MCELHONE, Harry [MacElhone]. Harry's A B C of Mixing Cocktails [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED]. London: Dean and Son, Limited, [1927].

Fifth Edition. Small octavo, original red cloth, illustrated dustjacket, 5" by 3 1/2", 102 pages. This copy nicely signed and inscribed by Mcelhone at half-title page: 'Mr. SP I wanted to see a cellar once that would fit one of these books. I thought Bob L. + I would see it at your place this summer but no luck. Better next. Till then try these for exercise with the author's best (illegible initials but which must be Harry). Harry 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 Sidecar, the Monkey Gland, the White Lady, and an early form of the French 75. This Fifth Edition is rather uncommon, no copies found on WorldCat. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, nicked at edges and corners, small pieces of masking tape at corners of verso.

Price: $2,000.00