Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion

Published by M. Barrows and Company, 1946

About this Item

Foreword by Lucius Beebe [223] pp. M. Barrows and Company Fifth Printing 1946 8 1/4" x 5 3/4" Illustrated by Rea Irvin VG/ VG Crosby Gaige was a talented Broadway producer and writer as well as the president of the New York Food & Wine Society. Cocktail Guide and Ladies Companion is of one of Crosby Gaige's finest works on cocktails. It blends humor and cocktail how to that makes this not only an amazing cocktail recipe book. but gives insight into the café society of the time. Gaige's wisdom is complimented by contributions from contemporaries of the time such as James Beard, Dr. Charles Browne, Frank Case, and the ever-eloquent Lucius Beebe amongst others. it also contains illustrations by Rea Irvin, foreword by Lucius Beebe, and a recessional by Lawton Mackall. Seller Inventory # 39945

Bibliographic Details

Title: Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' ...

Publisher: M. Barrows and Company

Publication Date: 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 5th or later Edition