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[ALCOHOL & BEVERAGES]. Ten Volumes on Beverages and Tea. [V.p., 1691-1936].

Estimate: $500 - $700
Starting Bid
$250

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[ALCOHOL & BEVERAGES]. Ten Volumes on Beverages and Tea. [V.p., 1691-1936]. Including:

UKERS, William. The Romance of Tea. New York: Knopf, 1936.

KAKUZO, Okakura. The Book of Tea. Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1919.

WILLIAM, The Only. Fancy Drinks and Popular Beverages. New York: Fitzgerald, 1896.

MOORE, Helen Watkeys. On Uncle William's Water Wagon. New York: Knickerbocker, 1919.

LACOUR, Pierre. The Manufacture of Liquors, Wines, and Cordials, Without the Aid of Distillation. New York: Craighead, 1853.

WORLIDGE, J. Vinetum Brittanicum: Or a Treatise Of Cider. London: Dring, 1691.

TERRINGTON, William. Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks. London: Routledge & Sons, [ca. 1850].

Food and Drink Through the Ages 2500 B.C. to 1937 A.D. London: Maggs Bros., 1937.

MEW, James. Drinks of the World. London: Leadenhall, 1892.

WRIGHT, Helen. Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines. Boston: The Page Co., 1909.

All 8vo. except The Romance of Tea and Food and Drink through the Ages which are 4to. Original bindings; Romance of Tea with publisher's dust jacket (price clipped). Illustrated. VARIOUS EDITIONS.

Condition

Generally rubbed, soiled; ownership markings, scuffs, toning, tears. Loose hinges. Good or better. Complete description available upon request. 

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