Published by McGraw - Hill Book Co, New York, 1951
Seller: A Few Books More. . ., Billings, MT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Photographs (b/w), and drawings (illustrator). 8 vo, 124 pp, including Index. NAP (McBride) assuming First Printing of First Edition. light green cloth, brown title, spine only. Binding firm and square. corners lightly worn. Interior clean , no names, notes. Jacket chipped with tears along edges, and both ends of spine. Not price-clipped ($3.50), colors bright on front panel, fading on spine.
Language: English
Published by New York, Viking Press., 1951
First Edition
First Edition. Hardcover, an ex-library copy with stamp on title-page and minimal other markings. Condition: very good minus (library flaws as noted; owner name; light bump spine crown; no jacket).
Published by Viking Press, 1951
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Full blue cloth with white & black lettering and decoration, 8-1/4" x 5-1/2", 148 pp. Edgewear to boards, light stain to rear board. Gift plate "With best wishes to French's on the opening of Oregon for sale of liquor by the drink." from White Rock Bottle Co. in Portland. Measure 15 (1952) allowed liquor to be sold in Oregon by the drink, ending one of the last effects of Prohibition in the state. In addition to the cocktail recipes, there are introductory essays on the history of various drinks.
Published by Viking Press, 1951
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. original blue cloth, some scattered soiling on a few pages and outer text block , no markings or writing, illustrated with drawings, 148 pages, October 1951 printing.
Published by Viking Press, 1951
Seller: MyLibraryMarket, Waynesville, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ***please read*** no marks my shelf location 1-a-15*.
Published by Viking Press, New York, 1951
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, 148 pages. "Sundry alcoholic potations, libations and mixtures, with charts, recipes, and tables to make everyman a proficient practitioner of the noble art of mixology." Townsend was the president of the Bartenders' Union of New York, Local 15, A.F.L. Near Fine in Good edge chipped dustjacket, couple quarter sized chips at front panel.
Published by Viking Press, New York, 1951
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, 148 pages. "Sundry alcoholic potations, libations and mixtures, with charts, recipes, and tables to make everyman a proficient practitioner of the noble art of mixology." Townsend was the president of the Bartenders' Union of New York, Local 15, A.F.L. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, small chips at top spine end, spine a bit sunned.
Published by The New York Times & Arno Press, New York, 1964
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Tames, George; McBride, Will; Gossett, Carl; Anderson, Doug; Perl, Susan; Einsel, Walter; Wyatt, Stanley; Chereskin, Ron; Cossett, Carl; Nelson, O. E.; Pascal, David; Deschamps; Fall, B.; Moore, James; (illustrator). First Edition. 120 pages. Features: Cover photo of fires raging in Cyprus; Nice color-photo Fortrel ad features auto racer Dan Gurney; The Men LBJ has added to his team - article with photos of LBJ, Bill Moyers, George Reedy, Horace Busby, Jack Valenti and Walter Jenkins; Two pages of photos of LBJ with the public; Must We Be the World's Policeman? - an argument that our responsibilities should be discharged through the U.N.; Portrait of Nkrumah as Dictator - photo-illustrated article on the man who led Ghana to freedom seven years ago, but has now declared that dissent is a crime against the state; The Ambiguous American; Eight Myths About Divorce - and the Facts; World's Fair Photos; Case Against a 'West Point' for diplomats; Dienbienphu - Battle to Remember - article with photos; Beautiful color-photo fashion ads; The Sickness called Apathy; Wild one-page color photo of gold/yellow-dressed lady in American Bemberg ad; Beautiful Lily of France ad features "Filly Lily" modeling foundation; Suddenly opposition to Britain's establishment is growing; 3/4-page Capital Records ad promotes Barbra Streisand's "Funny Girl" album; Lovely Maggie Lin is featured in a one-page color-photo ad for Springmaid; Uncommon one-page ad for the Tensor fold-a-Way Lamp (Tensor-lite); One-page Heritage Upholstery ad; Very cute one-page color-photo ad for Perma lift panties features mom and daughter in undergarments in window sun; Photos of Richard Bender's budget beach house on Long Island; An Now a Word From the Youngsters; Fashion photos of ladies' playsuits; Half-page color ad for Orgeon Tourism; One-page ad by State Mutual (Insurance) of American (SMA) promotes the fact that they are the First Major Insurance Company to offer lower rates for non-smokers. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.
Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1951
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Bernard Seaman. Octavo. 148pp. Blue pictorial cloth stamped in black and white. Small tears and wear at the spine ends, thus very good lacking the dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Briefly Inscribed by Jack Townsend, President of the Bartender's' Union of New York, Local 15, A.F.L.
Published by The Viking Press, 1951
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. TOWNSEND, Jack and MCBRIDE, Tom Moore [148] pp. The Viking Press 1951 8 1/4" x 5 3/4" Authored by Jack Townsend, president of the Bartender's Union of New York. "Being a compilation of Sundry Alcoholic Potations, libations & mixtures, together with recipes and tables to make everyman a proficient practitioner of the noble art of mixology".