[Rarebooks] FS: 1824 HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN WINES

[Charles Agvent]

HENDERSON, Alexander. THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN WINES. London: 
Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824. First Edition. Quarto (8-1/4" x 
10-5/8"); xvi, 408 pages. Bound in contemporary polished calf leather 
with marbled endpapers, a gilt-lettered morocco spine label with a royal 
monogram in the top spine panel, but the front board is missing. An 
important and comprehensive early work on the history of wine, 
illustrated with woodcut vignettes and charts. Chapters on many aspects 
of wine including ancient wine cellars, wines of various countries, 
dietetic and medical qualities of wine, and much more. With 10 
appendices and an index. Foxing to endpapers but text is quite clean 
with wide margins. Spine leather is dry affecting the royal monogram, 
which we have been unable to identify, but the spine label is in very 
nice condition. The main defect is the missing front cover. Very Good. 
(#019724) $500

https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/019724/alexander-henderson/the-history-of-ancient-and-modern-wines

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