The title says it all.
Quite a heavy read.
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Edition: 1957
Pages: 196
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A History of Wine: Great Vintage Wines from the Homeric Age to the Present Day by H. Warner Allen (1961)
Most of this book focuses on the wines of the ancient civilisations of .
An interesting read.
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
Edition: 1961
Pages: 304
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King Tut’s Wine Cellar by Leonard H. Lesko (1977)
This large format paperback provides an interesting account of the use of wine in “Golden Age of Egyptian History”. It contains lots of photographs of wine related artefacts and wall paintings and a list of the contents of King Tut’s wine cellar.
Fascinating stuff.
Publisher: B. C. Scribe Publications, California
Edition: 1977
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Beverages, Past and Present Vols I & II by Edward R. Emerson (1908)
An extensive work in two beautifully presented, gilt edged, volumes. Volume I deals with the drinks and customs of the ancient world and the countries of the far east, whilst Volume II covers Europe and the Americas.
At almost 1100 pages this is a weighty tome and a fine addition to any collection of books on wine or social history.
Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York
Edition: 1908
Pages: 563 & 514
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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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A Philosophical and Statistical History of the Inventions and Customs of Ancient and Modern Nations in the Manufacture and Use of Inebriating Liquor by Samuel Morewood (1838)
An enormous volume that I have not yet read.
Originally published in 1824, this is a facsimile reprint edition.
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Edition: 2011
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History of Ancient and Modern Wines by Alexander Henderson (1824)
Published in 1824, this is one of the earliest comprehensive books on wine written in the English language, and has invariably featured in the bibliography of any serious book about the history of wine and wine-making since it was written. There is a significant chapter on Port wine.
This volume is from a 500 copy limited edition re-print published by the Bacchus Press in 1979.
This is one of the very few ancient books on wine that has not yet been made available as a mass-market facsimile re-print.
Publisher: Bacchus Press Ltd
Edition: 1979
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Observations Historical Critical and Medical on the Wines of the Ancients and the Analogy Between Them and Modern Wines by Edward Barry (1775)
Originally published in 1775, this is a facsimile reprint. According to James Gabler this is the first book in English that discusses modern wines.
Publisher: Unknown
Edition: 2010
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