Harry's A B C of mixing cocktails : over 300 cocktail recipes by McELHONE [MacElhone], Harry (1890-1958) - 1927

London: Dean & Son, Limited / 29 King Street / W.C. 2, 1927. Early Reprint. Original Cloth. Fine. Fourth Edition (so stated), giving recipes for more than 300 cocktails, including Angel's Kiss (creme de cacao and fresh cream), Brooklyn (picon, maraschino, rye whisky, vermouth), Monkey's Gland (absinthe, grenadine, orange juice, gin—"Invented by the Author and deriving its name from Voronoff's experiments in rejuvenation," and the Morning Cocktail (curacao, maraschino, orange bitters, absinthe, brandy, vermouth). Small, slim 8vo: 109,[1]pp, including portrait frontispiece and 20 full-page advertisements. Publisher's red cloth, upper board titled and ruled in black. Fine, virtually pristine (one page edge creased) example. Covers are clean and unfaded, pages fresh and unmarked, binding square and secure. All early editions are scarce, especially in such exemplary condition. Noling, pp. 192, 269. McElhone was a Scottish-born bartender, famous for his cocktails. His compendium of recipes, arranged alphabetically, also includes tips on the arrangement of a bar, hints to bartenders, and selected toasts. This edition also has an introduction by Harry claiming the "little pocket manual" is in great demand since he left Ciro's to open his own place in Paris (Harry's New York Bar). N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).