Saturday, July 25, 2009

RECETARIO MODERNO DEL BARMAN 1931


RECETARIO MODERNO del LICORISTA y del BARMAN
J. Roldan
Ultra scarce first edition of the Spanish Bartender's Manual for Cocktails & Drinks.
1931, Barcelona.




Hardbound WITH dustjacket, 252 pages.

Sold.

COCKTAILS MUNDIALES Chicote 1946


COCKTAILS MUNDIALES
Pedro Chicote
Ultra scarce first edition of the Spanish Bartender's Cocktail Guide,
written by Spanish Bartender legend Pedro Chicote (Founder of the Spanish Bartender's Association).
(Undated) 1946, Madrid.






Hardbound WITH dustjacket, 336 pages.

Sold.

Hegenbarth's Getränkebuch 1903

HEGENBARTH'S GETRÄNKEBUCH
Hegenbarth's Bowlen-, Punsch, und Kaffee-Haus Getränkebuch.
Rare old German book about Bowls, Punches, Cocktails & other modern drinks.
3rd edition, 1903, Hegenbarth's Verlag.
Hardbound, 84 pages.

Sold.

BACCHUS BEHAVE! Alma Whittaker 1933 (SOLD)


BACCHUS BEHAVE!
The Lost Art Of Polite Drinking
Alma Whittaker
1933, Frederick A. Stokes, New York







Hardbound, 140 pages.
SOLD

Practical Bar Management Eddie Clarke 1954

PRACTICAL BAR MANAGEMENT
A Guide to the Organization, Staffing, Management and Control
of Cocktail and other Bars
Eddie Clarke (Formerly President Of The UK Bartender's Guild & Head Barman at the Savoy).
1954, Practical Press Ltd., London
Hardbound with dustjacket, 162 pages.

Sold.

Monday, July 20, 2009

DRINKS as they Were Made Before Prohibition 1934 (SOLD)


DRINKS AS THEY WERE MADE BEFORE PROHIBITION
Ira D. Altschul (Santa Barbara, California)
1934, The Schauer Printing Studio, Inc.







Rare Cocktail Recipe Booklet
56 pages. Condition: Acceptable. Cover wear. Splitting along the spine.

SOLD

COCKTAILS MUNDIALES Chicote 1950


COCKTAILS MUNDIALES,
Pedro Chicote,
Madrid 1950. 3rd Edition: "Corrected and enlarged" edition.
Written in Spanish by legendary Spanish Bartender and Founder of The Spanish Bar Association.







Rare and hard to find Spanish Bartender's Cocktail Guide.
Condition: Good/Good-

SHAKE 'EM UP Virgina Elliott Phil Stong 1931 (SOLD)


SHAKE 'EM UP
Virginia Elliott & Phil D. Stong,
1931, Brewer & Warren Inc.







SOLD

PRACTICAL RECIPES ... W.J. Bush 1925


Practical Recipes For The Manufacture Of Aerated Beverages, Cordials ...
London, W. J. Bush & Co. Ltd., 1925.






188 pages.
Condition Good/Good-. Cover boards show signs of age.

Sold.

Die Modernen Getränke, Beutel ca.1920 (SOLD)


Die Modernen Getränke
F. d. Beutel, 2nd Edition, Published c. 1920
(Undated. 1st ed. was c1900-1910, 3rd ed. was c1925),
German Book of "Modern Drinks"






Condition: Good

Sold

The FLOWING BOWL Edward Spencer 1925 (SOLD)


THE FLOWING BOWL, Edward Spencer
Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., London, 1925







242 pages, Condition: Good/Good-

SOLD

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

BEBIDAS EXOTICAS A. Riera c1920


This rare, very old Spanish Cocktail Book from Barcelona, entitled BEBIDAS EXOTICAS para BARES y CAFES by A. RIERA was printed at some time between 1905 and 1920 in Barcelona. It was published by "Ediciones y Publicaciones Iberia" (Barcelona). It's all about recipes for "frozen drinks", "cold drinks", cocktails, egg-nogs, fixes, juleps, sangarees, sours, flips and scaffas.







There is no copyright date and no publishing date mentioned anywhere within the book. The overall condition is acceptable. The interior pages have spottings at the corners, and they are yellowed from age. See photos for details!

Paperback. 64 pages.

Sold.

Monday, July 13, 2009

900 RECETTES DE COCKTAILS Torelli 1927 (SOLD!)


900 RECETTES DE COCKTAILS et BOISSONS AMERICAINES
(Guide du Barman et du Gourmet Chic)

This is the extremely rare
1927 edition !!

Published by S. Bornemann (PARIS), and written in French by
ADOLPHE TORELLI. He was the Head Bartender at the WINTER PALACE in Nice (France).







Condition is acceptable. See photos for details! Clean interior. No spottings, no marks.
Paperback. 192 pages.

SOLD.