Complete Reprint of the Vintage Culinary Book "Paris A La Carte" written by New York Resident Julian Street, originally published in 1912. "Americans about to visit the French capital will do well to take with them a little book by Julian Street called "Paris a la Carte." It contains an account of some of the author's gastronomic promenades, and gives a lot of interesting and amusing information about the famous Paris restaurants." (NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1912) Dedicated as always to all chefs and food lovers. Feel free to take a look at our complete Reprint Catalog of Vintage Cook Books and...

Reprint of "BOHEMIAN SAN FRANCISCO," originally published in 1914. A Bohemian Guide to San Francisco Restaurants and their most famous recipes. What made San Francisco so charming, such a "Mecca for lovers of gustatory delights," a city whose name "is known wherever men and women sit at table," was the astonishing array of people from so many cultures, each with their own distinctive neighborhoods arranged side by side up and down the steep hillsides of the city. The ethnic neighborhoods transformed a stroll through the streets of San Francisco into a magic carpet ride around the world....

Reproduction of the official cookbook from the PPIE - the Panama Pacific International Exposition - held in San Francisco. This classic cookbook was originally published in 1915. How can a person really consider themself a fan of the PPIE, if they haven't tried at least one recipe from the official cookbook from the fair? Written by L.L. McLaren, this book is full of all sorts of interesting international dishes... Dedicated as always to all chefs and food lovers. Feel free to take a look at our complete Reprint Catalog of Vintage Cook Books and Vintage Bar Books and Vintage Bar Books at...

Complete Reprint of the Classic Cookbook "The Fish and Oyster Book" by Leon Kientz, originally published by The Hotel Monthy Press in 1906. Leon Kientz was the chef of Rector's, the leading fish and oyster house of America. "The receipts herein contained are intended only for the use of those who will follow them in careful and painstaking manner, and who are ambitious to prepare and serve fish foods in the most wholesome, appetizing and approved manner, as exemplified for many years at Rector's, the leading fish and oyster house of America, where I have had the honor to be the chef." (Leon...

Complete Reprint of the Classic Bar Book "Old Boston Taverns And Tavern Clubs" by Samuel Adams Drake, originally published 1886. Samual Adams Drake endeavors to give the history of the "Rise and Fall of the Taverns" of New England. Taverns were licensed as fast as new villages grew up." They quickly became the one known landmark within each neighborhood of a town and in the old almanacs distances were always computed between the inns, rather than from town to town. In addition to the history of the tavern in general this classic edition covers signboard humor and Cole's Inn, The Bakers' Arms,...

Complete Reprint of the Vintage Drinks and Cocktails Book "The Gentleman's Table Guide" by E.Ricket and C.Thomas, originally published in 1871. It's a rare drinks and cocktail guide with classic recipes. Dedicated as always to all bartenders and cocktail lovers. Feel free to take a look at our complete Reprint Catalog of Vintage Cocktail Books at www.VintageCocktailBooks.com

A complete reproduction of the Vintage Cocktail Book "The Ideal Bartender" originally published in 1917. Tom Bullock became to be a well-recognized bartender of the time at St. Louis Country Club, where he served for government officials and other elite members. G.H. Walker, grandfather of George W. Bush was one of the big fans of Bullock's cocktails and wrote the indroduction. After publishing this cocktail book, Prohibition made Bullock's profession illegal, yet bartending culture was stronger than ever, bartenders were well paid and tipped for supplying public a illegal substance of...

Complete Reprint of Harry Johnson's Bartenders' Manual, originally published 1882. "Harry Johnson was a professional bartender for most of his life and along with Jerry Thomas he was one of the first to write about his trade. Harry's rather opinionated thoughts on the bartending profession and how to run a bar, which takes up the first third of the book, make for a fascinating insight in to the world of nineteenth century bars. He wasn't afraid of boasting, describing one of his bars as "what was generally recognized to be the largest and finest establishment of the kind in this country," but...

Complete Reprint of the Vintage Drinks and Cocktails Book "Drinks of the World" by James Mew and John Ashton, originally published in 1837. This is one of the most famous classic cocktail books of all-times. NY Times April, 24th 1892: "The object of the 'Drinks of the World' is to instruct the reader and to give him an idea of the many fluids man partakes of." This vintage drinks jewel containts 100 illustrations on 460 pages. Dedicated as always to all bartenders and cocktail lovers. Feel free to take a look at our complete Reprint Catalog of Vintage Cocktail Books at...

This is the most complete first edition * A reprint of the very first 1862 edition of Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide " How To Mix Drinks or A Bon Vivant's Companion ." This drink recipe book is probably the most famous bartenders' and cocktail book of all times, and it was the first real cocktail book ever published in the United States. This is a nostalgic and delicious homage to a drinking era that is gone but not forgotten. * In 1862 Thomas finished the Bartender's Guide (alternately titled How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant's Companion), the first cocktail book ever published in the...