First Edition. Andre L. Simon introduction. Small octavo. Attractive volume on various wines, including Bordeaux, Burgundy, Empire Wines, Wines in Clubs and Restaurants, and (a few) Cocktails. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, old tape shadows at spine ends and lower front flap. Item #41576

Presumed First Edition, no printing statement, 7/6 jacket price. Octavo, 160 pages. Cocktails and How to Make Them. Over 400 Recipes - Know How Books. A not uncommon British cocktail guide but this volume in rather attractive condition. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some nicks and rubbing at top spine end, nicks at flap corners. Item #35730

Revised and Enlarged Edition. Nat Falk (after John Held Jr.) dustjacket art. Tall Octavo, original black cloth with gilt titles to front cover, in original illustrated dustjacket. Uncommon cocktail recipe book. From the introduction: "Today, that Art of creating exquisite drinks to match exquisite moods is gasping on its death-bed, and the dull ogre, Puritanism, supplanting the Skeleton, sits gloating by the bed-side". Very Good, two modestly foxed interior pages, one page with small abrasion at lower margin, in Very Good, modestly soiled dustjacket, small chips at spine ends, small stain at mid front flap edge. Item #34248

New Revised and Enlarged Edition. Original illustrated cloth and illustrated dustjacket, 7 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, 49 pages. Title continues: Including a Chapter of Celebrities,Their Favorite Drinks. From the preface: "Today, that Art of creating exquisite drinks to match exquisite moods is gasping on its death-bed, and the dull ogre, Puritanism, supplanting the Skeleton, sits gloating by the bed-side, waiting eagerly to hear the last death-rattle. If this volume succeeds in preserving, even a little while longer, that ancient and much beloved Art, the writer will be happy." Contents include Morning Cocktails, Known as "Pickups" or "Bracers", Before and After Dinner Drinks, Midnight and Before-Bed Drinks, "Tapering Off" Cocktails, Ladies Cocktails and Other Delicacies, Temperance Drinks, Rare and Fancy Drinks, Fancy Wine Drinks, Punches and Party Drinks, etc. Cocktails include Minute Man Highball, North and South Cocktail, Jamaica Glow, Metropole Cocktail, Forty Second Country Club, Florida Special, etc. Extremely scarce in thin-paper fragile dustjacket. A Good firmly bound and textually clean copy, cloth at cover edges have eroded for reasons unknown, spine end cloth nicked, in Very Good dustjacket, chips at spine ends and at edges of front panel. Item #32829

Circa 1940's, no date. Original link chain, and six charms (presumed to be silver). 7 3/8 inches length by 1/8 inch width. Each charm measures 1/4 by 7/8 inches. Each charm features a cocktail: Manhattan, Barcardi, Side Car, Martini, Orange Blossom, and Bronx. The reverse of each charm holds the recipe for the drink. Extremely scarce. Very Good, charms in vintage condition. Item #39529

Tercera Edicion (Third Edition). Original blue cloth, illustrated dustjacket. Octavo. This copy nicely inscribed and signed by Chicote at front endpaper to Pedro de Górgolas, an official of Madrid (I believe). Very Good in nearly Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends, some short closed tears and wear, verso of jacket with some clear tape mends. Item #32716

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, string bound, 7 by 5 inches, 32 pages. Attractive 1910's produced cocktail recipe guide printed on green paper, includes many well known drinks as well as the Raymond Hichcocktail, Clymsic Cooler, Clysmic Lemonade, and others. Very Good or almost Near Fine attractive volume. Item #32757

'First Edition'. Original black cloth, yellow stamping, 91 numbered pages of cocktail recipes bound with 32 pages of toasts, 5 by 4 inches. An interesting volume, presumably Coast to Coast Distributing bought out the remainder of Wehman Brother's bartenders guides (sitting idle one imagines during Prohibition) removed the yellow or sometimes colorful wrappers, bound it in cloth and marked it $1.25 when Prohibition ended. An oddity. Very Good, but for cheap cloth well worn at spine. Item #39539

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, side stapled, original illustrated dustjacket, 52 pages. Cocktail recipe book by the famous contemporary author and comedian. Uncommon in original stylized jacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few nicks and short closed tears. Item #35476

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, side stapled, original illustrated dustjacket, 52 pages. Cocktail recipe book by the famous contemporary author and comedian. Uncommon in original stylized jacket. Very Good, top spine end split down to first staple (as is common with this book) in Very Good dustjacket, nick at lower spine end. Item #41358

Original illustrated cardboard box, 7 by 3 3/4 inches, and eight 3 1/2 inch coasters with lovers in scenes by Evan H. Presumed 1930's production. Box and coasters in Very Good condition, some soiling to box top. Item #32821

First Edition. Original wrappers, 4 by 2 1/2 inches, 40 numbered pages. Cocktail recipe guide produced by this (what we believe to be) New York City liqore store. No printed date, but circa 1933. No copies found on WorldCat. Very Good, some light stains. Item #34314