NY: Alfred A.Knopf, 1930. First US edition. Hardcover. Pale blue cloth and marbled boards; small octavo; xv, (141) pp. Top edge gilt. Eight collotype illustrations. Originally published in London in 1929, this Knopf edition bound from the British sheets with cancel title page. Cagle & Stafford 89; Gabler G12920. More
NY: Orange Judd, 1908. "New, Revised and Enlarged Edition" Original green cloth with gilt title on spine, small octavo; 282 pp., 15-page publisher catalogue at rear. Originally published in 1864. Gabler (2nd ed. 21290; Amerine & Borg 1463. More
NY: Leavitt & Allen, 1857. Sixth printing of the US edition. Original mauve cloth with title and decoration stamped in gilt and blind, octavo (5 x 7.5 inches), 360, 61, xii pp. Frontispiece, engraved title page and 2 engraved plates. Originally published in London, 1791 as "The House-keepers Instructor, or..... More
Sacramento: California State Printing Office, 1929. First edition. Original printed wrappers, 7 x 10 inches, 80pp. 30 b/w photo plates of grapes and grape leaves. This prohibition-era ampelography aims to sort out and identify the many black wine grape varieties found in California. Plates show leaves and fruit bunches. tables..... More
London: Macmillan, 1921 & 1922. Signed, limited editions. Original uniform red cloth and tan boards, quartos. Third printing on "Notes" in this signed Edition de Luxe limited to 500 copies. "Scrap Book" is a signed, limited to 350 copies large paper issue of the first edition. Classics in the literature..... More
London: Holland Press, 1964. Facsimile reprint of the 1906-09 first edition. hardcover. VOLUME ONE ONLY. Original red cloth, octavos (6 x 9 inches), xii, 387 pp. Frontispiece. An important study by this most important and influential contributor to the literature of wine and gastronomy. As the History was written over..... More