WINE AND SPIRITS: THE CONNOISSEUR'S TEXTBOOK BY ANDRE L. SIMON 1919 BAYNTUN-RIVIERE BINDING

[SIMON, ANDRE L.]. Wine and Spirits: The Connoisseur's Textbook. London: Duckworth & Co., 1919.

FIRST EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (21.5 x 14 x 3 cm); pp. xvii, 272, [1]. English text. Bound in half morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere; cloth sides; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; half-title. Condition: NEAR FINE. A few marks to the contents page, else a fine example.

Notes: A handsomely bound first edition copy of this wonderful book on wines and spirits from French-born wine writer and merchant Andre L. Simon. It is a detailed and comprehensive textbook on the study of wine and spirits, with chapters on a variety of wines and liquors, as well as the care of wine in terms of storage and decanting, the physiological necessity of alcohol, classifications, and notes on past vintages.