ARIBAUD, Alban - BAUDIER, Paul - CARLIER, Alfred: Le dieu de - Lot 250

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ARIBAUD, Alban - BAUDIER, Paul - CARLIER, Alfred: Le dieu de - Lot 250
ARIBAUD, Alban - BAUDIER, Paul - CARLIER, Alfred: Le dieu de pourpre et d'or. Paris, ed. de La Caravelle, 1930, ORIGINAL EDITION, expl. n° 13/20 on Japon Impérial (first large paper), expl. specially printed for Alban Aribaud, in-8, full shagreened calf with 1 cold fillet on the boards, author and title gilt on spine with 4 double nerves extended cold on the boards, gilt head, edges not trimmed, the 3 parts of the original ill. original cover well preserved, uncut, nice SENDING in pen from the author to his "beloved Clo whose affection has often supported my courage, this book of which she must have her share. signature", illus. by Paul BAUDIER (18 pen drawings, 7 ornamented letters, 1 woodcut frontispiece and the cover in 4 colors woodcut) and by Alfred CARLIER (19 pen drawings), table of contents, name of the former owner on the first blank. A very nice copy with a beautiful letter from the author of which unfortunately little is known! This book is the history of wine through the ages since Bacchus through the history of the vine in France, the great vintages of antiquity, how we drank in the good old days, the methods of cultivation, grape varieties, distribution, fairs and storage in the warehouses of St Bernard and Bercy. Very beautiful and numerous illustrations and very nice binding, sober and unsigned. Nice copy.
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