Published by Constable & Company, London, 1931
Language: English
Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Signed
Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. Gilbert Rumbold (illustrator). Fourth Printing. The boards are covered in goldtone foil. The front board has a black title block and an illustration and a decoration in green and black. The spine strip has black cloth, but about a fourth of it is chipped off, leaving brown paper exposed. 286 pages; color illustrations, including on the endpapers. The author wrote "Here's How!" above his signature and "February 3/33" below his signature. 2/3's of the black area of the title block has rubbed (white) spots. The foil on the back board is wrinkled along 7 inches of the edges and one other place. The foil has chips on all but one of the boards' edges. The foil is fragile and more chips can occur unless the book is handled and shelved with great care. The text block ends have darkened. Water stain is along nearly all edges of the front endpaper; the back endpaper is less so, but the non-print side of the FEP has more water stain. Nearly half of the pages each have a margin with light water stain, from 1/4 in. to full length of the margin. A few pages have water stain on 2-3 margins. The pages are a little wavy. Photos of the book will be e-mailed upon request. International shipping will require extra shipping cost. Signed by the Authors.
Published by Savoy Hotel Limited; New Edition, 1996
Seller: Little Moon Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover book as shown. Silver cover with black embossed titles. Special edition printed 1996 as Cocktails: The Past From the Present. With 8 new cocktails, this special edition celebrates and commemorates the restoration of the spirit and style of the Savoy Group: The Berkeley, Claridge's, The Connaught, The Savoy, The Lygon Arms, Brasserie St. Quentin, Grill St. Quentin, Simpson's-in-the-Strand, Savoy Theatre. With a reprint of the original Savoy Cocktail book published in 1930. Laid in are a SIGNED & Inscribed card from Duncan R Palmer, General Manager of The Connaught Hotel " Dear Mrs. Harris, A warm welcome to The Connaught. Wishing you a comfortable stay. Duncan". also laid in are his business card and a postcard of The Connaught Hotel. Book has light shelf wear, a few tiny nicks to black embossment on front cover. Interior clean. International shipping available. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Constable & Co, 1930
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1930 Craddock SIGNED Savoy Cocktail 1ed Liquor Alcohol Prohibition Art Deco UK Harry Craddock is perhaps the most famous English bartender to ever pour drinks. Craddock made his name known during the 1920s and 30s while working in the Savoy Hotel in London. It was there that he published his cocktail recipe book, 'The Savoy Cocktail Book', which was a collection of 750 drink recipes including the famous 'White Lady'. This book revolutionized the modern bar scene. It created such a buzz around bar-goers, that this book remains unsurpassed in its popularity today. Interesting to note, Craddock states in the foreword of this first edition that "if everyone knew even a little about the absorbing subject of absorbing alcohol there would be even less Prohibition in the United States." While the contents of this first Constable edition are particularly desirable, the Art Deco front cover and figures create a masterpiece for collectors, as well as being signed and numbered by Harry Craddock. Item number: #26830 Price: $1950 CRADDOCK, Harry The Savoy cocktail book; being in the main a complete compendium of the cocktails rickeys, daisies . and other drinks London: Constable & Co., 1930. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o 287, [1] Provenance: Author's Signature Harry Craddock, December 1930 Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in (19.5cm x 13cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 26830 Photos available upon request. Signed by Author(s).
Condition: Very good. Inscribed early printing of this crackling cocktail classic, with delightful art-deco style illustrations. Full of vivacity and vigor, this book from "the king of cocktail shakers" perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the era. Amid the hundreds cocktail recipes are brightly colored vignettes of flappers, Monopoly men, artists, and other revellers. The scattered about commentary is dripping with bons mots, from the Third Rail Cocktail that is "better than 11,000 volts," to the Jabberwock Cocktail, which will "make you gyre and gimble in the wabe until you brillig all right, all right." An endlessly entertaining (and useful) read a fitting artifact of the Jazz Age with a convivial inscription. 7.25'' x 4.5''. Original orange cloth, lettered in black to front board and spine. Color pictorial endpapers. Illustrated throughout in color. 238 pages. Lacking dust jacket. Inscribed by Craddock to print history page ("Here's How! / Harry Craddock / January 14/1937) and again to preface page (To Mr. A. G F / with the best wishes of the author/ sincerely hoping you will deliver much pleasure in Reading and Drinking this book, / H. Craddock"). Some wear and soil to cloth and edges of text block, minor toning to spine, light scattered foxing to text. Illustrations bright.
Published by Constable & Company Limited, 1937
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Signed
Condition: Good. 1937. Reprint. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Orange cloth. Signed by Harry Craddock to copyright and preface. Contains colour illustrations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Notable cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Mild thumb-marking present. Light droplet to upper text block edge. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Mild water stains and droplets to boards.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Gilbert Rumbold (illustrator). First edition. A signed, first edition of this iconic and definitive cocktail recipe book. Signed by the author to Arthur Strange with a presentation inscription wishing them 'all the best'. His signature to page 6 with the phrase "Here's How".With the errata slip to page 25 as called for.A first edition, first impression, with the pagination to the preliminary leaves.The Savoy Cocktail book was written by Henry Craddock, one of the most famous bartenders of the 1920s and 1930s. He had an eighteen year tenure at the Savoy Hotel in London which is when he wrote this collection of 750 Cocktails. Craddock is credited with creating many classic cocktails such as the White Lady and the Corpse Reviver #2.Craddock is also known for founding the United Kingdom Bartenders' Guild in 1934. To the introduction Craddock writes on cocktails suitable for a prohibition country, which relates to his personal history. Craddock was originally from America and left to the United Kingdom during the Prohibition.With an historical introduction regarding cocktails, non-alcoholic cocktails and a list of the cocktail recipes in alphabetical order. Craddock separates the work by types of cocktails, sours, toddies, flips, slings, highballs etc. The second part of this work regards wines. A wonderful opportunity to own a signed first edition copy of the iconic cocktail book. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with gold and silver leaf boards. Externally, smart. Minor rubbing to the gilt boards, as is common with this work. Gilt to spine has faded and the cloth is fraying to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with a few light marginal spots and browning to the first and last few pages. Near Fine. signed by author. book.
Published by Constable, London, 1930
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. First Edition. (London: Constable & Company, 1930). First UK Edition, first printing, first issue with number 3 on the title page, the pagination to the preliminary leaves and the errata slip on page 25. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION TO THE VERSO OF THE DEDICATION PAGE. Signed by Harry Craddock and warmly inscribed, "'Here's How!'/ Harry Craddock/ To/ Major Godfrey./ With the best wishes of the Author/ November '30". Publisher's original pictorial metallic boards over black cloth spine stamped in gilt. Pictorial end-papers. A VG (or slightly better) copy without dustwrapper. Softened spine tips. Gilt lettering to spine oxidised as often seen. Front and rear boards bright. No dog-eared pages. Clean interior. No inscriptions (other than the Author's). No recipes written in the back of the book. The decorations are by Gilbert Rumbold. An attractive copy. "Synonymous with style, elegance, and sophistication, the Savoy is unsurprisingly also the birthplace of some of the most famous cocktails in the world. During the 1920s and 1930s, Prohibition-dodging Americans visiting London for tea-dances and cocktails made the bar at the Savoy their home. Here they were entertained by legendary American barman Harry Craddock, inventor of the White Lady and populariser of the Dry Martini. The Savoy Cocktail Book features 750 of Harry's most popular recipes. It is a fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the time and which are just as popular today. Taking you from Slings to Smashes, Fizzes to Flips, and featuring art deco illustrations" (GoodReads). Photographs/scans available upon request. Signed by Author.
Published by Constable & Company, London, 1930
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original half black cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Gilbert Rumbold. Presentation copy, inscribed by Harry Craddock on the verso of the dedication page and first page of the Preface, "Here's How" Harry Craddock To my dear friend Myra October '30." Rare and desirable signed by Craddock. Savoy Cocktail Book features 750 of Harry Craddock's most popular recipes. It is a fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the timeand 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 Books 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." "Behind every great bartender (literally) is a roughed-up, stained copy of The Savoy Cocktail Book.it's been an industry must-have since its first edition" (GQ).
Published by Constable & Company Ltd, 1936
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. CRADDOCK, Harry [Inscribed!] [287] pp. New and Enlarged edition third printing Constable & Company, Ltd. 1936 The decorations are by Gilbert Rumbold "Here's how!" Signed Harry Craddock July 22 1937 to Mr. L. C. Buchannan with the best wishes of the author, Harry Craddock. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Constable, London, 1930
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrations by Gilbert Rumbold. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Robert Best Wishes and luck with the shaking - Harry C. 1931." The recipient was a personal friend of Harry's and Headwaiter employed in the 1920s at Sovrani's Restaurant. Giovanni Sovrani was employed at The Savoy in London which he left in 1927 to open his own restaurant in Jermyn Street in 1927. Laid in is a note of provenance from the recipient's son explaining the casual nature of the inscription which differs from many of Craddock's more formal and flourishing inscriptions. In very good condition. Laid in is a Bar exam, World-Wide Bar Guide: Famous Drinks From Famous Places, and Fleishmann's Mixer's Manual; each illustrated in color and in near fine condition. Savoy Cocktail Book features 750 of Harry Craddock's most popular recipes. It is a fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the timeand 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 Books 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." "Behind every great bartender (literally) is a roughed-up, stained copy of The Savoy Cocktail Book.it's been an industry must-have since its first edition" (GQ).
Published by Constable & Company, London, 1930
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing, first issue with number on title page and errata slip on page 25. Signed by Harry Craddock and warmly inscribed, "'Here's how!' To my friend Douglas Crawford with the best wishes of the Author / Trafalgar Day / October 17th, 1930;" with Crawford's name written in light pencil to the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original pictorial metallic boards over black cloth spine stamped in gilt. Very Good with binding slightly tender, darkened spine, edge wear heavier at corners. Covers oxidized, pitted and rubbed. 195-202 pp dog earred at bottom corners; contents lightly toned. The classic cocktail manual featuring 750 recipes, scarcely signed.
Published by Constable & Company, London, 1930
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing, second state with no number on title page and no errata slip on page 25, "Additional Cocktails" list present on pages 282, 283. Signed by Harry Craddock, inscribed "Here's How" on the verso of the dedication page. Bound in publisher's original pictorial metallic boards over black cloth spine stamped in gilt. Very Good with light rubbing and edge wear, chipping to cloth at spine ends, pages tanned.