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WINE -- A collection of seven 19th-century English books on wine, comprising:
HENDERSON, A.L. The History of Ancient and Modern Wines, London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824. 4° (272 x 216mm). Contemporary smooth calf, gilt spine, gilt edges. Provenance: Christopher Turnor (bookplate).
GARDNER, Augustus Kinsley. Old Wine in New Bottles, New York: C.S. Francis, 1848. 4° (189 x 130mm). Original cloth decorated in blind, spine gilt lettered (slightly frayed).
MULDER, G.J. The Chemistry of Wine. London: John Churchill, 1857. 8° (177 x 113mm). Later cloth.
REDDING, Cyrus. French Wines and Vineyards. London: Houlston and Wright, 1860. 8° (195 x 131mm). Original cloth gilt. Provenance: John Bell Sedgwick (bookplate).
SHAW, Thomas George. Wine, the Vine and the Cellar. London: Longman, 1864. 8° (231 x 154mm). Lithographic plate. Original cloth gilt, uncut. Provenance: Thomas Grove (inscription).
WELD, Charles Richard. Notes on Burgundy, edited by Mrs Weld. London: Longmans, 1869. 8° (200 x 129mm). Mounted photographic portrait. Original purple cloth (spine faded, inner hinges split). Provenance: presentation copy (inscribed 'J.T. Knowles Esqr from Mrs C.R. Weld'). Posthumously published.
BARRON, Archibald F. Vines and Vine Culture. London: Journal of Horticulture Office, 1883. 8° (212 x 145mm). 30 lithographic plates. Original cloth gilt, stamped with grape and vine-leaf motifs.
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HENDERSON, A.L. The History of Ancient and Modern Wines, London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824. 4° (272 x 216mm). Contemporary smooth calf, gilt spine, gilt edges. Provenance: Christopher Turnor (bookplate).
GARDNER, Augustus Kinsley. Old Wine in New Bottles, New York: C.S. Francis, 1848. 4° (189 x 130mm). Original cloth decorated in blind, spine gilt lettered (slightly frayed).
MULDER, G.J. The Chemistry of Wine. London: John Churchill, 1857. 8° (177 x 113mm). Later cloth.
REDDING, Cyrus. French Wines and Vineyards. London: Houlston and Wright, 1860. 8° (195 x 131mm). Original cloth gilt. Provenance: John Bell Sedgwick (bookplate).
SHAW, Thomas George. Wine, the Vine and the Cellar. London: Longman, 1864. 8° (231 x 154mm). Lithographic plate. Original cloth gilt, uncut. Provenance: Thomas Grove (inscription).
WELD, Charles Richard. Notes on Burgundy, edited by Mrs Weld. London: Longmans, 1869. 8° (200 x 129mm). Mounted photographic portrait. Original purple cloth (spine faded, inner hinges split). Provenance: presentation copy (inscribed 'J.T. Knowles Esq
BARRON, Archibald F. Vines and Vine Culture. London: Journal of Horticulture Office, 1883. 8° (212 x 145mm). 30 lithographic plates. Original cloth gilt, stamped with grape and vine-leaf motifs.
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