A History and Description of Modern Wines by Redding, Cyrus - 1992

Baltimore: Bacchus Press. Hard Cover. Very Good/New.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A History and Description of Modern Wines.

[West Yorkshire:: Scolar Press,, 1980].. Facsimile reprint.. half green leather.. Fine.. 8vo,.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Henry G. Bohn. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1851. 3rd Edition, with Additions and Corrections. Hardcover. Third Edition, with Additions and Corrections. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. 8vo. viii,440pp, Index, plus 32pp catalog of Bohn publications. Original blind-stamped cloth, good condition - lacking upper half of cloth spine, interior very good. Engraved frontispiece, "Relics of the Boar's Head", and engraved headpieces. G33960 -"Redding writes in an unpretentious style that makes him more readable than Barry or Henderson". Bitting 391.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 440 pages .

This is a terrific condition copy of "A History and Description of Modern Wines" by Cyrus Redding. This copy is a facsimile of the 1833 1st edition. Published in 1980 by The Scolar Press in West Yorkshire, England. The book features illustrations at the beginning of most chapters. Nicely bound in three-quarter leather with marbled end papers, and gilt lettering and four raised bands on the spine.The chapters are as follows: Of the Vine; Of the Vintage; The Vintage; Wines of France; Wines of Spain and the Canaries; Wines of Germany and Switzerland; Wines of Portugal and Madeira; The Wines of Italy and the Islands; Wines of Hungary, Austria, Syria, and Carynthia; The Wines of Greece and Russia; Wines of Persia and the East; Wines of Africa and America; On the Preservation, Cellaring, and Mellowing of Wines; On the Adulteration and Sophistication of Wines.Condition:Clean covers and spine. There is a tiny nick to the leather at the bottom-right corner of the spine. Bright gilt on the spine. Sharp cover… Read More

Paperback. New.

London : Whittaker & Co. , 1836. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Special Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "With considerable additions, and a new preface developing the system of the port wine trade". Green silk cloth with grape vine motif, gilt spine titles. Front cover and rear cover detached. Interior is clean and unmarked. Bound in at front is a 16 page booklet advertising new books from the same publisher. .

Baltimore: Bacchus Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 500cc. Facsimile of the 1833 edition. Fine hardback bound in publisher's gilt decorated burgundy boards.

Hardback. New.