When It's Cocktail Time in Cuba

WOON, Basil

Published by Horace Liveright, 1928

About this Item

[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. Seller Inventory # 40223

Bibliographic Details

Title: When It's Cocktail Time in Cuba

Publisher: Horace Liveright

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition