226. Fleischmann's Dry Gin Recipes [ COCKTAIL RECIPES ]. New York: Fleischmann's Dry Gin, (1934).
First Edition. Original wrappers, 16 pages (including wraps), 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches. An uncommon small cocktail recipe guide. Near Fine. Item #40947
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Cocktail Books
227. Pilgrim Rum Recipe Book [Cocktails]. Peekskill: Fleischmann Distilling Corp. (1939).
First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, 30 pages, 6 by 4 1/4 inches. Cocktail recipes include Pilgrim Swizzle and Pilgrim Hot Tom and Jerry, etc. Very Good. Item #35492
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228. Recipes by Fleischmann's for Dry and Sloe Gin, Cocktails and Mixed Drinks. New York: Fleischmann Distilling Corporation, [1934].
First Edition. 6" by 3 1/2", original illustrated wrappers, 12 pages. Mixing manual for Gin, includes recipes for Ping Pong Special Cocktail, Mabel Berra Cocktail, Futurity Cocktail, Eclipse, etc. We believe this to be the first Fleischmann's recipe book and to be published shortly after prohibition ended. Very Good. Item #40655
229. Recipes by Fleischmann's for Dry and Sloe Gin, Cocktails and Mixed Drinks. New York: Fleischmann Distilling Corporation, [1934].
First Edition. 6" by 3 1/2", original illustrated wrappers, 12 pages. Mixing manual for Gin, includes recipes for Ping Pong Special Cocktail, Mabel Berra Cocktail, Futurity Cocktail, Eclipse, etc. We believe this to be the first Fleischmann's recipe book and to be published shortly after prohibition ended. Very Good, mild signs of use. Item #40933
230. Recipes by Fleischmann's for Dry and Sloe Gin, Cocktails and Mixed Drinks. New York: Fleischmann Distilling Corporation, [1934].
First Edition. 6" by 3 1/2", original illustrated wrappers, 12 pages. Mixing manual for Gin, includes recipes for Ping Pong Special Cocktail, Mabel Berra Cocktail, Futurity Cocktail, Eclipse, etc. We believe this to be the first Fleischmann's recipe book and to be published shortly after prohibition ended. Very Good, mild signs of use. Item #40975
231. Recipes by Fleischmann's for Dry and Sloe Gin, Cocktails and Mixed Drinks. New York: Fleischmann Distilling Corporation, [1934].
First Edition. 6" by 3 1/2", original illustrated wrappers, 12 pages. Mixing manual for Gin, includes recipes for Ping Pong Special Cocktail, Mabel Berra Cocktail, Futurity Cocktail, Eclipse, etc. We believe this to be the first Fleischmann's recipe book and to be published shortly after prohibition ended. Good, some creases and signs of use. Item #41352
232. Stories and Toasts for After Dinner, The Toastmaster, His Duties and Responsibilities. New York: George Sully and Company, (1914).
First Edition. Collection of toasts which the jacket copy states should not be confused with similar books on the market full of 'dried' toasts and stories of "pre-historic vintage". Near Fine but for previous ownership signature of Col. A. D. Edmunds (who commanded a Vermont cavalry squadron during the First World War) in Very Good dustjacket, with shallow chips at top spine end and inch sized chip at lower spine. Item #37218
233. Franco's Mixer's Guide. San Jose: Franco Brothers, Berry and Beswick, (1934).
First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, 124 pages (plus 4 at end). Rather large collection of post-prohibition cocktails compiled by Virgil L. Rankin Co. of San Jose. Includes Toddies, Sours, Slings, Skins, Shakes, Smashes, Sangarees, Collins, Cobblers, etc. Cocktails include Whip Cocktail, West Indies Cocktail, White Cargo Cocktail, Soul Kiss Cocktail, Suisse Cocktail, Speedway Cocktail, Star Cocktail, and others. I find no copies on WorldCat. Very Good, minor signs of wear. Item #37157
234. Table Book for Every Housewife, Wife and Mother [ COCKTAIL RECIPES - UKRAINIAN ]. New York: Publishing House, 1937.
Presumed First Edition. Original yellow printed wrappers, octavo, 319 pages. Uncommon (we believe American published recipe book) in Ukrainian and or Russian that includes cocktail recipes (so we have been told). Very Good. Item #40965
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235. How to Make a Mint Julep [Cocktails]. Louisville: Frankfort Distilleries, Inc., (1934).
First Edition. Original index sized card, 5 by 3 inches. Uncommon recipe card which includes recipes for Kentucky and Georgia Mint Juleps. Very Good. Item #40958
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236. Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion [ SIGNED LIMITED ]. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, 1941.
First Edition, Limited Edition of 300 copies, this being #177, signed by author on limitation page. Original red boards, octavo. The rare limited edition of this well-known cocktail recipe guide. This copy in nicer condition than usually encountered despite some splitting at lower front spine edge, splitting at upper spine edges mended with scotch tape to exterior, horizontal crack about an inch down of spine. The spine material over the text block for this book is thin and fragile, other copies we have encountered have parts of spine missing entirely, this is at least all present. Book is otherwise Very Good, some drink recipes in blue ink at front endpaper. Item #40973
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237. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
Second Printing. Small octavo, 128 pages. Fairly uncommon cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine in Good only dustjacket, some small chips, rear panel torn vertically and slightly unevenly mended with thick piece of (yellowing) clear tape. Item #32759
238. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
Second Printing. Small octavo, 128 pages. Fairly uncommon cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Very Good, few pages with a crease that looks like a printer's error, Good dustjacket, shallow chipping to edges, fairly light staining to lower portion of jacket. Item #32763
239. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
First Edition stated. Small octavo, 128 pages. Fairly uncommon (this is the first time we have had a copy that states 'first printing' on copyright page) cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine but for contemporary previous owner signature and date at front endpaper, in Very Good attractive dustjacket, some signs of surface wear to panels. Item #34334
240. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
Second Printing. Small octavo, 128 pages. Fairly uncommon cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, stain at rear panel, shallow loss at spine ends, small chip at mid front flap edge. Item #34475
241. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
Fourth Printing. Small octavo, 128 pages. Cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Good, with stain to upper rear panel and at top fore-edge corner of pages, in Good only dustjacket, chipped at top spine end and lower front flap corner, staining to rear panel. Item #34720
242. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
Fourth Printing. Small octavo, 128 pages. Fairly uncommon cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine in Very Good attractive dustjacket with only a few short closed tears. A nicer copy than usually encountered. Item #34727
243. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
Fourth Printing. Small octavo, 128 pages. Fairly uncommon cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine in Very Good attractive dustjacket with only a few tiny edge chips. Item #35729
244. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
Fourth Printing. Small octavo, 128 pages. A not terribly uncommon cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge nicks. Item #37193
245. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
First Edition stated. Small octavo, 128 pages. The uncommon first printing of this cocktail mixing guide more often found as a later printing with different cloth. Includes illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine in Very Good attractive dustjacket, two inch closed tear at lower rear panel. Item #37198
246. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
First Edition stated. Small octavo, original pink boards, 128 pages. The uncommon first printing of this cocktail mixing guide more often found as a later printing with different cloth. Includes illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine but for some pencil scribbles to rear endpapers in Very Good dustjacket, some nicks and tiny closed tears at edges. Item #37669
247. The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host. New York: M. Barrows and Company, Inc, (1944).
Fourth Printing. Small octavo, 128 pages. A not terribly uncommon cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chip at top spine end, closed tear at lower rear spine edge. Item #40919
248. The How and When To Serve Wines and Mixed Drinks. Chicago: Marco's, (1949).
Fourth Revised Edition in what is likely a dustjacket from 1959 (since there's an image of a bottle of wine with the date 1959 at lower front panel of jacket - very likely Marco continued to sell the 1949 editions with new jackets). Octavo, original boards and original dustjacket, 224 pages. A not uncommon collection of cocktails and drink recipes, but seldom found in dustjacket. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #40645
249. How To Be A Bartender and The Art of Mixing Drinks, A Training Course and Reference Manual. Chicago: Nelson-Hall Co., Publishers, (1945).
First Edition. Original red leather stiff wrappers, 5 3/4 by 3 inches, 135 pages. "Up to page 80 are accurate recipes and mixing directions for about 300 drinks". Found in Chanticleer Society bibliography. WorldCat locates one copy in San Francisco. Very scarce title. Good, inch chip to lower front cover and three square inch chip to lower rear cover, first half of pages with half-dollar sized mild stain to page fore-edges. Item #40920
250. How To Be A Bartender and The Art of Mixing Drinks, A Training Course and Reference Manual. Chicago: Nelson-Hall Co., Publishers, (1945).
First Edition. Original red leather stiff wrappers, 5 3/4 by 3 inches, 135 pages. "Up to page 80 are accurate recipes and mixing directions for about 300 drinks". Found in Chanticleer Society bibliography. WorldCat locates one copy in San Francisco. Good, with some loss along front spine edge, causing cracking to front hinge, old ownership stamp at rear cover and inside front cover. Item #41334
