Item #4654 Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion; Forward by Lucius Beebe, Finale by Lawton Mackall. Crosby Gaige, Rea Irvin.
Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion; Forward by Lucius Beebe, Finale by Lawton Mackall
Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion; Forward by Lucius Beebe, Finale by Lawton Mackall

Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion; Forward by Lucius Beebe, Finale by Lawton Mackall

New York: M. BARROWS AND COMPANY, 1941. Hardcover. 223 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Signed by the author: "Dear Harry, If cocktails bother you, don't read this book. Sincerely, Crosby Gaige 6/3/'42". Filled with fabulous illustrations and recipes, a must have for any cocktail enthusiast. A full chapter filled with letters and recipes from foodies of the time including James Beard - as well as a recipe for the Red Snapper, the original bloody Mary of the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis. Interior crisp and clean, boards lightly rubbed. Red illustrated cloth covered boards. Very good. Item #4654

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