Presumed First Edition. Original decorative gray wrappers, 6" by 4", 32 pages. This copy does not appear to have been published with additional title page beyond that of the front cover, first page is 'Wine Service' and then the index. From other copies we have catalogued we quoted from the title page: "System of mixing drinks for high class bartender's connoisseurs and liquor dealers - also a review of the art of mixing drinks written so it is easily understood by anyone desiring to be a mixologist". Uncommon. Very Good, some modest staining to pages. Item #35478

First Edition. Original wrappers bound into hardcover binding with stamping at front cover and with publisher's compliments stamped at inside rear cover, 96 numbered pages plus fold out sheet of suggested uses for Angostura in food recipes, 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches. "the Accredited List of Recognized and Accepted Standard Formulas for Mixed Drinks Authentic Practical Concise". Uncommon with hardcover binding. Item #39534

First Edition. Small octavo. Uncommon collection of toasts including a quote from Mark Twain. Scarce in complete illustrated dustjacket, which duplicates the illustration on the front cover. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few tiny edge chips at spine ends. Item #37199

Second Printing. Original illustrated yellow wrappers, 108 pages, 7 1/2 by 5 inches. An extremely uncommon cocktail recipe guide published in Seattle. WorldCat locates only one library holding (for any printing, theirs also being the 2nd) at University of California, Davis. One blogger notes the variation for the Side Car in Atherton's collection. Very Good, covers show staining and wear from use. Item #34787

First Edition. Original blue cloth wrappers, octavo, 96 pages, illustrated with photographs. Includes chapters on glassware, serving, wine, whiskey, liquor, beer, canapes, and mixed drink recipes (pages 83 to 88). Cocktails such as American Beauty Cocktail, Bronx Cocktail, Absinthe Cocktail, Blue Blazer, Froth Blower Cocktail, London Buck Cocktail, Journalist Cocktail, etc. Uncommon, four copies listed on WorldCat. Very Good, few nicks to covers and some other signs of use. Item #41315

First Edition. Original brown cloth, gilt stamping (variant binding with stamping that does not include more of the title as seen on other copies and less decoration), octavo, 496 pages. Title continues: Hotel & Restaurant Cookery, as now Practised, With the Newest Entrees and Dishes. The First Part Treats of Home Brewing; The Manufacture of Wines, Spirits, Liqueurs and Cordials Without Distillation – The Preparation and Manipulation of, With the Newest Names and Styles of Mixing and Dressing American Drinks, Suitable for Licensed and Non-Licensed Houses, Garden Parties, Clubs, Temperance Fetes, Bazaars, Etc. By Bacchus. The Second Part Treats of All Branches of Cookery, Confectionery and Bread, Suitable for Public Dinners, Clubs, Small Family Parties, Balls, Routs, Luncheons, Garden Parties, Suppers, Etc., by Cordon Bleu. Very scarce title. Found in Tom Sandham's World Best Cocktails who cites this title for containing the Fred Collins Fizz. Included in bibliography of Ted Haugh's Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails. Very Good, signs of a bookplate having been removed from front pastedown, original owners name and address at front pastedown and top title page, few pages of first signature a bit uneven - perhaps indicating it was long ago reglued, rear yellow endpaper removed, rear inner hinge shows webbing and a bit loose. Item #34418

Orginal celluloid illustrated covers, 4 3/4 by 2 1/2 inches, 71 numbered pages plus blank notepaper. Very scarce scratchpad notebook produced by Balto, Badge as an advertisement piece for Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters - "imported from South American - The Only Genuine". Front and rear of notebook contains 64 pages of cocktail recipes under the title "Standard Mixed Drinks - Recipes for Mixing Fancy Drinks"" and includes West Indian Swizzle, Gin Fizz, Manhattan, Absinthe Frappe, Remsen Cooler, etc. Balto, Badge & Novelty Co. produced pinback buttons using "Celluloid", a high quality compound used for printing that made the advertisements more durable and vibrant in color. Very Good. Item #39561

Early Edition. Vico cover art. Original illustrated wrappers, 53/4 by 4 1/2 inches, 76 pages, side stapled. Uncommon collection of cocktail recipes used as a promotion for the Bar La Florida. The bar was a favorite of Hemingway. Very Good or Near Fine. Item #41322

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers (side stapled), 47 pages, 8 1/2 by 6 inches. Unusual comic book like collection of cocktail recipes, toasts and cartoons. One copy found on WorldCat. Uncommon despite 1940's vintage, seen without wrappers. Very Good, split at top spine down to first staple. Item #34320

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers (side stapled), 47 pages, 8 1/2 by 6 inches. Unusual comic book like collection of cocktail recipes, toasts and cartoons. One copy found on WorldCat. Uncommon despite 1940's vintage, seen without wrappers. Very Good attractive copy. Item #37164

First Edition. Original printed wrappers, 16 pages plus printing at inside wrappers, 6 by 3 1/2 inches. A post-Prohibition promotional publication of cocktail recipes for 'A. Bars' in the Bronx. 'Ask for Charlie' it says on the front cover. Very scarce. No copies found on WorldCat. Very Good. Item #39538

No date, circa 1910 to 1930. Original manuscript recipe for bitters, 3 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches. An interesting handwritten recipe for bitters that differs from other methods I discovered, utilizing rum, cascarilla, anisum [anise], and cubeba. Very Good. Item #37214