A great book written by a very colourful character from the turn of the century. Although only 10 pages are dedicated to Port this is definitely worth having in a collection.
The author was at one time a partner in the family firm Hedges & Butler, Wine Merchants of Regent Street, London.
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., London
Edition: 1926
Pages: 271
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This is the memoirs of the author, a London wine merchant in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and contemporary of André L. Simon and Charles Walter Berry.
This is a fascinating book, which contains a chapter on the time the author spent with the great and the good of the Port trade during his time in Oporto.
Published as a limited edition of 750 copies in 1947.
Publisher: Chapman & Hall, London
Edition: 1947
Pages: 210
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This is an enjoyable little book that fills a couple of hours on a train or sipping a nice glass of something by the pool on holiday.
The same author produced a similar book about Port in 1926.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Edition: 1922
Pages: 103
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An interesting little book that gives advice of the choice of everyday wines.
Publisher: Heath Cranton Ltd, London
Edition: 1926
Pages: 160
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This is quite an easy read covering wines from the principle wine producing regions of the world.
The appendix contains a good list of the vintage ports produced in the 50 years prior to publication.
Publisher: Duckworth & Co., London
Edition: 1919
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One of 64 volumes of Pitman’s Common Commodities and Industries Series.
Publisher: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, London
Edition: 1934
Pages: 129
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A guide to various drinks throughout history, with a particular focus on wine.
Publisher: Burke Publishing Co. Ltd., London
Edition: 1948
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I have not yet read this book but the foreword by P. Morton Shand says:
“Being as complete for ordinary purposes as can be reasonably required this book does not belie its title. An abundance of accurate, up-to-date information and sound practical guidance is packed between its boards ; for, as the joint authors very properly insist, “wine is made, not to be ‘tasted’ by professionals, but to be drunk by amateurs”.”
Very well put.
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons, London
Edition: 1935
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The Preface is perhaps even more interesting than the remainder of the book. Shand’s views on the taxation of wines imported to Great Britain are set out in his customary forthright style
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, London
Edition: 1928
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Published in 1949 in three volumes, this is basically an instruction manual for those charged with managing licensed premises such as pubs and hotels and sets out everything you need to know about the care and maintenance of drinks and how to run the establishment.
Publisher: The Caxton Publishing Co Ltd.
Edition: 1949
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