OLD MR. BOSTON DE LUXE OFFICIAL BARTENDER'S GUIDE. Compiled and Edited by Leo Cotton In collaboration With Old Time Boston Bartenders for Ben Burk Inc., Boston. [Mr. Boston's DeLuxe Bartending Guidebook.]

Cotton, Leo (compiler, editor) in collaboration with Old Time Boston Bartenders for Ben Burk Inc.

Published by Boston, MA: Ben Burk Inc., October 1941.

About this Item

Fifth printing (first published January 1935). 1-48, [16], 49-112, [16], 113-160 pages. Hardcover: H 18.25cm x L 11.5cm. Lacks dust jacket. Burgundy cloth rubbed, scuffing at edges with fraying at spine ends and at boards' bumped corners; black stain below spine head; gilt stamping to spine and front board dulled but legible; mild bowing to rear board causing three vertical furrows to surface cloth. Toning to text block edges. Ink ownership inscription on front pastedown; minor edge-wear to some early leaves; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is still firm. Book order card laid-in between pages 96-97. A very good- copy with the usual wear for early copies of the classic American bartending reference manual. With pictorial endpapers, Foreword, Index, unpaged section of color plate advertisements for Old Mr. Boston liquor brands, and second unpaged color plate section of drink illustrations.

Seller Inventory # Z626X-7900

Bibliographic Details

• Title: OLD MR. BOSTON DE LUXE OFFICIAL BARTENDER'S GUIDE. Compiled and Edited by Leo Cotton In collaboration With Old Time Boston Bartenders for Ben Burk Inc., Boston. [Mr. Boston's DeLuxe Bartending Guidebook.]
• Publisher: Boston, MA: Ben Burk Inc., October 1941.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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  • Gastronomy