jaynes bartenders guide practical handbook (5 résultats)

Presumed First Edition. Original wrappers, 5 by 4 1/2 inches, 152 pages plus ads. Recipes include the Charlie Chaplin Cocktail, the Pousse Cafe American, the Klondyke Cocktail, Havana / Serpents Tooth, Stiff Horses Neck, White Lion, Mamie Taylor, Eau de Absinthe, etc. Jayne's was a patent medicine manufacturer and was very active in the 20's and 30's. There are adverts in this booklet for their various products, ranging from skin cream to laxatives and 'tonic pills' for gentlemen wishing to still be "frisky at sixty". The introduction states: "Of the making of drinks there is no end. Even to classify all known mixed drinks into headings would be a formidable task. However, since the blending of liquors, wines and other delectable beverages into satisfying drinks has been a more or less a secret art for the past decade or more, our happy escape from the restrictions of the Eighteenth Amendment (may it rest in peace!) calls for some sudden expert knowledge of these mixtures." A cheaply produced volume, but a popular one with cocktail bloggers. In addition to recipes for cocktails and mixed drinks, there are also formulae for making some long-lost ingredients such as Stoughton's Bitter, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters, Usquebaugh Cordial, and loads of other curiosities. [Anistatia Miller] Very Good.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Later edition, 1934. Book issued in original stiff card covers with an illustrated front cover. Price $1. 5" by 4 1/2". 152 pages plus ads. There is a 1/16" tear at the bottom of the front panel, else FINE. Recipes include the Charlie Chaplin Cocktail, the Pousse Cafe American among others. Jayne's was a patent medicine manufacturer and was very active in the 20's and 30's. A cheaply produced volume, but a popular one with cocktail bloggers. A must for any bartender! Selling quality books for 35 years.

Stiff decorative wrappers. Etat : Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Stiff decorative wrappers with typographic titles in two-color. The text block is stapled and glued to the wraps. 152 + [8] advert pages; 4.5 by 5.25 inches, (13.3 by 10.8 cm). Occasional in-text drawings. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with minor hand-soiling. An uncommon vintage post-prohibition pocket cocktail manual OCLC/WorldCat cites only 3 copies in institutional collections. Jayne's was a patent medicine manufacturer. There are adverts in this booklet for their various products, ranging from skin cream to laxatives and 'tonic pills' for gentlemen wishing to still be "frisky at sixty". Along with recipes for cocktails and mixed drinks, there are also formulations for making "lost" elements such as Stoughton's Bitter, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters, Usquebaugh Cordial, and other oddities. ".since the blending of liquors, wines and other delectable beverages into satisfying drinks has been a more or less 'secret art' for the past decade or more, our happy escape from the restrictions of the Eighteenth Amendment (may it rest in peace!) calls for some sudden knowledge of these mixtures." [the author]. Subjects: Cocktails; Bartending. Non-alcoholic Cocktails (Boissons); Mixology.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. JAYNE, Dr. D [152] pp. Dr. D Jayne and Son, Inc. 1931 5 1/4" x 4 3/8" Recipes include the Charlie Chaplin Cocktail, the Pousse Cafe American, the Klondyke Cocktail, Havana / Serpents Tooth, Stiff Horses Neck, White Lion, Mamie Taylor, Eau de Absinthe, etc. Jayne's was a patent medicine manufacturer and was very active in the 20's and 30's. There are adverts in this booklet for their various products, ranging from skin cream to laxatives and 'tonic pills' for gentlemen wishing to still be "frisky at sixty". The introduction states: "Of the making of drinks there is no end. Even to classify all known mixed drinks into headings would be a formidable task. However, since the blending of liquors, wines and other delectable beverages into satisfying drinks has been a more or less a secret art for the past decade or more, our happy escape from the restrictions of the Eighteenth Amendment (may it rest in peace!) calls for some sudden expert knowledge of these mixtures." A cheaply produced volume, but a popular one with cocktail bloggers. In addition to recipes for cocktails and mixed drinks, there are also formulae for making some long-lost ingredients such as Stoughton's Bitter, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters, Usquebaugh Cordial, and loads of other curiosities.

Small octavo, attractive tan pictorial wrappers in the art deco style, 152, [6] pp. Pages toned, with minor chipping, stain to margin of last ten leaves, front cover pulling from staples with damage to margin of title page. Good plus. 152 pages of cocktail recipes issued by a maker of quack medical cure alls. An ephemeral production with small cartoon and caricature illustrations within the text.