Mrs. C. F. Leyel; Hilda Leyel — Summer Drinks and Winter Cordials

London, George Routledge and Sons, Ltd, [1925]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce volume of drink recipes for both summer and winter by Hilda Leyel, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition.A scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Tallows Stanfield.This delightful work presents a collection of ideas of summer drinks and winter cordials, combining non-alcoholic and alcoholic options, intended for people with limited incomes. Leyel notes that she has not included any drinks with brandy or spirits, as the price at the time of publication makes them "prohibitive". Despite this, she assures the reader that she has included the newest American-style beverages, as well as the more traditional English ones.  By Hilda Leyel, writing as Mrs. C. F. Leyel. Leyel was an expert on heralism, and founded the Society of Herbalists in 1927. She was a strong advocate of a simpler style of cookery, favouring seasonal and local dishes rather than "high class" cookery. She was praised by renowned cookery writer, Elizabeth David, who credited her recipes with teaching her to cook, describing her writing as "fresh and alluring".Published as part of the author's 'The Lure of Cooking' series, comprised of nine volumes of recipe books, published by George Routledge. Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Bookplate of Martin & Pamela Finch to the recto of the front endpaper. The Finch couple founded Matthew Finch Design Consultants Limited, a graphics group which specialised in in design for print and publishing. They opened an antiquarian bookshop, Wadard Books, in 2001. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is faded. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Dust wrapper is edge worn and age-toned, with chips, all of which are repaired, dust wrapper is restored to the reverse. Light handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Tallows Stanfield. Very Good Indeed/Good.