Fancy Drinks and Popular Beverages

by William Schmidt

Published by Dick & Fitzgerald, New York. 1896.

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Book is well-read yet appears carefully maintained with minimal commensurate wear and aging.
• Red cloth boards feature stylized lettering and design detail on front and light blind tooling on back.
• Lightly warped boards exhibit light-to-moderate wear and aging, with damp stain showing at bottom portion of the rear board.
• Spine features bold lettering, with some fading along edges.
• Binding is tight and secure.
• Head and tail of spine are hard bumped with the design detailing partially worn.
• Front pastedown bears ownership stamp while the rear pastedown bears minimal writing in red pencil. Please see photos.
• Interior pages are gently toned.
• Textblock edges and pastedowns are notably toned, stained and foxed. Very little of this bleeds into margins. Please see photos.
• Ffeps have firm crease in top quarter of page.
• Inside pages are free of writing, highlighting, underlining or other intentional marks.
• Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear.
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Includes 519 recipes with index. From the mythic Golden Age of Cocktails comes a 19th century text on the high art of mixology. William "The Only William" Schmidt was renowned for his outstanding personality and ability to invent drinks on the spot for a savvy clientele who sought his expertise. He introduces the practice of mixing drinks by first reminding us why we drink, then goes on to explain how we ought to conduct ourselves. Also included is a catalog of books published and distributed by Dick & Fitzgerald of New York. 155 pages. 4.75" by 7".

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