William Terrington — Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks

London and New York, George Routledge and Sons, c1872. Hardback. A scarce guide to alcoholic beverages by William Terrington, a fantastic collection of nineteenth century cocktail recipes. An early edition. Undated, dated by the works advertised in the catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial boards. A scarce work. William Terrington's fantastic nineteenth century guide and recipe book on alcoholic beverages. The work discusses various drinks such as gins, rum, liqueurs and wines, and an extensive collection of recipes for cocktails and punches. In the publisher's original pictorial covers. Externally, rubbing and marks to the covers, with wear to the extremities, joints starting with loss to the spine. Front hinge starting with a bookseller's label to the front pastedown and offsetting to the free endpapers. Internally binding starting in places, otherwise firm. Pages clean with minimal age toning. Good . Ill.: None. Good .