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

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

First Edition. Date unknown, I find no references to this booklet, but circa 1940's or early 1950's. Original 'wrappers', unfolds into five panels (ten pages), 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches. Collection of cocktail recipes in Spanish, includes Cocktail Oso Negro. Very Good. Item #35494

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers,, side stapled, 30 pages, 5 1/4 by 3 1/2 inches. A uncommon collection of cocktail recipes, I find no copies on WorldCat or anywhere else. Possibly a pre-prohibition publication but without any printing information its impossible to tell. Good or Very Good, light stain to top edge of wrappers. Item #37240

First Edition stated. Original red wrappers, 6 by 3 1/2 inches, 56 numbered pages. Uncommon post Prohibition cocktail mixing manual in which the author acknowledges the help of J. R. Dwyer, Joseph B. Murphy, William Haley, and Martin Goode. No copies located on WorldCat. Very Good. Item #39570

First Edition despite copyright date of 1894. Original dark cloth, gilt print at front cover: Mixed Drinks, 7 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches, 168 numbered pages plus ads. From the introduction: "I have been in this line of business many years, an active and observant worker, commencing my career with Messrs. Chapin & Gore. Amid the ebb and flow of life in the palace of conviviality, between drinks, as it were,I have taken a great many notes mentally, and I now commit them to paper to be launched out upon the sea of literature, a craft bearing the secrets of the saloon as revealed in book form, comprising the art of "tending bar," the mystery of mixing drinks, the etiquette of the saloon, the conduct of bar clerks and proprietors, the literature of beverages, and many tabulated statements and scraps of information never before published, but very useful to the man behind the counter. I feel confident that I have produced a standard work that comprehends the entire subject. It is not a mere recipe book of mixtures more or less well known, but it contains everything valuable "up to date." I commend it not only to the trade, but to others interested in the subject, and with the belief that there are few who will not find something of value in its pages. Two copies found on WorldCat. Interesting to note an article published in an Indianapolis journal from 1895: Herbert W. Green, proprietor of the Denison House bar, is experiencing, for the first time, some of the woes of the successful author. A few months ago Mr. Green became known to the literary world through the medium of a volume entitled, "Mixed Drinks". The author was fortunate in disposing of five hundred copies of the book immediately after its publication to Mayer Bros., of Cincinnati. Yesterday, Mr. Green, with Frank H. Smith, his publisher, brought suit in the Superior Court to recover the purchase price of the installment sent to Mayer Bros. as they never paid. This copy is not one of those five hundred, which has 'Compliments of / Mayer Bros. & Co. / Cincinnati' stamped at front cover. Cocktails include Brandy Crusta, Phoenix Cocktail, Remsen Cooler, Sam Ward, Sea Foam, Beef Tea, Banana, Blue Blazer, Velvet, Gin Puff, etc. Contemporary ownership inscription at front endpaper reading: Chicago Ill 6:25:1900 / Hal W Hauk / c/o Lancaster Hotel Bar / 21st Wabash Ave. Possibly once mixing guide for the bartender at the Lancaster. I can find no reference. Nearly Very Good, some expected signs of use, boards showing at cover corners, spine end cloth nicked and rubbed, inner hinges with mild signs of cracking. Item #34476

Presumed First Edition. Original J. Norse illustrated wrappers, 40 pages, 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. Collection of cocktails gathered from Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, Australia, Bali, the Orient, etc. No printed date, but circa 1960's. Very Good. Item #32751

First Edition. Original red wrappers, 6 by 4 inches, 63 numbered pages. Collection of post Prohibition cocktail recipes. Very Good. Item #32790

Early Printing, no other copyright dates, no printing statements (but first published in 1943). Small octavo, red cloth stamped in silver, 128 pages. An important cocktail book that went through many reprints. Introduction states: "The professional barman has many obligations to the public. Courtesy, cleanliness, restrictions on smoking, drinking, etc. these you all know about. One obligation, however, of equal importance, many of you tend to forget: that a drink should be the same all over the country. Clearly what is needed is some standard for drink-mixing, some way to prepare drinks in similar fashion from state to state and region to region." Book based on the private notes of Oscar Haimo, Maitre de Bar - Hotel Pierre and President of the International Bar Manager's Association. Very Good, attractive copy. Item #37650

Later Printing. Small octavo, red wrappers, 142 pages. This copy signed and inscribed by Haimo at title page. A modestly uncommon signature. Introduction states: "The professional barman has many obligations to the public. Courtesy, cleanliness, restrictions on smoking, drinking, etc. these you all know about. One obligation, however, of equal importance, many of you tend to forget: that a drink should be the same all over the country. Clearly what is needed is some standard for drink-mixing, some way to prepare drinks in similar fashion from state to state and region to region." Book based on the private notes of Oscar Haimo, Maitre de Bar - Hotel Pierre and President of the International Bar Manager's Association. Very Good. Item #34289

Early Printing, no other copyright dates, no printing statements (but first published in 1943). Small octavo, red cloth stamped in silver, 128 pages. This copy warmly inscribed and signed by Haimo at front endpaper. An important cocktail book that went through many reprints. Introduction states: "The professional barman has many obligations to the public. Courtesy, cleanliness, restrictions on smoking, drinking, etc. these you all know about. One obligation, however, of equal importance, many of you tend to forget: that a drink should be the same all over the country. Clearly what is needed is some standard for drink-mixing, some way to prepare drinks in similar fashion from state to state and region to region." Book based on the private notes of Oscar Haimo, Maitre de Bar - Hotel Pierre and President of the International Bar Manager's Association. Very Good, attractive copy. Item #37660

Presumed Second Edition (with same title page as First Edition published a year earlier, but with the new preface that would go on to be published in the many subsequent editions and with 126 numbered pages, the First Edition having 95 numbered pages and later editions with 142). Small octavo (6 by 4 1/2 inches), green wrappers stamped in silver, 128 pages. Introduction states: "The professional barman has many obligations to the public. Courtesy, cleanliness, restrictions on smoking, drinking, etc. these you all know about. One obligation, however, of equal importance, many of you tend to forget: that a drink should be the same all over the country. Clearly what is needed is some standard for drink-mixing, some way to prepare drinks in similar fashion from state to state and region to region." Book based on the private notes of Oscar Haimo, Maitre de Bar - Hotel Pierre and President of the International Bar Manager's Association. A very scarce printing of this quintessential title. Very Good, some modest shelf wear, previous owner signature at top title page, quarter sized stain at lower spine area, some pages with matching stain at lower inside corner. Item #37663