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The complete catalog of La Fenice Antiquaria. This inventory presents a rigorously curated selection of rare books, early printed treatises, and illustrated works spanning the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. 

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  • A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

    (Moore, J.)

    A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

    1765

    First Edition, Second Issue

    The first English pigeon book: breeding, breeds, frauds, and 13 plates.

    CHF 1,549.00
  • De la graisse des vins

    Herpin, Jean Charles

    De la graisse des vins

    1819

    Second Edition

    Early scientific pamphlet on wine diseases.

    CHF 218.00
  • Encyclopedie-Roret - Nouveau manuel complet du Sommelier et du Marchand de vins

    Maigne, P.

    Encyclopedie-Roret - Nouveau manuel complet du Sommelier et du Marchand de vins

    1884

    First Edition

    A wine merchant's and sommelier's vademecum from the prestigious Manuels-Roret series.

    CHF 109.00
  • L'aventure étonnante de Don Quichotte et du vrai Moulin-à-vent

    Rozet, Georges

    L'aventure étonnante de Don Quichotte et du vrai Moulin-à-vent

    1946

    First Edition

    Charming Don Quixote parody set in Beaujolais wine country, illustrated by Line Touchet.

    CHF 109.00
  • Trois jours en Beaujolais

    (Vermorel, Victor)

    Trois jours en Beaujolais

    1901

    Pioneering wine tourism guide through Beaujolais by renowned viticulturist Vermorel, with period photographs.

    CHF 109.00
  • Italian small Herbarium, 12 specimens

    Italian small Herbarium, 12 specimens

    1923

    Early 20th-century Italian botanical herbarium with 12 specimens

    CHF 180.00
  • Metodo certo per prevenire i danni del bianco dei grappoli

    Trevisan, Vittore

    Metodo certo per prevenire i danni del bianco dei grappoli

    1853

    First Edition

    Limited edition of the 1853 treatise on grape disease prevention by renowned botanist Trevisan.

    CHF 97.00
  • Viticultura y Vinificación

    Rojas L., Manuel

    Viticultura y Vinificación

    1950

    Fifth Edition

    Foundational Chilean viticulture manual by agronomist Manuel Rojas L., the industry's definitive 1950 reference.

    CHF 272.00
  • Traitè des feux d'artifice pour le spectacle

    Frezier, Amédée François

    Traitè des feux d'artifice pour le spectacle

    1747

    Second Edition

    Pyrotechnics: from military craft to a disciplined science of spectacle.

    CHF 879.00
  • Les décorations murales de Pompéi; with Choix des plus belles et intéressantes peintures de Pompéi

    Presuhn, Émile

    Les décorations murales de Pompéi; with Choix des plus belles et intéressantes peintures de Pompéi

    1878

    First Edition

    An archaeological masterpiece: 65 chromolithographs preserving Pompeii's vanished frescoes.

    CHF 1,842.00
  • Théorie des machines simples

    Coulomb, Charles-Augustin

    Théorie des machines simples

    1821

    First Collected Edition

    The foundation of modern mechanical engineering.

    CHF 1,507.00
  • La solforazione delle viti

    Cantoni, Gaetano

    La solforazione delle viti

    1860

    First Edition

    Cantoni’s vine cure: sulfur, science, and social education in crisis response.

    CHF 101.00
  • Le Ricerche Geologiche e le Esplorazioni Sotterranee dei mezzi fertilizzanti

    Ferrero, Luigi Ottavio

    Le Ricerche Geologiche e le Esplorazioni Sotterranee dei mezzi fertilizzanti

    1892

    First Edition

    Pioneering geological study of fertilizing substrates: early terroir science from the South of Italy.

    CHF 126.00
  • Osservazioni sulla malattia della vite

    Gasparrini, Guglielmo

    Osservazioni sulla malattia della vite

    1852

    Gasparrini names the vine plague haunting Southern Italy’s vineyards.

    CHF 293.00
  • La chimie des vins. Les vins naturels, les vins manipules et falsifies par Antoine De Saporta Avec figures intercalees dans le texte

    De Saporta, Antoine

    La chimie des vins. Les vins naturels, les vins manipules et falsifies par Antoine De Saporta Avec figures intercalees dans le texte

    1889

    First Edition

    Before natural wine became a myth, chemistry was already defending it.

    CHF 210.00
  • Memoria sul tempo della potatura delle viti

    Rizzi, Filippo

    Memoria sul tempo della potatura delle viti

    1810

    Second Edition

    Pruning beyond seasonal superstition, in blue paper.

    CHF 461.00
  • Anleitung auf die nützlichste und genussvollste Art den Rhein von Schafhausen bis Holland, die Mosel von Coblenz bis Trier

    Schreiber, Aloys

    Anleitung auf die nützlichste und genussvollste Art den Rhein von Schafhausen bis Holland, die Mosel von Coblenz bis Trier

    1818

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

    CHF 352.00
  • Der selbstlehrende Feuerwerker

    Blondel, C.

    Der selbstlehrende Feuerwerker

    1816

    Second Edition

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

    CHF 377.00
  • Every man his own butler

    Redding, Cyrus

    Every man his own butler

    1839

    First Edition

    A gentleman’s guide to wine: sharp, witty, and unexpectedly scientific.

    CHF 590.00
  • Le Cabinet de la Bibliotheque de Sainte Genevieve

    Du Molinet, Claude

    Le Cabinet de la Bibliotheque de Sainte Genevieve

    1692

    First Edition

    Forty-five plates to document one of the first museums and libraries, still shimmering with Baroque wunderkammer flair.

    CHF 4,854.00
  • De re militari libri quatuor

    Vegetius, Renatus Publius Flavius

    De re militari libri quatuor

    1553

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

    CHF 3,683.00
  • Istruzione su l'arte di fare il vino

    Cadet De Vaux, Antoine Alexis

    Istruzione su l'arte di fare il vino

    1800

    Second Italian edition

    Science in the vineyard: rare 1802 first Italian edition of Enlightenment (natural) winemaking.

    CHF 406.00
  • Traicté du Tabac, ou Nicotiane, Panacée, Pétun: Autrement Herbe à la Reyne

    Neander, Johann

    Traicté du Tabac, ou Nicotiane, Panacée, Pétun: Autrement Herbe à la Reyne

    1626

    First French edition (1625), with 1626 reissue title-page

    Tobacco as a miracle herb, with images of Native American traditional knowledge, Persian pipes recorded in a Western book for the first time, and botanical beauties.

    CHF 2,344.00
  • Mastice mal nero

    Montagna, Achille

    Mastice mal nero

    1898

    Esca vine disease insights from 1898 that still speak to today’s vintners.

    CHF 93.00

All Books

Rooted in curatorial authority and bibliographic precision, the collection encompasses the history of science, the development of viticulture, cartography, and humanist thought. Each volume is selected for its historical significance, textual integrity, and material condition.

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