Robert" [Robert Vermeire] — Cocktails: How to MIX Them

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, c1930. Cloth. A smart nineteenth printing of this renowned cocktail book from Belgian bartender Robert Vermeire, with the original dust wrapper. Nineteenth printing, completing 138,366 copies. First printed in 1922. Perhaps the most commercially successful bar guide of the "classic" era, with well over 100,000 copies printed, this book contains most of the usual recipes, but documents many new European drinks, such as the Sidecar. It is particularly laudable for including attributions on many and being one of the first works to integrate these new European drinks with those of the Americas. Written by Robert Vermeire, a Belgian bartender who studied in Germany, and worked as a bartender in London, notably as the head bartender at the Embassy Club. For a few years, Vermeire ran his own bar, known as Robert"s, in his home town of Knokke, but lost it after the 1929 crash. Dated from the British Library. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the front panel edges. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound Pages are very bright and clean with previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.