I am currently working on a second ed. of THE SILVER BULLET: THE MARTINI
IN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION (Greenwood, 1981), to be  published by Johns
Hopkins University Press.
 
I'd be most grateful for any pre-1910 references to the Martini in
any kind of  source.  (The 1880s  is the probable decade of origin.)
 
In particular, I would like to  locate copies of the bartender's manuals
at the end of this message.  I am not trying to buy them but would
like to be able to borrow them froma library or consult them if they are
in the hands of a private owner.
 
Thank you.  Lowell Edmunds.  Rutgers University
 
Casey, E. M.  The Mixologist and  Compounder.  San Francisco.  1889.
Concklin, J.  The Bartender.  N.Y.  1888.
Newman, Lewis P.  Newman's Book on Scientific Barkeeping.  Fayetteville NC.
1891.
Peck, J.E.  Fancy Drinks and How To Mix Them.  N.Y.  1891.
Winter, G. How To Mix Drinks.  N.Y.  1884.
Also, somewhat later:
Muckensturm, L.J.  Louis' Mixed Drinks.  Boston.  1906.