The Standard Cocktail Guide by Crosby Gaige 1944 Rare 3rd Edition

Antique Vintage The Standard Cocktail Guide By Crosby Gaige. A Manual of Mixed Drinks; Written for The American Host. M. Barrows, NY, 1944. Third Printing. 128 pages. Small cloth hardcover; dustjacket with front cover design and title, back cover photograph and short bio of Gaige. Sections on The well-stocked bar; Rules for the good host; Cocktails; Mixed Drinks; Wines; Canapes and Hors d'Oeuvres, with photo Illustrations of Barware - glasses, pitches and shakers etc. Of the Waldorf Astoria’s famous glass service and a wise and witty discussion of the philosophy of drinking. Dust jacket has short tears see photos. Book does not appear to have been read. 6.25” x 4.35”. Was stored. Collectors item. Smoke and pet free home