Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. 207 pages, with Index and 103 illustrations in color. Large, heavy book, which may reuire extra postage for expedited and international delivery.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Blithe Spirits: A Toast to the Cocktail

Publisher

Alvin Rosenbaum Projects, Inc., Washington, D.C.

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

0874919150

ISBN 13

9780874919158

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Food and Drink

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Synopsis

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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