Antique Vintage The Standard Cocktail Guide. By Crosby Gaige. A Manual of Mixed Drinks; Written for The American Host. M. Barrows, NY, 1944. Third Printing. Small cloth hardcover; dustjacket with front cover design and title, back cover photograph and short bio of Gaige. Sections on The well-stocked bar; Rules for the good host; Cocktails; Mixed Drinks; Wines; Canapes and Hors d'Oeuvres, with photo Illustrations of Barware - glasses, pitches and shakers etc. Good tight condition; endpapers foxed; inscription on front free endpaper; light toning of dj - some rubbing to edges; head and tail of spine tiny tears and chipping. Gaige (1882 - 1949) was an American theater producer, and writer of cookbooks including The World's Fair Cookbook. He was President of the NY Wine and Food Society. Very rare and collectible book related to the History of Drinks, Beverages, Food, Wine and Cocktails. SEE IMAGES!