Cookery (Including Food & Drink)

New York; Edgar R Preyer, 1901. Scarce volume on the production, marketing and sale of whiskey. Well illustrated and highly informative on the state of the US whiskey market at the dawn of the 20th century. Includes photographs of buildings, plant, people and/or processes at The Murphy, Barber & Co Distillery, Clermont, KY; Bernheim Bros, Louisville, KY; The Rugby Distillery, Louisville, KY; Sherwood Distillery, Cockeysville, MD; Sunny Brook Distillery, Louisville, KY; Hermitage Distillery (no location given); Braddock Distillery, Cumberland, MD; RE Wathen & Co, Louisville, KT; The Old Grand Dad Distillery, Hobbs, KY; Ferdinand Wertheimer & Sons, Louisville, KY; Old Kentucky Distillery, Louisville, KY; Atherton Distillery, New Haven, KY; Willow Spring Distillery, Nelson County, KY; Possum Hollow Distillery, McKeesport, PA; Mueller, Wathen & Kobert, Lebanon, KY; Philadelphia Pure Rye Whiskey Distillery, Eddington, PA; Paris Distillery, Paris, KY; Pure Rye Distillery Co, Burkittsville, MD; and the Meadville Distillery, Crawford Co., PA. To the rear are lists of all the Kentucky distilleries by district, the Pennsylvania distilleries, and a register of standard whiskey brands. There is probably some fun to be had matching the claimed histories of some current brands, with the facts as presented here.  Frontispiece photo of Preyer and an advertisement to the rear offering his services as a whiskey supplier. All in good internal order with light toning but few marks. One small closed tear to one page. Endpapers toned. Bookseller’s label to rear endpapers. Red cloth with gilt titling to front, well worn and marked with particular wear to edges and foot of spine. 8vo. 144pp  less

Delft; Netherland Yeast And Spirit Manufactory / Nederlandsche Gist En Spiritus Fabriek, 1893. Remarkable presentation portfolio commemorating a visit by members of the National Association Of Master Bakers and Confectioners from the UK to the Agneta-Park, Delft, site of the Netherland Yeast And Spirit Manufactory. The contents, printed on sheets c.320x440mm, include: contents sheet, single sided, printed red and black; 12pp transcript of press reports of the event; 8pp summary of employee conditions and benefits at the company; and  18 full size sheets with various plates. The first of these is a commemorative certificate presented to attendee Mr R W van Stolk, the second is a colour printed chart summarising the financial performance of the business, and the remaining 16 sheets show one or more mono photographs of the plant, its directors, Agneta-Park and the events of June 9th, many of which were taken by the pioneering Dutch photographer Henri de Louw. In general VG order throughout with some toning to stock, occasional corner creasing and light marking. Of the text elements, the press reports section is heavily toned to front page and the rear sheet has a substantial closed tear. All is presented in a green cloth portfolio with gilt titling and black decoration to front panel. This a little marked and lightly worn to edges with some marking to rear. Portfolio ties are absent. A remarkable glimpse of a socially progressive Dutch industry on the international stage. Scarce. Oblong elephant folio. [1], 12pp, 18pp + 18 plates. less