FRANCK, William - FAURE, M.: Traité sur les vins du Médoc et - Lot 267

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FRANCK, William - FAURE, M.: Traité sur les vins du Médoc et - Lot 267
FRANCK, William - FAURE, M.: Traité sur les vins du Médoc et les autres vins rouges et blancs du département de la Gironde followed by the Supplement to the second edition of the Traité sur les vins du Médoc, the analytical examination of oak woods used in cooperage and their action on wines and alcohols by M. FAURE. Bordeaux, 1845 and 1851, second edition and supplement to the second edition (actually first edition of this supplement, absent in the first edition of 1824), Chaumas, in-8, brick half cloth with corners, pink, yellow and grey marbled paper boards, dark brown chagrin title page with gilt author and title on smooth spine, modern binding, (8) - 266 - (7) - 68 pp, including 8 tables, 4 of them folding and 1 folding color map of the Gironde department, small text with pencil signature on the flyleaf of the book's former owner indicating its provenance. VERY RARE second edition with its supplement written by Franck as well as the supplement on oak wood in the cooperage of Fauré. Remarkable bibliography in the supplement (from 1549 to 1850). An indispensable book for any oenological library. Complete with all the tables and the fold-out color map. VERY RARE. Nice condition of this RARE book, untrimmed and despite the usual few foxing marks, traces of red bic on the title page; Very good condition of the map. Binding in very good condition.
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