Published by Charles S. Warnok, New York, 1928
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Octavo. 152pp. Near fine with a touch of bumping at the spine ends and a hint of offsetting at the pastedown in good dust jacket with chipping at the edges, tears along the spine, and moderate creasing at the perimeter. A Prohibition Era-cocktail book with chapters on brandies, cordials, "house-made gin," various homemade wines and drinks ("plain and fancy"), and 11 famous cocktails (Bronx, Astor, Bacardi, Clover, Dry Martini, Perfect, Cooperstown, Chris, Martini, Liberty, and Manhattan), plus a 10-page index. This copy also includes a handwritten receipt for "Chicago Home Brew" that takes up the entirety of the front flyleaf. An uncommon book, particularly in jacket.