The Stork Club
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1946. First Edition. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. [i-vi], vii-xiii, [xiv-xvi], 17-136 pages.
Lucius Beebe's glamorous insider's tour of the Stork Club and the preferences, practices, and prejudices of its drinkers. The main book is in three parts: 'Morning at the Stork Club,' 'Noon at the Stork Club,' and 'Night at the Stork Club.' Throughout there are drink recipes and suggestions gathered from patrons of the Stork. The final section is 'An Appendix of Drinks suggested by members of the staff of the Stork Club.' A delightful book that captures New York café society life with Beeb's characteristic wit.
Ref. NOLING p. 60.
Good in a good dust jacket. Book shows (as good cocktail mixing guides do) a few stains to covers and some interior leaves. There is some light soil to front endpapers and a prior owner name penned at top of front free endpaper. Jacket has a few edge chips, closed tears, and mild rubs. Original price intact on front jacket flap. Binding remains sound. A pleasing copy of this mixing guide, showing gratifying signs of a life lived in practice and not on a shelf.
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