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Chasteigner, Paul de (V.te P. de C.)
Les Vins de Bordeaux
1867
First Edition
The embryo of a pamphlet destined for wide circulation, with a curious handwritten note.
Chasteigner, Paul de. Verdié, Antoine. Féret, Édouard. Le Doux, Jacques
Les Vins de Bordeaux.
1869
A picture of Bordeaux, late 1880s: a wine guide, a popular poet, a trade almanac, and a women's satire bound as one.
Deville, J.
Les Vins du Rhône
1914
Rare first edition documenting Rhône and Beaujolais crus with 30 photographic plates.
Molfino, Gian Maria
Lettera Ampelografica
1878
A prequel to Vermentino’s comeback.
Malvezin, Théophile
Lettre à la Chambre de commerce de Bordeaux sur le phylloxera de la vigne
1874
A call to save Bordeaux's wine trade from phylloxera
Lettres Patentes Du Roi
1780
An early milestone in the rise of the modern restaurant, 1780.
Rondelet, Guillaume
Libri de piscibus marinis. (With:) Universae aquatilium Historiae pars altera
1554
Over 400 woodcuts for one of the foundational books of modern ichthyology
Praetorius, Johannes
Ludicrum Chiromanticum Praetorii
1661
Unlock the secrets of palm-reading and physiognomy… maybe.
Bonnel, Bennoit
Maladies de la vigne
1855
Sulfur enters the vineyard as a remedy, and travels across Europe in a few months. With provenance
Barretta, Charles-Joseph
Manuel complet, théorique et pratique, du chocolatier, limonadier, distillateur-liquoriste
1841
A nineteenth-century laboratory where chocolate, wine, and spirits learn to behave scientifically.
Montagna, Achille
Mastice mal nero
1898
Esca vine disease insights from 1898 that still speak to today’s vintners.
Cysat, Johann Baptista
Mathemata astronomica de loco, motu, magnitudine et causis cometa
1619
A comet first observed through a telescope, Galileo's misstep, Gingerich provenance, and splendid constellation illustrations
Rizzi, Filippo
Memoria sul tempo della potatura delle viti
1810
Second Edition
Pruning beyond seasonal superstition, in blue paper.
Trevisan, Vittore
Metodo certo per prevenire i danni del bianco dei grappoli
1853
Limited edition of the 1853 treatise on grape disease prevention by renowned botanist Trevisan.
Zita, Achille
Metodo razionale per piantare una vigna la quale fruttificasse presto
1876
Practical vineyard manual with large fold-out plate of training and trellising systems.
Bizzarri, Alessandro
Modo di conservare i vini del raccolto dell'anno 1882
1883
Rare 1883 Italian treatise on wine preservation methods for the rainy 1882 harvest.
Lagrange, André
Moi, je suis Vigneron
1960
Vineyard memory and expertise, with a lyric and human tone.
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Napa Wine
1965
Stevenson’s Napa: Wine Before the Boom.
Glady, Eugene
Notice sur la fabrication des vins
1875
A cellar manifesto against routine, from pre-phylloxera Bordeaux.
Misson, Maximilien
Nouveau Voyage D’Italie. Tom. I With: 3 Additional Engravings
1698
Half the fun is in the hunt: can you spot the curious doubles among the plates?
Massialot, François
Nouvelle Instruction Pour Les Confitures, Les Liqueurs, Et Les Fruits
1740
Setting the Table in Style: Massialot’s Culinary Optics.
Maggi, Giovanni
Nuova racolta di fontane
1645
45 plates of water architecture of 16-century Rome
Phin, John
Open Air Grape Culture
1862
An illustrated cornerstone of mid-19th century American viticultural literature.
Gasparrini, Guglielmo
Osservazioni sulla malattia della vite
1852
Gasparrini names the vine plague haunting Southern Italy’s vineyards.
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Bordeaux à vol d'oiseau.
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