[Rarebooks] FS: Uncommon 1933 Wine & Spirit Labels Book

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

 From our new Books on the Decorative & Fine Arts Catalog
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog378.pdf>

“Wine, Spirit & Sauce Labels of the 18th & 19th Centuries” by Major 
Herbert C. Dent.

Norwich; H.W. Hunt: 1933. Edition limited to 250 signed, numbered 
copies.

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 
collecting, 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.

Hardcover. 8.5"x11.5", 15 pages plus a color frontispiece and 6 black & 
white plates. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles. Light cover 
wear, endpapers browned, else clean and fine. [382/38657] $175

Some Pictures in the catalog-
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog378.pdf>

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