In Praise of Ale - or - Songs, Ballads, Epigrams, & Anecdotes Relating to Beer, Malt, and Hops, with some Curious Particulars Concerning Ale-Wives and Brewers, Drinking-Clubs and Customs -
W. T. Marchant (Editor)
1888 - George Redway, London - First Edition
‘There’s many a clinking song is made In honour of the Blacksmith’s trade;
But more for the Brewer may be said, Which nobody can deny.’
Covering the history of beer as embodied in songs and stories, classified under chapters such as ‘Oxford Songs; Harvest Songs, Hops, Scotch Ale Songs, Black Beer, Warm Ale, Church Ales & Observances.
A 130 year old first edition usually found with evidence of public house residence, a clean copy like this is hard to come by.
A wonderful reference book for those with a love of the ‘National Beverage’..... Provenance: Contemporary name to half-title dated 1888, later from the library of Mervyn J Cutten with his embossed stamp to preliminary pages.
Reference: National Brewing Bibliography, Oxford Brookes University, 328.
Thick octavo (book size 20x14.2cm), pp. viii 632. In publisher’s brown cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and a vignette of barley to the upper boards, brown coated endpapers. Condition: Near fine, toning to spine, light wear to corners and spine ends. Ref: 112303 Price: HK$ 2,500
But more for the Brewer may be said, Which nobody can deny.’
Covering the history of beer as embodied in songs and stories, classified under chapters such as ‘Oxford Songs; Harvest Songs, Hops, Scotch Ale Songs, Black Beer, Warm Ale, Church Ales & Observances.
A 130 year old first edition usually found with evidence of public house residence, a clean copy like this is hard to come by.
A wonderful reference book for those with a love of the ‘National Beverage’..... Provenance: Contemporary name to half-title dated 1888, later from the library of Mervyn J Cutten with his embossed stamp to preliminary pages.
Reference: National Brewing Bibliography, Oxford Brookes University, 328.
Thick octavo (book size 20x14.2cm), pp. viii 632. In publisher’s brown cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and a vignette of barley to the upper boards, brown coated endpapers. Condition: Near fine, toning to spine, light wear to corners and spine ends. Ref: 112303 Price: HK$ 2,500