Offers advice on stocking and tending a bar, provides recipes for alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, and includes information on wines and liquors.

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The book is recognizable for maintaining its branding across the decades, including a cherry-red cover, a small size, and a logo of "Old Mr. Boston", a man with a top hat and muttonchops, with an easy-going grin and stout stature.