Edmunds, Lowell

Silver Bullet: The Martini in American Civilization [Contributions in American Studies, Number 52]

Greenwood Press, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing in jacket. Slight wear to edges of jacket, now in mylar, blue boards. Elaborate stamp from prior owner on free endpaper, dated 1988. xviii, 149, [1]pp. 8.4 x 5.75". A witty, scholarly work explaining "why the Martini is a potent symbol of the American way of life" (Jacket). A contemporary review in the Journal of American Studies noted that "The book itself is strongly intoxicating, which perhaps explains why I broke the rule of fourteen years and mixed myself a Martini while reading it" Very Good / Very Good. Item #2026-S167
ISBN: 0313222258

Price: $175.00