Third Edition, Revised, with New Material, Second Printing. 'The Decorative Designers' cover art and dustjacket art. Uncommon in jacket. Near Fine but for previous owner 'J. Julius Levy / United States Attorney' stamp at front pastedown and top and bottom page edges, in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at top spine end. Item #39525
First Edition. Small octavo, illustrated cloth, string hole in upper left corner as issued. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Very Good, modest cloth wear. Item #34214
First Wrappers Edition. Original stiff wrappers, small octavo, 102 pages. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Very Good, some creasing to wraps, modest edge wear. Item #34218
First Edition. Small octavo, illustrated cloth, string hole in upper left corner as issued. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Near Fine but for contemporary ownership inscription at front endpaper in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at lower rear panel, centimeter chip at top spine end. Item #34295
First Wrappers Edition. Original stiff wrappers, small octavo, 102 pages. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Very Good, some creasing to wraps, modest edge wear. Item #37054
First Edition. Small octavo, illustrated cloth, string hole in upper left corner as issued. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Near Fine bright copy in Good dustjacket, soiling to panels, chipped at spine ends, some edges, as well as along rear flap edge. Item #37184
First Wrappers Edition. Original stiff wrappers, small octavo, 102 pages. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Very Good, some creasing to wraps, modest edge wear. Item #37188
First Edition. Small octavo, illustrated cloth, string hole in upper left corner as issued. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Near Fine, unusually bright copy in Very Good dustjacket, chip at top spine end. Item #37670
First Edition. Small octavo, illustrated cloth, string hole in upper left corner as issued. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Near Fine attractive copy in Very Good dustjacket, exhibiting soiling and light stains to panels. Item #39502
First Edition. Small octavo, illustrated cloth, string hole in upper left corner as issued. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. Near Fine attractive copy in Very Good (nicer than usual) dustjacket, some light soiling to panels and bit of foxing to verso. Item #39506
First Edition. Small octavo, illustrated cloth, string hole in upper left corner as issued. Great cocktail mixing guide including such drinks as: Absinthe, Boomerang, Haymarket, Hurricane, Manhattan Cooler, etc. This copy with 'original' cocktail recipe penned in at rear pastedown: 'Medo borned this one: 1 part dry vermouth / 1 part wine / ice and serve with lemon peel'. Almost Very Good, some small stains to pages, in Good dustjacket, centimeter deep chipping at top and lower spine end, soiling to panels, some short closed tears. Item #39507
First Edition. Original green cloth, octavo, 220 pages plus two pages of ads. An uncommon treatise on consumable liquids, including chapters on Beer, Malt Liquors, Wines and Spirituous Liquors, as well as Cocoa, Coffee, Tea, Milk and Waters. The two chapters concerned with liquors covers spirit history, Brandy, Rum, Whiskey, Gin, Absinthe, and Arrac. Uncommon. Very Good attractive copy, old previous owner signature at front endpaper. Item #37667
Fourth Printing, "Revised or Repeal Edition". Octavo, original cloth and decorative dustjacket, 114 pages. Collection of cocktails, beer and wine. Cocktails include Gin Cocktails (Bronx, Ritz, etc.), Whiskey (Hong Kong, Tennessee, etc), Plain Bacadi Cocktail, Vivary Cocktail, Cuban Cocktail, etc. Scarce in dustjacket. Very Good, bookplate at front pastedown, in Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends, darkening at spine, lacking top 2 1/2 inches of rear panel. Item #34753
Fourth Printing, "Revised or Repeal Edition". Octavo, original cloth and decorative dustjacket, 114 pages. Collection of cocktails, beer and wine. Cocktails include Gin Cocktails (Bronx, Ritz, etc.), Whiskey (Hong Kong, Tennessee, etc), Plain Bacadi Cocktail, Vivary Cocktail, Cuban Cocktail, etc. Scarce in dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at top spine end, closed tear at lower spine end, modest soiling to panels. Item #34766
Second Printing (November 1933). Octavo, original cloth and decorative dustjacket, 112 pages. Collection of cocktails, beer and wine. Cocktails include Gin Cocktails (Bronx, Ritz, etc.), Whiskey (Hong Kong, Tennessee, etc), Plain Bacadi Cocktail, Vivary Cocktail, Cuban Cocktail, etc. Scarce in dustjacket. Very Good, some spotting to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, some nicks to edges, some mild soiling to panels. Item #37246
First English Edition. Tall octavo, original yellow cloth and BLW designed dustjacket. The very rare First English printing of this classic cocktail guide. Very Good, some foxing to cloth, spine darkened, hint of stain at lower front cover, in Very Good dustjacket, few short closed tears, chip at lower spine end, light signs of a stain at lower front panel. Item #32720
Second Edition. One of the basic cocktail mixing books, with 700 recipes. Very Good in Good dustjacket, shallow chips to edges, creases along lower front panel, some foxing to flaps. Item #34302
First English Edition. Tall octavo, original yellow cloth and BLW designed dustjacket. The very rare First English printing of this classic cocktail guide. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, some chipping at spine ends, partial splitting along rear spine edge, spine soiled and rubbed. Item #34762
New Revised Edition (no printing statement at copyright page).John Reed jacket photograph. One of the basic cocktail mixing books, with 700 recipes. Near Fine but for some black residue from an old jacket protector along lower edge of covers, in Near Fine bright dustjacket. Item #37195
Second Edition. One of the best known cocktail mixing books, with 700 recipes. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chip at lower spine end. Item #32756
![Item #32756 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks [COCKTAILS]. David A. EMBURY](/pictures/medium/32756.jpg?v=1523731175)
First Edition stated. Octavo, original black cloth, rust colored dustjacket. Seldom encountered true first edition of one of the best known cocktail mixing books, with 700 recipes. Near Fine but for a couple stains at middle pages, in dustjacket that is Very Good but for some kind of surface 'erosion' to rear panel which obscures a good part of the panel text. Item #41312
![Item #41312 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks [COCKTAILS]. David A. EMBURY](/pictures/medium/41312.jpg?v=1668375248)
Presumed First Edition, no statement of printing. Original printed stiff wrappers, 12 by 9 inches, 120 pages. An extremely scarce collection of cocktail recipes intended for members of the Detroit Bartenders' Union. Pages of recipes (approx. 1,200 total recipes) intermixed with advertisements for local business. No copies located on WorldCat. Very Good, modest signs of use. Item #37695
![Item #37695 Bartender's Guide [COCKTAIL RECIPES]. William ERNIE](/pictures/medium/37695.jpg?v=1602169045)
No date, circa 1920's to 1930's (or later, difficult to tell, and I find no references to this booklet) First Edition. Original green wrappers, 36 pages, 6 by 4 1/2 inches. Collection of short and tall drink recipes by this Dutch company that started in the 16th Century. Very Good. Item #41376
First Edition. Octavo, original printed orange cloth, stamped in green, 59 numbered pages (plus note pages). This copy signed by author at front free endpaper. Also includes four original recipes (presumably not in the hand of the author, but possibly) at rear pages intended for that purpose. They include J. M. K. Special, Miami Beach 1929, 211 East Chestnut St. Special, and Tink (Victorious Red Chinaman) Extra Special. Scarce Prohibition era cocktail recipe guide published on the cusp of repeal. Includes Buster Brown, Bronx, Cold Whiskey Sling, Auditorium Cooler, etc. WorldCat locates two copies, one at the Library of Congress and the other at the New York Public Library. Very Good, bit faded at spine. Item #35479
First Edition. Octavo, original printed orange cloth, stamped in green, 59 numbered pages (plus note pages). Scarce Prohibition era cocktail recipe guide published on the cusp of repeal. Includes Buster Brown, Bronx, Cold Whiskey Sling, Auditorium Cooler, etc. WorldCat locates two copies, one at the Library of Congress and the other at the New York Public Library. Very Good, handwritten recipe at last page 'Meng's Birthday Special' by Meng Moore. Item #40649
