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The Gun Club Drink Book; Being a more or less discursive account of alcoholic beverages, their formulae and uses, together with some observations on the mixing of drinks
by Browne, Charles
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. First edition of The Gun Club Drink Book by Charles Browne, in dust jacket.. Octavo, xviii, [3]-190pp. Orange illustrated covers, title printed in black and white. First printing with Scribner's A and logo on copyright page. Illustrated frontispiece with numerous drawings by Leonard Holton. Top edge dyed red. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, shallow closed tears to top edge near spine, faint toning to spine, bright art deco illustrations on covers. Free of any markings or notable wear, an excellent copy. Illustrated by Leonard Holton.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10479
- Title
- The Gun Club Drink Book; Being a more or less discursive account of alcoholic beverages, their formulae and uses, together with some observations on the mixing of drinks
- Author
- Browne, Charles
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Gun Club Drink Book by Charles Browne, in dust jacket.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Savoy cocktail book, first edition Savoy cocktail book, harry craddock, Savoy hotel, first edition Charles Brown cookbook, Charles Brown Gun Club, The Gun Club cookbook, signed book Gun Club,
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