WILLIAM TERRINGTON COOLING CUPS AND DAINTY DRINKS A COLLECTION OF GENERAL INFORMATION ON BEVERAGES OF ALL KINDS. FIRST EDITION

London and New York, George Routledge and Sons, 1869. 223 pp., bound, in the publisher’s original green cloth binding, embossed with ‘Reynolds Library – Notting Hill’ on the flyleaf, a handwritten name in ink across the title page. Printed by Woodfall and Kinder, Milford Lane, Strand, W.C., London. In English. 16.9 x 11.4 x 2.4 cm Cover damaged, spine detached, water stains at the end of the book on the boards and cover. This book is considered the first British publication devoted to cocktails. It offers a complete collection of recipes for ‘cups’ and other mixed drinks, as well as insightful analyses of the beverages. It helped to popularise cocktail-making in Britain and serves as a reference work for enthusiasts of the history of mixology.