Bartender’s Guide to the Best Mixed Drinks by “Kappa,” 1953. Revised Edition. Tokyo, Japan.

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Bartender’s Guide to the Best Mixed Drinks by “Kappa,” 1953. Revised Edition. Published in Tokyo, Japan, during the American occupation of Japan after World War II. Recipes for cocktails in both Japanese and English. Small, hard cover book. 143 pages. Cocktail book is in nearly mint condition, with just a bit of shelf wear at the edges, the points of the corners, and the top and the bottom of the spine cover.  Boards covered in orangish red linen, beautifully and deeply embossed.  Binding is firm, hinges are solid.  Pages are all clean and clear.

The drinks are all very American: American Beauty Cocktail, Bronx Cocktail, California Lemonade, Manhattan Cocktail. The book was distributed by the Charles E. Tuttle Co.  The index at the back of the book is only in Japanese. .