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The True Drunkard's Delight : Art & Philosophy of Drinking : W. Juniper 1933
The True Drunkard's Delight : Art & Philosophy of Drinking : W. Juniper 1933
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The True Drunkard's Delight
By William Juniper
Published by The Unicorn Press Ltd. London, 1933. First edition. Tall 8vo. In maroon cloth covers with paper title label to spine. 375pp.
CONDITION
A good first edition. The cloth binding is good with just a couple of light spots to the boards. Endpapers good. All contents present and pages in good clean condition throughout. Overall good.
The book is an attempt in a collection of brave and witty things from English verse and prose, to set forth, in gratitude for Bacchus bounty, The Whole Art and Philosophy of Drinking, to which are added a garland of Convivial Songs such as may, in praise of proper Liquor, be sung by the roaring boys of Elysium and echoed by all choice spirits here below, some account of drinking customs with a selection of toasts, a gallery of notable drunkards, a dictionary of drinking slang, a digest of drunkards law, and a collection of tried and approved recipes, together with an examination of tee-totaliasm and its miserable songs, an account of some lively deaths and a selection of drunkards epitaphs.
By William Juniper
Published by The Unicorn Press Ltd. London, 1933. First edition. Tall 8vo. In maroon cloth covers with paper title label to spine. 375pp.
CONDITION
A good first edition. The cloth binding is good with just a couple of light spots to the boards. Endpapers good. All contents present and pages in good clean condition throughout. Overall good.
The book is an attempt in a collection of brave and witty things from English verse and prose, to set forth, in gratitude for Bacchus bounty, The Whole Art and Philosophy of Drinking, to which are added a garland of Convivial Songs such as may, in praise of proper Liquor, be sung by the roaring boys of Elysium and echoed by all choice spirits here below, some account of drinking customs with a selection of toasts, a gallery of notable drunkards, a dictionary of drinking slang, a digest of drunkards law, and a collection of tried and approved recipes, together with an examination of tee-totaliasm and its miserable songs, an account of some lively deaths and a selection of drunkards epitaphs.
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