Gastronomy 2021 Catalogue

45 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 “Plant, Perfect And Cultivate A Vineyard, And Make Good Wholesome Wine” 49. REEMELIN, Charles. The Vine-Dresser’s Manual, An Illustrated Treatise on Vineyards and Wine- Making. NewYork, 1855. Small octavo (5 by 7-7/8 inches), original brown cloth. $2200. Click for more info First edition of the important first book by one of 19th-century America’s most trusted figures in learning “the Vintners’ business” and the art of wine-making, with woodcut-engraved frontispiece and over 20 in-text engraved illustrations, a handsome copy in original cloth. Drawing on his first-hand experience and an extensive knowledge of European vineyards, Reemelin authored this “very popular manual… a practical guide written ‘so that even the most inexperienced may, with this book in hand, start, plant, perfect and cultivate a vineyard, and make good wholesome wine’” (Gabler, 223). Two leaves of publisher’s advertisements. Interior generally fresh with light foxing, nearly pristine original cloth. Near-fine.