An illustrated Victorian bestseller on vine growing.

Ampelographic Americana with bold illustrations and native grapes like Concord and Catawba.

Mapping U.S. wine’s first steps, with brains, bottles, and a bit of boldness.

Rare grapes, rich plates, and a vineyard’s lost soul in vivid color.

Nearly 200 engravings reveal 19th-c. grape culture in vivid, botanical detail.

Vineyards of Riesling and Orleans, Romantic Rhine, mapped for the enlightened traveler.

Tuscany’s Wine Sage Sent North: Fabbroni’s Fix for Lombardy.

Rare 1754 treatise, Maffei’s reasoned reply to witchcraft panic.

Italy’s top minds unite in 1881 to save viticulture from phylloxera.

A witty symposium of wine, gossip, and erudition. Redi’s Ode to Tuscan Wine and Its Merry Chorus.

300 tiny woodcuts, a whole universe of human passion from the 16th century.

Deluxe, richly illustrated guide to pre-1600 wine books.

Phylloxera-free, richly printed, and packed with grape lore in disguise.

Ampelographic gem tracing Albana’s DOCG roots and Lambrusco lineages.

Early 18th-century vellum binding with curious provenance.

Dog science, philology, medicine, and a touch of demonology sniff around the same page.

Hot wine heals - or harms - on the path towards Enlightenment medicine.

Over a hundred Roman war machines (including incredible diving bells) charming readers for centuries.

Misquoted into Obscurity: Firenzuola, history of the first mention of Sangiovese.

Early Vesuvian ampelography, 112 grape types, volcanic terroir, many now vanished.

A sparkling fusion of chemistry and theatre in a rare fireworks manual.

Renaissance guide to memory with vivid woodcuts and the first image of a street bookshop.

A luminous blend of Norwegian folklore and jewel-like, sinuous Art Nouveau plates.