Item #1057 Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion. Crosby Gaige.
Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion
Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion
Mixing Guide "Published for Hussies and Homebodies"

Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion

New York: M. Barrows and Company, 1941. First printing. Drawings by Rea Irvin. Full cloth. Octavo. 223 pages. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Mild browning to endpapers along hinges, a few extremity rubs. Jacket has a few closed edge tears, a few shallow edge chips, slight rubbing, but no significant loss. Bright, attractive copy.

Not just a fine compilation of cocktail recipes from the early 20th century, but also a wise and witty look at the philosophy of drinking, the arts of sociability, and a snapshot of the times.

"Richly embellished with drawings almost from life by Rea Irvin, with a Foreword in golden prose by Lucius Beebe and a Recessional or final insult hurled at the Reader by Lawton Mackall. Published for Hussies and Homebodies..."


Item #1057

Price: $350

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