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Absinthe: History in a Bottle Paperback – 17 Aug. 2000

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One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for nineteenth-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Due to popular demand, Absinthe: History in a Bottle is back in paperback with a handsome new cover. Like the author's bestselling The Martini and The Cigar, it is a potent brew of wild nights and social history, fact and trivia, gorgeous art and beautiful artifacts. As intoxicating as its subject, Absinthe makes a memorable gift for anyone who knows how to celebrate vice.

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160 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Chronicle Books
Publication date

17 Aug. 2000
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20 x 1.91 x 29.21 cm
ISBN-10

0811816508
ISBN-13

978-0811816502
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Barnaby Conrad III is a painter and the author of ten books including Absinthe: History in a Bottle, published by Chronicle Books (0-8118-1650-8).

Barnaby Conrad III is a painter and the author of ten books including Absinthe: History in a Bottle, published by Chronicle Books (0-8118-1650-8).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; Reprint edition (17 Aug. 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811816508
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811816502
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20 x 1.91 x 29.21 cm

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The demonised drink

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2014

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Always fascinated by anything about absinthe and it's history - this book is excellent with good illustrations - really like it

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2005

This is perhaps not quite the definitive book the subject of absinthe but almost certainally the most accessable, enjoyable and visual. The images throughout are ecceptional in the diversity ranging from glorified, idiealistic portraits by Van Gogh, to anti-Absinthe propaganda courtesy of the Fench Goverment. This book is throughly researched and provides an insighful backdrop the the romantised world of 'absinthe-culture'. Not only is the research extensive and the images captivating, there are also mini-biographies and absinthe-celebrating poems the fasciniating and often tragic charactors of Verlaine, Rimbaud, Wilde and Baudelaire. Overall the book is a pleasure, easy to absorb and easy to find oneself captured in.

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An enthiastic look at a notorious drink.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 May 2000

Now that absinthe is available in the U.K. at last, this book provides a wealth of information on this most maligned yet enticing spirit. Packed with knowledge, and written in a colourful prose, Conrad has given us the definitive book on one of the most notorious drinks of the last 200 years.

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