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1924 - 2080     WINE and BACCHUS (including PRINTS and DRAWINGS, GASTRONOMY)

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75 2064 Robinson J 75 2064 Robinson J
75/2064 Robinson, J. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Oxf./ New York, Oxf. Univ. Press, 1994, XVI,1088p., num. (col.) plates and ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., sm. 4to. Gabler, J.M. Wine into Words. A History and Bibliography of Wine Books in the English Language. Baltimore, Bacchus Press, 1985, XIII,(3),403,(1)p., frontisp., ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. (fine). - AND 29 others, mainly English language, i.a. A. JONES, The Stories Behind the Labels. The History, Romance & Characters of the World of Wine and Drink (Bathurst, 1994, num. (col.) ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to); R.E.H. GUNYON, The Wines of Central and South-Eastern Europe (London, 1971, orig. boards w. dustwr.) and T. STEVENSON, Sotheby's World Wine Encyclopedia (...) (London, 1988, num. col. ills., orig. cl. in slipcase, 4to).
€ (70-90)
75 2065 Rops F Lemercier N 75 2065 Rops F Lemercier N
75 2065 Rops F Lemercier N 75 2065 Rops F Lemercier N
75/2065 [Rops, F.]. Lemercier, N. Les Quatre Métamorphoses. Preface C. Monselet. Paris, n.publ., 1866, (4),97,(7)p., engr. frontisp. and vignette by F. ROPS, printed in 262 numb. copies (230), contemp. giltlettered orange hmor. by DUBOIS D'ENGHIEN (Doome), t.e.g., sm. 8vo.

- Foxed spot in lower blank corner of frontisp. Otherwise fine.

= Reimpression of the first (and only) edition published at Paris in 1799. Contains 4 poems: on Diana, Bacchus, Jupiter and Volcan. Vicaire V, p.191; Oberlé, Fastes 381: "(...) Le second poème est consacré entièrement au dieu auquel nous dédions ce catalogue, à notre chère Bacchus dont il relate le Triomphe. (...) Le volume est orné d'un très joli frontispice gravé à l 'eau-forte sur Chine par Félicien Rops, lequel n'a pas failli à sa réputation. Dans un cartouche soutenu par un faune, une Nymphe et Ganymède, un jeune berger honore vigoureusement sa chèvre favorite." On the frontispiece by Rops: see Rouir 515.2 (2nd state) and Rouir III, p.691; Exteens 704.

€ (100-150) 110
75 2066 Sallengres A M 75 2066 Sallengres A M
75/2066 (Sallengres, A.M.). Éloge de l'ivresse. Ed. P.A.M. Michet. Bacchopolis/ Paris, l'imprimerie du vieux Silène/ Michel, "an VI" (1798), 250,(2)p., engr. frontisp., contemp. gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- Occas. (sl.) foxed; stamp on title-p., annots. in pen verso first blank; cat. clipping on final pastedown.

= Oberlé, Bibliothèque Bachique 523; Bitting p.415; Vicaire p.326 (both listing other eds.). "(...) charmant badinage (...) On trouve dans cette apologie de l'ivresse de nombreuses anecdotes très réjouissentes, des considérations sur l'alcoolisme des gens d'église, des papes, saints, évêques, philosophes, poètes, savants... Les nations ivrognes, avec en tête les Allemands! Réponses (très judicieuses!) à toutes les objections contre l'ivrognerie; règles que l'on doit observer quand on s'enivre; les deux principales étant: en bonne compagnie et avec du bon vin." (Oberlé). "The title is somewhat of a misnomer, as the text gives the history of drinking in various countries with copious references rather than an eulogy of drinking." (Bitting). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXI.

€ (150-250)
75 2067 Shannon R 75 2067 Shannon R
75/2067 Shannon. R. A Practical Treatise on Brewing, Distilling, and Rectification, with the Genuine Process of Making Brandy, Rum, and Hollands Gin, The London Practice of brewing Porter, Ale, and Table Beer, the Method of brewing Country Ales, &c. (...) Interspersed with Practical Observations on (...) and the Making of Wines, Cider, and Vinegar (...) with a Copious Appendix on the Culture and Preparation of Foreign Wines, Brandies, and Vinegars, previous to Exportation. London, R. Scholey, 1805, 4 parts in 1 vol., XXXII,307,(1); 248; 135,(1); 183,(1)p., 8 (1x fold.) engr. plates, 4 fold. tables, modern gilt hcalf, large 4to.

- Partly sl. foxed; fold. tables creased on folds. = Bitting 431. Scarce work.

€ (700-900) 700
75 2068 Simon A L 75 2068 Simon A L
75/2068 Simon, A.L. Bibliotheca Bacchica. Bibliographie raisonnée des ouvrages imprimés avant 1600 et illustrant la soif humaine sous tous ses aspects, chez tous les peuples et dans tous les temps. London, Holland Press, 1972, 2nd ed. (first 1927), 2 parts in 1 vol., XVIII,238; VIII,255p., num. ills., orig. cl. w. (sl. rubbed and trifle stained) dustwr., 4to. Idem. Bibliotheca Vinaria. Ibid., idem, 1979, 2nd enl. ed. (first 1913), VIII,342p., 600 numb. copies, ills., orig. cl., 4to (fine). Oberlé, G. Une bibliothèque bachique: Collection Kilian Fritsch. Paris, Loudmer, 1992, 313,(7)p., num. (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

- Hinges/ jjoints weak. = With loosely inserted list of results.

AND 1 other: Food and Drink through the Ages. 2500 B.C. to 1937 A.D. (London, Maggs Bros. cat. 645, 1937, (full-p.) ills., orig. (sl. frayed) wr.).

€ (80-100) 80
75 2069 Simon A L 75 2069 Simon A L
75/2069 Simon, A.L. In the Twilight. London, M. Joseph, 1969, 1st ed., (8),182p., frontisp., orig. cl. w. (sl. rubbed and price-clipped) dustwr. Idem. Drink. London, Burke, 1948, 1st ed., 272p., num. full-p. col. ills., orig. cl. w. (sl. worn) dustwr. - AND 8 others, i.a. T. UNWIN, Wine and the Vine. An Historical Geography of Viticulture and the Wine Trade (London/ New York, 1991, ills., orig. boards w. dustwr.) and THE COMPLEAT IMBIBER. Ed. C. Ray. Vol. 4 and 7 (London, 1961/ 1964, 2 vols., plates/ ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. Dustwr. of vol. 4 price-clipped and of vol.7 trifle worn).
€ (40-60) 40
75 2070 De Sterf huizen en lyk staetien door de bier en wynstormen schandig onteert Vertoont in verscheide zamenspraeken tusschen Timotheus en Didakus 75 2070 De Sterf huizen en lyk staetien door de bier en wynstormen schandig onteert Vertoont in verscheide zamenspraeken tusschen Timotheus en Didakus
75/2070 De Sterf-huizen en lyk-staetien door de bier- en wynstormen schandig onteert, Vertoont in verscheide zamenspraeken tusschen Timotheus en Didakus (...). Louvain, J.F. van Overbeek, 1758, (2),87,(1)p., engr. frontisp. by J. VAN SCHLEY, contemp. mor.

- Occas. sl. foxed; owner's entry on first blank. Spine-ends chipped.

= Scheepers I, 433 ("Tegen het misbruik van drank op begrafenissen"); Versnel 839. "Aengesien het boekje: de Sterfhuysen enz (...) niet behelst tegens het geloof of seden, maer in tegendeel aantoont de misbruyken in de Wyn- en Bier-stormen op de Begraefenissen niet sonder verergenisse gepleegt; sal het selve door den druck mogen gemeyn gemaekt worden. (...)" (from the "Goedkeuringe" at the end).

BOUND WITH: MISSEN VOOR DE OVERLEDENEN. Volgens het gebruik der Roomsche Kerke (Antw., B. Moretus, 1684, 2 parts in 1 vol.).

€ (100-150) 100
75 2071 Sturm J B 75 2071 Sturm J B
75/2071 Sturm, J.B. Rheinwein. Bau, Pflege und Ente des Weines im Rheingau und Rheinhessen. Frankf. a.M., C. Naumann, 1882, 74p., double-p. lithogr. plate, 2 fold. col. lithogr. maps, orig. dec. cl.

= Schoene 2119. Rare.

Betten, R. Erziehung, Schnitt und Pflege des Weinstocks im kälteren Klima. Frankf. a.d. Oder, Königl. Hofbuchdruckerei Trowitsch u. Sohn, 1901, VIII,180; 22,(2) advert.)p., ills., orig. cl. - AND 8 others, i.a. W. HAMM, Das Weinbuch. Der Wein, sein Werden und Wesen (...). Ed. A. von Babo (Leipsic, 1886, 3rd enl. ed., woodengr. ills., orig. pict. boards. Binding partly sl. water/ duststained; spine-ends sl. dam.); G. SCHEU, Mein Winzerbuch (Berlin, 1936, ills., orig. cl.) and R. SCHOENE, Bibliographie zur Geschichte des Weines (Mannheim, 1976, orig. cl. Contains over 6500 entries listing books published between the 15th-20th cent.).

€ (50-70) 110
75 2072 Ulliac Trémadeure S 75 2072 Ulliac Trémadeure S
75/2072 Ulliac-Trémadeure, S. Eugène, ou le petit vigneron. Ouvrage amusant et moral à l'usage de la jeunesse. Paris, Didier, 1836, (4),192,(2)p., woodengr. frontisp. by DANOIS after E. MAY, letterpress title within decorated woodengr. borders, contemp. marbled boards, sm. 8vo.

- With contemp. dedication on first blank. Fine copy. = Rare.

€ (30-50) 30
75 2073 Vanière J 75 2073 Vanière J
75/2073 Vanière, J. Praedium rusticum. Toulouse, P. Robert, 1730, (8),320,(6)p. (1 unnumb. leaf between p.253-254), engr. frontisp. and 16 plates by I.F. CARS after L.M. DUMESNIL, contemp. calf, back gilt, 12mo.

- Contents sl. foxed. Small damage upper joint; corners worn.

= The first edition to contain the complete text in 16 parts by the 'French Vergilius'. The former 4 editions only contained 10 or 14 parts (without the parts on hunting and fishing). Thiébaud p.917: "Le Praedium Rusticum, qui eut une grande vogue au XVIIIe siècle, et fut reimprimé jusqu'en 1829, est une réunion de 16 poèmes sur les travaux et les plaisirs de la vie champêtre." Cf. Vicaire 857; Simon, Gastr. 1522; Oberlé, Bibl. Bachique 527 /528: "En 16 poèmes il célèbre les agrémens de la campagne, les bergers et leurs troupeaux, les arbres, les saisons, l'olivier ornement de sa patrie, les oiseaux de la basse-cour, les colombes, les abeilles, les étangs et les rivières. Les livres X et XI concernent entièrement la VIGNE ET LE VIN (2 belles planches)." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXI.

€ (200-300)
75 2074 Vereeniging van Nederlandsche Wijnhandelaars Jaarboek 1917 1921 1924 1926 1928 1933 1935 1938 1940 and 1941 75 2074 Vereeniging van Nederlandsche Wijnhandelaars Jaarboek 1917 1921 1924 1926 1928 1933 1935 1938 1940 and 1941
75/2074 [Vereeniging van Nederlandsche Wijnhandelaars]. Jaarboek 1917-1921, 1924-1926, 1928-1933, 1935-1938, 1940 and 1941. Amst., 1917-1941, 20 vols., plates, num. advertisements, orig. unif. giltlettered cl.

- Bindings partly foxed.

= Contains articles on the history of wine (and spirits), its role in art, its place in the Dutch economy, its chemical properties, the history of the Dutch wine sellers guild etc. etc. Probably published in a small number of copies, the number of members generally varying from 150 to 200.

€ (70-90)
75 2075 Verhuyck P and Kisling C 75 2075 Verhuyck P and Kisling C
75/2075 Verhuyck, P. and Kisling, C. Het Mandement van Bacchus, Antwerpse kroegentocht in 1580. Antw./ Amst., C. de Vries-Brouwers, 1987, 125,(1)p., num. ills., contemp. boards w. dustwr., 4to (rare). - AND 9 others, Dutch and German language, all small publications, i.a. W. HAUFF, Phantasien im Bremer Ratskeller (...) (Munich, 1920, 8 handcol. lithogr. plates/ ills. by H. WILTENS, orig. gilt green calf, t.e.g., sm. 8vo. Backstrip faded).
€ (40-60)
75 2076 Viala P and Vermorel V 75 2076 Viala P and Vermorel V
75 2076 Viala P and Vermorel V 75 2076 Viala P and Vermorel V
75/2076 Viala, P. and Vermorel, V. Ampélographie. Traité général de viticulture. Paris, Masson et Cie, 1901-1910, 7 vols., 500 col. and 70 monochr. lithogr. plates by A. KREYDER and J. TRONCY (plates measure 34x24,2 cm.), 820 text ills., later unif. red hmor. w. marbled paper over covers and blue mor. letterpieces, sm. folio.

- Leaves sl. trimmed when rebound (usual leaf size is around 35x25 cm.), affecting the pates only in a few instances (just touching the stem of a bunch of grapes). Otherwise in fine condition (flimsies absent and without traces on plates).

= Very fine set of this massive and exhaustive work on viticulture. Simon, Bibl. Vinaria p.60; Crahan 110; Nissen, BBI 2059; Oberlé, Bibliothèque Bachique 276: "Édition originale de ce monument consacré à la viticulture mondiale. L'ouvrage fut publié sous la direction des deux éminents ampélographes Viala et Vermorel. Ils ont fait appel aux spécialistes du monde entier, des propriétaires viticulteurs, des professeurs d'agriculture, des ingénieurs agronomes, des oenologues d'Italie, du Portugal, d'Allemagne, de Hongrie, d'Espagne, du Chili, d'Algérie, des États-Unis, de Roumanie, de Tunisie, de Serbie, de Russie, de Grèce etc., pour leur fournier toutes les informations concernant les cépages de leurs divers pays." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXI.

€ (5.000-7.000)
75 2077 Vijf Ponden Pers Baudelaire C 75 2077 Vijf Ponden Pers Baudelaire C
75 2077 Vijf Ponden Pers Baudelaire C 75 2077 Vijf Ponden Pers Baudelaire C
75/2077 [Vijf Ponden Pers]. Baudelaire, C. Le vin. Cinq poëmes choisis dans Les Fleurs du Mal. Amst., Vijf Ponden Pers (A.A. Balkema), 1943, (23)p., 6 etchings by J. BIERUMA OOSTING, printed in 55 copies, orig. wr., folio.

- Contents loose (as often); sl. yellowed. Foot of spine sl. worn; wr. trifle frayed along margins.

= Signed by the artist in colophon. Cat. Balkema, Vijf Ponden Pers no.7; De Jong 72; Simoni B12.

€ (70-90)
75 2078 Werumeus Buning J W F 75 2078 Werumeus Buning J W F
75/2078 Werumeus Buning, J.W.F. De vergulde druiventros. Kortenhoef, De zeven bokalen, n.d. (1944?), 129,(3)p., col. lithogr. plates by H. BOLTE, orig. gilt halfvellum, t.e.g., 4to.

- Fine copy.

= Cf. De Jong 938, who has a different colophon. Our colophon reads: "De vergulde druiventros op dit formaat en met de origineele aquarellen van Han Boltke is gedurende de Duitsche bezetting in het verborgene speciaal gedrukt voor den Heer W.C.A.M. Spaendonck te Tilburg. De typografische verzorging is van J. van Krimpen te Haarlem. Het boek is met de hand in geheel leder gebonden door G. Proost (J. Brandt & Zoon) te Amsterdam. F. Hoes, directeur der N.V. Uitg. Mij. 'Joost van den Vondel', heeft de uitgave verzorgd. Ter waarborging hebben genoemde heeren dit exemplaar van hun handteekening voorzien." Unnumb. and unsigned copy, bound in hvellum instead of full leather.

AND another copy of the same work in the regular numb. ed. of 250 numb. copies (orig. giltlettered hvellum, t.e.g. Fine; De Jong 938). - ADDED: J.H. LEOPOLD, Omar Khayam (Utr., Stichting de Roos, 1953, typogr. by H. SALDEN, printed in 175 numb. copies, orig. gilt vellumbacked boards, t.e.g., 4to).

€ (50-70)
75 2079 Wine labels Schött 75 2079 Wine labels Schött
75/2079 [Wine labels]. Schött. Etiketten für Weine, Sekt, Fruchtsäfte u. Spirituosen. Rheydt, Grossdruckereien Hermann Schött, n.d. (1938), 120 lvs. w. chromolithogr. wine labels, printed in gold/ colours, bound as a blockbook, orig. clothbacked pict. boards, obl. folio.

- Upper hinge broken. Otherwise fine.

= Attractive trade-catalogue for labels for wine, sekt, fruitjuice and spirits.

€ (50-70)
75/2080 Wine labels Collection of ±225 wine labels 75/2080 Wine labels Collection of ±225 wine labels
75/2080 [Wine labels]. Collection of ±225 wine labels, mainly 1850-1930, mainly for German wines, various techniques (i.a. (gilt)(chromo)lithographed/ embossed lithogr./ woodengr.), tipped-in (a few loosely inserted) on (34)p., contemp. hcl. album, sm. folio.

= Also incl. a few non related labels (i.a. for soap). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXII.

AND 2 others, i.a. a small-sized hcl. album containing ±90 (mounted/ loosely inserted) wine labels, often w. a short manuscr. tasting note (±1960-1970, mainly eastern European wines. Leaves partly loose).

€ (50-70) 100
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