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This is the most complete first edition * A reprint of the very first 1862 edition of Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide " How To Mix Drinks or A Bon Vivant's Companion ". This drink recipe book is probably the most famous bartenders' and cocktail book of all times, and it was the... Read Full Overview

Care for a Morning Glory Cocktail, a Blue Blazer, or a Philadelphia Julep? Recipes for these and hundreds of other tasty libations appear in this landmark volume. Originally published in 1862, Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide is widely considered by drink historians as the... Read Full Overview

Unabridged reproduction of the 1887 Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide with a new introduction by Ross Bolton. This book in its various reprints is accepted to be the first real cocktail book, and includes such classics as Mint Julep and the Daisy.

It was first known as "How... Read Full Overview

The 1862 Bartenders Guide is the FIRST cocktail book, in its FIRST version, now in an affordable reprint as it first appeared, in Hardback.Includes Mint Julep and lesser known drinks like Flip and Fix. Impress friends, impress yourself!

This is the first edition with 258 pages, in a good-to-read 6x9" format A complete reprint of the very first 1862 edition of Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide " How To Mix Drinks or A Bon Vivant's Companion ". This drink recipe book is probably the most famous bartenders' and cocktail... Read Full Overview

A complete reproduction of the Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide. This how to mix drinks / bon vivant's companion bar guide and bartender's recipe book is special as it shows drinks that would be served to people of the time. This book in its various reprints is accepted to be the... Read Full Overview

Unabridged reproduction of the 1887 Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide with a new introduction by Ross Bolton. This book in its various reprints is accepted to be the first real cocktail book, and includes such classics as Mint Julep and the Daisy.

It was first known as "How... Read Full Overview

About Jerry Thomas Jeremiah "Jerry" P. Thomas (ca. 1830 - 1885) is considered by many to be the forefather of US mixology. He is said to have worked as a bartender from a young age, until at some point, he was seized by a thirst for adventure and travel, signed on as a sailor,... Read Full Overview

""How To Mix Drinks Or The Bon-Vivant�������s Companion"" is a comprehensive guide to the art of mixing drinks, written by legendary bartender Thomas Jerry in 1862. The book provides step-by-step instructions for creating a wide... Read Full Overview

Finally reunited, this edition brings together How to Mix Drinks by Jerry Thomas with A Manual for the Manufacture of Cordials, Liquors, Fancy Syrups, etc. etc., by Christian Schultz as it originally was published in the 19th century. Many people mistakenly believe the cocktail... Read Full Overview

First published in 1862, this seminal work in bartending marks the first time many of today's classics were recorded in print. Collected here by Jerry Thomas--America's most famous bartender--are dozens of cocktail recipes, from old standards to mixes invented by Thomas himself,... Read Full Overview

This drink recipe book is probably the most famous bartenders' and cocktail book of all times, and it was the first real cocktail book ever published in the United States. This is a nostalgic and delicious homage to a drinking era that is gone but not forgotten. This first edition... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Published in New York in 1862, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection was the first cocktail book published in the United States, and it was written by a "celebrity bartender" famous throughout the country.