The Savoy Cocktail Book.

£1,850 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

the height of art deco style and sophistication An Art Deco classic, here in very good condition with stunning illustrations. Scores of cocktail recipes including the 'Corpse Reviver' and the 'Cupid' to the 'Trilby', with occasional anecdotes and further chapters and recipes for Sours and Toddies; Flips; Egg Noggs, Tom Collins; Slings; Shrubs, etc', Punches; Wine; Champagne; Port. First US edition; 8vo (20 x 13 cm); illustrated throughout in colour by Gilbert Rumbold, one or two occasional minor marks otherwise a bright, clean and very good copy; publisher's cloth gilt, Art Deco foil design to upper board, lower board gilt, illustrated endpapers, pen inscription to front endpaper, small abrasion to front pastedown from old sticker, rear hinge split but holding, some rubbing to extremities, though primarily affecting front lower forecorner and rear upper and lower forecorner where gilt cover has chipped, some fading to spine, but overall a very good copy; 288pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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