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O ALTO-DOURO. Issues 1-4.
Porto: Typographia da Revista, 1842..
8vo. pp. 15, [1]; 16; 10, 32. wood-engraved title vignettes. modern wrs. (dampstaining to lower portion of some leaves, foxing).
$205 USD Book Number: VALO ALT25 Order / Enquire
BERTALL, [Charles Albert D'ARNOULD, called] [1820-1882].
La Vigne Voyage Autour Des Vins De France Étude Physiologique, Anecdotique, Historique, Humoristique Et Même Scientifique.
Paris: E.Plon Et Cie., 1878.
2 Parts in 1. 4to. pp. 4 p.l., 659. with half-title & initial blank. 95 full-page (verso's blank, incl. frontis.) & numerous smaller wood-engraved text illus. A fine copy in contemporay quarter chagrin, spine richly gilt, gilt edges (light foxing to outer leaves). First Edition. "Le spirituel caricaturiste passe en revue les différents crus de la Bourgogne, de la Gironde et de la Champagne et conte, avec beaucoup d'humour, une foule d'anecdotes amusantes sur les vins, les vignes, les vignerons, les propriétaires et les dégustateurs." (Vicaire) "Numerous anecdotes are given on the wines, the vineyardists, the proprietors, and tasters. The book is exceptional and, according to Vicaire, much sought." (Bitting) Bitting 38. Oberlé 409. Simon 110. Vicaire 87.
| $1281 USD | Book Number: VRTVBERT80 | Order / Enquire |
BORGES PINTO DE CARVALHO, Felix Manoel.
Memoria Politico-Economica, Em Que Se Mostra A Necessidade Da Conservação Da Companhia Geral De Agricultura Das Vinhas Do Alto Douro, Com A Confutação De Quaesquer Objecçôes, Que Se Possâo Formar Contra A Utilidade Deste Estabelecimento.
Lisbon: Na Imprensa Nacional, 1821..
8vo. pp. 53. folding chart. modern wrs.
$154 USD Book Number: VRGmoBOR77 Order / Enquire
CHORLTON, William.
The American Grape Grower's Guide. Intended Especially For The American Climate.
New York: C.M.Saxton, 1862..
12mo. pp. xii, [13]-204. frontis. & text illus. original blind-stamped cloth. First published in 1852. "Chorlton's guides to cultivation of European grapes under glass were based on his experience as gardener to J.C.Green, Esq. of Staten Island. Chorlton gives a long list of European grapes suitable for indoor cultivation and suggests the American varieties isabella, catawba, diana and concord for outdoors. This was a very popular treatise and there were numerous subsequent and revised editions.". (Gabler) The work includes plans for the construction of the requisite buildings, giving the best methods for their heating, instructions on pruning, training, and methods of propagation, as well as descriptions of diseases and insects and the means to prevent and destroy them. cfAmerine & Borg 887. cfGabler G16220.
$256 USD Book Number: VOReCHOR0 Order / Enquire
COCKS, Ch[arles].
Bordeaux Et Ses Vins Classés Par Ordre De Mérite. Deuxième Édition, Entièrement Refondue Par Édouard Féret.
Paris: V.Masson & Fils & Bordeaux: Féret & Fils, Septembre 1868..
12mo. pp. 2 p.l., iii, 471. with half-title. 73 wood-engraved plates. contemporary quarter roan (quite rubbed, lower front joint splitting, legends of some plates cropped, occasional spotting). Second Edition, revised and enlarged by Édouard Féret. A major work on the subject, frequently reprinted, which provides precise and detailed information respecting each vineyard and its production. The original edition of 1850 also included a topographical guide to the region and was illustrated with five plates. The present edition incorporates important additions, and contains a total of seventy-three wood-engraved views of the chateaux of the major vineyards. cfSimon p. 95. cfVicaire 186.
$1217 USD Book Number: VCKrdCOC26 Order / Enquire
COSSART, Noel.
Madeira the island vineyard.
[London]: Christie's Wine Publications, 1984..
8vo. pp. xv, 199. illus. in b/w. biblio. index. cloth. dw (surface of dw scuffed). First Edition.
$250 USD Book Number: aly285 Order / Enquire
HUSMANN, George [1827-1902].
The Cultivation Of The Native Grape, And Manufacture Of American Wines.
New York: Geo. E. & F. W. Woodward, 1866..
12mo. pp. viii, [9]-192, [8]ads. 8 plates (incl. in pagination). text illus. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (rubbed & spotted, spine ends frayed, insitutional bookplate, label on lower spine, & blindstamp on title, marginal dampstaining). First Edition. Amerine & Borg 1853. Gabler 24690.
$256 USD Book Number: VSMeHUSM99 Order / Enquire
LOUBÈRE, Leo A.
The Red and the White: A History Of Wine In France And Italy In The Nineteenth Century.
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1978..
8vo. pp. xx, 401. text illus. biblio. index. cloth dw. Very good (spine of dw. faded, price sticker on rear dw.). First Edition.
$85 USD Book Number: elala5821 Order / Enquire
M.J.M.C.E.P., B.F.E.M., P.U.D.C.E., & M.D.P.D.G.
Primeiros Ensaios Para O Exame Imparcial Da Questão, Por Todos Suscitada, E Por Quasi Ninguem Examinada - Se A Companhia Geral Da Agricultura Das Vinhas Do Alto Douro He Ou Não Util Que Exista? Offerecidos Aos Lavradores Do Alto Douro Para Os Convidar A R
Paris: A.Bobée, [c182?]..
8vo. pp. 118. modern wrs. uncut. (foxing to outer leaves).
$205 USD Book Number: VMimJ.M.86 Order / Enquire
MONDAVI, Robert.
Harvests of Joy My Passion For Excellence. with Paul Chutkow.
New York, San Diego & London: Harcourt Brace & Company, [1998]..
8vo. pp. 364. few pages on b/w. illus. index. First Edition. Inscribed, signed & dated by the author.
$200 USD Book Number: aly304 Order / Enquire
TAVEIRA DE MAGALHÃES SEQUEIRA, José.
Memoria, Em Que Se Expõem Algumas Reflexões Importantes Sobre A Agricultura, E Commercio Dos Vinhos Do Alto Douro, Offerecida Ao Soberano Congresso Pelo Bacharel.
Lisbon: Na Imprensa Nacional, 1821..
8vo. pp. 16. woodcut title vignette. modern wrs.
$150 USD Book Number: elala2995 Order / Enquire
