Back to Search Results | 
Listed in category:
Bidding has ended on this item. The seller has relisted this item or one like this.
Item:Martini, Straight Up The Classic American Cocktail

Martini, Straight Up The Classic American Cocktail

Item condition:Very Good
Ended:Nov 10, 200905:25:33 PST
Bid history:0 bids
Starting bid:US $3.99
Shipping:$3.99US Postal Service Media Mail See more services 

Country:
ZIP Code:
Service and other details:
Service
Estimated delivery*
Price
US Postal Service Media Mail
4-11 business days
$3.99
US Postal Service Priority Mail
4-5 business days
$9.99
*The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and the payment method selected. Sellers are not responsible for shipping service transit times. Transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.

 See discounts 

 |  See all details
Estimated delivery within 4-11 business days
Returns:
No Returns Accepted
Coverage:
Pay with and your full purchase price is covered | See terms

A reserve price is the minimum price the seller will accept. This price is hidden from bidders. To win, a bidder must have the highest bid and have met or exceeded the reserve price.

 
Seller info
99.9% Positive feedback
Other item info
Item number:250524455993
Item location:Coral Springs, FL, United States
Ships to:United States
Payments:
Item specifics - Nonfiction Books
Author: Lowell EdmundsPublisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Edition Description: RevisedISBN-10: 0801859719
Subject: Cooking, Food & WineISBN-13: 9780801859717
Topic: Wine & BeveragesFormat: Hardcover
Language: EnglishPublication Year: 1998
Condition: Very GoodSpecial Attributes: --
See reviews
Detailed item info
Synopsis
This scholarly study of the all-American Martini was written by a classics professor at Rutgers. Lowell Edmunds places the Martini in its cultural context, examining the drink's history, its traditional WASP-y image, and its image in movies, television, and literature. He has also compiled a list of every Martini cartoon in the New Yorker--a formidable achievement..

Size
Length:153 pages
Height:9.8 in.
Width:6.0 in.
Thickness:0.8 in.
Weight:15.2 oz.

Publisher's Note
"The Martini is the premier American cocktail. It is a permanent fixture of American life, of the American imagination, of America's image in the rest of the world. But its consumption, like that of other commodities, is cyclical. At the time of the first edition of this book (1981), the Martini was in eclipse. As I did the research for this revised edition, I saw the Martini everywhere—in movie advertisements, on the jewel boxes of CDS, in magazines. Strolling around SoHo on a summer evening, I saw Martinis on every bar . . . This already much-noticed ‘return of the Martini' prompts three questions. Where did it return from? In what form has it returned? Where did the Martini come from in the first place?"—from the IntroductionBernard DeVoto called it the "supreme American gift to world culture," and H. L. Mencken said that it was "the only American invention as perfect as a sonnet." FDR served a Martini to Stalin at the Teheran Conference in 1943 and asked him how he liked it. "Well, all right," the Russian said, "but it is cold on the stomach." Stalin's successor was served a stronger Martini than the rather bland sort that FDR mixed. Khrushchev called it "the U.S.A.'s most lethal weapon."This is the classic book about the classic drink. The original edition, published in 1981 as The Silver Bullet: The Martini in American Civilization, traced the history of the Martini back to its American origins in the nineteenth century. In this revised edition, Edmunds updates his account and includes the results of his latest detective work. Exploring literary and dramatic works as well as newspapers, magazines, cartoons, bartender's manuals, distillery brochures, and other documents of popular culture, Edmunds finds in the Martini's image the same ambiguities that characterize American life:Ambiguity 1: The Martini is civilized—the Martini is uncivilized.Ambiguity 2: The Martini unites—the Martini separates.Ambiguity 3: The Martini is classic—the Martini is individual.Ambiguity 4: The Martini is sensitive—the Martini is tough.As this classic cocktail reappears as a 1990s symbol of stylish and sophisticated indulgence, this new edition of Edmunds' engaging account ensures that the Martini's place in the national iconography will not be forgotten.
In this engaging look at the classic cocktail, Lowell Edmunds traces the history of the Martini back to its American origins in the 19th century. 12 photos, 4 illustrations. 4-page color insert.

Industry reviews
"Edmunds seems to have unearthed every reference to the martini since its creation sometime in the 1870s, and by researching recipe books from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he has painstakingly reconstructed the actual history of a cocktail swaddled in myth. The martini is the last word on cocktails. This book is the last word on the martini."
New York Times - William Grimes (12/23/1998)


Portions of this page Copyright 1995 - 2009 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Visit my eBay store

Botttom edge has a few speckles, otherwise in very nice conditon. Please email me with any questions. Thanks for looking.         

Please ask all questions before bidding.

PAYPAL ONLY.

Items are mailed out within 3 business days of payment. Tracking is included and will be emailed to you by paypal. All payments due within 3 days of auctions close. Serious bidders only please.

SORRY, BUT NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, INCLUDING CANADA.



00006
Shipping and handling
Item location: Coral Springs, FL, United States
Shipping to: United States
Change country:
ZIP Code:
 
Shipping and handling
To
Service
Estimated delivery*
US $3.99
United States
US Postal Service Media MailTM
4-11 business days
US $9.99
United States
US Postal Service Priority Mail®
4-5 business days
*The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and when the seller receives cleared payment. Sellers are not responsible for shipping service transit times. Transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.
Domestic handling time
Will usually ship within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment.
Return policy
The seller will not accept returns for this item.
Payment details
Payment methodPreferred/AcceptedBuyer protection on eBay
Credit or debit card through PayPal
PayPal Preferred
Pay with and your full purchase price is covered | See terms
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.

About eBay | Announcements | Security Center | Resolution Center | eBay Toolbar | Policies | Government Relations | Site Map | Help
Copyright © 1995-2009 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
eBay official time