The Gun Club Drink Book

by Charles Browne

illustrated by Leonard Holton

SIGNED FIRST EDITION. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939.

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition.

• Volume displays minimal overall wear and aging, primarily to exterior.
• Red cloth boards have black ink block with white writing on front and side, overall illustrated with sketches in white ink; very light shelf wear.
• Spine has black title block with white writing, and shows very mild overall sunning. 
• Corners are sharp; minimal softening at head and tail of spine.
• Two small spots visible on front shoulder. 
• Binding is secure.
• Half-title page features signature and inscription by author. (See photos)
• Illustrated pastedowns, white on black sketches of men drinking.
• Interior is barely toned and overall excellently well preserved. 
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. 
• Textblock edges show red tint along head, somewhat faded.
• Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear.
• SC20181206

190 pages. 5.75 x 8.25 inches.

From the book: "a more or less discursive account of alcoholic beverages, their formulae and uses, together with some observations on the mixing of drinks." Capturing the culture and attitudes of a certain class and time, it's something of a didactic recipe book on the making of alcoholic beverages and the various sorts of alcoholic drinks most frequently enjoyed at parties and festive occasions.

Wonderful B&W illustrations throughout text, plus frontispiece. Includes a chapter on the history of drinking, wine, wine in cooking, cocktails, punches and other mixed drinks and more. An appendix featuring the St Regis Hotel Wine List, as well as a reference for primary wine and liquor glass shapes.

Leonard T. Holton (1906-1973) was a New York illustrator and cartoonist.

Charles Brown is also know for penning The Gun Club Cook Book or a Culinary Code for Appreciative Epicures.

PROVENANCE: Signed inscription by author to Betty McGraw in Princeton, NJ.

EDITION POINTS: First Edition, with an A under the colophon copyright statement.

AS IS! Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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