The Bachelor in New Orleans

The Bachelor in New Orleans: the classic French Quarter nightlife guidebook, restored in full color

Long before the modern travel guidebook existed, a group of French Quarter bohemians created The Bachelor in New Orleans as an unauthorized insider's guide to the city after dark. More than forty original block prints, real works of art in their own right, illustrate a witty, jaunty text and deliver a portrait of New Orleans nightlife unlike any other book on the shelf. Painstakingly restored from the original 1942 lithographs and printed in vivid full color on offset presses for rich, true-to-life reproduction, this is as much a collectible art book as it is the quintessential keepsake for any bachelor, or any lover of New Orleans history, classic cocktails, and French Quarter culture, about to dive into the old quarter.

Inside this New Orleans nightlife guide, you'll explore the legendary bars, restaurants, drinks, and haunts that made the city famous, including: absinthe, the Ramos Gin Fizz, Café Brûlot, Bourbon Street, the Sazerac Bar, the Court of the Two Sisters, Pat O'Brien's, the Monteleone Hotel Bar, Café Lafitte, Tujague's Bar, the Walnut Room, Mickey Finns, Antoine's, Galatoire's, Dinkelspiel salad, loneliness, Mardi Gras, drinking, jazz, and the old sporting houses.

A perfect gift for cocktail enthusiasts, art and history buffs, New Orleans travelers, and anyone drawn to the romance of the French Quarter.