Instituto do Vinho do Porto, 1950. Mirao, Joaquim. Wraps. 17 pages, 15 color plates with tissue-guards. 33 x 23 cm. "Port Wine, a masterpiece designed by nature and fashioned by man, born on the Douro, down along the river..." The Douro River, located in Northeast Portugal, is surrounded by mountains... More about A Cor No Vinho Do Porto, Sua Evolucao (Color in Port Wine, the Evolution
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Windsor, VT. Cards. 15 x 8 cm. "I HAD TWELVE BOTTLES OF WHISKY..." Progressive intoxication is the premise responsible for the compositional technique of the following classic account. Some say it dates back to the 1940's in Cedar Rapids, Iowa - others claim the scalpel-tongued satirist/bad boy of radio, Henry... More about HUMOR] Higher Mathematics; Compliments OSGOOD'S Windsor, VT
![MENU] [COCKTAILS] Burlington](/pictures/thumb/1894.jpg?v=1558046776)
c. 1935. Cards. 16 x 11 cm. Elegant Art Deco style bar menu. Cocktails priced at 35 cents, cigarettes 15 cents. Most likely dating after 1933 - menu states - "The sale and service of alcoholic drinks is limited to those localities in which it is lawfully permitted". Rear fold showing signs of glue. Interior clean. More about MENU] [COCKTAILS] Burlington
Brattleboro: Company of Amateur Brewers, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 14 cm. 159 pages. "Privately printed in 1932 for the Members of The Society." A captivating look into beer making in the last years of Prohibition. This association was made up of men in the Brattleboro, Vermont area, including... More about Proceedings of The Company of Amateur Brewers; Dulce est desipere in loco
San Juan: Ronrico Corporation, 1946. Staplebound. 44 pages. 17.5 x 8.5 cm. Illustrated throughout. More about The Rum Connoisseur; Chico presents food and drink recipes using famous Ronrico Rum
![WINE LABELS] German; Three Albums, 547 labels](/pictures/thumb/1447.jpg?v=1550702301)
1930-1983. Hardcover. 1930's - 9 labels, 1950's - 5 labels, 1960's - 116 labels, 1970's - 360 labels, 1980's - 57 labels. Each label is mounted and removable. Nearly all in FINE CONDITION. More about WINE LABELS] German; Three Albums, 547 labels
New York: Horizon Press, 1961. First American Edition. Hardcover. 304 pages. 22 x 15 cm. A scholar and journalist, Warner brings to life the greatest wines beginning in the Golden Age in the classical Greek and Roman periods; next through the fifteen centuries following the fall of the Roman Empire... More about A History of Wine; Great Vintage Wines from The Homeric Age to The Present Day
Tokyo: Tuttle, 2018. Ueda, Idzuhiko. Hardcover. 144 pages. 7.5 x 10 inches. For the first time in English, this book presents over a hundred independently scored reviews from a leading Japanese whisky expert, Yuji Kawasaki, to shed new light on Japan's most famous single malts as well as its grain... More about Japanese Whisky; The Essential Buyer's Guide
Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 62 pages. 19 x 11.5 cm. Remarkable period graphics. Clean, crisp copy. More about Peter Pauper's Drink Book - A Guide to Drinks and Drinking; Illustrated by Ruth McCrea
Paris: Deterville/Libraire de la Faculte de Medecine et des Hospices, 1819. Second Edition. Hardcover. 581/206 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Two titles bound together, text in French. Five fold-out plates (1 in first volume, 4 in second - second lacking one). The Art of Making Wine & The Art of... More about L'Art De Faire le Vin & L'Art De Faire Les Eaux-De-Vie
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1981. Hardcover. 142 pages. 18 x 11 cm. Fisher, an all time favorite food writer, enchants the reader with her foray into her collection of "odd and old receipts to cure the ills of people and animals." Dust wrapper price clipped but clean, interior crisp and clean. More about A Cordiall Water; A Garland of Odd & Old Receipts To Assuage The Ills Of Man Or Beast
Baltimore: BACCHUS PRESS LTD., 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 403 pages. 26 x 19 cm. Superbly organized, with over 3,200 entries, biographical sketches of prominent wine writers, and hundreds of wine facts that span thousands of years. Clean, crisp copy. More about Wine into Words; A History and Bibliography of Wine Books in the English Language
Sydney: McGraw Hill, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 143 pages. 21 x 29 cm. Profusely illustrated wine book covering the past and (1979) present of Australia's Hunter Valley Wine country including vineyards, wineries, and the people involved in this lush part of the world. Signed by both authors as well as... More about The Wines & History of The Hunter Valley
New York: Pynson Printers, 1924. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 38 pages. 16.5 x 13 cm. Copy 429 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 about The Squire's Home-Made Wines as describ'd and set-forth in the Journal of Thomas Hoggson, Gent.,...
Berlin: Francken & Lang, 1927. Cards. 28.5 x 18 cm. Color lithograph mini-poster, most likely taken from Die Deutsche Werbe-Graphik, by Dr. Walter F. Schubert. The title, Kein Tisch Ohne Munchener Lowenbrau translates: No Table Without Munich Lowenbrau. Bright and clean. More about Lowenbrau Beer (mini poster
New York: The Vendome Press, 1979. 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 style about... More about Drinking In Vogue; Introduction by James Beard
Cleveland: American Greetings Corporation, 1967. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 16 x 16 cm. From the team (Brant Parker & Johnny Hart) that gave us "The Wizard of Id" cartoon, a lighthearted cocktail book incorporating cartoons, color photos, and recipes of our favorite bar drinks. Black and white 'Wizard of Id' illustrated end... More about The Wizard's Formulas For Better Drinking
Baltimore: Bacchus, nd (1992). Facsimile edition. Hardcover. 407 pages. An attractively bound facsimile edition, printed on acid-free paper, of the 1833 first edition. One of 500 copies. Includes a detailed table table classing wines from France, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Sicily, Naples and South Africa with descriptions of their properties. [GABLER 33940]. More about A History and Description of Modern Wines
Chicago: n.d., but 1936. Hardcover. 103 pages. 15.5 x 12 cm. Limited edition - 44 of 500. Inscribed and signed by author - "For Lee & Stella with much love from George E. Scott 3/9/36." Privately printed. Pencil notes (shopping list?) for wines. Clean, crisp copy. More about Wine
Baltimore: Bacchus Press, nd (1992). Facsimile edition. Hardcover. xv, 540, (24 index) pages. Octavo. One of 500 copies. A very attractively bound facsimile edition of the 1864 second edition (expanded and considerably revised from the 1863 first edition), printed on acid-free paper and retaining the folding plates that appeared in... More about Wine, the Vine, and the Cellar
Florence: Il Bisonte - Edizioni d'arte, 1974. Cardboard covers. 103 pages. 25 x 31. Copy 69 of 100. Volume VI. Published in the summer of 1974 by the Consorzio del Vino Classico, two thousand copies, 1500 in Italian and 500 in English, numbered 1/1-100 to xx/100-100. Roman numerals correspond to... More about Chianti Country; twenty-seven plates presented by Carlo Betocchi - Historical Introduction by...
Dijon: Libraire H. Armand, nd. c. 1898. Hardcover. 703 pages. 19 x 13 cm. The Wines of Beaujolais Macon and Chalon. The Study and order by rank and merit with illustrations. Large fold out map at rear, separated into two pieces. Pages toned, otherwise clean. [BIBLIOTHECA VINARIA 101]. More about Les Vins du Beaujolais du Maconnais et Chalonnais
Baltimore: Bacchus Press, nd (1992). Facsimile edition. Hardcover. 211 pages. A very attractively bound facsimile edition of the 1880 first edition printed on acid-free paper. One of 500 copies. Vizetelly was Wine Juror for Great Britain at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 and in 1877 he visited Portugal, Madeira and... More about Facts About Port and Madeira
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981. Hardcover. 157 pages. 25.5 x 19 cm. Comprehensive history of the corkscrew, the development of design, and its mechanical principles. Copiously illustrated throughout. Pristine condition. More about Corkscrews for collectors
New York: The Century Company, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. 165 pages. 13 x 7 cm. A stylish tale describing the ritual of Madeira tasting during Philadelphia's gilded age. All edges gilt, embossed leather, marbled end papers. Owner's inscription on front free end paper. Bright, crisp and clean copy. More about A Madeira Party