THE SAVOY COCKTAIL BOOK. Being in the main a complete compendium of the cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other drinks, known and vastly appreciated in this year of grace 1930, with sundry notes of amusement and interest concerning them, together with subtle observations upon wines and their special occasions. Being in the particular an elucidation of the Manners and Customs of people of quality in a period of some equality.

First edition, first printing [first issue]. Publisher's original heavy gilt and silver illustrated boards with gilt titles to the black cloth spine. Illustrated throughout with Gilbert Rumbold's characteristic colour illustrations. A genuinely very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the spine tips and corners, the gilt a little rubbed and scuffed, although without the heavy pitting and oxidization usually encountered. The contents, with some mild spotting to the prelims and closed text block edge, are otherwise clean and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps.

An attractive example of this art deco cocktail classic. This is the correct first edition, with a paginated title page and the Bacardi Cocktail errata slip tipped in at page 25.