The high times for cocktails seems to be from the turn of the twentieth century, through Prohibition (particularly in the U.S.) and into the 1950s. There has been a resurgence in the early 2000s to today.
The guides to classic cocktails are a great resource. The current popular guide is Mr. Boston which is available everywhere.
On the history of cocktail recipe books, one of the earliest was Drinks As They Are Mixed by Paul E. Lowe from 1904.
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Later guides to appear are Robert Vermeire's Cocktails and How to Mix Them (1922), Harry MacElhone's ABC of Mixing Cocktails (1930), and Jerry Gordon's Cocktail & Food Recipes (1934).
Later to appear is David A. Embury's The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948).
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Paul E. Lowe's Drinks as They Are Mixed is available online.
Harry MacElhone's ABC of Mixing Cocktails is available online.
Jerry Gordon's Cocktail & Food Recipes is available online.
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