A Practical Man (16 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. Articles include: "The Dramatisation of Choral Works: A Talk with the Producer of 'Hiawatha'" by Harvey Grace / "Rhythm in Singing, and Elsewhere (Concluded)" by W. S. Drew / "Elgar's 'Falstaff' Reconsidered" by Percy A. Scholes / "Ad Libitum" by 'Feste' / "Public School Music: A Practical Visionary" by A. E. F. Dickinson / "The New Mastersingers: A Holiday Experience" by Kobold / "On the Simplicity of Singing" by William Shakespeare / "Stages in the History of Opera: I. Claudio Monteverde" by J. A. Westrup / "The Rights of Authors and Composers: New Legislation in Russia" / "The Spirit of the Age" by Arthur T. Froggatt / "Symphonies and the Ordinary Man" by Hervey Elwes / "The Folk-Song Movement" by Robert H. Hull / "New Operas at Duisburg by Oscar Thompson (M13(.

Soft. Condition: Fair. Not dated. Pages clean and bright. Occasional light spotting throughout. Previous owner signature to title page. Edges tanned. Cover partially detached, block still bound. Moderate-heavy shelfwear. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Delighted with this find. An exceptional, completely unrestored survival of a seminal early 19th-century British trade manual, highly sought after in its original state. Being a first edition of "The Vintner's, Brewer's, Spirit Merchant's and Licensed Victualler's Guide: Containing the History, Theory, and Practice of Manufacturing Wines, Foreign and Domestic." Printed for W. Wetton, 21, Fleet Street, 1826. Octavo. Complete with the rare engraved frontispiece depicting a cellar scene, and all full-page printed tables comparing the old and new Imperial Measures at rear. Published anonymously by "A Practical Man," this seminal trade manual served as the absolute bible for early 19th-century pub owners, commercial brewers, and wine merchants. It represents a pivotal moment in history when alcohol production shifted from medieval guesswork into a precise science, capturing the exact recipes and methods used before industrialisation standardised the trade. Some of the topics covered are: The Art of the Vintner: Management and doctoring of imported Ports and Sherries, alongside recipes for historic British country wines. Commercial Brewing: Step-by-step institutional formulas for traditional London Porter, London Stout, Burton Ale, and Welsh Ale. Distillation & Cordials: Rare compounding recipes for early pub spirits, including West Indian Rum, Apple Brandy, Caraway Cordial, Lovage, and English Gin. Orchard & Farmhouse Crafts: Complete management of Cider, Perry, and Vinegar production. Early Science: Comprehensive instructions on using the newly invented saccharometer and hydrometer to calculate alcohol proof and prevent fraud. Bound in the original publisher's quarter-cloth over paper-covered boards; edges untrimmed as issued. The original paper spine label is rubbed away. Inside the pages are clean and tightly bound. Has some pencil notations to the front paste down. Inked name and date of 1886 to the front free endpaper and an elegantly-inked name at the top of the first page of text. Damp stain to the bottom corner of the first few pages, including the frontispiece (see photos). Toning to top edge. The occasional handling mark. Front hinge a little loose, but the text block remains firmly bound. Gapes at the gutter in a couple of places. Chipping to paper around the edges of the boards and rubbing/the odd mark commensurate with age. Has possibly had a later cloth laid over the top on the spine. H 19.5 cm x W 12 cm, 372 pages, 0.37 kg. I post new stock, updates and news to Instagram @bumperboxofdelights.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Pbk, 83p. Maidstone: George Bunyard & Co., [1898]. Some foxing to paper covers, spine neatly strengthened with appropriate cotton tape o/w a clean unmarked copy in very good condition. Rare item. h881 / m6386.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 24 pages. 9.06x6.20x0.10 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Cloth. Condition: Good Only. None (illustrator). A vanishingly scarce guide to wines, brewing, and the duties of the butler, written by 'A Practical Man'. A vanishingly scarce copy of this work. With only one copy held institutionally.In the original red cloth binding.Undated, dated from a copy of the same title held by the British Library.With a historical overview of butlers and guidance on butler's duties such as table arrangements, cleaning furniture, clothes and the pantry. Also with chapters on wines and home brewing, such as 'Wines and Their Qualities', 'Racking and Sulphuring', 'Bottling', 'Port Wines' and 'Cellaring'.Written by 'A Practical Man'. In the original cloth binding. Externally, front hinge failed and partly split to the front joint. With chips to the spine head and tail cloth and a few faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot or handling mark to the endpapers. Good Only. book.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Clean copy, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 5th or later Edition. This is a scarce, antique beverage book, "The Vintner's, Brewer's, Spirit Merchant's and Licensed Victualler's Guide; Containing the History, Theory, and Practice of Manufacturing Wines, Foreign and Domestic, Malt Liquors, Cider, Perry, Vinegar, Spirits, Liqueurs, Essences, Cordials, & Compounds" by "A Practical Man" ("Editor of Clarke's Complete Cellerman"). 1838 5th edition (stated); Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper; London. "An Extensive Collection of the Most Approved Receipts, Applicable to the Various Subjects, Many of Which Were Never Before Published. Numerous Important Hints on Cellaring, and the General Management of All the Articles Enumerated; The Whole Carefully Corrected by Recent Experiments, and Collected from the Best Authorities. Tables, Showing the Difference in Quantity and Value Between the Old and New Imperial Measures, with the Laws Relating to Publicans and Innkeepers, Together with Various Useful Tables, and Miscellaneous Matters for Constant Reference." There is a 24-page publisher's catalog at the back. Condition: Condition: Clean back cover; there is a 2" stain at the top edge of the front cover. Tiny cloth tears at the cover corners, and at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The binding may have been re-glued at one point as there appears to be old adhesive residue along the hinge between the front end papers and pastedowns. The back cover opens stiffly, and there is a thin strip of old tape along the hinge between the rear end papers and pastedown. The frontispiece illustration is present, though the page itself has been clipped around the edges of the frontispiece. The frontispiece has 2 strips of tape along the bottom edge. The text pages are generally clean with only an occasional smudge and some light foxing here and there. Pages v, ix, and xi each have a thin strip of old tape affixed at the outer edge. Overall the book is in Fair condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Engraved frontispiece showing two vintners in a wine cellar sampling their wares (illustrator). First edition. First edition. 12mo. Half-title. 19th century full calf with gilt-roll border to covers, spine gilt compartments within gilt-decorated raised bands, with contrasting leather title label. This work collects hundreds of recipes for fermented beverages - wines (foreign and domestic), malt liquors, cider, perry, vinegar, spirits, liqueurs, cordials, and compounds - alongside a wealth of supporting information. It opens with a history of wine and a treatise on brewing (porter and various ales), then turns to the fermentation and distillation of spirits "of every denomination," including alcohol, brandy, rum, geneva (gin), and whisky. A fourth section covers cider, perry, mead, and vinegar, followed by chapters on cellaring wines, beers, porters, ales, and spirits, with guidance on refining and managing flavour, colour, and concentration as they age. The book closes with three technical chapters: data on hydrometers and saccharometers for the distiller, the Parliamentary laws governing licensed vendors (innkeepers and publicans among them), and several tables for converting weights and measures. Some foxing and other, minor oxidising; leather with minor chip to head of spine, rubbed to fore-edges, but overall very good. Book.

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1882 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 43 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

56pp, loosened. Inner blank margins of first several leaves quite worn, but a complete text. Toned, Good. The Preface, dated December 1828, explains that the author contributed this pamphlet to the New York Anti-Auction Committee, which sought to stamp out public auctions in New York. He argues that the auction "system holds out strong temptations to violate integrity." Auctions are "paralyzing the efforts, and rendering futile the plans of regular merchants, by the constant fluctuations in the prices and qualities of goods." Not in Sabin, American Imprints, Rink, Eberstadt. OCLC locates a number of institutional copies.