On The Town In New York: From 1776 to the Present.
New York: Scribner, 1973. Illustrated. xii + 354 pages, 8vo, original cloth, chipped d.w. New York: Scribner's, (1973). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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Atomic Cocktails: Mixed Drinks for Modern Times
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1998. With color and b/w illustrations throughout. 96 pages. Short, square 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. San Francisco: Chronicle, (1998). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The English Table in History and Literature
London: Sampson Low, Marston & CO. Illustrated in black and white. 230 pages (unopened), large 8vo, orange cloth (soiled and with dampstain to lower edge of back cover). London: Sampson Low, Marston & CO (no date). A good copy. More
Lunar Topographic Orthophoto Map; BEER
1974. Orthophotograph. 27 x 25 inches. Early large format map of Beer crater taken on Apollo 15 in 1971. Beer is a circular, cup-shaped crater with a sharp-edged rim. It is a relatively small lunar impact crater located on the Mare Imbrium (a vast lava plane on the moon). It was named after German astronomer Wilhelm W. Beer who was from Berlin. An orthophotograph is an aerial satellite image geometrically corrected ("orthorectified") such that the scale is uniform: this photo..... More
The Joys of Wine
New York: Abrams, 1975. Illustrated (color and b/w). 449 pages. Folio, white cloth, chipped & torn plastic wrapper. New York: Abrams, (1975). A near fine copy in a poor wrapper. More
The Saloon in the Home, or, A Garland of Rumblossoms
New York: Coward McCann, 1930. Woodcut illustrations by John Held, Jr. 96 pages. Slim 8vo, cloth-backed boards (edges rubbed; spine faded; upper boards darkened; paper spine label chipped). New York: Coward McCann, 1930. First Edition. Internally clean, overall a good copy of this charming and uncommon book. Humorous stories, poems & cocktail recipes. More
VIP Tosses a Party
New York: Crest, 1960. Illustrated profusely in black and white. 128 pages. 12mo, softcover. New York: Crest Books, 1960. First Crest edition. Very good(+). More
Full and By: Being a Collection of Verses by Persons of Quality in Praise of Drinking.
New York: Doubleday, 1925. Illustrated throughout with color & in black & white by Edward A. Wilson. 4to, handsomely rebound in 3/4 blue morocco, red leather spine label, marbled boards, t.e.g. New York: Doubleday, 1925. First Edition. Fine. More
Dewar's White Label regimental series
New York: Schenley Import Corporation. Set of 24 loose plates, offset lithographs, 12 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches plus linen tip in on the left of the sheet. Also includes 2 letters from the Advertising manager of the Schenley Import Corporation. NY: 1960. Set of Dewar's White Label prints that were printed in response to popular demand for the portraits on the bottle labels. Featuring a range of Scottish Regiments in uniform. The prints were issued in four editions. Dewar's..... More
Prohibition Bells
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. 87p., square 16mo, pictorial wrappers. N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. Temperance songs, with words & music. Scarce. More
Victorian Public Houses
New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1973. Illustrated in black and white. 112 pages, slim 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper (small damp stain at foot of wrapper spine). New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc. 1973. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Club Life of London; With, Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses and Taverns of the Metropolis During the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
London: Richard Bentley, 1866. 2 volumes. xii + 324 and x +320 pages, 12mo, 3/4 leather over original pebbled cloth; about 1.5 inches of leather missing from head of spine of volume I, covers light worn both volumes; three pages 63/64, 107/108, 203/204 from volume I have large pieces cut out. London: Richard Bentley, 1866. First edition. Notwithstanding significant flaws, a very good(-) copy. More
Agave Americana, Aloe Mucronato folio Americana major; N. 42
Regensburg: H. Lentz and H.G. Neubauer. Botanical. Color mezzotint with hand coloring. Page measures 16.25" x 10.5". Lovely depiction of the agave plant together with an aloe in an urn from the four-volume study of flowers and plants, "Phytanthoza Iconographia" edited by Johann Weinmann between 1737 and 1745. Both accurate and beautiful, these prints were the first botanical color mezzotints, a revolutionary method that allowed for subtlety and detail. Weinmann (1683-1741) was a renowned pharmicist whose plant studies earned him..... More
Aloe tuberosa levis; N. 66 Agave foetida
Regensburg: H. Lentz and H.G. Neubauer. Botanical. Color mezzotint with hand coloring. Page measures 16.25" x 10.5". Lovely depiction of an aloe plant in a decorative vessel from the four-volume study of flowers and plants, "Phytanthoza Iconographia" edited by Johann Weinmann between 1737 and 1745. Both accurate and beautiful, these prints were the first botanical color mezzo-tints, a revolutionary method that allowed for subtlety and detail. Weinmann (1683-1741) was a renowned pharmacist whose plant studies earned him scientific acclaim among..... More
Franklin Evans; or, The Inebriate.
New York: Random House, 1929. Introduction by Emory Holloway. 8vo, cloth backed marbled boards, (spine faded & lightly worn at the top; small inked number on fly-leaf). New York: Random House, 1929. Limited Edition. One of 700 copies printed at the Merrymount Press. Reprint of Whitman's rare first book and only novel. More
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