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Publisher: George Routledge
Edition: 1869
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Practical Notes on Wine by Edward Lonsdale Beckwith (1868)
Beckwith was a London wine merchant and wrote this small book following his attendance at the Paris Exhibition of 1867. The book caused a small storm in the USA at the time due it’s rather dismissive references to American wines.
Beckwith’s comments on Port are almost entirely focused on the hot topic of the time, which was whether or not Port wine should be fortified during or after fermentation. Beckwith stands firmly on the side of Baron Forrester in the debate.
Publisher: Smith Elder
Edition: 1868
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Wine the Vine and the Cellar by Thomas George Shaw (1864)
First published in 1863, this is a fascinating read with lots of general information about wine and the wine trade in the 1800s, including a whole chapter on the subject of Gout!
Seventy of the five hundred and forty pages form a chapter dedicated to Port, Oporto and the Douro.
This edition is limited to 500 copies produced by Bacchus Press in 1992 and is a re-typeset version of the 1864 second edition.
Publisher: Bacchus Press Ltd Baltimore
Edition: 1992
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The Vine and its Fruit by James L. Denman (1864)
Full Title: The Vine and its Fruit, more especially in relation to the production of wine; embracing an historical and descriptive account of the grape, its culture and treatment in all countries, ancient and modern, drawn from the best authorities, and incorporating A Brief Discourse on Wine.
This copy is the first edition from 1864.
Publisher: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green. London
Edition: 1864
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Wine and Wine Countries by Charles Tovey (1862)
Charles Tovey was a Bristol wine merchant. This book is aimed at the consumer and shamelessly quotes large portions from the works of other early wine writers such as Henderson, Redding, Forrester and many others.
An entertaining read but very scarce and therefore expensive to acquire.
Publisher: Hamilton Adams & Co. London
Edition: 1862
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Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1860 by S.T. Shugert (1861)
This is a report produced for the House of Representatives as a result of “the appropriation of June 25, 1860, for the collection of agricultural statistics, investigations for promoting agriculture and rural economy, and the procurement of cuttings and seeds”.
The volume contains a number of extracts on viticulture, grapes and wines of the USA.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Edition: 1861
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The Chemistry of Wine by Gerrit Jan Mulder (1857)
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Publisher: John Churchill
Edition: 1857
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Hand-Book of Wines by Thomas McMullen (1852)
A comprehensive book on the subject of wine which references many of the leading authors of the time such as Henderson and Redding. A very good option if you only want to buy one old book on wine as it draws the views of many authors into one volume.
According to Gabler this was “the first consumer-oriented book on wine published”.
This is a first edition copy, published in 1852. Print-on-demand editions are available.
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company New York
Edition: 1852
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The Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants Companion and Complete Instructor to the Trade by Joseph Hartley (1839)
One of a number of similar books from this period instructing the trade on the care and treatment of wines and spirits.
Published in 1839.
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Edition: 2010
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Every Man His Own Butler by Cyrus Redding (1839)
An interesting old book about the care, storage and serving of wines.
Originally published in 1839, and re-published in 1853, this edition has been produced by General Books LLC using very poor Optical Character Recognition and is completely useless. The book is also available as a facsimile, which should at least be readable.
Publisher: Whittaker & Co. London Edition: 2009
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