First Edition. Original stiff cardstock, 3 by 6 inches. Rather risqué business 'postcard' for a New York city liquor store featuring the recipe for the Blarney Stone Cocktail. Rare. Very Good. Item #37171

Third Edition (published previously in 1900 and 1904). Octavo, original blue cloth, silver lettering at spine and front cover, 112 pages, two photographic illustrations. Scarce French cocktail recipe book containing 327 cocktails and an early catalog of necessary utensils. The title is significant for Newman's influence on such famous barmen as Harry Craddock, for representing the epitome of the American craft of cocktails to a French audience, and for including in the 1904 edition, the first appearance of the Dry Martini. (distinct from earlier Martini recipes for replacing sweet vermouth with dry vermouth). The Dry Martini appears in this edition as well, but had been since printed in Louis Muckensturm's Mixed Drinks (1906). WorldCat finds one copy of the 1900 edition at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France and two copies of this 1907 printing (one at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France and the other at Bibliotheque interuniversitaire Sainte Genevieve), WorldCat lists no copies for the coveted 1904 printing. An attractive Very Good copy, text block sitting a bit low, old newsstand stamp at both half title and full title page. Item #34417

First Edition. Original stiff illustrated boards, 6 by 4 1/2 inches, 67 pages. Uncommon guide to 'the restaurants, cafes, cabarets' and hotels in Europe. Julian Street copy with authors signature and date at front endpaper. WorldCat locates five library holdings. Very Good. Item #40673

Fourth Printing. Original black illustrated wrappers stamped in silver, 6" by 3", 40 pages. The smaller and sleeker predecessor to the ubiquitous Old Mr. Boston Guide which went through many printings in its iconic red and black plastic wrappers. "The cocktail recipes in this book were chosen after months of careful study. Old-time bartenders of Boston have assisted in their choice and we feel certain that all of these drinks will prove delicious." Very Good, liquor store stamp at title page and index page, some wrinkling to covers. Item #37168

First Edition (thus). Original one-sheet folded into eighths, 16 panels, 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches. Uncommon cocktail guide most likely used as a promotional of sorts for the ubiquitous Old Mr. Boston Guide which went through many printings in its iconic red and black plastic wrappers. Very Good. Item #41384

'First Edition'. 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches volvelle, original cardstock 'sleeve' and cardstock wheel. Scarce cocktail wheel or volvelle (as they are called) with 20 recipes including Jack Rose, Blue Moon, Gin Daisy, Cooperstown, etc. Very scarce. Very Good. Item #32788

Presumed First Tapp and Toothill Ltd. edition, first published in 1909 by McCorquodale and Co. with author listed at title page. No date at preface page as sometimes found. Duodecimo, 21 wood engravings "illustrated by Farrow and Jackson, Limited, London, Manufacturers of Bar Appliances, Mineral Water Machinery, &c.," original blue cloth with lettering in gilt, 78 pages, plus 11 pages of ads and memoranda blanks. Includes punches, stock drinks, hot drinks, long drinks, short drinks, and temperance drinks. From the preface: "A new compilation of Recipes for American Iced Drinks has for some time been urgently called for owing to former publications being now out of print. It would have been possible to obtain from fresh sources various Recipes, but after consideration it was thought better to reproduce those of a well known Expert whose knowledge and experience it was felt could not well be improved upon, and to whom due acknowledgments are hereby tendered. To these are added some Recipes of Non-alcoholic Beverages which may be found useful by a considerable class of customers." Very Good, firmly bound, modest wear. Item #34491

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, 4 by 3 inches, 31 numbered pages. Part of publisher's Pygmy Books series. An uncommon guide from the 1950's, includes well known cocktails. Very Good. Item #39552

Presumed First Edition. Original yellow illustrated wrappers, 5" by 3", 12 pages (including wrappers). Nice prohibition era 'cocktail' mixing guide, promoting Peeko flavor syrups. "To mix Peeko Rye, Gin, Scotch, Bourbon, Jamaica Rum, Bacardi Rum, Cognac, Apple Jack, Brandy, Aqua Vit and Slivowitz Flavors: If these flavors could be mixed with about half water and half pure alcohol which, of course, is unlawful and unobtainable, we would defy all but the pickiest connoisseurs to distinguish them from the original pre war products. We can't break the Law. So what? So mix with water for a non-alcoholic beverage". Very Good. Item #41366

First Edition. Original tan wrappers, 9 by 6 inches, 8 pages (plus covers), two side staples. Very scarce collection of cocktail recipes by this Milwaukee distributor, the exclusive distributors of Hiram Walker products in the area. No copies found on WorldCat. Includes an introduction by Al Pessin. Includes mostly well known cocktail recipes. Very Good, light stain to lower fore-edge corner of pages, nickel price in marker at top front cover. Item #37165

Second Printing. Original red wrappers, 7 by 4 inches, 50 pages. 'This book was written on the job in the most famous hotels and casinos in the world'. Uncommon modern cocktail recipe guide, WorldCat locates three copies of this 1979 printing. Very Good, signs of use, modest wear. Item #40658

First Edition. Original yellow wrappers, 8 pages, 5 by 2 1/2 inches. Uncommon pharmacy cocktail recipe guide. Very Good. Item #40938

Presumed First Printing by this publisher, also published as Tom and Jerry's Bartender's Guide. Original wrappers, 7 1/2 by 5 inches, 128 pages. Interestingly the book's font changes and the alphabetized drinks start at 'A' again at page 96 with the heading of the first few pages mistyped as 'The Complete Buffet Guide, or How to Mix All Kinds of Drings (instead of Drinks)'. Presumably Stein Publishing added another cocktail guide at the back but without giving any credit to which one it was. Very Good but for fore-edge inch of front cover clipped away. Item #40969