Presumed First Thus. Original red felt stiff wrappers, 5 1/4" by 3", 24 pages. Nice die cut cocktail recipe book (in the shape of a small book) full of whiskey concoctions. Very Good. Item #37702

First Edition. Buddy Clark dustjacket art. Boxing novel. Near Fine with pages toned in Very Good plus dustjacket with shelf wear. Item #15047

First Edition. "What would happen if Scotland yard were suddenly faced with the bombs, artillery, and political corruption of America's Underworld, with machine guns roaring at the Marble Arch". Near Fine in soiled dustjacket, shallow edge chips, lower spine end with almost an inch of loss. Item #21679

First Edition. Adventure story of a boy and his dog. Almost Near Fine, some spotting to page edges, in Very Good dustjacket, a bit darkened at spine. Item #32572

First Edition. Volume X, No. 1 of the Metropolitan Pamphlet Series. Original printed wrappers, 9 1/2" by 6 1/2", 46 pages. WorldCat locates two library holdings, (as well as listing an edition from 1892 with only 32 pages). Found in the Chanticleer Society bibliography of works dealing with "cocktails, mixology, spirits, and the like". Extremely scarce title. Under the headings of Summer Drinks, Special Drinks for Garden Parties, Punches, and Iced Beverages called Graniti recipes include mixed drinks that require alcohol. They include: Claret Cup (Brandy), Mint Julep (Brandy), Sherry Cobbler, Hop Beer, Spruce Beer, Holland Beverage (Gin), Three West India (Brandy), Cider Cup, Hatfield (Gin), Champagne Cup, German Beverage (Rum), Gin Punch, Rum Punch (and other alcoholic punches). Also sections on cordials and their recipes, fruit syrups, Shrubs, Sherbets, home-made wine, medical, syrups, etc. Very Good. Item #37653

Presumed Later Printing, with publisher's address given as 712 Broadway, where the company resided in the 1930's. Original illustrated yellow wrappers, 91 numbered pages of cocktail recipes bound with 4 pages of toasts. Uncommon cocktail book designed like a dime novel and likely intended for the same audience. Very Good, pages yellowing. Item #37058

First Edition. Illustrated by George Soper. Rare. Author was a Russian-born British author and prolific historical novelist, popular for his children’s fiction and schoolboy adventures, many of his novels set in Czarist Russia. This title focused on the then-current events in colonial Africa. Very Good but for crease from being bent to top of rear cover, corners bumped and cloth wear to spine ends, ink ownership inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Item #19419

Second Printing. Small octavo, original silver cloth and illustrated dustjacket, red stamping, 49 pages. Attractive post-prohibition volume. "The Art of Mixing is the result of much research in many climes. It contains 235 recipes, in most of the recipes the ingredients have been proportioned in fractional quantities, making the use of a standard measuring until unnecessary and allowing any number of drinks to be prepared at the same time. Careful perusal will prove a boon companion to those now suffering the status of amateur; and will bring a fragrant breath of memory to the hardened veteran in the gentle art of mixing". Located in "Cocktail Books, Selected Titles from the Library of Congress Collections". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top front panel, few edge nicks, tiny drip spot at mid front panel. Item #31329

First Edition. 6 Pages of color cut-outs to build an Eskimo village from Igloo to dog sled, Unused condition, Octavo. Very Good plus complete and unused oblong stiff wrappers. One Eskimo has been punched out but placed backed into his location on the page. Item #15276

First Edition. John M. Meekison dustjacket art. Woodford's unusual satirical Jazz Age novel of a cockroach who helps an agnostic find religion. Woodford is perhaps best known for his publishing firm that printed risqué cheesecake novels during the 1950's. Near Fine in Very Good plus fragile gold-foil illustrated dustjacket, few edge chips and modest wear. Item #8878

First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Fox Film - John Ford production starring Margaret Mann and James Hall. Near Fine but for tiny cloth chip at lower spine end, in bright Near Fine crisp dustjacket. Item #20225

Reprint Edition. Presumed Norah Schlegel dustjacket art. Yates's social commentary novel: "Hardship and peril are out, and luxury's in. Nature's been swamped by Art. For years we've all been fighting to wash 'stern stuff' out, to make Life into a song-an'-dance show: and now we've done it". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, two inch closed tear at top spine end. Item #25934

Fourth Printing. "Amusing pastimes for Children and Adults" including instructions for 158 games. with a complete index. Near Fine in Very Good Plus dustjacket, dime sized soiling to front panel, edges worn with few shallow chips and tears, sunning to spine. Item #24335