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INSCRIBED BY FDR ABOARD THE “FLOATING WHITE HOUSE” TO HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN, ADMIRAL ROSS T. MCINTIRE
GOWANLOCH, James Nelson. Fishes and Fishing in Louisiana. New Orleans, February 1933. First edition of this report on the fresh and saltwater fish of Louisiana, presentation-association copy, specially bound for Franklin D. Roosevelt and inscribed by the president to his personal physician, “For Ross T. McIntire, on board U.S.S. Potomac, May 1, 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt.” $7500.
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SPLENDID COLLECTION OF 14 WINE CATALOGUES FROM MAISON NICOLAS
MAISON NICOLAS. Liste des Grands Vins Fins (14 Annual Catalogues). Paris, 1972. Altogether, fifteen volumes. First editions of these wonderfully illustrated annual wine lists from Maison Nicolas, with cover designs and illustrations by such leading French painters as Latour and Buffet, together with Derain’s illustrated publication commemorating the sesquicentennial of Maison Nicolas—one of only 300 copies. $4000.
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1790 FIRST EDITION OF SPEECHLY’S TREATISE ON THE CULTURE OF THE VINE
SPEECHLY, William. A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine. York, 1790. First edition of this “excellent work,” illustrated with five engraved plates (three folding) depicting vineyards, stove plans, and growth patterns. $4000.
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THE BREWER’S BIBLE
SHANNON, Robert. A Practical Treatise on Brewing, Distilling and Rectification. London, 1805. Three books and appendix in one volume, as issued. First edition of this comprehensive treatise on brewing beer, distilling spirits, and fermenting wine, quite possibly the most thorough contribution to the subject available in English at the time, with eight engraved plates of equipment, one folding, and five folding tables. $3800.
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COMPLETE SET OF MAISON NICOLAS HISTORIES OF THE WINE REGIONS
MONTORGUEIL, Georges. Monseigneur le Vin. Paris, 1924-27. Five volumes. Complete set of this five-volume series of popular histories of French wines, published by Maison Nicolas and wonderfully illustrated with numerous in-text color lithographs by contemporary French artists, folding maps and charts. $2700.
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VIZETELLY’S COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF CHAMPAGNE, 1882
VIZETELLY, Henry. A History of Champagne. London, 1882. First edition, illustrated with lithographic frontispiece, five engraved plates, folding color lithographic map of vineyards, and hundreds of in-text engravings, handsomely bound by Bayntun Riviere, with original cloth covers and spine bound in at rear. $2500.
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IN PRAISE OF DRUNKENNESS, LOVELY ILLUSTRATED EDITION
SALLENGRES, Albert-Henri. Eloge de l'Ivresse. Paris, 1945. Deluxe illustrated edition of this classic French text from 1714, In Praise of Drunkenness, with frontispiece etching, 24 full-page illustrations and numerous head- and tailpieces and initials by Jo Merry, printed in color. Number 378 of only 700 copies produced, this copy splendidly bound by Jacques Blanchet with morocco onlays on the front cover depicting a hand squeezing a bunch of grapes. $1950.
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“ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING BOOKS WE HAVE ON THE SUBJECT”
SHAW, Thomas. Wine, The Vine, and the Cellar. London, 1863. First edition of Shaw’s guide to wine collecting, with 28 in-text illustrations. $1650.
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SIGNED BY JULIA CHILD AND JACQUES PÉPIN
CHILD, Julia, and PÉPIN, Jacques. Julia and Jacques. New York, 1999. First edition of this delightful and wonderfully illustrated cookbook co-authored by two legendary chefs—Julia Child and Jacques Pépin—signed on the half title by both Child and Pépin. $1500.
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EARLY EDITION OF ONE OF THE FIRST BOOKS ON JEWISH COOKERY
ATRUTEL, Estella. An Easy and Economical Book of Jewish Cookery. London, 1894. Early edition of one of the first books of Jewish cookery, with special advice on kashering for the young housewife, written to adhere to strict Kosher laws of food preparation. $1500.
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