Search Results: The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry, Compiler Craddock

New York: The Arno Press/Crown Publishers NONE [NONE] 1976. (hardcover) 287pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. 12mo. This edition (1976), is a revised, updated version of the original book, published by Constable and Company Ltd., London: 1930, and reflects the style, flavour, and minor imperfections associated with the print process of that time. Yelow cloth, red title stamped to spine. There is a bump at the upper edge, which the dust jacket, pristine, puts out of sight. The cocktail recipes have beeen compiled by Harry Craddock of the Savoy Hotel, London..

Constable and Co Ltd , 1933. 5th edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Alphabetical Tabs down the block of the book. Name of the previous owner. New and Enlarged. 5th edition, 1933. Publication of 287 pages. Plain Orange Boards with Black Print. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and a touch edge worn. There are some marks on the block of the book. On the last two blank pages there are notes written in pencil. The pages within the book are clean and complete, the text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York: Richard R. Smith Inc., 1930. First Edition. Very good- in 1/4 black cloth and paper and gold foil covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with the edges of the boards and the paper covering are worn down all around with the tips of the boards rubbed and bumped. The gilt title on the spine is partial worn away and the cloth at the heel of the spine is rubbed and worn. but readable. The end pages are printed, the hinges are solid as are the joints. Without a dust jacket. The first free end page is signed by a prior owner and follows with a warning to anyone borrowing the book to be sure to return it.. 287 pages of text and illustrated throughout with color images by Gilbert Rumbold. The sub-title reads: "Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Sling, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps Cobblers, Fixes, and other Drinks, known and vastly appreciated in this year of grace 1930, with sundry notes of amusement… Read More

London: Constable & Company, 1930.. First edition, (iv), 286, (2) pp. Illustrated in colour throughout, including several maps of wine regions. Original cloth backed boards, decorated in silver, green and black, some wear to the metallic finish, spine recently recased, a little dull. A wonderfully designed collection of cocktails evoking the spirit and gaiety of the era.

London: Constable, 1930. A first edition, first printing published by Constable in 1930. First trade edition of this quintessential book of cocktails, with lively and colorful Art Deco illustrations by Gilbert Rumbold and lovely Art Deco binding. A witty, informative, and eminently useful book on how to make and mix drinks. Compiled by "the king of cocktail shakers," it contains humorous anecdotes on the origin of the cocktail and its purpose ("for the solace of man"), as well as "an elucidation of the Manners and Customs of people of quality in a period of some equality." In 1926, Harry Craddock fled prohibition in the United States to become Head Barman at the London Savoy. A very good example. None of the usual loss to the front board decorations. Wear to the corners. Some professional repair to the spine tips. No inscriptions. With the Bacardi cocktail Arata slip Two pages 24 and 25. Some spotting to the page ages and some surface wear to the rear board. Rare… Read More

London: Constable, 1930. A first edition, first printing published by Constable in 1930. First trade edition of this quintessential book of cocktails, with lively and colorful Art Deco illustrations by Gilbert Rumbold and lovely Art Deco binding. A witty, informative, and eminently useful book on how to make and mix drinks. Compiled by "the king of cocktail shakers," it contains humorous anecdotes on the origin of the cocktail and its purpose ("for the solace of man"), as well as "an elucidation of the Manners and Customs of people of quality in a period of some equality." In 1926, Harry Craddock fled prohibition in the United States to become Head Barman at the London Savoy. A near fine example. None of the usual loss to the front board decorations. Wear to the corners. Some slits to the foot of the spine and a small patch of rubbing to the head of the spine. No inscriptions whatsoever. Minor fade to the spine gilt titling. Some spotting to the page ages and some… Read More