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1962rif. 2492New York: Greystone Press 1962. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards. Fine in good slipcase. 288 pages. 26 x 18.5 cm. 12 Full Page Color Plate Illustrations. This saucy tippling tome is crammed with 780 recipes a glossary of bar terms photographs of the correct glassware for cocktails wines and spirits and a list of the national toasts of 38 countries. Also: Tippling Tips Wining and Dining by Claude C. Philippe Vintage Chart Cocktails and Mixed Drinks A-Z and Cocktail Appetizers. Saucier was Publicist for the Waldorf Astoria for over 4 years. Top edge red. Book and interior pristine slipcase rubbed. Greystone Press hardcover books
1934rif. 2259New York: Angustura-Wuppermann Corporation 1934. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. 37 pages. 15.5 x 11 cm. Recipes both sweet and savory furnished by chefs illustrated with black and white photos from distinguished hotels such as the Hotel Pierre Palmer House Rainbow Room National Hotel of Cuba and many more. Numerous cocktail recipes illustrated throughout. Published the year after Prohibition ended; a great time for cocktails. Laid in a 8.5 x 7 cm. pamphlet: Angostura - Reveals A Woman's Secret relieves gas pressure during acute periodic pain illustrated Clean crisp copy. Light fold to cover otherwise clean. Angustura-Wuppermann Corporation paperback books
2015rif. 1954New York: A Perigee Book 2015. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards. Fine in fine half-dust wrapper. 363 pages. 21.5 x 15 cm. A lively historically informed and definitive guide to classic American Mixology. Cocktail expert and historian David Wondrich's Imbibe! presents the colorful little known history of the classic American cocktail - and the ultimate guide to classic American drink-making- in an engaging homage to Jerry Thomas father of the American bar. Forward by Dale Degroff. A Perigee Book hardcover books
2012rif. 2357New York: William Morrow 2012. Paperback. Illustrated paperback. Very good. 278 pages. 20 x 13.5 cm. Asimov New York Times wine critic examines why the American wine culture produces anxiety and suggests how readers can fearlessly develop a sense of discovery and wonder as they explore and enjoy the diversity and complexity of the world of wine. With warmth candor and intelligent authority Asimov interweaves his professional knowledge and insights with engaging personal stories of his love affair of wine. William Morrow paperback books
1905rif. 2354Boston: H.M. Caldwell 1905. Hardcover. Illustrated cloth covered boards printed paper title. Very good. 128 pages. 15.5 x 11.5 cm. Filled to the brim with rib-tickling wordplay regarding booze while lampooning the temperance movement. Covers rubbed at corners. H.M. Caldwell hardcover books
2008rif. 2356New York: North Point Press 2008. Paperback. Illustrated paperback. Near fine. 257 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Rosenthal shares the experience of learning his trade: the friendships the adventures and the challenge of convincing others to love what he loves. Introducing the reader to his growers and their land - we travel with Rosenthal into their homes cellars vineyards and listen to them muse on their work and family circles. North Point Press paperback books
1953rif. 2379New York: Farrar Straus & Young 1953. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Rose boards gilt illustrations. Near fine in good dust wrapper. 282 pages. 26 x 19 cm. An elegant informative composition devoted to the history and practice of drinking in America. Chapters include: Taverns Tankards and Tallow; The Best-Cellar Book on Wines; A Quicker Liquor Curriculum on Spirits and Beer; The Complete Bartender and The 100 Greatest American Drinks; Now Your Cooking with Liquor. Illustrated throughout. Interior and boards clean and crisp dust wrapper rubbed. Farrar, Straus & Young hardcover books
1942rif. 2273New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Yellow boards. Near fine in good dust wrapper. 233 pages. 20 x 14 cm. An early guide to American wines describing 350 wines along with the history of America's grapes and grape growing throughout the country. Folded illustrated map of California wine country designed by Liam Dunne. Previous owner's stamp and bookplate. Interior clean and crisp dust wrapper toned and chipped. In protective mylar cover. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1816rif. 2208Paris: Chez Tardieu-Densesle 1816. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Marbled boards spine tooled in gilt raised bands label in gilt. Good. 352 pages. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. Three plates: Frontispiece confectioner's laboratory and 2 plates illustrating kitchen utensils and motifs/decorations. The author the widow of a renowned pastry chef opened her shop in Berlin at the end of the 18th century and was able to establish herself as a refined pastry chef later moving her establishment to Paris. The book contains recipes and advice on how to make jams marmalades and various preserves. Instructions on distillation and the composition of liqueurs and creams. Also includes how to prepare chocolate coffee tea syrups lemonade punch ice cream and sorbets. With marbled boards end papers and edges this French recipe book has some rubbing and wear to the edges with a 1 cm. loss to the tail of the spine. Some worming to top of spine not affecting structure soiling to pages 323-336. CAGLE 195. Chez Tardieu-Densesle hardcover books
1933rif. 2235Norwich: H. W. Hunt 1933. Hardcover. Blue boards title in gilt. Good. 15 pages. 28.5 x 21.5 cm. Signed by author - Limited edition number 95 of 250. History description and illustrations of wine spirit and sauce labels. Previous owners stamp on front free end paper. Boards rubbed at edges interior clean. H. W. Hunt hardcover books
1925rif. 2134Boston: L. C. Page & Company 1925. Hardcover. Red cloth boards embossed glass decoration on front cover with gilt title to spine and front cover. Good. 80 pages. 17 x 11 cm. New Revised edition First Impression May 1925. A scarce look into the unique world of cocktails in the early 1900's. This book was not compiled as a bartender's guide but as a recipe book for private use. A comprehensive account featuring over 150 recipes some familiar and others mysterious. Text block cracked but holding. Interior clean and crisp. Top edge gilt. L. C. Page & Company hardcover books
1933rif. 2014Chicago: John F. Driscoll 1933. First Edition. Staplebound. Tan illustrated wraps. Very good. 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." Covers rubbed interior clean. John F. Driscoll paperback books
2014rif. 1957New York: Avery 2014. Paperback. Red illustrated wraps. Fine. 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 celebrated mixologists. Pristine. Avery paperback books
1924rif. 1824New York: Pynson Printers 1924. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Blind-tooled paper-covered light boards. Good in good paper wraps. 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 among which were more recipes for homemade wines; the later Hoggson chose to honor his ancestor by publishing these recipes along with excerpts from the Squire's journal. In this version the diary excerpts appear on page rectos with brewing and wine-making recipes given on the versos. Watermarked paper with untrimmed edges title page in red and black. Tiny chip to head of spine. Boards slightly bowed. Pynson Printers hardcover books
1974rif. 1645Florence: Il Bisonte - Edizioni d'arte 1974. Cardboard covers. Green illustrated cardboard wraps. Very good in good slip case. 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 the reference number of the original lithograph contained in each volume. This copy contains the original lithograph - Houses at La Volpia. Each separate lithograph has been printed by hand on a stellar press at the ateliers of Il Bisonte. Four parts: 1. Homage to Chianti by Carlo Betocchi 2. Chianti Past and Present by Giuseppe Conti 3. Seven plates in colour by Nino Tirinnanzi 4. Twenty plates in black-and-white by Nino Tirinnanzi. Owners gift presentation on half title page. Crisp clean copy. Slip case toned expertly repaired and intact. Housed in custom made acid free portfolio Il Bisonte - Edizioni d'arte paperback books
1979rif. 935Sydney: McGraw Hill 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards title in silver. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 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 the vineyard owners included here. Crisp and clean. McGraw Hill hardcover books
1992rif. 880Baltimore: Bacchus nd 1992. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Full Burgundy bonded leather gilt spine. Fine. 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. Bacchus hardcover books
1976rif. 1381St. Louis: Southern Comfort Corporation 1976. Pamphlet. Orig. color illustrated wraps. Unpaginated 8 pages. Color illustrated drink pamphlet featuring frolicking young singles. "How to be the COOLEST MIXER in your crowd!" Light toning to pages. Southern Comfort Corporation paperback books
rif. 1512Windsor VT. Cards. Orig. typed card. Good. 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 Morgan was the author. Whoever the scribe this always gets a chuckle. Toned at the edges. unknown books
1936rif. 1561Chicago n.d. but 1936. Hardcover. Maroon simulated cloth gilt title. Near fine. 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. hardcover books
1992rif. 878Baltimore: Bacchus Press nd 1992. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Full Burgundy bonded leather gilt. Fine. 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 the original. Shaw was a Scottish wine merchant who was almost single-handedly credited with bringing about a reduction in the tax on wine coming into Great Britain and Ireland. Andre Simon called this title "one of the most interesting books we have on the subject." A must have for any serious wine collector. GABLER G38330 - referring to the second edition. Bacchus Press hardcover books
1861rif. 7777Bordeaux: Maison Clossman & Cie 1861. Four handwritten invoices or envoi each 21 x 13.5 cm. on stationery with the blindstamp of Normand & Duplessy Entrepot Transit & Cammoinage and with the oval ink stamp of same. Receipts for four simultaneous purchases of wine from the Bordeaux wine merchant Maison Clossman each for delivery to a different palace of Emperor Napoleon III: Palais des Tuileries Palais de L'Elysée Palais de St. Cloud Palais de Fontainebleau. The items are numbered across the four invoices in consecutive order with one hundred seven items in all. A total of one hundred seven items most large quantities in barrels or cartons of fifty bottles each. The fourth and final invoice contains an additional stamp in green ink "Maison de ill. Service de la Regie de Palais de Fontainbleu". Folded with creases. Near fine. Maison Clossman & Cie unknown books
1955rif. 002848New York and San Francisco: Browne Vintners Co. Inc. Sole Agents in U. S. A.; Petri Wine Company 1955. First Edition. Near fine. Two wine-related ephemera pieces from the mid-20th century. - New York n. d. ca 1955. Small booklet; 6 x 3 1/4; pp. 10 including text to wraps verso; pictorial wraps decorated after a poster by Toulouse Lautrec; illustrated with small in-line drawings; a tiny spot to spine else very minor wear; in about very good condition. A charming booklet on the specifics of French wines and advertisement for the company it was created by Barton and Guestier Wines - established in 1725 in Bordeaux by Thomas Barton and represented in over 130 countries. Topics in the booklet included a list with a few "rules of thumb" as to which wine to serve with various foods at what temperature should wines be served etc. - San Francisco 1953. Small card; 2 1/4 x 3 1/2; four wine cocktails recpies on recto illustrated with small drawings; calendar for 1953 on verso; very light wear; in near fine condition. Petri Wine Company was founded in 1886 by Raffaello Petri in the San Joaquin Valley initially producing their wines only in kegs for bulk local distribution. During the Prohibition the family closed down their wineries and temporarily traded in Italian leathers and cigars later using those profits to expand the wine-making operation by buying competing wineries. In 1935 they began bottling their wines and selling them nationally. In the early 1940s the company was a major sponsor of the popular radio show "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." In 1953 Petri was the largest domestic producer of wines in the US. Louis Petri grandson of Raffaello was instrumental in founding Allied Grape Growers - an organization whose main goal was stabilizing grape prices. After a series of mergers and buy-outs Petri Wines ceased to exist in its original form. Browne Vintners Co., Inc. (Sole Agents in U. S. A.); Petri Wine Company hardcover books
2019rif. 1952New York: Rizzoli 2019. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards. Fine. 192 pages. Shannon Mustipher's exotic cocktails offer a refreshingly modern take on tiki. With original recipes techniques tasting notes and recommendations and tips on style and music Tiki is an inspirational resource for cocktail lovers ready to explore fine Caribbean rums. Tiki is the endless summer an instant vacation a sweet and colorful ticket to paradise with no baggage fees. Romanticized since midcentury but too long overlooked as the province of suburban lodges and family resorts the tiki cocktail is stepping into its moment with sophisticated spirits lovers skilled mixologists and intrepid foodies. In Tiki Brooklyn-based rum expert Shannon Mustipher brings focus on refreshing flavors fine spirits and high-impact easy-to-execute presentation. Shannon Mustipher is a spirits educator cocktail consultant and expert on the topic of rum and cane spirits. She has poured cocktails in settings ranging from neighborhood pubs to Michelin-starred restaurants and is a founding member of the Cane Club Collective which fosters knowledge and appreciation for rum through educational seminars for the consumer and trade. Her writing and recipes have been featured in a number of publications including Punch Esquire New York Magazine The Village Voice and Liquor.com. Rizzoli hardcover books
1901rif. 26596New York: Croscup & Sterling Company 1901. First edition. Hardcover. Good . Tall hardbound quarto. A volume of verse on the perils and pleasure of the grape and other beverages with 26 magnificent dry-point etchings by Jean Paleologue. This is number 447 of 750 special subscriber copies which has been Signed by the publisher and the author. Mild stains and wear to illustrated boards. The pages themselves are age-spotted. A good to very good copy of this intriguing volume. Tissue guard present at frontis. Croscup & Sterling Company hardcover books