A Treasury of Drinking Pleasure - Suntory Fiction and Essays.
Tokyo: Suntory Ltd, 1976. First printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by John Cheever, dated 1976. This beautifully produced book was issued to commemorate the Golden Anniversary of Suntory Whiskey. Authors include John Updike, John Cheever, Alex Waugh, Roald Dahl, Norman Mailer and numerous Japanese authors.
Sml 4to,168pp (English),192pp (Japanese), illustrations in text, title page embossed. Bound in white oak boards with a tan leather spine. Both covers have a metal title label, one in English, the other in Japanese. Housed in the original cloth box with printed paper title piece wrapped around the cover and spine. Very slt foxing on very few early and late pages. Very good condition. Item #27341
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