First Edition. A cocktail book published during Prohibition with hors d'oeuvres and mixed drinks recipes, mostly dreadful, yet such was the state of entertaining "for the American People in the twelfth year of Volstead, 1930." The Volstead Act, the law implementing Prohibition, outlawed offering instructions on how to make alcohol.....
Price: $150
The second ediiton of this reprint of Cobbett's 1820s book on home economy with Chesterton's introduction. With a plate from the original redesigned by Eric Gill. xi, 220 pages. A very good to near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light chipping to the edges of the.....
Price: $85
First Edition. A reference book from one of the leading beer researchers and educators in the first half of the twentieth century. This volume covers barley, malt, malting, malting adjuncts, hops, and technical materials. 623 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good or better copy in thin leatherette boards.....
Price: $200
224 pages. Third printing (row of letters ending in C on copyright page). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Steadman in red and black ink.
Price: $95
First Edition. One of the more curious Prohibition-era cocktail books, eight recipes illustrated with attractive color-printed cocktail napkins mounted on the facing page. The cocktails are the Manhattan, Blue Blazer, Deadwood Duck, Rip Van Winkle Sleeper, Belmont Park, Alabama, Barbary Coast, and the New Orleans Drip. The recipes all call.....
Price: $3,750
First Edition. A scarce instruction manual for a saccharometer, a scientific instrument used to measure the sugar content of a liquid, typically used in brewing. In addition to the instructions, this pamphlet includes two tables for calibrating the device at various temperatures and for interpreting the results. In the early 19th.....
Price: $400
First Edition. A textbook on commercial beer brewing by one of the founders of one of the first beer brewing schools. Detailed chapters cover equipment, malting, hops, and various types of beers. Illustrated with engravings, drawings, and tables. A rather uncommon book. Michel was the founder of the Michel'schen Braulehranstalt. xv.....
Price: $250
First Edition. An important work helping to establish the science of brewing, particularly through the use of the thermometer. Combrune was a professional brewer and a proponent of consistency in production. The vignette on the title page depicts an eagle carrying a thermometer over a barley field. "I know very well.....
Price: $1,250
