{"product_id":"notes-on-a-cellar-book-by-george-saintsbury-1920-henry-sotheran-fine-binding","title":"NOTES ON A CELLAR-BOOK BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY 1920 HENRY SOTHERAN FINE BINDING","description":"\u003cp\u003e[SAINTSBURY, GEORGE]. \u003cstrong\u003eNotes on a Cellar-Book. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Macmillan and Co., 1920.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (17.5 x 12.5 x 2.5 cm); pp. xix, 227, [1]. English text. Beautifully bound in full polished calf gilt by Henry Southern; t.e.g., other edges unevenly cut; marbled endpapers; half-title. Condition: NEAR FINE. Binding tight and secure. Covers with some very light scuffing. Interior fresh and clean, the fore edge with a couple of light spots. Without previous ownership markings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: First edition of what is considered one of Saintsbury's most important works. It provides a collection of menus, tasting notes, and opinions on wines and spirits consumed, with anecdotes of each occasion, a lovely sommelier work. Being a tribute to the art of drinking and the literature of wine. Written by George Edward Bateman Saintsbury, an English critic, literary historian, editor, teacher, and wine connoisseur, regarded as a highly influential critic of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. A well-preserved copy beautifully bound by Henry Southern.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57061090951543,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_0992_598e1967-9bcd-4716-939f-5cf70032438d.jpg?v=1777583798","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/notes-on-a-cellar-book-by-george-saintsbury-1920-henry-sotheran-fine-binding","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}