First Edition. original illustrated wrappers, side stapled, 24 pages. "The makers of Fells Original London Dry Gin invite you to enjoy gin at its best". Scarce, no copies on WorldCat. Very Good crisp copy. Item #40930

Seventh Edition. Original printed wrappers, 5 by 3 1/2 inches, 20 unnumbered pages. Souvenir booklet for the Russian Tea Room and the Casino Russe which opened in 1938. This booklet appears to be contemporary with the opening of the new supper club. No copies found on WorldCat. As well as including black and white photographs of the restaurant, some Russian dishes and their ingredients, and Russian lingo, this booklet includes three pages of 'Russian Drinks' featuring such cocktails as Casino Russe Special, Sasha Special, Ballet Russe, Boyar Cocktail, Katinka Cocktail, Russian Special, etc. Very Good. Item #37167

'First Edition'. Original illustrated cardboard, flip tabs with cocktail recipes on verso, 9 inches by 5 inches. Very scarce cocktail guide and promotion for a California liquor store. I find no reference to this guide. Illustrations by E. L. H. Calendar for 1940. Flip Tabs unused, Very Good. Item #34287

First Edition. Tall octavo, original printed wrappers, 34 pages. "Latest Edition of the Original Merry Mixer". Very Good in wraps, some wear to edges, small chip at top front panel. Item #40939

'Special Edition', First Edition Thus. Original color illustrated self wrappers, unfolding into ten panels, 6 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. Attractive collection of cocktail recipes. Very Good. Item #39586

First Edition. Original silver illustrated wrappers, 80 pages, 8 by 5 inches. An uncommon cocktail recipe guide located in 'Cocktail Books, Selected Titles from the Library of Congress Collections'. Includes several drinks served at the Silver Dollar Bar. Very Good, some mild creases, stain to fore-edge of page margins and at fore-edge of covers. Item #41662

First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth, 155 pages plus ads. One of two titles by Schmidt, containing the mixed drink chapters from The Flowing Bowl, which is a much larger book and contains Schmidt's version of the history of various beverages. "The Only William receives much less attention from historians today than Jerry Thomas and Harry Johnson, yet it could be argued that he was far more famous in his lifetime than either of them. William was renowned for creating new drinks. And at one point he was estimated to have invented a new one daily. He even created a “$5 cocktail” at a time when drink prices hovered around 15 cents." [EUVS Digital Collection] This copy expertly (and unnoticeably) recased, with new front endpaper. Very Good, modest soiling and shelf wear, front pastedown with contemporary doodling. Item #41332

First Edition. Original red wrappers, spiral bound, 46 pages, small octavo. An uncommon title. Very Good, modest wear, two recipes in ink on 'note' page at rear. Item #39572

First Edition. Original Paul Caron illustrated wrappers, 36 pages, 6 by 3 inches. 'histoire racontée là-bas au pays par notre Jos au retour de sa visite à Montréal'. Uncommon French language cocktail recipe guide with colorful illustrations of liquors. WorldCat locates one copy in Canada. Very Good, ink address and phone number at rear cover. Item #35543

First Edition. Octavo, original yellow cloth stamped with black and red illustration, illustrated with Don Herold drawings, in original illustrated dustjacket by Don Herold. "An ironic account of the two new religions in America: the fanatic religion against drinking and the equally fanatic religion of compulsory drunkenness" (from rear dustjacket panel). Near Fine, previous owner signature at top front endpaper, in Very Good modestly soiled dustjacket, some clear tape at verso of spine ends and flap corners. Item #41564

First Edition. Original fold out wrappers, 8 panels, 6 by 3 1/2 inches. Scarce Prohibition Era cocktail recipes guide with 4 panels of mixed drinks, including Manhattan, Martini, Bronx, Mamie Taylor, Gin Rickey, California Soft Toddy, etc. 'This little booklet is purely reminiscent... Its purpose is to revive pleasant memories of what, to many unregenerate souls, always will be the good old days. These reminiscences are gathered from August, at the old Hoffman House bar; from Francois, at the Grunewald, in New Orleans; from the old Planters, in St. Louis; from the Ponchartrain, in Detroit. There's a memento or two here from the old Hollenbeck, in Los Angeles, and from the Hon. Wm. Boothby, of San Francisco.' WorldCat locates one copy at UC Berkeley. Very Good. Item #41621

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, 24 pages, 5 1/2 by 4 inches. Very scarce collection of prohibition era recipes in which the alcohol called for was to be replaced by Green Ribbon Brand flavor extract. No copies on WorldCat. Very Good. Item #37222