Published by SIMON SCHUSTER, 1932
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
HARDBACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: GOOD. General wear, heavily agetoned DJ, rubbed DJ spine edges, mapped endpapers, foxed edge, contains ribbon bookmark DATE PUBLISHED: 1932 EDITION: 260.
Language: English
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Boards lightly soiled, front hinge just starting, ink owner stamp on front and rear endpaper. 1936 Hard Cover. vi, [2], 228 pp. 8vo. A guide to wine and cocktails, pseudonymously published by wine experts Frank Schoonmaker and Ted Marvel, known for their works 'The Complete Wine Book' and 'American Wines'. Part one focuses on wine, treating wines country by country, giving a brief historical introduction for each, a list of available wines from that country, and a discussion of those wines by region, with a chapter on storing, serving, and drinking wine. The second part includes a dictionary of alcoholic beverages and a collection of recipes for cocktails, which is divided into sections depending on the base liquor, with drinks in each section in alphabetical order. Index follows text.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Co, New York, 1936
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition stated. Original gray cloth, presumed original cellophane (unprinted) dustjacket. Uncommon cocktail book, the first half dedicated to wine, part two dedicated to mixed drinks. Schoonmaker and Marvel were wine experts of the time, authoring 'American Wines' and 'The Complete Wine Book'. Near Fine but for modest cocking in Very Good but modestly edge chipped dustjacket.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Co, New York, 1936
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition stated. Original gray cloth, presumed original cellophane (unprinted) dustjacket. Uncommon cocktail book, the first half dedicated to wine, part two dedicated to mixed drinks. Schoonmaker and Marvel were wine experts of the time, authoring 'American Wines' and 'The Complete Wine Book'. Near Fine in Very Good but modestly edge chipped dustjacket.