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Published by M. Barrows nad Company; Firesidr Press, New York, 1946
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Irvin, Rea (illustrator). Sixth Printing. Brown cloth cover with black stamp title and illustration. Moderate edge wear. Discoloration on end paper. Clean text. U13.
Published by NY: M. Barrows and Company, 1946
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday April 29 (sale item)* fifth printing (1946); 223 pp., original red cloth (hardcover), very good in an edge-worn dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.
Published by New York: published for hussies and homebodies by M. Barrows and Company Incorporated At the Fireside Press, 1941., 1941
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First printing (as stated upon copyright page) INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR. 223 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 13.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled, small patch of surface peeling near center of colorful pictorial front panel with 5cm tear descending from top left corner into spine, somewhat triangular 2cm deep chip at rear panel's bottom center, other wear and shallow chipping as well as a few short tears at edges, some abrasion along front flap fold, front flap foxed, vertical creasing to spine, rear panel, and rear flap; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Red cloth lightly soiled, scuffing at board corners with cloth at front board's bottom fore-edge corner worn, touch of scuffing at spine ends but with slight fraying at head of front joint, short .75cm frayed tear at front joint heel. Edges and endpapers toned; scattered soiling and brown staining to interior pages. Laid-in at front endpapers is a Southern Comfort 12 page drink mixing booklet titled "How to Make the 32 Most Popular Drinks" offprint from May 1960 House Beautiful; 20 page (plus covers) booklet "Fleischmann's Mixer's Manual" undated but probably circa 1960 laid-in between pages 46-47. Binding has a few points of minor stress but otherwise firm. A good+ copy in only a good dust jacket with the author's four-line ink inscription upon the front free endpaper: "For Hans and Big | May she never be Bigger | Crosby Gaige | Feb. 19. 1942." Provenance form a Meridian, Mississippi estate with the correct appellations for "Hans and Big" unknown. One of the classic American cocktail mixology references by New York City theatre producer, author, and bon vivant Crosby Gaige with delightful illustrations by The New Yorker [Magazine] graphic artist Rea Irvin, a Foreword by journalist and gourmand Lucius Beebe, and concluding essay by food critic Lawton Mackall.