Blithe Spirits: A Toast to the Cocktail

Jill Spalding

ISBN 10: 0874919150 ISBN 13: 9780874919158

Published by A. Rosenbaum Projects, Washington, D.C., 1988

Language: English

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A coffee-table book tribute to the history of the cocktail. The book has sound hinges. It is not cocked. Pages are clean, unmarked and undamaged. The book's exterior is also spotless. It has very light rub wear to top and bottom edges, tips of corners. Very little wear otherwise. The dust jacket is not clipped, is completely clean and has no creases, holes, chips or tears. It shows light crimping at the top of the spine and a few light scratches to glossy surfaces. Book and dust jacket will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This is a heavy oversize book that will require extra funds for shipment outside of the United States.

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Title: Blithe Spirits: A Toast to the Cocktail
Publisher: A. Rosenbaum Projects, Washington, D.C.
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0874919150
ISBN 13: 9780874919158
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Book by Spalding, Jill

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With society's decree of "the deal" as an art form, it is comparatively easy to swallow "the cocktail" as such as well. The cocktail is "the most perishable of art forms," declares Spalding (Only The Best) in this less-than-intoxicating paean to the well-oiled, and to the oil itself. Quoting bon mots from bon vivants of the past, the author tells us about Oscar Wilde's visit to Chartreuse, where he learned the secret of the gods ("one third green, two thirds yellow") and Samuel Butler's advocacy of asylums for teetotalers. As we journey from Prohibition-era Manhattan to Harry's Bar in Paris, we marvel at the libations served at an opening for a French artist which, with fidelity to his obsession with the color blue, colored the celebrants' urine that hue, discover that Betty Grable liked to dunk croissants into her Pink Lady and, additionally, are informed of several ways to spoil champagne. Recipes for Moscow Mule, Singapore Sling, etc., are also included in this collection of tidbits, which is copiously illustrated with ostentatious, contrived photographs.
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