"Cocktails By William" 1949 STURMER, Wilhelm

"Cocktails By William" 1949 STURMER, WilhelmSTURMER, Wilhelm [167] pp. Renaissance Verlag 1949 8" x 6 1 2" VG VG Scroll Down for (12) Additional Scans: A fine, clean example with original dustjacket of one of the first German post war cocktail books The charming cocktail book, printed in 1949 in Dsseldorf in German language, includes hundreds of recipes for various cocktails, mostly with English titles. The introduction is written in a light, entertaining tone, presenting the reader the culture

STURMER, Wilhelm

[167] pp.

Renaissance Verlag

1949

8" x 6 1/2"

VG/ VG

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A fine, clean example with original dustjacket of one of the first German post-war cocktail books - The charming cocktail book, printed in 1949 in Düsseldorf in German language, includes hundreds of recipes for various cocktails, mostly with English titles. The introduction is written in a light, entertaining tone, presenting the reader the culture of cocktail-drinking in bars, the organization of home bars, various alcoholic beverages, etc. The text is accompanied with fashionable black and white illustrations and full-page colour images of various cocktails. It was only after World War II, that most of the Europeans, including Germans, had a chance to start consuming fancy spirits and cocktails and much information, presented in this book were considered a novelty.