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TITLE CONTINUED: With Practical Recipes for Wine Cups, American Drinks, Punches, Cordials. Recherche Bills of Fare. With Service of Wines. THIRD EDITION enlarged 1873. 8vo, approximately 160 x 110 mm, 6½ x 4¼ inches, frontispiece and 1 other illustration, pictorial headpiece, pages: x, 1-167, pages 143 to page 164 unnumbered, followed by 30 pages of adverts, title page printed red and black, red rules surrounding text, original publisher's pictorial green cloth, gilt lettering to spine and gilt lettering and decoration to upper cover, blind decoration to lower cover, original yellow endpapers with printed adverts, all edges gilt. Slight rubbing to binding, head and tail of spine bumped and slightly rubbed, corners bumped and slightly faded, small fox spot to lower blank margin of first 3 pages, inner paper hinges cracked, binding tight and firm. Library Hub Discover lists 4 copies only in UK libraries. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

First edition of this guide to cocktails and refined social drinking. Octodecimo, original publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and tooling, all edges gilt, illustrated with black and white engraved plates, advertisements at rear. In near fine condition, ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. First editions are exceptionally rare. The Gentleman's Table Guide by Edward Ricket is a historical manual that reflects Victorian-era attitudes toward drinking culture, etiquette, and masculinity. Intended for the refined gentleman, the book provides detailed instructions on the proper preparation and consumption of wines, spirits, and mixed drinks, while also emphasizing moderation and decorum. It serves as both a practical guide and a cultural artifact, illustrating how beverage knowledge and social rituals were intertwined with notions of class, refinement, and gender identity during the 19th century.