gun club drink book by browne, charles

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. Leonard Holton. 8vo. Pp. xviii, 190. Frontis. Holton illustration. Illustrated with black line drawings. Bound in orange and black printed cloth, titles and illustrations on the covers and spine, illustrated endpapers, orange topstain. With appendix and index. First edition "A" under the copyright. Spine minimally sunned and rubbed, mellowed crease to front free endpaper. Leaves unmarked. A classic of mixology, companion volume to the author's 1930 Gun Club Cook Book. An introduction to proper drinking for youth brought up on the "illegal and obnoxious beverages of the Prohibition era." Covers the History of Drinking, Malt Liquors, Distilled Liquors, Wine, Punches, Cocktails, Service and Legislation. With numerous delightful Art Deco illustrations.

Charles Scribner's, 1939. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition Fine Copy.A in Copyright Scribner's Seal.Excellent Copy..

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.