HARRY MAC ELHONE (1890–1958) ABC OF MIXING COCKTAILS Circa 1923

London, Dean and Son, Limited, 29 King Street W.C.2 (n.d.) 109 pp. hardback, original red cloth binding, illustrated dust jacket, photograph of the author on the frontispiece, illustrated with several pages of period advertisements, cocktails listed in alphabetical order in a tabbed index. Edition of this work dedicated to Sir Walter de Frece, MP (President of Ciro’s Club, London). In English. 13.5 x 9 cm Good condition. Dust jacket damaged. Originally from Dundee, Scotland, McElhone was a leading figure in the bar world in the early 20th century, best known for his role at Harry’s New York Bar (in Paris), which he bought in 1923. He is often credited with creating numerous cocktails, notably the Bloody Mary, the Sidecar, the White Lady and the Blue Lagoon.