Item #35471 Harry's A B C of Mixing Cocktails. Harry MCELHONE.
Harry's A B C of Mixing Cocktails
Harry's A B C of Mixing Cocktails
Harry's A B C of Mixing Cocktails
Harry's A B C of Mixing Cocktails
Harry's A B C of Mixing Cocktails

Harry's A B C of Mixing Cocktails. London: Dean and Son, Limited, [1925].

Third Edition. Small octavo, original red cloth, illustrated dustjacket, 5" by 3 1/2", 109 pages. Mcelhone was a defining figure in early 20th-century bartending, most famous for his role at Harry's New York Bar (in Paris), which he bought in 1923. He worked at Ciro's Club in Deauville and the Plaza Hotel New York. He is often credited with inventing many cocktails, including the Bloody Mary, Sidecar, the Monkey Gland, the White Lady, and an early form of the French 75. The 1922 edition is credited with containing the first recipe for the Pegu Club Cocktail. An early printing, usually encountered in its ninth or tenth edition. Very Good, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, bit of loss at lower spine end, some foxing to panels.

Price: $750.00

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