A Guide to Pink Elephants, Vol. II
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- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Richards Rosen Assoc, Inc., 1957. First Edition First Printing . Spiral-bound softcover. Fair. Scarcer than the hugely popular Vol. I from 1951/2, this is a follow-up supplemental drink guide to the preparation of 200 most-requested drinks on alcohol-resistant cards, bound in a pink decorative stiff cardboard wrappers with a black plastic comb binding. In 196 pages. A staple of all MCM (midcentury modern) bars, this is a First Edition from 1957. Condition is only Fair, as it was obviously well used. Stains to both covers & to first few index pages on each end; interior pages with drink recipes on them are white & bright. The tabs separating sections (Index, Brandies, Cordials, etc) show wrinkling & wear from handling. Drink up! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023044
- Title
- A Guide to Pink Elephants, Vol. II
- Author
- N/A
- Format/Binding
- Spiral-bound softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Richards Rosen Assoc, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- MCM BAR MID-CENTURY MODERN ALCOHOL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MIXED DRINKS MIXOLOGY COCKTAIL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks: Food & Beverages/Diet/Nutrition;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...