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History of the Champagne Trade in England

1905ref. 8165This is a rare first edition copy of Andre Simon's first book - "History of the Champagne Trade in England." 1905 1st edition; Wyman and Sons; London. Contents include: Imports and duties from 1672 to 1905; Quantities of Champagne exported from France from 1845 to 1905; A complete list of all the wine-growing localities in the Department of Marne; Comparative prices of Vintage Champagnes - Market prices seven years from date of vintage; Auction sales prices sixteen years from date of vintage; Net cash prices of non-vintage champagnes.and more - please see the photos for the complete list. Simon a French-born wine merchant gourmet and prolific wine writer has been described as "the charismatic leader of the English wine trade for almost all of the first half of the 20th century and the grand old man of literate connoisseurship for a further 20 years." From the Introduction: "This book has been written solely for those wine-merchants who are always anxious to add to their knowledge of their trade and who may be interested to know how the Champagne Trade originated in England and under what conditions it rose to the important rank it now holds. How Champagne vines grow how the grapes are pressed the wine made bottled etc. are questions which have been purposely ignored not only because they have been exhaustively treated in other works but also because most wine merchants are familiar with all such technicalities. Whatever interest this book may be found to possess is due to the fact that most of the information it contains illustrating the rapid growth of the Champagne Trade in modern times has been supplied by some of the oldest and most distinguished members of the Trade both in England and Reims; their own personal Reminiscences and the old records of London and provincial firms which the author has had access to have enabled him to state facts and figures strictly accurate and original." Condition: Soiling to the covers and spine. The back cover has a few light stain spots at the top edge. Small cloth tear at the top-left corner of the back cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. A blank front end paper has been removed. The text pages are lightly age-toned and clean with no notable issues found. Tanning to the end papers and pastedowns. The rear pastedown has a small light stain at the top edge. Small light stain at the long edge of the text block. Overall the book is in Good- condition. Wyman and Sons hardcover

CraigsClassics · United States$750.00≈ €670.06

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