Jerry Thomas; Herbert Asbury Editor (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo. [i-xiv] xv-li [lii-liv] 169 pp [1]. Yellow paper-covered boards backed in red cloth with gold titling to spine. Lacking dust jacket. Boards soiled, corners bumped. Spine slightly cocked, cloth and gilt faded with chipping to spine ends. Text block top stained in faded red, small soil mark to fore edge. Endpapers have some soiling and offsetting, with markings from two previous owners to ffep- one in black ink dated 1929, the other below in pencil. Rest of text is clean. Binding remains tight and sturdy. Prohibition era reprint featuring classic cocktail recipes from "Professor" Jerry Thomas, formerly principal bartender at the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, and at the Planters' House, St. Louis. Including several non-alcoholic "Temperance Drinks." Illustrated throughout. Edited, with an introduction by Herbert Asbury.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Tan cloth, lettered and illus. in black. li,170 pp., illus. Mild shelf wear, both covers moderately soiled. Slightly frayed at head of spine, slight exposure to bottom rear corner. Firm binding. Endpapers and text block edges toned by age. Area of discoloration/soiling along lower fore-edge beginning at p. 94, extending through remainder of volume, mostly confined to minor (1/4" or less) bleeding onto lower margins of interior, several pages showing bleeding almost to right margin of text, most prominent on pp. 94-100 (including one plate) and then reduced to a minor cosmetic issue. 6th ptg.: Jan. 1930. A decent enough copy of a scarce vintage reprint of this 19th-century classic, with a substantial intro. by Asbury. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, signed by Asbury to limitations page, #3/160. Quarter orange cloth, green textured paper boards with gilt goblet vignette to front board. Green ribbon marker. Unopened, roughly cut edges. li, 170 pp. Spine faded, rubbing to extremities, scuffing to boards, wear to corners. Significant paper repairs with tape to head of dedication page. Jerry THomas was formerly the Principal Bartender at the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, and at the Planters' House, St. Louis. Herbert Asbury was an author and journalist, best known for his books about American crime, including The Gangs of New York, which was loosely adapted into a film by Martin Scorsese in 2002.

Cloth-backed Boards. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus (Limited, Signed). (Li), 169 (1) pages. The limited version: #47 of this edtion limited to 160 copies (150 for sale), printed on Navarre Rag Paper and SIGNED in ink by Herbert Asbury on the limitation page. Bookplate of Hollywood gadfly Jimmy Starr copied from Rudolph Valentino's gladiator bookplate, affixed to front pastedown. Mylar jacket; Slipcase with paper spine label. 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". Red cloth-backed green boards with gilt front cover vignette and gilt spine titling. Illustrated primarily from woodcuts from vintage newspapers, such as Leslie's Weekly, The Sporting Times and Under The Gaslight. Lengthly historical Introduction and other notes by Editor Herbert Asbury, author of "The Barbary Coast". Printed and bound by The Plimpton Press of Norwood, Mass. Index. A lenghty descriptive collection of cocktail and related recipes by Professor Jerry Thomas, "Formerly Principal Bartender at the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, and at the Planter's House, St. Louis." The Professor also bartended with distinction in Gold Rush-era San Francisco, where he introduced "The Blue Blazer", and in New Orleans. Some trivial edgwear but a Near Fine copy, in a clear mylar jacket, in a well-worn Good only original slipcase, heavily taped and with splits, and a chipped spine label (Still, it did its job to keep the book well-protected; it could be easily restored). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books via media mail to any United States address.