Wine & Viticulture

A dedicated collection of early printed books and treatises documenting the history of wine, viticulture, and estate management. 

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  • Eyn new Kunstlichs wolgegründts Visierbüchl

    Kern, Ulrich

    Eyn new Kunstlichs wolgegründts Visierbüchl

    1531 -

    First Edition

    Illustrated practical geometry for the wine trade, printed by the son of Gutenberg's collaborator.

    $3,800 USD
  • Lettre à la Chambre de commerce de Bordeaux sur le phylloxera de la vigne

    Malvezin, Théophile

    Lettre à la Chambre de commerce de Bordeaux sur le phylloxera de la vigne

    1874 - France

    First Edition

    A call to save Bordeaux's wine trade from phylloxera

    $3,500 USD
  • Jahrbuch alter und neuer Nachrichten oder historische Beschreibung

    Häulen, Conrad Caspar

    Jahrbuch alter und neuer Nachrichten oder historische Beschreibung

    1743 - Germany

    First Edition

    Centuries of Franconian wine history, tangled up with weather notes, dragons and prodigies - plus 22 manuscript pages, and provenance

    $2,500 USD
  • Ампелография Грузии / საქართველოს ამპელოგრაფია

    Ketskhoveli, Nikolai; Tabidze, Dimitri; Ramishvili, Maksim

    Ампелография Грузии / საქართველოს ამპელოგრაფია

    1960 -

    First Edition

    First monumental ampelography of Georgia: 57 colored plates, 500+ grape varieties

    $2,200 USD
  • Dell'arte di fare il vino

    Fabbroni, Adamo

    Dell'arte di fare il vino

    1787 - Italy

    First Edition

    An early fermentation theory, tested with artificial must - and noticed by Jefferson

    $1,850 USD
  • The Wine Question (1824)

    Anonymous & Various

    The Wine Question (1824)

    1824 -

    First Edition

    An 1820s sammelband with Port wine in a storm: monopoly, free trade, taxation, and the fight for control

    $1,200 USD
  • Saggio d'agricoltura pratica toscana

    Biffi Tolomei, Matteo

    Saggio d'agricoltura pratica toscana

    1804 - Italy

    First Edition

    Supporting closed vats more than sixty years before Pasteur, with handwritten estate records and Ricasoli Firidolfi provenance

    $750 USD
  • Maladies de la vigne

    Bonnel, Bennoit

    Maladies de la vigne

    1855 - France

    First Edition

    Sulfur enters the vineyard as a remedy, and travels across Europe in a few months. With provenance

    $550 USD
  • Die Verbesserung des Weinbaues durch praktische Anweisung den Rießling ohne Pfähle und Latten

    Bronner, Johann Philipp

    Die Verbesserung des Weinbaues durch praktische Anweisung den Rießling ohne Pfähle und Latten

    1830 - Germany

    First Edition

    A new way to grow Riesling, illustrated. With provenance

    $550 USD
  • Kurze Abhandlung, wie man einen neuen Weingarten regelmäßig anlegen und ferner methodisch bearbeiten soll

    Lintemer, Franz Anton

    Kurze Abhandlung, wie man einen neuen Weingarten regelmäßig anlegen und ferner methodisch bearbeiten soll

    1801 - Bohemia

    First Edition

    A Bohemian vineyard manual in forty-three questions. With provenance

    $500 USD
  • Versuch einer Darstellung der Lage und Ausdehnung des Hegyallyaer Weingebirges

    Némety, Joseph

    Versuch einer Darstellung der Lage und Ausdehnung des Hegyallyaer Weingebirges

    1835 -

    First Edition

    Tokaj history. Wiith provenance

    $500 USD
  • Principes sur la culture de la vigne en cordons

    Clerc, M.

    Principes sur la culture de la vigne en cordons

    1825 - France

    One hand-colored illustration for a snapshot into the vineyard of the future: cordons, trellises and pruning

    $450 USD
  • A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees

    Forsyth, William

    A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees

    1803 - United States

    Second American Edition

    An English fruit-and-vine manual adapted for America, just as European vinifera met a very different reality

    $400 USD
  • Fraudes et maladies du vin

    Brun, Jacques

    Fraudes et maladies du vin

    1863 -

    First Edition

    A forensic manual for distinguishing disease from fraud. With provenance

    $350 USD
  • Ueber den Rebbau, wie er im Ryff-Thale, Kantons Waadt, betrieben wird

    Brun-Chappuis

    Ueber den Rebbau, wie er im Ryff-Thale, Kantons Waadt, betrieben wird

    1844 -

    First German Edition

    Pre-philloxera Swiss viticulture from Canton Vaud. With provenance

    $310 USD
  • La teoria e la pratica della enologia

    Pollacci, Egidio

    La teoria e la pratica della enologia

    1872 - Italy

    Second Edition

    Plain explanations of Pasteurian chemistry in Italian cellar, illustrated

    $300 USD
  • La viticoltura e l'enologia presso i romani.

    Manzi, Luigi

    La viticoltura e l'enologia presso i romani.

    1883 - Italy

    Roman wine science, rebuilt for Conegliano with presses, vessels, and ancient rites

    $300 USD
  • Del miglior modo di fare i vini comuni

    Garelli, Felice

    Del miglior modo di fare i vini comuni

    1869 - Italy

    Third Edition

    Rural-school enology from post Italian Unification. With provenance

    $250 USD
  • A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on Open Walls

    Hoare, Clement

    A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on Open Walls

    1841 - England

    Third Edition

    A week by week guide to training vines on open walls near Chichester, UK. With provenance

    $250 USD
  • Istruzione teorica e pratica sulle condizioni dei vini da esportarsi.

    Gardella, Giovanni Nepomuceno

    Istruzione teorica e pratica sulle condizioni dei vini da esportarsi.

    1871 - Italy

    Second Edition

    Italian chemistry versus Pasteur in the cellar

    $250 USD
  • Der Weinstock am Spalier und in Töpfen sowie im Dienste des Altars

    Schmidt, Carl

    Der Weinstock am Spalier und in Töpfen sowie im Dienste des Altars

    1871 - Germany

    Second Edition

    A domestic vine growing manual, from the garden to the altar. With provenance

    $250 USD
  • La chiarificazione del vino ed il filtro olandese Carpenè.

    Mendola, Antonio

    La chiarificazione del vino ed il filtro olandese Carpenè.

    1885 - Italy

    First Edition

    An Italian pamphlet on wine filtration that doubles as hardware catalogue

    $250 USD
  • Traitement des vignes malades

    Heuzé, Gustave

    Traitement des vignes malades

    1853 - France

    First Edition

    Study and conclusions on the oïdium crisis. With provenance

    $200 USD
  • Les Vins de Bordeaux.

    Chasteigner, Paul de. Verdié, Antoine. Féret, Édouard. Le Doux, Jacques

    Les Vins de Bordeaux.

    1869 - France

    A picture of Bordeaux, late 1880s: a wine guide, a popular poet, a trade almanac, and a women's satire bound as one.

    $800 USD

Wine & Viticulture

These volumes trace the evolution of oenology from early modern agricultural manuals to nineteenth-century scientific studies of terroir and fermentation. Encompassing foundational texts on ampelography, regional practices, and the commerce of wine, the selection offers a bibliographically grounded perspective on the intersection of agriculture, chemistry, and culture.

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