The U.K.B.G. Guide to Drinks marriage libris Violet Ormonde Matthews with

libris Violet Ormonde Matthews with ink inscription dated 1899 to front of vol I

and three folding maps

He moved into a post as a Keeper at the V&A in 1909 and printed some titles under the Temple Sheen Press imprint

A New Edition with an Introduction and a Note on the Author's Game Register by Eric Parker

suggestion of bookplate sometime removed from the front pastedown

The U.K.B.G. Guide to Drinks marriage libris Violet Ormonde Matthews withLondon: United Kingdon Bartenders' Guild, 1955. Secon edition. 268 pages. Black hardcover with silver lettering and cocktail design in the green jacket hat repeats the design. Closed tear to jacket with slight loss and chips to head and tail of the spine. Without inscriptions or other interior markings. Scarce in the jacket. A excellent copy of the professional cocktail makers' bible showing exactly how to mix and measure the most popular cocktails