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  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare representative view of the 1947 - wine book.
  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare representative view of the 1947 - wine book.
  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare example from the work of the 1947 - wine book.
  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare representative view of the 1947 - wine book.
  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare image of the 1947 - wine book.
  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare interesting detail of the 1947 - wine book.
  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare fascinating view of the 1947 - wine book.
  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare representative view of the 1947 - wine book.
  • The Mourning After by Girtin Forbes, John, a rare representative view of the 1947 - wine book.
The Mourning After

A Hangover Handbook with a Wink: Postwar Remedies for the Morning After.

Girtin Forbes, John

The Mourning After
Or To The Rescue Of Those Poor Souls Who Have Had One Too Many The Night Before.

1947, San Francisco, The Mc Lellan Publishing Company

First edition

CHF 69.00

Overview

This sly little guide for the self-inflicted sufferer, offering comic balm to those who’ve woken up with regret and a splitting head.

Inside the book

With text by John Girtin Forbes and illustrations by Ray Sullivan, this San Francisco pamphlet embraces the hangover with both sympathy and satire. Designed to “rescue those poor souls who have had one too many”, it delivers equal parts consolation and cheek, wrapped in black covers with a blue title and a laid-in printed note from the publisher, advertising the little pamphlet as the perfect gift for the holiday season or a birthday. In just 17 unpaginated pages, it manages to be both culturally sharp and deeply relatable, a postwar nod to the timeless ritual of overindulgence.

Why La Fenice chose it

A postwar pamphlet that proves some things never change; seventeen pages of hangover wisdom and remedies, for yourself or as a gift to a good friend - so relatable you’ll swear it was written last night.

Condition Report

Pp. [20].

Original wrappers, perfect conditions.

Dimensions (inches): 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 1/4
About the author

Raymond Sullivan (1903 - 1983) was a San Francisco artist and illustrator, known for Bohemian Club posters and celebrated gallery exhibitions.
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