The American Drink Book
by Field, S. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
Item Price
NZ$246.82NZ$172.77
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Company. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . Signed by the author. Bookplate inside the on the ffep, Ex-Libris with authors best wishes and signature. 282 pages. Illustrations. Index. From the flap: "Besides being the first completely informative work devoted to the epic and epicurean delights of wine, spirits, and beer, it is also a delightfully readable book on the history and practice of drinking in America. You'll sample the 100 greates American drinks, and a connoisseur's collection of the rarest rum, wine, and brandy dishes." S. S. Field was associatd with Esquire, where he was a features writer and with Reader's Digest. He also published short fiction. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9244
- Title
- The American Drink Book
- Author
- Field, S. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Cookery - History - Drinks, COCKTAILS - Cookery - History, American History - drinks - foods
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookery, Food & Drink;
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E Ridge fine Books
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Lake Elsinore, California
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