Wine/Spirits/Food from Brenner's Books - Rare & Collectable

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Near Fine. 16mo., 112pp. Solid 22nd printing, undated but circa mid 1950s. Originally published in 1922. Bound in green cloth with titles in black on spine, Square and tight minimal wear. Toning to board edges. Some spotting to end-papers and fore-edge. No interior toning. Attractive dust-jacket has a corner clipped but… Read more

London: Peter Owen, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 156pp. Solid First Edition Square, tight and clean throughout with some bumping and minor rubbing to spine ends. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (15s. net), has. some small closed edge-tears, chip to the crown, a bit of toning to top edges. Still solid and complete. A very pretty collectable… Read more

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Fine. Bemelmans. Tall 8vo., 446pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing, bound in 1/4 cream cloth over illustrated blue paper-covered boards. Illustrated end-papers. Illustrated throughout by Bemelmans. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Edges mildly toning. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($8.95), is fresh and bright with… Read more

New York: M.S. Mill Company, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo., 58pp. Sharp First Edition of this uncommon "diet" book that claims that you can eat ice cream two or three times a day and still lose weight. I'm in! Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly minor wear to spine ends and edges. Very… Read more

London: Stanley Nott, LTD, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo., (10)93(1)pp. Beautiful First Edition bound in original green cloth with title in gilt on spine. Maps and illustrations. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Pages with just a hint of edge-toning. Very attractive, and quite scarce, unclipped dust-jacket (3s. 6d. net), has toning… Read more

London: Heidelberg Publishers, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 2 Volumes 8vo., (x)203pp., (x)194pp. Bound in cream cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Sharp Stated First Editions. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some very gentle bumping to spine ends. Quite minor. Pages edges toned as is common. Very attractive clipped… Read more

Boston: Beacon Press, 2017. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 326pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in 1/4 red cloth over paper-covered boards. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($29.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: Lamport, Blakeman & Law, 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo., 344pp. plus 2pg ads. Illustrated. Sharp First Edition. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with blind-stamped borders and decoration. Gilt stamped decorations and titling on front board and spine. Square, tight and fairly clean throughout with only a few scattered light spots here and there.… Read more

New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1869. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo., (3)163pp. plus 6pgs of ads in rear. Solid First Edition, bound in original maroon cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no foxing. Light off-setting between pages 30-31 where it looks like a news article was laid… Read more

New York City: Brentanos, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 97pp. Pretty First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with fairly mild wear to spine ends and tips. One tip lightly bumped. Light off-setting to gutters. Bookseller ticket and price on rear paste-down. Attractive unclipped wrapper, (One Dollar Seventy-five on spine panel), has edge-wear and some… Read more

London: Collingwood and Whitaker, 1821. New Edition. Full Leather. Very Good/Near Fine. Sharp "New Edition", the sixth edition overall and First Edition from this publisher. 7" x 4.5", [xi] (2)336pp plus 57pp. appendix and 3pp publisher's ads. Charts and diagrams throughout. Bound in full brown tree calf. Expertly re-backed with later, though certainly not modern calf with black… Read more

Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo., 96pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some surface rubbing and some fairly minor edge-wear. A very pretty collectable copy of a quite uncommon title.

Greenwich, CT: Crest, 1962. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Vintage Paperback Crest Book d529. Sharp Unread First Paperback Printing, May 1962. $.50 cover price. Square, tight, and clean throughout with a hint of edge-wear. Some discoloration on the rear panel that is a printing defect and not stains. Small date stamp on inside front cover.… Read more

London: T. Bickerston, 1866. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Two parts bound in one volume. 8vo., 56,48pp. Attributed to Edward Ward, this is the scarce reprint of the original from 1720. No date but c. 1866 though not in Gabler. Bound in original publisher's brown cloth. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. "Being a Description of the… Read more

Hastings, Nebraska: Ginrum Alpha Company, 1936. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 5.25'" x 3.5", 229pp. Plastic Spiral Comb binding, Beautiful "Deluxe Fourth Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Scarce publisher's box has a touch of surface and edge-wear and spotting to rear section but still solid with no chipping or tears. The name of… Read more

New York: Grafton Press, 1904. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 303pp. Beautiful 2nd Edition, (after the first of 1903), of this collection of toasts. Bound in publisher's light brown/yellowish cloth. Purple and yellow titles on front board and spine. Decorative tankards, punch bowl and goblets with clusters of leaves and grapes in yellow, green and purple… Read more

London: W.S. Orr & Co, 1841. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo, (ii),380pp. Beautiful Volume Six only of a seven volume publication of 19th century home economics originally spanning 1836-1842. Rebound in modern quarter Morocco with spine titles and borders in gilt. New end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some periodic and… Read more

London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 221pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some spotting on the top page edges and a star shaped stamp on bottom edges. Very attractive unclipped dust-wrapper, (£1 15s net), has a closed tear and wear at… Read more

New York: Chicago Review Press, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Very Fine. Oblong 8vo.,287pp. Beautiful First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($29.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. A very pretty collectable copy.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with perhaps a hint of wear at the spine ends but barely noticeable. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper has a touch of wear to the edges and a tiny… Read more