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Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since October 22, 2012
Hardcover, 8vo, 76ppw/ index; Beautiful First Edition. Bound in wood covers w/brass hinges & leather ties. Cover title and illustration (3 Barmen mixing cocktails in a cauldron) carved into front cover. Solid and clean throughout with just a touch of surface wear. No toning or spotting. Very well-preserved. Loaded with classic cocktail recipes. A gorgeous collectible copy at a great price. Seller Inventory # 015307
Title: Here's How
Publisher: The Three Mountaineers, Inc., Asheville, NC
Publication Date: 1941
Binding: Decorative Wood
Illustrator: Tad Shell
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Neo Books, Sidcup, KENT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Tad Shell (illustrator). Wooden covers with leather string binding, some light wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, some light wear to decoration on cover, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but title page missing, the book now starts on the contents page (5). Seller Inventory # 052849
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: beneton, Millsboro, DE, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. h. Seller Inventory # 250301017
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Emile Kerssemakers ILAB, Heerlen, Netherlands
Original wooden boards. 78 pp.; 24x15 cm. Text in English. - (edges of the paper of the title page and the last 3 pages are somewhat damaged/ eaten probably by an insect) Although still (very) good, see picture 340g. Seller Inventory # 74135
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Beasley Books, ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Bound by two slabs of wood, connected with metal hinges and leather ties. A collection of cocktail recipes with some amusing asides about the various recipes. Would be fine, but former owner has taped their own recipe onto the half title page, dispite there being a place in the back provided for such additions, sigh. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 76 pp. Seller Inventory # 34333
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Sheapast Art and Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Here's How, Mixed Drinks W. C. Whitfield. Decorated by Tad Shell. Published by Three Mountaineers, 1941. WOODEN cover, with metal hinges and leather string binding, "very good condition". Seller Inventory # BBS-160
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Dean's Books, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. All about mixed drinks. Very good approaches near fine. Solid wood covers are leather laced and the front cover is metal hinged. Beautiful wood boards. They are sharp and clear. Absolutely beautiful inside. See pictures for further details, description. Seller Inventory # 4173
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: J. F. Whyland Books, Jeffersonville, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Tad Shell (illustrator). 1st Edition. Presumed first printing of the first edition (as indicated by the lack of any other printings and/or editions mentioned on the copyright page). Illustrated with decorations by Tad Shell. A recipe book for cocktails and mixed drinks. A very unusual binding of real wood boards (decorated) with metal hinges held together by being tied together with straps of leather. Very pretty (in my opinion). The book overall is very good to very good plus with a few pages showing evidence of being exposed to some moisture at some point. Very unusual. Seller Inventory # 001968
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Seller: Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.
8vo. 76, [1] pp. Compiled and edited by W. C. Whitfield. Decorated by Tad Shell. Illustrations on most pages. Stamped on lower front board "Greetings from George T. Thompson, Hotel Sir Francis Drake, San Francisco.Thompson was the long-time managing director and vice-president of the historic hotel. Wood covers with colorful pictorial stamping on front board; copper hinges; stab stitching with leather thongs. Small holes and toning on front and rear endpapers; pencil notations on page 56; else a near fine copy of this fairly common cocktail book with an uncommon association. A somewhat humurous cocktail book with detailed recipes. for a range of occasions. Seller Inventory # 22610
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Seller: Antiquariat Heinzelmännchen, Stuttgart, Germany
76, (1) pages. With a lot of illustrations. Decorative illustrated, original wooden boards with two metal hinges and a leather bench in good condition! 24x15 cm * Sehr dekorativ farbig geprägter (dicker) Holzdeckel-Einband mit zwei Metallscharieren u. einem Lederband als Bindung. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600. Seller Inventory # 61842
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Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Shell, Tad (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Mid-20th-century mixology guide to all the popular cocktails of the era, illustrated throughout with the pen-and-ink line drawings of Tad Shell. 76 pages. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1941, small quarto (6" x 9.5") has sturdy wooden boards decorated with a painted image of 3 mix masters to front, held together with 2 gold-colored metal clasps & a rawhide tie through drilled holes. Condition is Near Fine: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages off-white & unmarked, though tanned; pages 58-59 show offsetting from newspaper clipping laid in. Front tissue guard intact. Dye from wood has bled onto endpapers. with tanning., corners crisp. The DJ is , with rubbing to extremities, chips, unclosed tears; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 025000
Quantity: 1 available