[Rarebooks] FS: [Wine Blight] 1897-8 French Price List for American Grape Vine Stock

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[Wine Blight] 1897-8 French Price List for American Grape Vine Stock.

Issued by Pierre Benezech of Gignac in 1897.  An interesting remnant of 
the Great French Wine Blight, a French pamphlet from a firm offering 
imported American grape vines. The accidental introduction of grape 
phylloxera-carrying aphids from America, first discovered in 1863, had 
devastated the French wine industry by the 1870s, when it was discovered 
that American rootstock could be grafted onto French vines and produce 
vines that were resistant to the disease. The rebuilding, or 
"Reconstitution" of French vineyards took a long time, and is referred 
to in the text of this brochure. A look at the advertising section of 
the 1897 edition of “Revue de viticulture: organe de l'agriculture des 
régions viticoles” will reveal numerous advertisements for French 
importers of American rootstock.

Folding 6-panel brochure. 4.25”x6” (folded), 12.75”x6” (unfolded). Minor 
soil, light wear.  [43406]  $125


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