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1st edition. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine/VG. ISBN 028399469X. 17210. eng
Small Octavo in dark green gilt-titled boards; Unpaged ; 22 cm. Food, Drink; Wine; Quotations, maxims, etc.†
Fourth edition, with large additions and improvements, 8vo, [4], 304pp., 2 copper-engraved plates, some light staining and toning, cont. calf, rubbed, neatly rebacked, leather spine label lettered in gilt. Provenance: Early ink ownership signature at head of title "Peter Forbes, Schoolmaster, Longforgan, 1819." Maclean, p.55; Bitting, p.167; Cagle 689; Oxford, p.120; Vicaire 375.
8vo (165 x 105mm), vi, 184pp., rebound in later maroon cloth.
VG pbk reprint. ISBN 0140461906.50715. eng
pp. xvii, 149 plus frontis and full page plates. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket with small tear. First American Edition. Scottish history intertwined with scotch distilling. WH ISKEY 4 **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
In 8o, pp. 180, mz. tela, titoli dorati al dorso, con 24 tavv. i.t. e f.t., ottimo (9426/ SIMON - VINO - NEW YORK - TORONTO - LONDON)
Features: Jimmy Carter's Race Against Time - Campaigning to defeat Ted Kennedy; The Literary Conspiracies of Richard Condon, novelist, literary vaudevillian, weaver of spells, conjurer of darkly garish visions of the United States - and the rest of the world - in the grip of unfathomable conspiracies; That Fateful Week - Article and photos of the week England entered WWII; One-Stop Home Decorating - Retail store decorators; Leftovers Recipes; The Glories That Were - Sicily's Wine Industry; One-Decision Dressing - beautiful color photos of women's fashions; The American Way of Testing in Schools - multiple choice tests have contributed to the decline in writing ability; and more. 48 pages. Excellent color and black and white photo reproductions including fabulous fashion ads, and more. Average wear. Discrete school stamp. A sound vintage copy. Book
56 pages. Features: ; Nostalgic RCA photo-ad inside front cover shows civilian walkie talkies (early 'cell phones') at work; Why Do Men Strike, and What's To Be Done?; Fear Dominates Japan - a first-hand report by Frank L. Kluckhorn on the difficulties we face in remaking a whole people's way of life and thought - with photos; Teaching men to be free - in colleges today courses in basic human knowledge replace traditional electives; Winning the Peace - It is Our Job; Our New Concept of the Universe, by Harry M.Davis; Opportunities for Veterans with the help of the Veteran's Administration (VA); In Lisbon Falls, Maine a benefit is held to raise funds for Virgil Healey after his home was burned; S.J. Woolf Talks About New York; Hollywood Movies Defended - An American View; Nice one-page color ad for Elco, the Electric Boat Company; "Traditional Modern' home design photos; Moscow is not New York - all the differences between socialism and individualism are reflected in the streets; A Farewell to Ration Books, although in their use Americans found profit and a sense of sharing; Half-page of cartoons of GI life in occupied Japan; Color Super Suds ad features Mrs. Lorett R. Kelly; Nice one-page color ad for Sara Lee Fruit Cake; Delinquency has hidden roots; Attractive one-page color ad for Face Powder Tabu by Dana; Hope for the Home Laundry - washing machines and irons are being mass-produced; Two pages of attractive fashion photos for women called "The Importance of Details"; Nice one-page color ad for Chateau Martin wine; Nice one-page color ad for B. Altman & Co. hats for men; Back cover color ad for Knit-tex topcoats for men; and more. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII-era issue. Book
136 pages. Features: Gorgeous color-photo fashion ads; The Farmer Frustrates Khrushchev - the peasant who would rather work for himself than the state helps keep Soviet output down; The Peasant - Half of Russia - great photos; Why They Fight for the P.A.T. (Parents and Taxpayers Group) - pairing schools to obtain racial balance; Britain's Political Style is Not Like Ours; The Walls Do Have Ears - the electronic art of listening in on other people's conversations has reached new heights; A New Canal Dug By Atom Bombs - fascinating illustrated proposal to use nukes to create a new Panama Canal; The Job of White House Housekeeper - Anne Lincoln; Four Days Shalt Thou Labor? - the rise of technology pushes for shorter work weeks; Stamps for Art's Sake - new U.S. stamp dedicated to the arts was designed by Stuart Davis; Fantastic Dan River fashion ad shows man standing between steam rollers; Where the Old Cars Go; Which Sex Owns the Pants? - where will the trend end?; Nice one-page ad for Jerry Vale song albums; Cesar Romero is featured in Petrocelli suit ad; Article on African ants; Getting into the Act - photos of Peter Fonda, Pia Lindstrom, Lynn Redgrave, Mia Farrow, Tim Rooney and Edward Albert; The Puerto Rican Tide Begins to Turn - Migrants returning to their island now match the numbers moving to the island of Manhattan; Photos of Glamour Fashions by Tiers; The Making of a Conscience; Uncommon Tuffies ad shows boys playing roller hockey; One-page color ad for Grace Line shows their large fleet at sea; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Bolla wine; Heublein Cocktails ad features formal color photo of Michael Rennie; One-page color Benson & Hedges ad features badges of American President Lines, Matson Navigation, Italian Line, Furness lines, Cunard Steam-Ship Company and United States Lines; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Many gorgeous fashion ads; Who Wants to be the Last American Killed in Vietnam?; Jan Stenerud is No Football Player but he Wins Football Games; Fateful Triangle - The United States, Japan and China; Concert Pianist Andre Watts - photo-illustrated article; For a Black Vice President in 1972 - Andrew Young; When China Gets Into the U.N. (United Nations); White Collar Fashion Photos - the Kitty Foyle Dress is Back; Long Island Soung playground built by Mr. and Mrs. Buttenwieser for their grandchildren; Lovely color ad for F. Chauvenet sparkling wine features Breugel's painting "The Wedding Dance"; Eel recipe; Two-page Sabena Airlines ad; and more. Please note that this offering does not include Part 2 which was a separate report on men's wear. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: Classy ad for Halston men's belts and billfolds inside front cover; Nice color-photo ad for the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow at The Hopewell, New Jersey John Hart Farmstead; Uncommon two-page ad for platinum rings sponsored by PLATINUM, 420 Lexington Ave, NYC; Harry Winston ad features the Star of Independence diamond, 75.52 carats; Saudi Arabia's epidemic of money - the new oil billions are eroding the puritanical rigor on which the country was founded; Making New York Smaller - Roger Starr argues that the city's grim economic outlook means it should plan to shrink; Post-Watergate Morality, by Irving Kristol; The Miracle of Chateau Gloria - Henri Martin created a great wine in Bordeaux in 30 years; Nice Lakeland Coat color-photo ad features Milwaukee Bucks forward and NBA All-Star Bob Dandridge; Uncommon one-page color ad for Big Yank jeans; Half-page black and white photo ad for The Barclay Hotel; The Extinction of obscure species, such as the riffle shell, by pollution and commercial exploitation; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Mademoiselle Magazine; Houston Real Estate Developer Gerald D. Hines; Tennis star John Newcombe appears in ad for Interwoven tennis clothing; Fashion Designer Kenzo Grows Up - article with photos of the opening of his Jungle Jap boutique in Paris, including photo of model Grace Jones; Recipes for dormitory life; Richard Condon describes his personal Guinness records; and more. 140 pages. Excellent color and black and white photo reproductions including fabulous fashion ads, and more. Faint school stamp upon front cover. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of Clement Atlee; RCA ad inside front cover with photo of RCA Laboratories at Princeton, NJ; Nice color ad for Dubonnet wine; Fairchild ad includes illustration of their Flying Boxcar in use by Western Union; The Atomic Bomb - problems confronting statesmen; FDR's Home, Hyde Park, becomes a new shrine; Teaching democratic ABC's to Nazi PW's (POWs) - a first-hand report; Four Million Families want ti build or buy a home; New Highways for a better New York - article with artist's renderings of the Cross-Bronx Expressway near Parkchester, the Cross-Bronx Expressway at the Washington Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge in Richmond, and an intersection of the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens; One-page color ad for Virginia Rounds cigarettes; Dean Margaret Pickel challenges women to face the responsibilities of their full citizenship; Photo-illustrated article on what goes on in cow country when beef cattle are shipped to market; Interview with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne; Nice color-photo one-page ad for Revlon's 'Fatal Apple' nail color; Five photos of New York-area Girl Guides in action; Eight gorgeous photos of dresses for dancing dates; One-page color ad for Gemey perfume; Bold red Schaefer beer ad features checkers board; One-page color ad for Croix Royale California wines; Nice color back-page ad features Cobbs Florida fruit gifts; and more. Moderate external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Mild age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
112 pages. Features: On Language - the verb 'stiff'; Pookie and the Duke of Windsor; Suburbia - the End of the Golden Age; The Feminist Revolution of Jihan Sadat (wife of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat); Porsche 924 Turbo ad; Celica Supra (black) ad; Last Stand for An Ancient Indian Way - The Hopi Indians of Arizona are at risk due to mineral extraction - photo-illustrated article with large photo of Ned Nayatewa and a smaller shot of Thomas Banyaca; The Untaxed Millions - many Americans are under-reporting their incomes; Food article on Turkey - 'The Tasty Imposter'; The Shape of Fashion in Milan; Spanna wine is a best buy; Camp ads; Real estate ads; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
164 pages. Features: Funky color-photo ad for Jade East products for men; Many wonderful fashion ads; Lovely one-page color-photo ad for Piaget watches and many other Christmas giftable products; Yashica camera ad features photos of Ira Phillips, John P. Vaughn, Sandra Adams, Shirley Miller, Howard Molofsky and Jolynn Bellavia; Lovel two-page color-photo Chanel ad features Catherine Deneuve; G.I.'s and O.J.'s (Opium Joints) in Vietnam - article on the heroin problem of US troops in Vietnam; The Christmas Card Syndrome; The 8:00 P.M. Train From Moscow to Peking is Dead on Time - photo-illustrated travel article; A Conversation with (pause) Harold Pinter; When Children Collide with the Law; Prostaglandin Research and Dr. Sultan H.M. Karim; ; America May Be in its Last Phase of Adolescence; Grandma Visits Her Hippies - "We Saved the Placenta for You"; Color-photo centerfold ad for Gold Label Cigars; Photos of fashion designs by Hubert de Givenchy; Parents don't take their children to Ophthalmologists as often as they should; Awesome one-page color ad for Abraham & Strauss features the wide and garish tie styles of the day; Lovely color one-page ad for F. Chauvenet Red Cap sparkling wine features wonderful painting "The Wedding" by Breugel; Sad one-page black and white photo ad for Save the Children Federation features large portrait of Apache Indian child Erlinda Cosay; Uncommon one-page ad for the "World-Of-Cheese Club"; Color ad for GAC Properties features traffic scene painting by Paul Davis; Vintage DYMO label maker color-photo ad features Santa's workshop; Fantastic back cover color-photo ad for the Chrysler Imperial; and more. Small library stamp on front cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
112 pages. Features: The Liberated Cook; The Personal Touch; A Bit of Mexico in Manhattan; Unique Chic; Banquet on a Budget; Eclectic Elegance; How to Cook the Ideal Meal; Buying Wine Wisely; Stocking a Bar; Dining Decor; The Well-Tempered Kitchen; Catering to Your Every Whim; Essentials of Rentals; Business is Pleasure; Smirnoff ad features Groucho and Charlie Chaplin impersonators; Great nostalgic one-page color-photo Sony Betamax ad; and many more wonderful ads. Above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
470p. Paperback Very good condition
256p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and maps. Folio. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Nice copy. WHISKEY 3
First edition, 8vo, 630, [2, adverts]pp., frontis., portrait, 10 engraved plates (the first torn with old repair), some light browning especially towards the end, cont. calf, corners rubbed. The title page continues: "With the respective branches of pastry and confectionary, the art of potting, pickling, preserving, &c., cookery for the sick, and for the poor; directions for carving... Also a collection of valuable family recipes,in dyeing, perfumery, &c. Instructions for brewing, making of British wines, distilling, managing the dairy, and gardening. And an appendix, containing general directions for servants relative to the cleaning of household furniture, floor-cloths, stoves, marble chimney-pieces, &c. forming in the whol a most complete family instructor." Maclean, p.92; Bitting, p297.
Small 8vo, [3], 4-60pp., some light soiling to text, bound in later half calf, marbled boards. A variant title of Millswood's 'New Receipt Book' of which no other copy recorded under this title.
90 pages. Loaded with wonderful color and black and white photos. Features: Colour New Year Photos of nine starlets; A Dead Rivalry; Colour fashion photos; One-page ad for The Yellow Panther (appears to be a Pink Panther rip-off); Time for Wine and Roses; Colour foldout photo of ____ Feng; Love Stories of Chung Leen and King Wu; Yang Chuan Tells the Fact of a Divorce; Tien Nu is Mature and So Unhappy; Wang Lan cuts her hair to portray a nun; Ti Lung; Shih Sze and her Big Car; Tang Pau Yun tells the true facts of divorce; Why Liu Chia Chang attracts women; Lin Tsui; Chang Len; Richard Ng has a humorous life; At the Side of Sky-line; Chiang Nam; Deep Deep Love; De De's Daily; If the Wind Season; The Yellow Panther; Snack and Mouse Are Collect in the Fifth Mountain; The Dragon Lives Again; Robert Redford - photos and article; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
In 9° leg. edit. sov. fig. col pp.100 con ill.ni b/n , ben tenuto
4to., First Edition thus, with 8 coloured plates, very numerous monochrome illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and decorative endpapers; yellow cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. First published in 1970, this is arguably the best of the single-volume compendia of herbs and spices. A well-known mountaineer and member of Hunt's 1953 Everest Expedition, Stobart later developed two other careers - as photographer and cookery writer. This volume was some twenty years in the making. Curiously elusive in this condition.
Slight foxing and sunning to covers. No other marks or inscriptions. Very faint crease to booklet. Very clean very tight pages with otherwise unmarked untrimmed, slightly oversize covers. 24pp. An anthology in miniature in praise of wine from the Lute, Lyre and Lotus Series of Minithologies. Poetry, prose and illustration on the theme of wine. Undated ca 1930s.
Hardback in dustjacket. VG/VG. 12645. eng