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16 mo. (6 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches) London: Whittaker & Co. , 1877. New Edition. 519 pages, the frontis is an original tipped-in photographic portrait of the author, illustrated title page with views of Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lafitte, 15 unnumbered lithographic plates of wineries, and scenes associated with wine production, 4 maps, a facsimile foldout of a signed wine contract, plus 7 pages of the publisher's advertisement for another title by the same author.

Original green cloth decorated binding with title framed by a surround of grape vines on the upper cover; title and author in gilt on spine. Very good condition (mild shelf wear to upper and lower spine, not affecting contents; previous owner's neat old inked inscription on front fly leaf).

A blending of notable sources (Barry, Henderson, Busby, and others), and the author's own knowledge of the subject."The blend makes for interesting reading, with discussions ranging from early English vineyards to the vines and vineyards of the world."… Read More

, xiv, 365 pages, one folding plate showing consumption of wine from 1791-1861, newspaper clipping from 1873 entitled "Wines of the Late Emperor Napoleon III" pasted to final leaf

London Whittaker & Co..., 1877. Small 8vo, 165 x 102 mms., pp. viii, 519 [520 blank, 7 [8 blank], mounted original photograph of author, steel-engraved additional frontispiece, plus 19 plates including 4 maps (French wine growing districts), and a folded facsimile sheet of an autograph contract between Lord Bronte Nelson and Woodhouse & Co., original green cloth, gilt spine; slight wear to hinges and binding, but a very good copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front free end-paper, "Cl. G. Anderson, Sq[q]/ with the Authors/ compts." Charles Tovey (1812 - 1888) distinguished himself both as wine merchant and author. Born in Bristol, he spent his entire life there, and announced himself as wine merchant in the Bristol Mercury on 29 November 1834 as "already in business as an importer of wines and spirits, with a great variety of stock in bonded cellars. In particular he notes that his white wines are in 'white' (clear) glass bottles with clean white… Read More

London, Whittaker & Co., 1877.. SECOND EDITION 1877 (first published in 1862), INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN INK. 8vo, mounted original photograph of the author as frontispiece and facsimile letter not issued in the first edition, engraved extra title page with views of Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lafitte, grape harvesting and pressing, wine cellars, bottles and barrels, plus 19 plates including 4 maps (French wine growing districts), and a folded facsimile sheet of an autograph contract between Lord Bronte Nelson and Woodhouse & Co., pages: viii, 519 including index, plus 7 page advert, bound in the original publisher's green cloth, decorated and lettered black to upper cover, gilt lettered spine with small gilt bunch of grapes motif under author's name, blind decoration to lower cover. Covers slightly faded towards fore-edge, corners slightly worn, 5 mm (¼") split to cloth at foot of upper hinge, 10 mm (½") closed tear to top margin of page 423, another slightly larger to top margin of folded… Read More