Jerry Thomas' Bar-Tenders Guide or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks by THOMAS, Jerry - 1887-01-01

Fitzgerald Publishing Corporation, 1887-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 130 pages + 14 pages of ads, illustrations, 18 cm. 3rd edition, with title page stating "Dick and Fitzgerald." Bound in publishers original brick cloth binding. Binding tight. Housed in a custom made clamshell case bound in brown leather complete with gilt spine. Pages are white and unmarked. p. 50-53 have a small marginal stain on the bottom edge. <br><br> Jerry Thomas was an American bartender (principal bar-tender at the Metropolitan Hotel, New York) known for his pioneering work in popularizing cocktails across the United States. He is often considered "the father of American mixology." In addition to writing the seminal work on cocktails, his creativity and showmanship established the image of the bartender as a creative professional. As such, he was often nicknamed Professor Jerry Thomas. His development of the "Martinez", which first appeared in this edition of his guide, has sometimes been viewed as a precursor to the modern martini.