I work at a local restaurant, and I found this book behind the bar the other day. The original book was created in the 1930's, and contains a plethora of classic cocktails. So, it's a great book for a bartender, but I was mainly taken with the design of this book. The copy I held was printed in the 90's, but seemed to be completely hand-done (minus the type.) If it wasn't, it definitely seemed like it. The pages are thick, almost card stock paper with different illustrations on each page. Maybe this was just reprinted from the original form, but it is visually amazing. To me, it's an example of "If you're going to do something, do it right." If you're going to make a piece that is supposed to look like it's from a certain time period, you have to do it correctly. If this book used some modern font mixed with old-timy illustrations, it wouldn't have had the same effect. It's impossible to portray the whole effect online, so if you happen to see this book somewhere, pick it up. You'll see what I mean.
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