HELD, John Jr. (John BOLAND). Forty Famous Cocktails. Being a Compendium of Reliable Recipes Carefully Compiled for use in this Arid Area. Engraved with Humble Apologies to that Master Engraver John Held Jr. [Verso title]: The Path to Perdition or a Scene from the Back Room in the Days When Life was Simple. With Apologies and a Toast to John Held Jr. Master Eng (COCKTAILS). New York: Colonia Sales Corp, [1930].

First Edition. no date, circa 1930. Rare cocktail ephemera item measuring 5 1/2 by 4 inches, consisting of a colorfully illustrated sleeve with a moveable insert that when pulled up or down reveals cocktail recipes. Engraved by John Boland. A very scarce cocktail recipe devise, with only two holdings found on WorldCat. We have seen both the larger and smaller version of this. Good, showing wear.

Price: $250.00