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Published by HORACE LIVERIGHT, NY, 1928
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
HARD BACK TAN. Condition: FAIR. JACKET: NO DJ. FIRST. General wear, soiled cover, water damaged (some pages wilted, and have water mark), age-toned pages, small bookplate on inner front board, front hinge cracked, and some foxing. DATE PUBLISHED: 1928 EDITION: FIRST 284.
Published by Horace Liveright, New York, 1928
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. "Rum, roulette and racing; sugar, cigars and senoritas - these are the ingredients of this effervescent picture of what the tourist does in Cuba, what he sees, and what he drinks. First, as to what he drinks. Mr. Woon gives the real recipe of the Daiquiri as given to him by Facundo Bacardi himself, maker of 'the rum that cured a king and pickled a nation'. He tells you that there are seven thousand places in Havana where alcohol is sold, and helpfully lists the names of the best bartenders, and the drinks that made them famous". Illustrated with photographs. Highly sought after cocktail book and Cuba guide. Almost Near Fine (lacking dustjacket), modest impression to cloth at rear cover (perhaps something heavy was laid on it?), two contemporary gift inscriptions at front endpaper.
Published by Horace Liveright, 1930
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. Fifth Printing, February, 1930 [284] pp. WOON, Basil Horace Liveright 7.75"H x 5.5"W Not a Guide Book, But a Guide to The Delightful Sights and Sounds. Cocktail and Cock-Fights, Scenery and Senoritas in the Tropical Luxuriance of Cuba.
Published by Horace Liveright, 1929
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. [284] pp. 1929 WOON, Basil 3rd Edition Horace Liveright 7.75" x 5.25" w/ top half of front fly-leaf laid-in w/ Congressional Country Club Washington, D.C. April 10-30 letter laid-in Not a Guide Book, But a Guide to The Delightful Sights and Sounds. Cocktail and Cock-Fights, Scenery and Senoritas in the Tropical Luxuriance of Cuba. Privately published in 1928 by Horace Liveright, British playwright and journalist Basil Woon captured the energy that took hold of Havana, as Americans flocked by the thousands to drink, gamble and party amid the tropical beauty that is Cuba. Welcome to When It s Cocktail Time in Cuba. Of special interest to bartenders is Chapter 2, in which he describes in detail the daily gathering at the rooftop bar in the Sevilla-Biltmore Hotel. There, Eddie Woelhke and Fred Kaufman presided over the mixing not only of classic Cuban cocktails, but some of their own creation.
Published by published by Horace Liveright NY, 1928
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Small tears to Listing of books pg Opposite title pg, HBDJ, BK GOOD+/ DJ FAIR-. AS-IS, , 1928. 1st edition , 1st Printing ,Dates Match on Title & Copyright pg & pg Opposite Title pg Lists this bk as 1928 with From Deauville in Preparation, It's in acceptable condition with a book of it's age with a torn dust jacket, minor tearing on one page and SLIGHT yellowing throughout. BeigeYellow cloth with Orange Sun & Green Palm Trees on front cvr & Titled in Green on front & spine cvr which spine has small chips at Top Taking Out When It?s & at Btm of spineCvr tiny chip removing part of O in Horace publ. Dustjacket does have a Fair amount of wear, including chips, several tears and some fairly small pieces missing from the edges/spine. Book covers are in relatively nice condition with light edge stains & wear to Extremities, There are a number of pages that have some varying shades of waterstaining to the outer margin edge of the pages - darker on a few pages and lighter on others (no effect on text). Some occasional very light soiling to margin edges of a few other pages, but again, nothing that detracts from the text. A few small corner creases to pages. Pages and binding are tight., EXTREMELY RARE and highly sought after 284 page hardcover, Fade spine DJ, Size: 5 X 7.5 in. 284 pgs, DJ protected clear Mylar, INTERIOR NICE TIGHT CLEAN LIGHT WEAR FOX, FEW LOOSE PLATES, FRONT DJ SMALL CORNER CHIPS TAKE OUT PART OF WH IN WORD WHEN AT TOP DJ, 5 X 7.5., these are the ingredients of this effeverscent picture of what the tourist does in Cuba, what he sees, and what he drinks. First, as to what he drinks. Mr. Woon gives the real recipe of the Daiquiri as given to him by Facundo Bacardi himself, made of "the rum that cured a king and a pickled nation." He tells you that there are seven thousand places in Havana where alcohol is sold, and helpfully lists the names of the best bartenders, and the drinks that made them famous. Illustration of The Yacht Club Terrace at page 100 is tipped in. Interesting account of prohobition era Cuba. Rum, roulette and racing; sugar, cigars and senoritas - these are the ingredients of this effervescent picture of what the tourist does in Cuba, what he sees, and what he drinks. First, as to what he drinks. Mr. Woon gives the real recipe of the Daiquiri as given to him by Facundo Bacardi himself, maker of 'the rum that cured a king and pickled a nation'. He tells you that there are seven thousand places in Havana where alcohol is sold, and helpfully lists the names of the best bartenders, and the drinks that made them famous". Illustrated with photographs. This highly sought after cocktail book and Cuba guide.
Published by Horace Liveright, New York, 1928
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Sugar dustjacket art. "Rum, roulette and racing; sugar, cigars and senoritas - these are the ingredients of this effervescent picture of what the tourist does in Cuba, what he sees, and what he drinks. First, as to what he drinks. Mr. Woon gives the real recipe of the Daiquiri as given to him by Facundo Bacardi himself, maker of 'the rum that cured a king and pickled a nation'. He tells you that there are seven thousand places in Havana where alcohol is sold, and helpfully lists the names of the best bartenders, and the drinks that made them famous". Illustrated with photographs. This highly sought after cocktail book and Cuba guide is basically unknown in a dustjacket. This copy is offered with an imperfect but mostly complete example of the scarce illustrated jacket. Very Good to Near Fine in Good only dustjacket, lacking lower two inches of spine, top spine end and top edge chipped, several inch closed tear at top front panel mended with archival tape, small chips and wear at front flap edge.
Published by Horace Liveright, 1928
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. [284] pp. Horace Liveright WOON, Basil Second Printing, November, 1928 Pictorial Dust Jacket by "Sugar" 7.75"H x 5.5"W Not a Guide Book, But a Guide to The Delightful Sights and Sounds. Cocktail and Cock-Fights, Scenery and Senoritas in the Tropical Luxuriance of Cuba.
Published by Horace Liveright, 1928
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. [284] pp. 1st Edition Jacket design by Sugar WOON, Basil Horace Liveright 1928 7.75" x 5.5" First Edition. Sugar dustjacket art. "Rum, roulette and racing; sugar, cigars and senoritas - these are the ingredients of this effervescent picture of what the tourist does in Cuba, what he sees, and what he drinks. First, as to what he drinks. Mr. Woon gives the real recipe of the Daiquiri as given to him by Facundo Bacardi himself, maker of 'the rum that cured a king and pickled a nation'. He tells you that there are seven thousand places in Havana where alcohol is sold, and helpfully lists the names of the best bartenders, and the drinks that made them famous". Illustrated with photographs. This highly sought after cocktail book and Cuba guide is basically unknown in a dustjacket.
Published by Horace Liveright, 1930
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. [284] pp. Fifth Printing, February, 1930.