Traité sur les Vins du Médoc et les Altres Vins Rouges et Blancs du Departement de la Gironde
Bordeaux: P. Chaumas, 1853.
Third Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Near Fine Condition. Item #046555
ISBN: NoISBN
Original quarter leather over pebbled cloth, light shelf wear, old bookseller stamp to half title, signed by the editor. 29 plates of chateaus of the region, 2 engraved half titles, 5 fold out tables at rear and 2 small maps and a colored fold out map (creases and a small tear at edge). Mostly light foxing and browning to the plates and maps, one table with wear at the fore edge. Often called "The Bible of the Bordeaux". Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica 706a, Oberle 310 (1st ed.).
Franck's work was one of the first classifications of the wines of Bordeaux - the first edition appeared in 1824. Size: Octavo (8vo). 326 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: 046555.
Price: $500.00