"The Official Mixer's Manual" 1940 DUFFY, Patrick Gavin Nancy Mitford

"The Official Mixer's Manual" 1940 DUFFY, Patrick Gavin Nancy MitfordThe Standard Guide for Professional and Amateur Bartenders Throughout The World DUFFY, Patrick Gavin [328] pp. Halcyon House 1940 8 1 4" x 5 5 8" w recipe typed letter laid in w 8 ring binder Rare cocktail recipe book of over 900 drinks including the Zombie

Art Sz: 10 1/2"H x 7 3/4"W

This book is on the theme of dinner conversation and follows James and his guest as they talk with unrelenting brightness over rare vintages

Chapters include 'Colours for Dark Rooms'

Its importance has long been recognized

from its founding in 1868 to the year of publication

w/ Decorative Title-Page & Jacket Design by Rex Whistler

which is examined through rarely seen plaster sculptures that highlight the artist’s working process

with 185 striking large folio photogravures of Mizner’s iconic Florida buildings

Faulkner later wrote Requiem for a Nun (1951) as a sequel to Sanctuary

In an electrifying climax

often with a focus on chorus girls and risqué performances

the designer tells us in his own words about his remarkable career and equally remarkable life