1950-1999

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Vintage cocktail books published 1950 to 1999

1950 - The Cocktail Bar [vintage edition] by Charles (Published by W. Foulsham and Co London)

1950 - Professional Mixing Guide

1950 - Der-Perfekte-Mixer by Martin Heile

1950 - Cinzano en El Cocktail

1950 - The Earnest Drinker by Oscar Mendelsohn

1950 - Bar Guide by Ted Shane and Virgil Partch (illustrator)

1950 - Internationale Cocktailgids by W. Slagter

1950 - El Barman Practico by Julio Cesar Clave (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

1951 - Bottom's Up by Ted Saucier

1951 - The Bartender's Book by Jack Townsend and Tom Moore McBride

1951 - The South American Gentlemen's Companion; Volume I & II by Charles H. Baker Jr.
Edition published by Cocktail Kingdom with introduction by St. John Frizell available to buy on Cocktail Kingdom.

1951 - The Holiday Drink Book

1951 - The Hour by Bernard DeVoto

1951 - L' a.b.c per miscelare i cocktails

1951 - Le Vignoble et le Vin de Champagne by Geogres Chappaz

1952 - A Guide to Pink Elephants, Vol 1 (New York, USA)

1952 - Connaissance du Champagne by Maurice Hollande

June 1953 - The U.K.B.G. Guide to Drinks (first edition) by The United Kingdom Bartenders' Guide (London, England)

1953 - The American Drink Book by S. S. Field

1954 - My 35 Years Behind Bars by Johnny Brooks (New York, USA)

1954 - King Cocktail - Shake Again with Eddie by Eddie Clarke (London, England).

1954 - Practical Bar Management by Eddie Clarke (London, England)

1954 - Anis Esprit de Joie et de Santé by André Montagard

1954 - Nip Ahoy by Robert H. Loeb Jr.

1955 - An Anthology of Cocktails

1955 - Tragos Magicos by Santiago (Pichin) Policastro (Argentina)

1955 - King of Hearts Drink Book by anon. and Josephine Irwin (illustrator) (New York, USA)

1955 - Grossman's Guide to Wine, Spirits, & Beers (revised edition) by Harold J. Grossman

1955 - What, When, Where & How to Drink by Richard L. Williams and David Myers

1955 - Caribbean Cocktail by Everild Young and K. Helweg-Larsen (London, England)

October 1955 - The U.K.B.G. Guide to Drinks (second edition) by The United Kingdom Bartenders' Guide (London, England)

1956 - Esquire Drink Book by Frederic A. Birmingham (New York, U.S.A)

1957 - Here's How! A Round the World Bar Guide by Lawrence Blochman

1957 - A Guide to Pink Elephants, Vol 2

1957 - Aquavit to Zombie by Peter Beilenson

1957 - Party Fare by Victor MacClure

1959 - VIP Tosses a Party by Virgil Partch (New York, U.S.A)

1959 - Manzarbeitia y Compania

1959 - Manual de Cocteleria Año de la liberación

1959 - El Coctel y Sus Derivados by Fernando Gaviria

April 1960 - The U.K.B.G. Guide to Drinks (3rd edition, revised)

1960 - Recetaria Bols by Erven Lucas Bols SA

1961 - The Diners' Club Drink Book by Matty Simmons

1961 - Cocktails y Bocaditos (2nd edition)

1962 - Bottom's Up: New and Revised Edition by Ted Saucier (New York, USA)

1962 - The ABC of Cocktails published by Peter Pauper Press

1962 - Cocktails & Snacks by Robert and Anne London

1962 - The 24 Hour Drink Book by Ralph Maloney

1962 - Here's How by Stouffer's

1963 - Shaking in the 60's by Eddie Clarke (London, England)

1963 - The Calvert Party Encyclopedia by Calvert Distillers

1963 - I Cocktails by Luigi Veronelli

1964 - Peter Pauper's Drink Book by Peter Beilenson (New York, U.S.A)

1964 - Manual del Bar (2nd edition)

1965 - John DeKuyper's Complete Guide to Cordials by John DeKuyper

1965 - Old Mr. Boston Deluxe Official Bartender's Guide (29th printing) by Leo Cotton

1965 - The Dictionary of Drink & Drinking by Oscar Mendelsohn

1965 - Easy to Make Maidens & Cocktails by L. Peterson and J. Ostheimer

1966 - Early American Beverages by John Hull Brown

1966 - Drinking for Love by Allen Schwartz

1966 - Tratado Práctico de Coctelería, Pastelería y Afines by Mario Kardahi

1967 - The Booze Book by Edith Vanocur and June Dutton (San Francisco, USA)

1967 - Cocktails and Mixed Drinks by Charles A. Tuck

1968 - Trader Vic's Pacific Island Cookbook by Victor Bergeron

1968 - Cups of Valor by N. E. Beveridge (Pennsylvania, USA)

1968 - The International Hangover Book by Auriel Douglas

1968 - Zodiac Cocktails by Stanley S. MacNiel

1970 - Nos Meilleures Boissons; Selected Drinks By Marcel Pace (Paris, France)

1971 - Professional Mixing Guide

1971 - Bartender's Standard Manual by Fred Powell

1971 - Playboy's Host & Party Book by Thomas Mario

1972 - The World of Drinks & Drinking by John Doxat (New York, USA)

1972 - On Drink by Kingsley Amis

1972 - Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, Revised Edition by Victor Bergeron

1972 - Quick Guide to Spirits by Robert Jay Misch (USA)

1972 - Cocktails & Mixed Drinks by Eddie Tirado

1973 - Frankly Speaking; Trader Vic's Own Story by Victor Bergeron

1973 - The Book of Drinking by John Doxat

1973 - House & Garden's Drink Guide by Collette Richardson (USA)

1974 - Traçado geral das batidas by Roberto Costa

1974 - Trader Vic's Rum Cookery & Drinkery by Victor Bergeron

1974 - Playbook's Party Drinks by Thomas Mario

1975 - Liqueurs for All Seasons by Emilio Cocconi

1975 - The Mint Julep by Richard Barksdale Harwell (Savannah, USA)

1976 - Home Bartender's Guide by Abe Dobkin

1977 - Jones' Complete Barguide by Stan Jones (USA)

1977 - The Cocktail Bar by "Charles" (London, England)

1977 - 1001 Cocktails in a Shake; The Home Bartender's Guide by William C. Kuney

1979 - The World Guide to Spirits, Aperitifs & Cocktails by Tony Lord

1979 - Drinking in Vogue by Henry McNulty

1980 - Cocktails & Boissons by Bernard et Christine Charretton

1980 - Cinzano Cocktail Book by Michael Walker

1980 - Manual Del Bar (3rd edition)

1981 - The Silver Bullet: The Martini in American Civilization by Lowell Edmunds

1981 - The Indispensable Drinks Book by John Doxat

1981 - California Brandy Drinks by Malcolm R. Herbert

1981 - American Bartenders School Guide to Drinks by Jack Tiano (New York, USA)

1982 - Professional Mixing Guide published by Angostura International Limited

1982 - How to Mix the World's Best Cocktails by Helen Spence

1982 - The Vogue Cocktail Book by Henry McNulty

1982 - The Sainsbury Book of Cocktails & Party Drinks by Joe Turner

1882 – Cocktails For Two written by Helen Spence and published by Chartwell Books Inc.

1983 - Pocket Guide to Spirits & Liqueurs by Emanuel and Madeline Greenberg

1983 - Wine Lover's Drink Book by John Poister

1983 - Schweppes; The First 200 Years (U.S edition) by Douglas A. Simmons (Atlanta, U.S.A)

1984 - Michael Jackson's Pocket Cocktail & Bar Book by Michael Jackson

1985 - Ann Summers' Very Own Picture Book of Sexy Cocktails by Ann Summers Publishing

1986 - Schumann's Tropical Barbuch by Charles Schumann and Günter Mattei (illustrations)

1987 - The View from Nowhere: The Only Bar Guide You'll Ever Want – or Need by Jim Atkinson

1988 - Sardi's Bar Guide by Vincent Sardi Jr. and George Shea

1989 - New American Bartender's Guide by John J. Poister

1989 - Tropical Bar Book by Charles Schumann

1990 - Los cócteles del Boadas Cocktail Bar by María Dolores Boadas

1990 - The Complete Bartender by Robyn Feller

1990 - The Ultimate Cocktail Book by Ray Foley

1991 - The Bartender's Bible by Gary Regan

1991 - Schumann's Bar by Charles Schumann

1992 - Art of Cocktail by Philip Collins

1993 - The Complete Book of Mixed Drinks by Anthony Dias Blue

1993 - A Little Book of Tropical Drinks by Claire Clifton

1993 - Straight Up or On the Rocks; A Cultural History of American Drink by William Grimes

1994 - The New York Bartender's Guide by Sally Ann Berk

1994 - Beachbum Berry's Grog Log by Jeff Berry and Annene Kaye

1984 – The Bartenders' Bible (First Edition) by Mark Torre (USA)

1995 - Seagram's Bartending Guide

1995 - The Martini by Barnaby Conrad III

1995 - The Ultimate Little Shooter Book by Ray Foley

1995 - American Bar by Charles Schumann published by Chapters Publishing Ltd.

1995 - Cultured Cocktail by Katharine Williams

1997 - Martini Companion; A Connoisseur's Guide by Gary Regan and Mardee Regan

1997 - New Classic Cocktails by Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan

1997 - Vintage Bar Ware by Stephen Visakay

1987 – The Bartenders' Bible (Second Edition) by Mark Torre (USA)

1998 - Beachbum Berry's Grog Log by Jeff Berry and Annene Kaye

1998 - Martini, Straight Up by Lowell Edmunds

1998 - The Classic Cocktails Book by Daniel R. White

1998 - Cocktail: The Drinks Bible for the 21st Century by Paul Harrington and Laura Moorhead

1999 - Hollywood Cocktails by Tobias Steed and Ben Reed

1999 - Vintage Cocktails by Susan Waggoner and Robert Markel

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