RECENT ACQUISITIONS
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Andre Simon's
Works on Gastronomy - 1939-1948 - The Wine and Food
Society, London
Fantastic full set of Simon's famous Encyclopedia of Gastronomy in nine volumes with two additional pamphlets on wine from 1934 and 1935, housed together in a custom made clamshell box. Very hard to find a full set, let alone a set in this condition, with many seeming unopened.
On what would have been his 100th birthday in 1977, 400 guests gathered at the Savoy to drink to Simons's memory with Chateau Latour 1945 that he had left for the occasion.
Containing:-
Section 1 - Sauces - 1939.
Section II - Fish - 1942.
Section III - Vegetables. 1942.
Section IV - Cereals. 1943.
Section V - Fruit. 1942.
Section VI - Birds and their Eggs. 1948.
Section VII - Meat. 1947.
Section VIII - Wine. 1946.
Section IX Cheese also an Analytical Cross-Index for Sections I-VIII. 1948.
The Wine Connoisseur’s Catechism. 1934. In wrappers. - Fascinating Questions and
Answers (now known as FAQ’s!) about wine in the 1930’s.
Wines and Liquers From A to Z. A Glossary. 1935.
Fantastic full set of Simon's famous Encyclopedia of Gastronomy in nine volumes with two additional pamphlets on wine from 1934 and 1935, housed together in a custom made clamshell box. Very hard to find a full set, let alone a set in this condition, with many seeming unopened.
On what would have been his 100th birthday in 1977, 400 guests gathered at the Savoy to drink to Simons's memory with Chateau Latour 1945 that he had left for the occasion.
Containing:-
Section 1 - Sauces - 1939.
Section II - Fish - 1942.
Section III - Vegetables. 1942.
Section IV - Cereals. 1943.
Section V - Fruit. 1942.
Section VI - Birds and their Eggs. 1948.
Section VII - Meat. 1947.
Section VIII - Wine. 1946.
Section IX Cheese also an Analytical Cross-Index for Sections I-VIII. 1948.
The Wine Connoisseur’s Catechism. 1934. In wrappers. - Fascinating Questions and
Answers (now known as FAQ’s!) about wine in the 1930’s.
Wines and Liquers From A to Z. A Glossary. 1935.
A
Treatise on the Origin Nature and Varieties of
Wine - J.L.W. Thudichum & August
Dupre
1872 - Macmillan & Co., London and New York.
The most comprehensive modern treatise on the wine and its fruit in the English language.' - Andre Simon - Vinaria p.13
First edition in pretty decorated boards with black and gilt impressions, and gilt titles to spine.
Hard to find in this condition.
1872 - Macmillan & Co., London and New York.
The most comprehensive modern treatise on the wine and its fruit in the English language.' - Andre Simon - Vinaria p.13
First edition in pretty decorated boards with black and gilt impressions, and gilt titles to spine.
Hard to find in this condition.
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A
History of Wine - H. Warner Allen
- 1961 - Faber &
Faber, London
Great Vintage Wines From The Homeric Age To The Present Day. Illustrated with twenty-seven black and white plates. First edition. 8vo.
Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full maroon morocco, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endleaves, all edges in gilt.
Great Vintage Wines From The Homeric Age To The Present Day. Illustrated with twenty-seven black and white plates. First edition. 8vo.
Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full maroon morocco, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endleaves, all edges in gilt.
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The
Man Who Made Wine - J. M. Scott
- 1953 - Hodder
& Stoughton, London
A delightful little book which would make a nice little birthday present.
"What we have here is a little masterpiece - a work...that resonates powerfully with anyone who has ever felt that there might be more to wine than just grape juice.
An evocative and accurate depiction of mid-twentieth century wine production in Bordeaux."
[R.Smith - Introduction to the later private press edition]
First edition in near fine dustjacket.
A delightful little book which would make a nice little birthday present.
"What we have here is a little masterpiece - a work...that resonates powerfully with anyone who has ever felt that there might be more to wine than just grape juice.
An evocative and accurate depiction of mid-twentieth century wine production in Bordeaux."
[R.Smith - Introduction to the later private press edition]
First edition in near fine dustjacket.
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Bottlescrew
Days - Andre Simon - 1926 - Duckworth, London
- Inscribed
Wine Drinking In England During The Eighteenth Century. Illustrated with fifty-one black and white plates.
A presentation copy from the author to Sir Gerald du Maurier, dated "Xmas 1926".
Du Maurier played Captain Hook in the Premier of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie and the sons of his sister were Barrie's inspiration for Peter Pan and other characters in Barrie's plays and books.
First edition. 8vo. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full maroon morocco, spine
lettered in gilt on black leather labels, marbled endleaves, a.e.g.
Wine Drinking In England During The Eighteenth Century. Illustrated with fifty-one black and white plates.
A presentation copy from the author to Sir Gerald du Maurier, dated "Xmas 1926".
Du Maurier played Captain Hook in the Premier of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie and the sons of his sister were Barrie's inspiration for Peter Pan and other characters in Barrie's plays and books.
First edition. 8vo. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full maroon morocco, spine
lettered in gilt on black leather labels, marbled endleaves, a.e.g.
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