional barman to serve..... More
Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine Co. Inc., 1941. Staplebound. 13 pp. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. The Knox Build-Up Plan is a quick and informative health booklet released by Knox Gelatine advertising the health benefits of drinking unflavored Knox Gelatine in water or fruit juice. Claiming the powder to be..... More