BOOKS, 3 volumes. Classic Works on Wine 1824-1882.

[Alexander Henderson]:

The History of Ancient and Modern Wines. London, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1824. 4to. 28 x 22 cms. xviii + 408 pp. + 1 folding table. Entirely uncut in later boards (Levins bokbinderi, Tranås), some slight foxing mainly to inital leaves, a few leaves almost loose. Bookplate: Samling Vilgon Gastronomica.

[With:]

Henry Vizetelly:

A history of Champagne. With notes on the other sparkling wines of France. London, Henry Sotheran & Co. 1882. 4to. 27 x 21,5 cms. xii + 276 pp. + 6 plates incl. frontispiece + folding coloured map of the Champagne district. 350 illustrations in text. Publisher's gilt-stamped cloth, all edges gilt, worn, hinges weak. Two bookplates, incl. Samling Vilgon Gastronomica.

[With:]

Cyrus Redding:

History and Description of Modern Wines. London, Whittaker, Treacher, & Arnot, 1833. 8vo. 22 x 14 cms. xxxvi + 408 pp. + title. Uncut in original cloth, worn, spine renewed. Slight foxing to initial and final leaves. Bookplate of George Herbert Wailes.

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