A History of Champagne with Notes on Other Sparkling Wines of France
Lpmdon: Vizitelly and Co, 1882. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Near Fine. Item #009554
Polished paneled calf with decorative compartments and gilt edges and inner dentelles, xii, 263pp, [appendix]. Illustrated with 350 engravings, incl. frontispiece and 1 folding colour map of France's Champagne Region. Bookplate of Charles Walker Cobb on front pastedown, former lilibrary embossed stamp at foot oft.p. and on pp. 66; Calf a bit faded with wear to edges and front outer hinge. Otherwise near fine. Includes notes on the wines in Champagne from the 14th to the 17th Century, The Invention and Development of Sparkling Champagne, The Vintage and Preperation of the Champagne and more.
Price: $1,250.00