Grillion's is a London dining club founded in 1812.
It was founded by the British diplomat Stratford Canning as a meeting place free from the violence of political controversy.
The club had no premises but met at Grillion's Hotel on Albemarle Street, from which it took its name.
The book was privately printed at the Chiswick Press in 1880.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many leading statesmen belonged to the club, including prime ministers Gladstone, Salisbury, Balfour, Asquith, and Baldwin.