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20406ITALIAN WINE MAKING DISCIPLINARI DI PRODUZIONE VINI A DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE "CONTROLLATA". Two volumes. Conegliano: Casa Editrice Scarpis 1968 and 1971. 4to. Cloth. 303; 433 pages and numerous maps in color. First edition thus. The complete text of the incredibly complicated DOC regulations which governe and stifled Italian wine makers for a generation. Very good. unknown books
43765Siegburg: Deutsche Photogravur n. d. 1st printing presumed ca early 20th C. Not in Gabler. Bound in stiff brown card stock covers with gilt script stamping to front cover. Minor wear gilt a bit dull though overall a VG copy. 47 1 pp. Filled with photographic illustrations of the firm & its many aspects. 6-3/4" x 5-5/8" <br/><br/>A promotional history of the firm. <br /> <br />OCLC records just one institutional holding though with 44 pp with none in the US. Deutsche Photogravur unknown books
18651564Leipzig: Verlagsbuchhandlung J. J. Weber 1865. Octavo 435 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. A classic 19th century popular work on wine by the Austrian agronomist and writer. Some light spotting to pages throughout otherwise clean and tight in light brown half morocco with raised bands over green paper covered boards. Some edgewear to the boards but still a handsome near very good copy. Simon Bibliotheca Vinaria 42. Verlagsbuchhandlung J. J. Weber hardcover books
48027France: Comité Interprofessionnel n.d. 1st Printing. Card stock self wrappers color photographs printed in black. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. aA NF copy. Some light rubbing and soiling. Biforlium. Illustrated. 4" x 2-3/4" <br/><br/>A wine promational brochure from the restaurant La Fermette Marbeuf. Comité Interprofessionnel unknown books
196046273n.p. 1960. 1st Printing. Gold flexi-bound card stock black lettering now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy some soiling to wrappers outer and inner age toning throughout corners a bit rubbed otherwise bright and legible. Printed bifolium. Illustrated upper wrapper decorative borders inside. 8-1/2" x 6" <br/><br/> unknown books
1830M11919Philadelphia:: L. Johnson 1830. 1830. "4th improved edition." 8vo. 385-90 381 pp. Foxed throughout not hindering legibility. Original red cloth spine paper title label; front cover detached but present ffe loose extremities worn spine chipped. Rear free endpaper early ownership signature. As is. RARE. The first volume of a pioneer American health journal published from 1829-33. It features a selection of fascinating perspectives on medicine including analyses of the effects on health of headwear wine and malt liquor consumption mealtimes and water drinking among other things as well as considerations of race and longevity quacks mothering and more. On tobacco: "'A Victim of the Weed' is desirous of knowing whether he can at once abandon his pipe and segars or must part company in a gradual manner. Our advice is to desist immediately and entirely from the use of tobacco in every form and in any quantity however small" 220. On race: "The differences in this respect are primitive in the different races; the mucous body or varnish which constitutes the layer between the true skin beneath and the outer covering or cuticle being white or nearly so in the European or Caucasian races; yellowish in the Mongul or African; and black in the African" 146. On the education of girls: "Under twelve years of age it should be an invariable rule that the hours of close application should never exceed those of amusement and exercise" 267. Contains nos. 1-24: September 9 1829 through August 25 1830. L. Johnson, 1830. hardcover books
1934GG01014Paris:: Les Caves Felix Potin 1934. 1934. Sm. 4to. 24 pp. Numerous color drawings 4 full page. Original color pictorial printed wrappers hand-made chemise. Limited edition of 500 copies unnumbered. Delightfully illustrated pamphlet celebrating win wine-making drinking food-culture etc. Offers different varieties of reds or wines to sell prices names of wines – and charming. Les Caves Felix Potin, [1934]. unknown books
54075Hammondsport NY: Taylor Wine Co. 12mo pp. 32. Illustrated wtih small drawings. Slightly worn at bottom of spine o/w VG. Recipes to use with wine. Taylor Wine Co unknown books
19343748Firenze: Casa Vinicola Barone Ricasoli 1934. Eight octavo booklets 15; 34; 20; 39; 23; 14; 14; and 14 pages. First editions. Complete set of individually authored instructional booklets for the Italian hospitality industry for use in the promotion of gastronomical tourism in Tuscany. Subjects include characteristics of "genuine" wine; where to find the best Italian wines; the wine production process; and how to best present wine to customers. Published by the Barone Ricasoli winery notably a continuously run family business since 1141 and still in operation today. Baron Bettino Risacola Italy's second prime minister wrote the modern formula for Chianti wine in 1872. In variously colored wrappers with some chipping and discoloration otherwise very good. Rare. OCLC locates no copies. Casa Vinicola Barone Ricasoli unknown books
194720371947. Small quarto-sized album with collection of sixty-six original wine labels pasted-in. A handsome interesting and high quality collection of labels from throughout Europe during the World War Two years. Some highlights include a lovely woodcut for a 1943 Toscano Valpolicella A Boubee Freres Bourdeaux and a nice run of Veltliners. Some pencil text to the pages adjacent to many labels in German indicating purchase and drinking notes. In near fine condition. unknown books
20111955New York: Sterling Epicure 2011. Hardcover. Black embossed boards silver detail with color illustrated paper cutout. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 368 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. The PDT Cocktail Book takes you behind the bar where Meehan details every facet of its operation from house-made syrups to drink preparation spirit selection recommended tools glassware equipment and time-honored techniques. With over 300 annotated recipes both classic and original such as the 21st Century Benton's Old Fashioned Hanky Panky Mezcal Mule Paddington Velvet Club Whiskey Smash and the Zombie Punch Meehan offers guidance to any level mixologist. Extraordinarily illustrated cover to cover by artist Chris Gall. Pristine condition. <br/><br/> Sterling Epicure hardcover books
19252134Boston: L. C. Page & Company 1925. Hardcover. Red cloth boards embossed glass decoration on front cover with gilt title to spine and front cover. Good. 80 pages. 17 x 11 cm. New Revised edition First Impression May 1925. A scarce look into the unique world of cocktails in the early 1900's. This book was not compiled as a bartender's guide but as a recipe book for private use. A comprehensive account featuring over 150 recipes some familiar and others mysterious. Text block cracked but holding. Interior clean and crisp. Top edge gilt. <br/><br/> L. C. Page & Company hardcover books
19622492New York: Greystone Press 1962. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards. Fine in good slipcase. 288 pages. 26 x 18.5 cm. 12 Full Page Color Plate Illustrations. This saucy tippling tome is crammed with 780 recipes a glossary of bar terms photographs of the correct glassware for cocktails wines and spirits and a list of the national toasts of 38 countries. Also: Tippling Tips Wining and Dining by Claude C. Philippe Vintage Chart Cocktails and Mixed Drinks A-Z and Cocktail Appetizers. Saucier was Publicist for the Waldorf Astoria for over 4 years. Top edge red. Book and interior pristine slipcase rubbed. Greystone Press hardcover books
1868WRCLIT82829Paris: Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique 1868. viii143pp. Small octavo. Removed from nonce pamphlet volume original printed wrappers preserved. Wrappers a bit dust smudged spine shows residue of former binding portion of bookseller's ticket at lower edge of upper wrapper just very good. Second edition. OCLC locates 8 copies six of them in California institutional collections. OCLC: 8531683. Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique unknown books
193047211Stockton California 1930. 1st Printing. Orange wrappers black lettering now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy. Printed Bifolium. Couple small vignettes. 8-1/2" x 4" <br/><br/> unknown books
1900WRCLIT82435New York: Townsend & Montant 1900. 433pp. plus tipped in errata. Octavo. Extracted from pamphlet volume without wrapper. Binding residue along spine a handful of pencil notes otherwise very good or better. The sale consisted of well over 123 lots including lettered lots some of the more important with commentary. The lots were sold at the direction of the executors of Judge Hilton's estate and overseen by Du Vivier & Co. Hilton is best remembered for his profitable association with Alexander Stewart and for his 1500 acre estate in Saratoga Springs known at its height as Woodlawn Park. Not recorded in OCLC. Townsend & Montant unknown books
1889WRCLIT82453Bordeaux: Feret et Fils 1889. 824168pp. Octavo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Printed wrapper. Illustrated adverts. Tanning to wrapper residue on spine from former binding otherwise very good. First edition. The very scarce exhibition catalogue for the year under the auspices of the Société d'Agriculture de la Gironde. Accompanied by a 16pp. catalogue of the publications re: viticulture and brewing available through Feret and Sons. Unrecorded in OCLC. Feret et Fils unknown books
1888WRCLIT82451Bordeaux: Feret et Fils 1888. 840168pp. Octavo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Printed wrapper. Illustrated adverts. Modest tanning to wrapper with a few small spots to upper panel residue on spine from former binding some pencil ticks in catalogue otherwise very good. 2e Édition. The very scarce exhibition catalogue for the year under the auspices of the Société d'Agriculture de la Gironde. Accompanied by a 16pp. catalogue of the publications re: viticulture and brewing available through Feret and Sons. Unrecorded in OCLC. Feret et Fils unknown books
39933n. p.: Des Caves de la Cie. Cie. Transatlantique From the Cellars of the Transatlantic Co. n. d. 1st edition presumed. Ca. late 1930s. Dark rose colored stiff printed paper wrappers. Stapled. Moderate wear to wrappers soiling and rubbing previous owner's signature and "1934" penned to top of front wrapper. Two light markings in text. Very Good. 14 2 blank pp. Color illustrations title leaf and frontis. 10-7/8" x 8-3/4" <br/><br/>French price-list. Rare in the trade. No holdings found on OCLC. Des Caves de la Cie. Cie. Transatlantique [From the Cellars of the Transatlantic Co.] unknown books
1960200181Greenwich: Fawcett Publications 1960. Paperback. 256p. lightly-worn first edition PBO paperback pictorial wraps. Stories. Grier A Gold Medal Giant d1009. A collection of 'twilight woman' tales by Simone de Beauvoir Sigmund Freud Claire Morgan Guy de Maupassant Clara Thompson Aldrich and others. Fawcett Publications paperback books
19692565King Edward Sheraton Hotel 1969. Cards. Tan illustrated cards. Very good. 28 x 22 cm. Large illustrated folding menu with a page of proverbs and a page of the wines and cheese served at this event. Some of the proverbs 10 link wine and drink to the medical profession such as: "An alcoholic has been lightly defined as a man who drinks more that his own doctor." Back cover illustration notes: Arrangments with the compliments of Hoffmann-La Roche Limited Montreal. <br /><br />The owner's signature Dr. Mary V. Jackson was one the first women faculty members in Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and the first woman to hold senior academic and administrative posts. Creased at middle otherwise fine. <br /> books
197039667San Francisco: "Prepared for Wine Advisory Board by Wine Institute" 1970. Later edition of the original 1962 work Gabler G13650. Green illustrated printed paper wrappers stapled. Moderate wear to wrappers. Crease to bottom right corner of front wrapper 1" closed tear no losses to rear wrapper. Light tanning to edges of rear wrapper. 30 pp. Intratextual black white and green illustrations throughout photographic illustrations to wrappers. 8-5/16" x 5-7/16" <br/><br/>Sections are called "The California Wine Scene" & "Your Hosts in the Wine Country" and include a detailed listing of wineries in the Bay area extending to Northern California and San Joaquin County. Rare in the trade. "Prepared for Wine Advisory Board by Wine Institute" unknown books
196748266San Francisco: Wine Advisory Board 717 Market Street 1967. 1st printing presumed. Printed wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Continental Gourmet Shop" stamp to front cover. Slight age-toning & soiling otherwise a VG example. 23 1 pp including wrappers. Illustrated with color drawings. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/> Wine Advisory Board, 717 Market Street unknown books
39789.1San Francisco: Wine Advisory Board n. d. 1st printing presumed. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Slight age-toning & soiling otherwise a VG example. Single sheet folded twice. Color illustrations to front and inside sheet. 6-1/8" x 3-1/8" when folded. <br/><br/>"The 'go-together' magic of California Wine and Cheese is the way they blend in perfect flavor harmony. the happy unexpected flavor 'lift' they bring to any occasion". Pamphlet includes recipes for Swiss Beef Fondue Blue-Cheddar Cheese Rolls Tuna-Cream Cheese Dip Baked Fish Fillets Parmesan Wine Valley Meat Loaf Wine-Blue Cheese Dressing Chinese Rabbit Chili Rice Casserole and Apricot Molds with Cream Cheese Whip - along with the appropriate wines to serve such meals with. "A word about wine. When you buy wine be sure you see "California" on the label. That's your guarantee of wines made entirely from the pure juice of fresh ripe California grapes. wines that rank among the world's finest. Yet the fine wines of California cost so little you can afford to use them often". (Wine Advisory Board) unknown books
42851Eureka CA: Pacific Pharmacy n. d. Circa 1915. Orange paper dark blue printed lettering and decorative embellishments. Clean and crisp apparently never used. Fine. Paper label printed recto only. 3-3/16" x 4-11/16" <br/><br/> [Pacific Pharmacy] unknown books