Wine making, works in English - Phin, John
Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 July 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
Open Air Grape Culture. New York: C.M. Saxton, 1862. First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author, 8vo, illustrations, original cloth, slightly spotted, spine lightly marked; Thomson, William. A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, 1862. Second edition, 8vo, illustrations, original cloth, inscribed G. Hargreaves 1863 at head of title; Vizetelly, Henry. Facts about Champagne and other Sparkling Wines. London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1879. First edition, 8vo, plates, illustrations, original pictorial cloth; The Art and Mystery of British Wines, Cider and Perry, Cordials and Liqueurs. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition, 8vo, half-title, original cloth, inscription of C. Batchelor on endpaper and small stamp on title; Symonds, J.A. Wine, Women and Song. London: Chatto and Windus, 1884, First edition, one of 50 large paper copies, original parchment-backed boards, uncut, rather rubbed and soiled; Roos, L. Wine-Making in Hot Climates. Melbourne: Department of Agriculture, 1900, First English edition, 8vo, illustrations, original cloth; Husman, George. American Grape Growing and Wine Making. New York: Orange Judd, 1892, 8vo, original purple cloth gilt, spine faded, covers slightly discoloured; Ellis, John. A Reply to "The Academy's" Review of the "The Wine Question in the light of the new dispensation". New York: by the author, 1883, 8vo, original green cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed at head of spine with 20 others (28)