Wine & Viticulture

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

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  • Moi, je suis Vigneron

    Lagrange, André

    Moi, je suis Vigneron

    1960 - France

    First Edition

    Vineyard memory and expertise, with a lyric and human tone.

    ¥12,900 JPY
  • Souvenirs, contes et nouvelles

    Vermorel, Jean

    Souvenirs, contes et nouvelles

    1942 - France

    First Edition

    Vermorel's memories and tales on Lyon and Beaujolais.

    ¥12,900 JPY
  • 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 - France

    First Edition

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

    ¥20,900 JPY
  • La Vigne en fleur

    Bonnaud, Paul

    La Vigne en fleur

    1928 - France

    Verse play from Beaujolais, printed as a charming ode to regional wine culture.

    ¥12,900 JPY
  • Metodo certo per prevenire i danni del bianco dei grappoli

    Trevisan, Vittore

    Metodo certo per prevenire i danni del bianco dei grappoli

    1853 - Italy

    First Edition

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

    ¥18,500 JPY
  • Viticultura y Vinificación

    Rojas L., Manuel

    Viticultura y Vinificación

    1950 - South America

    Fifth Edition

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

    ¥52,200 JPY
  • Le Ricerche Geologiche e le Esplorazioni Sotterranee dei mezzi fertilizzanti

    Ferrero, Luigi Ottavio

    Le Ricerche Geologiche e le Esplorazioni Sotterranee dei mezzi fertilizzanti

    1892 - Italy

    First Edition

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

    ¥24,100 JPY
  • Memoria sul tempo della potatura delle viti

    Rizzi, Filippo

    Memoria sul tempo della potatura delle viti

    1810 - Italy

    Second Edition

    Pruning beyond seasonal superstition, in blue paper.

    ¥88,300 JPY
  • La solforazione delle viti

    Cantoni, Gaetano

    La solforazione delle viti

    1860 - Italy

    First Edition

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

    ¥19,300 JPY
  • Delle Varietà De' Vitigni Del Vesuvio E Del Somma

    Semmola, Vincenzo

    Delle Varietà De' Vitigni Del Vesuvio E Del Somma

    1848 - Italy

    First Edition

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

    ¥441,500 JPY
  • Osservazioni sulla malattia della vite

    Gasparrini, Guglielmo

    Osservazioni sulla malattia della vite

    1852 - Italy

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

    ¥56,200 JPY
  • 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 - France

    First Edition

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

    ¥40,200 JPY
  • Istruzione su l'arte di fare il vino

    Cadet De Vaux, Antoine Alexis

    Istruzione su l'arte di fare il vino

    1800 - Italy

    Second Italian edition

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

    ¥77,900 JPY
  • Mastice mal nero

    Montagna, Achille

    Mastice mal nero

    1898 - Italy

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

    ¥17,700 JPY
  • Metodo razionale per piantare una vigna la quale fruttificasse presto

    Zita, Achille

    Metodo razionale per piantare una vigna la quale fruttificasse presto

    1876 - Italy

    First Edition

    Practical vineyard manual with large fold-out plate of training and trellising systems.

    ¥16,900 JPY
  • Il Bacco In Romagna

    Piolanti, Giuseppe

    Il Bacco In Romagna

    1839 - Italy

    Romagna's wines, Redi-style verse, and a deluge of footnotes: cheers to excess.

    ¥67,500 JPY
  • Bacco In Toscana

    Redi, Francesco

    Bacco In Toscana

    1791 - Italy

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

    ¥96,400 JPY
  • The Mourning After

    Girtin Forbes, John

    The Mourning After

    1947 - United States

    First Edition

    A Hangover Handbook with a Wink: Postwar Remedies for the Morning After.

    ¥12,900 JPY
  • Atti Del Primo Congresso Per Le Malattie Della Vite

    Various Authors

    Atti Del Primo Congresso Per Le Malattie Della Vite

    1882 - Italy

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

    ¥32,200 JPY
  • Istruzioni Per Combattere La Peronospora Della Vite

    Briganti, G.

    Istruzioni Per Combattere La Peronospora Della Vite

    1906 - Italy

    Early Apulian use of Bordeaux mixture via Cavazza and Menozzi formulas.

    ¥19,300 JPY
  • Catalogo Generale Descrittivo

    Ditta Farina

    Catalogo Generale Descrittivo

    1883 - Italy

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

    ¥12,900 JPY
  • Dell'Agricoltura Libri Tre

    Da Firenzuola, Girolamo

    Dell'Agricoltura Libri Tre

    1871 - Italy

    First Edition

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

    ¥77,100 JPY
  • Arte Di Fare Il Vino Per La Lombardia Austriaca

    Fabbroni, Adamo

    Arte Di Fare Il Vino Per La Lombardia Austriaca

    1790 - Italy

    First Edition

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

    ¥361,200 JPY
  • Vivai Di Viti Americane

    Strucchi, Arnaldo

    Vivai Di Viti Americane

    1930 - Italy

    The Grafting Revolution Takes Root in Italy.

    ¥11,300 JPY

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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