Germany: 1884 - 1898. A compelling collection - Lot includes advertising broadsides for products of spirits, liqueurs and other spirits, essential oils, essences, and non-toxic dyes. A broadside for a factory producing essential oils, essences and chemical products and two lined books of handwritten liqueur, bitter and essence recipes... More

Chicago/Maywood, Illinois: Mayfair Co., 1976. 13 x 8 x 8.5 cm. A charming and uncommon mid-1970s recipe box, cheerfully decorated with dancing pink elephants, created exclusively for the "Golden Hour." Clearly once owned by an enthusiastic host, this collection contains everything needed for a lively cocktail hour - ample savory..... More

New York: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, 2014. Hardcover. 416 cm. 26 x 21 cm. Signed on dedication page by author: "HAPPY COCKTAILS and ENJOY the Book! - D" (with illustration). Arnold provides both professionals and cocktail enthusiasts a new method of making drinks, a problem-solving approach grounded in observation and..... More

New York: CROWN PUBLISHERS, INC., 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 224 & 225 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Vol. I has two important book plates, that of Phil Townsend Hanna and Marcus Crahan. Both Hanna and Townsend were members of the Zamarano Club - both active in the same Los Angeles..... More

San Francisco: Boothby's World Drinks Co., 1930. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. 160 pages. 19 x 14 cm. Owner's stamp on verso of front cover: Richard K. Leonard. Contains an exhaustive list of recipes: absinthes, cobblers, cocktails, highballs, juleps, rickeys, fizzes, frappés, punches, sours, and toddies, Originally published as early as..... More

Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 336 pages. 23 x 16.5 cm. An acclaimed broadcast journalist, Burns has written a witty and comprehensive history of America's complex affair with drink. Burns relates that drinking was "the first national pastime," and shows how it shaped American politics and culture..... More

Philadelphia: DORRANCE & COMPANY, INC., 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 93 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Issued as national Prohibition neared its close, this spirited collection of nonalcoholic beverages drew contemporary media notice, including a 1930 New York Times review. The book is organized by themed chapters, each introduced with lively..... More

Crosswicks, NJ: Edgar Brick & Sons, c. 1920's. Loose_leaf. 17 x 51 cm. A rare Prohibition relic, Mince Meat with "PROOF ALCOHOL BY VOLUME 14 PER CENT" stating: FEDERAL PROHIBITION PERMIT N.J. H-926. Almost as soon as prohibition came into force in 1920, people began lobbying for popular culinary items..... More

Turin, Italy: FRATELLI CORA VERMOUTH, 1876. Loose_leaf. 27 x 22 folded. Printed and handwritten letter/invoice on company letterhead from owner Giuseppe F. Cora to Lyon merchant and judge Isaac Casati (1830-1899), dated April 31, 1876, for a vermouth purchase of 411 francs (paid October 31, 1976). Includes decorative Fratelli Cora..... More

New York: Angostura-Wuppermann Corp. c.1939. Staplebound. 63 pages. 12 x 6.5 cm. Stamped with MAURICE'S LIQUOR DEPT., DEARBORN, MI. Published and distributed in the interest of standardization. Full description of aromatic bitters, cost charts, price charts and professional recipes. Includes the history of the inventor fo Angostura Bitters, Dr. J.G.B...... More

New York: Countryman Press, 2024. T.J. River. Hardcover. 216 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. From as early as the mid-19th century, women have helped propel what we know as classic cocktails - the Old-Fashioned, the Manhattan, the Martini, and more - into popular culture. But these pioneering women, often excluded..... More

New York: Puerto Rican Rum Institute, 1950. cards. 25 x 21 cm. Three fold out pages include "eight jolly Puerto Rican Rumsters!...eight colorful cardboard cut-outs with recipes and jingles on the back! And a recipe sheet of twelve wonderful, easy-to-make rum drinks." For instance, Number 2: "I've a passion to..... More