The Savoy Cocktail Book - Being in the main a compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other Drinks, known and vastly appreciated in this year of grace 1930, with sundry notes of the amusement and interest concerning them, together with subtle Observations upon Wines and their special occasions. Being in the particular an elucidation of the Manners and Customs of people of quality in a period of some equality. The Cocktail Recipes in this Book have been compiled by Harry Craddock of the Savoy Hotel London. -
Harry Craddock
1930 - Richard R. Smith Inc., New York - First American Edition
A mint and thus reassuringly rare example of the Mixologist’s Bible. Featuring 750 cocktails, with marvellous art-deco colour illustrations and decorations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, in original art-deco illustrated covers, using a shiny gold foil transfer which on this copy is bright and sharp and untouched. Suitably house in a custom clamshell case of black morocco leather, spine lettered in gilt and interior lined with velvet.
‘The way to drink a cocktail is quickly, while it's still laughing at you.’
Harry Craddock left the United States during Prohibition and came to the Savoy in 1920. He became the star of the American Bar and is credited with inventing the White Lady and popularised classics such as the Dry Martini.
With the Pegu Club Cocktail on page 120, ‘The Favourite Cocktail of the Pegu club, Burma,and one that has travelled, and is asked for, round the world.' A fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the time – and which are just as popular today. From Slings to Smashes, Fizzes to Flips, and featuring art deco illustrations, Harry Craddock was ‘the king of cocktail shakers,’ and The Savoy Cocktail Book contains humorous anecdotes on the origin of the cocktail and its purpose (’for the solace of man’), as well as ‘an elucidation of the Manners and Customs of people of quality in a period of some equality’. - GQ Magazine.
The first American Edition, first issue (variant A), which was printed in London alongside the English first edition, the only difference being the change of publisher's name to the title page. Then it was shipped to the States, presumably in small numbers due to prohibition which ended three years later.
Reference: Simon Khachadourian, The Cocktail Shaker 56.
Octavo (book size 19.8x13.7cm), pp. [6] 7-286 [2]. In publisher’s black cloth spine lettered in gilt, paper covered boards, front board illustrated and lettered in foil, additional colouring in green, yellow, black and grey, rear board with gilt foil covering, art-deco endpapers in red white beige and blue. Condition: Fine in fine case. First American edition, first issue, printed in London by Lowe & Brydone alongside the first English edition, the only change being the publisher s name to the title page. With matching first edition points, no statements of printing dates to verso of dedication page, date 1930 to title page. First issue, our opinion, without the errata slip on page 25 modifying the Bacardi Special Cocktail to simply Bacardi Cocktail, and half title through to title page unnumbered. One of two variants, this one without the full page advertisements for Booth s Dry Gin inserted before the title page, and without additional ads tipped in opposite pages 76 and 148. Note, there was also a limited signed edition consisting of approximately 250 numbered copies, with a less striking cover design. Ref: 111980 Price: HK$ 30,000
‘The way to drink a cocktail is quickly, while it's still laughing at you.’
Harry Craddock left the United States during Prohibition and came to the Savoy in 1920. He became the star of the American Bar and is credited with inventing the White Lady and popularised classics such as the Dry Martini.
With the Pegu Club Cocktail on page 120, ‘The Favourite Cocktail of the Pegu club, Burma,and one that has travelled, and is asked for, round the world.' A fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the time – and which are just as popular today. From Slings to Smashes, Fizzes to Flips, and featuring art deco illustrations, Harry Craddock was ‘the king of cocktail shakers,’ and The Savoy Cocktail Book contains humorous anecdotes on the origin of the cocktail and its purpose (’for the solace of man’), as well as ‘an elucidation of the Manners and Customs of people of quality in a period of some equality’. - GQ Magazine.
The first American Edition, first issue (variant A), which was printed in London alongside the English first edition, the only difference being the change of publisher's name to the title page. Then it was shipped to the States, presumably in small numbers due to prohibition which ended three years later.
Reference: Simon Khachadourian, The Cocktail Shaker 56.
Octavo (book size 19.8x13.7cm), pp. [6] 7-286 [2]. In publisher’s black cloth spine lettered in gilt, paper covered boards, front board illustrated and lettered in foil, additional colouring in green, yellow, black and grey, rear board with gilt foil covering, art-deco endpapers in red white beige and blue. Condition: Fine in fine case. First American edition, first issue, printed in London by Lowe & Brydone alongside the first English edition, the only change being the publisher s name to the title page. With matching first edition points, no statements of printing dates to verso of dedication page, date 1930 to title page. First issue, our opinion, without the errata slip on page 25 modifying the Bacardi Special Cocktail to simply Bacardi Cocktail, and half title through to title page unnumbered. One of two variants, this one without the full page advertisements for Booth s Dry Gin inserted before the title page, and without additional ads tipped in opposite pages 76 and 148. Note, there was also a limited signed edition consisting of approximately 250 numbered copies, with a less striking cover design. Ref: 111980 Price: HK$ 30,000