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The Bon Vivant's Companion: Or, How to Mix Drinks by Thomas, Jerry; Asbury, Herbert [ed. & intro.] - 1928-01-01

by Thomas, Jerry; Asbury, Herbert [ed. & intro.]

The Bon Vivant's Companion: Or, How to Mix Drinks by Thomas, Jerry; Asbury, Herbert [ed. & intro.] - 1928-01-01

The Bon Vivant's Companion: Or, How to Mix Drinks

by Thomas, Jerry; Asbury, Herbert [ed. & intro.]

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1928; no later printings indicated; li, [1], 169, [1]pp. Ex-library hardcover with label on spine, light stamp on top edge of page block, stamp on front paste-down, label remnants on rear paste-down; bookseller's stamp on front paste-down as well. Binding is sturdy and fully intact; boards show heavy wear, rubbing; corners are split, with the rear top outer corner missing a small piece; text, illustrations very good throughout. A functional copy of this very important edition of the classic 19th collection of cocktail recipes, introduced and edited by the inimitable Herbert Asbury. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Beverage Literature: A Bibliography

Beverage Literature: A Bibliography

by NOLING, A.W.

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Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1971. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Octavo. 865 pp. Cloth. Front hinge weak, a worn, good only copy with extensive notes and markings in the text. Ex-James Gabler, used extensively by him in the compilation of his fine wine bibliography *Wine Into Words.* *Gabler* G32025.
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What About Wine? All The Answers By Andre L. Simon

What About Wine? All The Answers By Andre L. Simon

by Simon, Andre L.

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London: Newman Neame, 1953. First Edition, First Printing . Boards. Fine Book/Near Fine DJ. Wood Engravings By David Gentleman. 56 Pp. Beige Boards, Gilt. A Bright, Clean First Printing, From The Library Of Food And Wine Expert Robert L Balzer, A Friend Of Simon, And Inscribed To Balzer By Simon On The Front Endpaper. Boards Slightly Splayed, As Usual. Dj Clean And Complete, Just A Touch Of Wear At Tips And At Head And Heel Of Spine. Presentation Slip "With The Secretary's Compliments / The Food And Wine Society" Laid In Loosely.
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Viniana: Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged (With Berry's Letter To Robert L. Balzer, And...

Viniana: Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged (With Berry's Letter To Robert L. Balzer, And Berry's Brochure)

by Berry, Charles Walter; Introduction By H. Warner Allen

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London: Constable & Company, 1934. Second Edition, First Printing . Red Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. Frontispiece, Plates. Xv, 161 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged., First Printing Book Is Near Fine, Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. Dj Price Clipped But Otherwise Complete Except For Very Light Chipping At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips, Spine A Little Darkened. With, A Very Cordial May 18, 1939 Two Page Typed, Signed Letter From Berry To Balzer, Responding To Balzer's Letter Of May 6, Enclosing Berry's Brochure Of Burgundy Wines, Opining That At Present The 1929'S Are Excellent But The 1928'S Will Live Longer, Discussing California Wines And Robert L Stevenson's Writings, Quoting The Latter, And Ending "We Shall Be Very Pleased To See You Here, And Perhaps Arrange If You Are Agreeable To Crack A Bottle Or Two Over A Simple Luncheon." Also With A Folding Printed Menu For "Lunch At The Sign Of The Coffee Mill", 3 St.… Read More
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Set 'Em Up. Illustrated by John Rupe. Published by a Punch-Drunk Author who Still Hasn't Learned...
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Set 'Em Up. Illustrated by John Rupe. Published by a Punch-Drunk Author who Still Hasn't Learned his Lesson

by Madden, Joe (the Markee)

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New York: the author/Cornwall Press, 1939. Octavo, 136 pages. FIRST EDITION of this third installment of self-published barroom tales from Joe Madden. All of the the dust jacket blurbs are supplied by Joe Madden. Madden's bartending world is rough and tumble, occasionally crass and frequently politically incorrect. Edges a bit dusty, some light age-toning throughout, otherwise fine in bright orange cloth, in a very good, unclipped dust jacket with a bit of darkening to the spine and very light edgewear. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free end paper, "To one of Coach Murray's half backs, but he says he wuz the manager, my error. An alright guy too. Most sincerely, Joe Madden."
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Cocktails Their Kicks and Side-Kicks
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Cocktails Their Kicks and Side-Kicks

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USA: Bird & Turner, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A small, slim hardback book16cm x 12cm. The book has been carefully read & is still firmly bound although there is some cracking to the front hinge. There are no torn, loose or missing pages. No inscription or ownership markings. Inside the pages are clean..
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Beverage Literature: A Bibliography

Beverage Literature: A Bibliography

by NOLING, A.W.

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Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1971. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Octavo. 865 pp. Cloth. Front hinge weak, a worn, good only copy with extensive notes and markings in the text. Ex-James Gabler, used extensively by him in the compilation of his fine wine bibliography *Wine Into Words.* *Gabler* G32025.
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What About Wine? All The Answers By Andre L. Simon

What About Wine? All The Answers By Andre L. Simon

by Simon, Andre L.

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London: Newman Neame, 1953. First Edition, First Printing . Boards. Fine Book/Near Fine DJ. Wood Engravings By David Gentleman. 56 Pp. Beige Boards, Gilt. A Bright, Clean First Printing, From The Library Of Food And Wine Expert Robert L Balzer, A Friend Of Simon, And Inscribed To Balzer By Simon On The Front Endpaper. Boards Slightly Splayed, As Usual. Dj Clean And Complete, Just A Touch Of Wear At Tips And At Head And Heel Of Spine. Presentation Slip "With The Secretary's Compliments / The Food And Wine Society" Laid In Loosely.
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Viniana: Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged (With Berry's Letter To Robert L. Balzer, And...

Viniana: Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged (With Berry's Letter To Robert L. Balzer, And Berry's Brochure)

by Berry, Charles Walter; Introduction By H. Warner Allen

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London: Constable & Company, 1934. Second Edition, First Printing . Red Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. Frontispiece, Plates. Xv, 161 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged., First Printing Book Is Near Fine, Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. Dj Price Clipped But Otherwise Complete Except For Very Light Chipping At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips, Spine A Little Darkened. With, A Very Cordial May 18, 1939 Two Page Typed, Signed Letter From Berry To Balzer, Responding To Balzer's Letter Of May 6, Enclosing Berry's Brochure Of Burgundy Wines, Opining That At Present The 1929'S Are Excellent But The 1928'S Will Live Longer, Discussing California Wines And Robert L Stevenson's Writings, Quoting The Latter, And Ending "We Shall Be Very Pleased To See You Here, And Perhaps Arrange If You Are Agreeable To Crack A Bottle Or Two Over A Simple Luncheon." Also With A Folding Printed Menu For "Lunch At The Sign Of The Coffee Mill", 3 St.… Read More
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Set 'Em Up. Illustrated by John Rupe. Published by a Punch-Drunk Author who Still Hasn't Learned...
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Set 'Em Up. Illustrated by John Rupe. Published by a Punch-Drunk Author who Still Hasn't Learned his Lesson

by Madden, Joe (the Markee)

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New York: the author/Cornwall Press, 1939. Octavo, 136 pages. FIRST EDITION of this third installment of self-published barroom tales from Joe Madden. All of the the dust jacket blurbs are supplied by Joe Madden. Madden's bartending world is rough and tumble, occasionally crass and frequently politically incorrect. Edges a bit dusty, some light age-toning throughout, otherwise fine in bright orange cloth, in a very good, unclipped dust jacket with a bit of darkening to the spine and very light edgewear. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free end paper, "To one of Coach Murray's half backs, but he says he wuz the manager, my error. An alright guy too. Most sincerely, Joe Madden."
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Cocktails Their Kicks and Side-Kicks
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Cocktails Their Kicks and Side-Kicks

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USA: Bird & Turner, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A small, slim hardback book16cm x 12cm. The book has been carefully read & is still firmly bound although there is some cracking to the front hinge. There are no torn, loose or missing pages. No inscription or ownership markings. Inside the pages are clean..
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945

Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945

by Christie, Agatha

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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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The Withdrawing Room
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The Withdrawing Room

by Macleod, Charlotte

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The With-Drawing Room (1980, Doubleday 1st Ed. SIGNED W/DJ) THE WITH-DRAWING ROOM, A MYSTERY BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1980.Used. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. First or early printing thus. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $8.95 dust jacket. Features young Sarah Kelling. Will ship from United States.
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The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host
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The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host

by Gaige, Crosby (1882-1949)

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New York: M. Barrows & Company, 1944. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with minor soiling. 6.25 inches tall; 128 pages with an index. Included are several newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and a typed sheet of recipes for drinks. Third Printing. A cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service and a wise and witty discussion of the philosophy of drinking, of the arts of sociability and conviviality, and a discussion of the trends, fancies and quirks of the standard liquors.
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(Advertising Card)  Second Street and Hill, Looking from the Top of Bryson and Bonebrake Block,...
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(Advertising Card) Second Street and Hill, Looking from the Top of Bryson and Bonebrake Block, Los Angeles, CAL.

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Dayton, OH: Dayton Spice Mills No date, circa(1888) which was the year the Bryson Bonebreak Block was built in Los Angeles, and the date in ink at bottom margin below photo that someone has added. From the verso: " Handsome, Historical, Instructive. Photo-Lithographic View Cards. One card in each package of Jersey Coffee! ... Jersey Coffee is pure, clean, strong and fine flavored, and is the best package coffee on the market. Sold only in 1-lb. packages. Dayton Spice Mills Co., sole manufacturers, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A." A Good complete card, several creases and small tears at edges. SCARCE, not listed at OCLC, which does list 9 of the 100 views that were issued to advertise Jersey Coffee by The Dayton Spice Mills Co. in the late 1800s. . Cardstock. Good. 2 5/8" x 5 3/4".
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TENDER IS THE NIGHT.
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TENDER IS THE NIGHT.

by Fitzgerald, F. Scott

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott Tender is the Night. Charles Scribner's Sons Revised Edition. Copyright page states 1933, 1934 L-2.67 [Col]. UNDATED, Circa 1958. With $4.50 Unclipped original white black and gold Charles Scribner's unclipped dust jacket. ALSO page count is just 315 pages, shorter than the First Edition. Used. Very Good Condition/ Very Good- Black boards with gilt titling on spine. EXTREMELY RARE IN THIS DUST JACKET. Unable to find any other copies on the net whatsoever. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼.
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Wines, Cocktails and other Drinks.
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Wines, Cocktails and other Drinks.

by Frank A. Thomas

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Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. Hardcover, tan cloth boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Classic Depression-era (post-Prohibition) guide to wines and mixed drinks. Covers wines from America, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc. Dictionary of alcoholic beverages from Absinthe to Whisky. Pseudonymously published by wine experts Frank Schoonmaker & Ted Marvel. Part of The Household Shelf series, first printing. Light wear to spine ends, some darkened areas of endpapers.
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Complete Mixing Guide, Revised from  1912 & 1936, Small Pamphlet Like that you Flip Open to Read,...
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Complete Mixing Guide, Revised from 1912 & 1936, Small Pamphlet Like that you Flip Open to Read, Containing a full List of Formulas for making all Standard Mixed Drinks, Carefully Compiled & Alphabetically Arranged,

by Edited by James E. Hickey, by Appointment

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Angostura-Wuppermann, NY, 1939. SOFTCOVER, UNDATED BUT EARLY, 1939 ? , VG/VG-, AS-IS, Softcvr Wraps, SMALL Grey with Booze Bottle on Front CVR , Some margin stains & tiny dog ears interior pgs, 43/4 X 2 1/2 in. 64 PGS, PRACTICAL HINTS FOR BARMAN, Beer Chart, To the man behind the Bar, Recipes for Mixing Fancy Drinks INCLUDES Absinthe Frappe, Cocktail & Drip, Affinity Cocktail, Baltimore Egg Nog, Blood & Sand Cocktail, BRANDY FIZZ, Claret Punch, Gin Daisy,Greta Garbo, Millionaire & Mary Pickford Cocktail, Lemonade, Mint Julep, Rob Roy Cocktail, Singapore Sling, Sherry Flip ETC. Printer Wrapper. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Art of the Tea Ceremony: A Special Exhibition

Art of the Tea Ceremony: A Special Exhibition

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Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 1980. xxiv; 298 pp. 379 tea wares illustrated in b&w plates and described; 27 items are repeated in color. Text in Japanese; a Foreword and a 23-page catalogue list of 399 items in English; 20 Development Plans listed in the catalogue are not among the plates. The foreword states the exhibition was organized to view the development of Chanoyu in three phases: Karamano Taste under Kitayama to Higashiyama reigns; Wabi Taste under the grand tea masters of Juko to Rikyu; thereafter. Nicely bound in red-orange textured wrappers. The top outside corner is bumped causing light creases to the page corners; light foxing to the top edge. Clean throughout.. Printed Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to.
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Remarks on the Art of Making Wine, with Suggestions fo the Application of its Principles to the...
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Remarks on the Art of Making Wine, with Suggestions fo the Application of its Principles to the Improvement of Domestic Wines.

by MacCulloch, John

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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xii, 263pp. Brown morocco, double gilt border, 5 raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Light wear to corners and spine edges, original spine lettering still on spine, free endpapers darkened, text is mildly age-toned, and there is a faint 1/2 inch stain slightly visible on some page margins, text is otherwise clean and binding is tight. This book was evidently rebound using the morocco binding of the previously bound book, which still has its original title on it. The text block and marbled endpapers have been expertly re-attached to the original binding. The edges of the original marbled endpapers have been left are still visible along edges, and the foredges of the boards extend 1/2/ inch beyond the text block foredges,l and the spine lettering Both the binding and the interior of this early printing has been well-preserved.
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The Drama of Drunkenness; or, Sixteen Scenes In the Drunkard's Theatre (1858)(1st edition)
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The Drama of Drunkenness; or, Sixteen Scenes In the Drunkard's Theatre (1858)(1st edition)

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1858 first (and only) edition. Hardcover in original brown and gilt blindstamped boards. Overall condition is Good. Boards show moderate general wear, binding is sound. Interior has partially removed Sabbath School bookplate and old seller's pencil note. Missing one front blank. All else complete. Paginates: blank, 67, 2 blanks, with 16 plates included in pagination. The plates are on stiff white paper. Most pages show modest to moderate foxing. 6x4 inches. An uncommon item. None for sale, one found at auction (this copy). WorldCat locates 4 physical copies. See OCLC: 15031839. Please see images of the book you will receive. Feel free to inquire. Notes: Interest here is in the detailed vignettes which show Mom on fire, Junior getting his foot amputated, murder, shipwrecks and more. Then there are the elaborate borders which include snakes, skulls, skeletons and burning cups of fire. Introduction says this is intended for children. Definitely not at bedtime. [Alcoholism, Sociology]
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