[Rarebooks] FS: Rare 1933 Book on Silver Wine, Spirit & Sauce Labels

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: "Wine, Spirit & Sauce Labels of the 18th & 19th Centuries"

By Major Herbert C. Dent.
Printed in Norwich by H.W. Hunt in 1933.
Edition limited to 250 signed, numbered copies.

DISCUSSION: The very first book on the subject of wine labels, and because
of its rarity and the important place of its author in the history of
label colleting, still a much sought-after volume. The text covers the
evolution and nomenclature of the wine label, ‘Bronte’ labels,
‘Calcavella’ labels, ‘Methuen’ labels, home-made cordial and wine labels,
condiment labels, Madeira labels, and labels decorated with crests.

The color plate illustrates a blue Bristol spirit bottle and two sauce
bottles, ca.1780, featuring engraved designs imitating silver labels.
Black & white plate I illustrates representative 18th century wine labels,
Plate II shows labels made between 1800 and 1837, Plate III shows labels
of the 18th and early 19th century featuring crests, Plate IV illustrates
labels with uncommon titles, Plate V shows sauce & condiment labels and
labels in the form of leaves, Plate VI illustrates ivory, mother-of-pearl,
Sheffield plate, and boar’s tusk labels.

Major Herbert Dent, MBE, started collecting labels around 1910. A veteran
of service in India, by the early decades of the 20th century he had
retired and could devote much time to his new hobby, which included the
sale and gifting of hundreds of duplicate labels, and a steady
correspondence with fellow collectors. Several years after he published
this limited edition he sold his entire label collection to fellow
collector Herbert W. Hollebone, in order to help finance his
granddaughters’ educations.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 8.5”x11.5”, 15 pages plus a color frontispiece and
6 black & white plates. Publisher’s dark blue cloth with gilt titles.

CONDITION NOTES: Light cover wear, endpapers browned, else clean and fine.


PRICE: $300 net.

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JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
on the decorative and fine arts & design

Post Office Box 239
Northampton, Massachusetts 01061 USA
telephone (413) 247-5080

Our WEBSITE-
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TERMS:
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accept checks, money orders, American Express, Visa and Mastercard. Books
may be reserved pending payment; Institutions may be billed; Standard
courtesies to institutions and the trade; Postage charges are $5.00 for
the first book, and $2.00 for each additional book. Shipments outside the
U.S. will be billed at cost. We accept returns if we are notified within
ten days of your receipt of the books-please ask for full instructions and
terms. Massachusetts residents must add 5% state sales tax.

As members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America we are
committed to upholding high professional standards and making sure your
bookbuying experience is enjoyable.