THE SAVOY COCKTAIL BOOK. Compiled by Harry Craddock of the Savoy Hotel, London. Decorations by Gilbert Rumbold by CRADDOCK. HARRY. Compiles

London: Whittaker and Co., Ave Maria Lane; Printed by Manning and Mason, 1839. Duodecimo (18 x 11 cm.), xv, 200 pages. FIRST EDITION. A guide to the buying, storing and drinking of wine by the journalist and author, Cyrus Redding, 1785-1870. 'The chief thing in the art of drinking wine is to keep within those salutary limits which mark the beneficial from the pernicious ... This is best done by studying self-respect, and the art of saying "no".' A large collection of charming aphorisms, 'wine sayings of my uncle', completes the volume: 'Your stomach is your wine-cellar - keep the stock small and cool ... Wine of the second bottle is a bad storyteller ...' In publisher's gilt-titled and decorated brown, patterned cloth. Small chip to the head of the cloth spine; some light fading to cloth at spine, otherwise near fine. Scarce. [OCLC locates twenty-one copies; Gabler G35820].

The Three Mountaineers, Inc. (Asheville, North Carolina). USA 1939. Tall 8vo. (9.4 x 5.9 inches). 54pp. Scores of small line drawings by Tad Shell throughout the text. In an unusual hand painted wooden board binding. The boards are attached on metal hinges. The text pages sewn in with leather ties through the wooden spine. The front board features a painted colour bird drinking from a glass, the outlines and the lettering burnt into the wood. A very good copy of this unusual cocktail book.

1853 Alcohol 1ed Manufacture of Liquor Wine Cordials Beer Mixology Bitters Syrup

"The Manufacture of Liquors, Wines, and Cordials, Without the Aid of Distillation" by Pierre Lacour is a fascinating guide on producing a wide array of beverages using neutral base alcohols. This book offers in-depth methods on crafting various drinks. The author emphasizes the importance of disseminating knowledge about the production processes, hinting at the potential health risks of consuming adulterated liquors. The book describes the materials and techniques used, offering recipes employed by prominent European manufacturers. Topics covered range from the concealment of grain oil odor in domestic liquors to the quick production of vinegar. Additionally, the book explores the ingredients used in flavoring and touches upon the manufacture of carbonated beverages, syrups, and bitters.

This scarcely printed, fascinating work is significantly rare with less than 100 recorded copies in existence worldwide!

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Saccone & Speed Limited. London. 1947. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 6 inches). Two colour illustrations by Whistler within the book plus colour decoration on boards showing three men cowering behind a wine barrel. Both pastedown endpapers browned by the binders glue, as usual. Some light creasing to the very top of the spine but generally a fine bright copy.

1774 Poncelet Chemistry of Taste Smell ALCOHOL Liquor Beer Wine Chymie Perfume

Polycarpe Poncelet's "Chymie du Gout et de l'odorat", or 'Chemistry of Taste and Smell', is a rare 18th-century dissertation on the effects of liquor and other confections on health and well-being. Poncelet notes the effects of consumption of excessive alcoholic beverages, as well as the health benefits of wine and beer, sugar, coffee, lemon, teas, and anise seeds. Humorously, Poncelet develops a theory of the harmonies of alcohol proportions compared to music.

Item number: #24838
Price: $750

PONCELET, Polycarpe

Nouvelle chymie du goût et de l'odorat ou, L'art de composer facilement, et à peu de frais les liqueurs à boire, et les eaux de senteurs

Paris: Chez Pissot, 1774.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts
o xlviii, 210; [3], 6-320 (i.e., 328), [3]
· Provenance: Handwritten – Deseaux pharmacopeus
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; secure
· Size:… Read More

London: Whittaker and Co., Ave Maria Lane; Printed by Manning and Mason, 1839. Duodecimo (18 x 11 cm.), xv, 200 pages. FIRST EDITION. A guide to the buying, storing and drinking of wine by the journalist and author, Cyrus Redding, 1785-1870. 'The chief thing in the art of drinking wine is to keep within those salutary limits which mark the beneficial from the pernicious ... This is best done by studying self-respect, and the art of saying "no".' A large collection of charming aphorisms, 'wine sayings of my uncle', completes the volume: 'Your stomach is your wine-cellar - keep the stock small and cool ... Wine of the second bottle is a bad storyteller ...' In publisher's gilt-titled and decorated brown, patterned cloth. Small chip to the head of the cloth spine; some light fading to cloth at spine, otherwise near fine. Scarce. [OCLC locates twenty-one copies; Gabler G35820].

The Three Mountaineers, Inc. (Asheville, North Carolina). USA 1939. Tall 8vo. (9.4 x 5.9 inches). 54pp. Scores of small line drawings by Tad Shell throughout the text. In an unusual hand painted wooden board binding. The boards are attached on metal hinges. The text pages sewn in with leather ties through the wooden spine. The front board features a painted colour bird drinking from a glass, the outlines and the lettering burnt into the wood. A very good copy of this unusual cocktail book.

1853 Alcohol 1ed Manufacture of Liquor Wine Cordials Beer Mixology Bitters Syrup

"The Manufacture of Liquors, Wines, and Cordials, Without the Aid of Distillation" by Pierre Lacour is a fascinating guide on producing a wide array of beverages using neutral base alcohols. This book offers in-depth methods on crafting various drinks. The author emphasizes the importance of disseminating knowledge about the production processes, hinting at the potential health risks of consuming adulterated liquors. The book describes the materials and techniques used, offering recipes employed by prominent European manufacturers. Topics covered range from the concealment of grain oil odor in domestic liquors to the quick production of vinegar. Additionally, the book explores the ingredients used in flavoring and touches upon the manufacture of carbonated beverages, syrups, and bitters.

This scarcely printed, fascinating work is significantly rare with less than 100 recorded copies in existence worldwide!

Item number:… Read More

Saccone & Speed Limited. London. 1947. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 6 inches). Two colour illustrations by Whistler within the book plus colour decoration on boards showing three men cowering behind a wine barrel. Both pastedown endpapers browned by the binders glue, as usual. Some light creasing to the very top of the spine but generally a fine bright copy.

1774 Poncelet Chemistry of Taste Smell ALCOHOL Liquor Beer Wine Chymie Perfume

Polycarpe Poncelet's "Chymie du Gout et de l'odorat", or 'Chemistry of Taste and Smell', is a rare 18th-century dissertation on the effects of liquor and other confections on health and well-being. Poncelet notes the effects of consumption of excessive alcoholic beverages, as well as the health benefits of wine and beer, sugar, coffee, lemon, teas, and anise seeds. Humorously, Poncelet develops a theory of the harmonies of alcohol proportions compared to music.

Item number: #24838
Price: $750

PONCELET, Polycarpe

Nouvelle chymie du goût et de l'odorat ou, L'art de composer facilement, et à peu de frais les liqueurs à boire, et les eaux de senteurs

Paris: Chez Pissot, 1774.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts
o xlviii, 210; [3], 6-320 (i.e., 328), [3]
· Provenance: Handwritten – Deseaux pharmacopeus
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; secure
· Size:… Read More