Edmunds, Lowell

Martini, Straight Up; The Classical American Cocktail

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. 1st printing of the 2nd, revised edition. Hardcover. 153 pages. 23.5 x 14.5 cm. In this engaging look at the classic cocktail, Lowell Edmunds traces the history of the Martini back to its American origins in the nineteenth century. Exploring literary and dramatic works as well as newspapers, magazines, cartoons, bartender's manuals, distillery brochures, and other documents of popular culture. Ex libris. Illustrated throughout. Interior clean, withdrawn stamps on free end papers. In protective mylar cover. Blue boards, blue cloth spine. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. Item #4715

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