![HUMOR] [COCKTAILS] Higher Mathematics; Compliments OSGOOD'S Windsor, VT](/pictures/thumb/1512.jpg?v=1577651016)
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
![PORTUGAL] [WINE] A Cor No Vinho Do Porto, Sua Evolucao; "Color in Port Wine, the Evolution"](/pictures/thumb/2083.jpg?v=1581356886)
Portugal: Instituto do Vinho do Porto, 1950. Mirao, Joaquim. Wraps. 17 pages, 15 color plates with tissue-guards. 33 x 23 cm. A Cor No Vinho Do Porto is an illustrated look at Port including the various colors that distinguish each variety; with full color examples. Watercolors by Joaquim Mirao. Inscribed..... More
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
San Juan: Ronrico Corporation, 1946. Staplebound. 44 pages. 17.5 x 8.5 cm. Illustrated throughout. More
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
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1946. Rand, Paul. Hardcover. 136 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Written by the venerable journalist and notorious syndicated columnist of the New York Herald, Lucius Beebe who proclaimed The Stork Club's "drinking has never been accomplished in the cloistered privacy of old gentleman's clubs;..... More
![LIQUOR] L'Art De Composer Facilement, Et A Peu De Frais, Les Liqueurs De Table, Les Eaux De...](/pictures/thumb/2067.jpg?v=1580339285)
Paris: Dentu, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1807. Hardcover. 445 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Text in French. With three plates, bound at rear. Includes recipes for liquors, scents, syrups, sauces, etc. Concludes with a glossary of terms. This edition is an overhaul of Polycarpe Poncelet's - "Chimie de gout et de l'odorat (1755)..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Holton, Leonard. First Edition. Hardcover. 190 pages. 21 x 15 cm. At the end of Prohibition, a reinvigorated public turned to cocktail books to provide a fresh approach to drink making. The author, Charles Browne, states in the Preface: "Immediately upon the repeal of..... More
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
Chicago: John F. Driscoll, 1933. First Edition. Staplebound. 63 pages. 15 x 10.5 cm. "How to prepare and mix all popular American Alcoholic Drinks commonly served according to the Accurate and Standard Methods used by Skilled and Experienced Bartenders throughout the U.S.A. previous to the enactment of the Prohibition Law."..... More
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..... More
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
New York: Avery, 2014. Paperback. 253 pages. 21 x 14 cm. In this lively and authoritative guide, Greene uses bright visuals, smart graphics, and a down-to-earth approach that both entertains and teaches readers to become their own whiskey experts. Including recipes for the delicious cocktails by some of today's most..... More
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
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
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
![POP-UP] [WHISKY] for the present. James Buchanan, Co. Ltd](/pictures/thumb/2111.jpg?v=1584730865)
London & Glasgow: James Buchanan & Co. Ltd. Cards. 18 x 9 cm. Christmas promotional pop-up ephemera. "for the present...a case of the best - express your Christmas wishes in 'Black & White'". Covers rubbed and toned, interior clean. More
![NEW YORK] [SALOON] Theodore Stewart. Geo H. A. Kohler, Eugene, Hauck, Proprietors](/pictures/thumb/1556.jpg?v=1576269465)
New York: Kohler & Hauck, 1898. First Edition. Wraps. 66 pages. 19.5 x 14.5 cm. Theodore Stewart owned two upscale saloons that doubled as cabinets of curiosities. A master marketer, Stewart sought to cater to a clientele of high standard by creating a museum-like environment, even allowing the ladies from..... More
Chicago: Playboy Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 339 pages plus index. 29 x 19 cm. An encyclopedic guide to party-giving, standards for wines and spirits, and some 800 recipes for mixed drinks. Illustrated throughout. Boards and interior pristine, dust wrapper lightly rubbed. More
![COCKTAILS] Drinking In Vogue; Introduction by James Beard. Henry McNulty](/pictures/thumb/1422.jpg?v=1550703412)
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
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
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..... More
![COCKTAILS] [NEW YORK] New York Cocktails; An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by...](/pictures/thumb/1701.jpg?v=1579892830)
Kennebunkport, ME: Cider Mill Press, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 351 pages. 19 x 14 cm. Craft Cocktails from the city that never sleeps! More than 100 essential and exciting cocktail recipes. New variations of the classic Manhattan and Negroni. Histories of bars that built the cocktail scene and their legacies..... More
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