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25 B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s G a s t r o n o m y 2 0 2 1 First Edition Of Fuller’s The Grape Culturist 28. FULLER, Andrew S. The Grape Culturist: A Treatise on the Cultivation of the Native Grape. New York, 1864. Small octavo, original blind- and gilt-stamped green cloth. $700. Click for more info First edition of this vinicultural standard, with 150 in-text wood engravings, in the original cloth. Beginning in the 1860s, Fuller, an itinerant carpenter-turned-horticulturalist, published a series of popular works on horticulture based on work at his own experimental farm in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The Grape Culturalist “gives full direction for planting, training, grafting, etc. Native grapes are emphasized, foreign vines are confined to indoor cultivation, and hybridization and pest control are significant topics… This was one of the most popular American texts” (Gabler G21090). “Fuller had keen powers of observation and a natural aptitude for systematic information. His writing was always vigorous, direct, and interesting” (DAB). With one page of advertisements. Bookseller label. Interior clean, rear board sunned. An extremely good copy in the original cloth.