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Kingsley Amis on Drink
by Amis, Kingsley
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Quarter bound cream and blue cloth; stamped in brown and metallic magenta on spine; photographic color dust jacket; spine lightl
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First American edition. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo. Quarter bound cream and blue cloth; stamped in brown and metallic magenta on spine; photographic color dust jacket; spine lightly sunned; price clipped. First American edition. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo. The first American edition of Amis' collection of classic drink recipes - from Old Fashioneds, Gin Martinis, and (whiskey) Manhattans to Queen Victoria's Tipple and an assortment of hot and cold punches - coupled with his seasoned advice on not only how to drink, but also the best ways to recover from a hangover. Illustrated throughout by Nicolas Bentley's appropriately humorous line drawings.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 367813
- Title
- Kingsley Amis on Drink
- Author
- Amis, Kingsley
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Quarter bound cream and blue cloth; stamped in brown and metallic magenta on spine; photographic color dust jacket; spine lightl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- British
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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