The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines
7.4" x 5.2" with 192 numbered pages. 1870 first edition, later printing, 1866.
Wonderful antique book on grapes and wine. Excellent condition for age, with only light rubbing around edges, but no major damage. Free of any writing, previous ownership markings or odor; binding is tight, but lightly shaken. Illustrated with many woodcuts, mostly they are of all the different types of grapes, but there are also many of equipment and cultivation techniques. Wonderful old book that is a must have for wine connoisseur.