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The Bon Vivant's Companion, or, How to Mix Drinks [Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States, Together with the Most Popular British, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish Recipes, Embracing Punches, Juleps, Cobblers, etc., etc., etc., in Endless Variety.] [The Bar-Tender's Guide] [Bartender's] by Thomas, Jerry; Asbury, Herbert - 1928

by Thomas, Jerry; Asbury, Herbert

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The Bon Vivant's Companion, or, How to Mix Drinks [Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States, Together with the Most Popular British, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish Recipes, Embracing Punches, Juleps, Cobblers, etc., etc., etc., in Endless Variety.] [The Bar-Tender's Guide] [Bartender's] by Thomas, Jerry; Asbury, Herbert - 1928

The Bon Vivant's Companion, or, How to Mix Drinks [Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States, Together with the Most Popular British, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish Recipes, Embracing Punches, Juleps, Cobblers, etc., etc., etc., in Endless Variety.] [The Bar-Tender's Guide] [Bartender's]

by Thomas, Jerry; Asbury, Herbert

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Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First thus. Boards a bit soiled, small ink number stamp on rear free endpaper. 1928 Hard Cover. li, [3], 169, [3] pp. 8vo. 1928 reissue of the famous 1862 original, considered the first American cocktail book, edited with a new introduction by Herbert Asbury (author of Gangs of New York, etc.). Jerry Thomas was the principal bartender at the Metropolitan Hotel in New York City, and at the Planters' House in St. Paul. His work helped formalize and codify what until that point were recipes preserved by word of mouth and general reputation rather than a written system and the use of measurements. This edition, also notable because it was released during Prohibition, includes the introduction to the first edition, and Asbury's new introduction provides biographical information about Thomas as well as historical context for the original work. A wide range of drinks are covered, includes punches (which were the earliest examples of cocktails), juleps, fizzes, smashes, shrubs, cobblers, sours, etc., etc. Also included are chapters on: syrups, essences, tinctures, colorings, etc.; and temperance drinks. Illustrations, including a frontispiece of Thomas preparing his renowned Blue Blazer, are reproduced from the originals. An index follows the text, which makes locating individual drinks much easier.
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  • Edition First Thus
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  • Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
  • Date Published 1928
  • Keywords COCKTAILS DRINKS MIXOLOGY MIXED PUNCH BARTENDER BARTENDERS GUIDE TENDING BAR MIXING PUNCHES

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by Thomas, Jerry

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 6x4x1. [Prohibition Era Drink Cocktails] Grosset & Dunlap, 1934 printing. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Shelf wear. Edges soiled. Markings on cover and front end page. li, 169 p., ill., 21 cm/
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1930. 8vo. li, 170, [2] pp. Yellow hardcover boards with an engraving in green of a cocktail on the front. Green top-edged. Edited and with an introduction by Herbert Asbury, author of 'Gangs of New York'; this is a reissue of a book by "the father of American mixology". With witty illustrations of 19th century American nightlife throughout taken from various magazines 1860-1880. Slight wear to head and tail of spine, and pages a little yellowed. Otherwise in very good condition, internally and externally clean. . Very Good. Illustrated Boards. 6th Impression. 1930.
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Norwalk: Knopf, 1928. Limited. hardcover. very good. Edited and with an introduction by Herbert Asbury. Many black & white woodcut illustrations. 169 pages. Tall 8vo, orange cloth-backed green boards with gilt cover illustration (corners and edges rubbed, slight darkening on spine). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Limited Edition. Scarce. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> Number 63 of only 160 numbered copies signed by Herbert Asbury.<br/> <br/>
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