The Cultivation of American Grape Vines, and Making of Wine
Brooklyn, NY: A. Spooner & Co. Printers, 1846.
First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original ribbed dark brown cloth lettered in gilt on the upper board. Near Fine with light wear at extremities, soiling to boards and a hairline crack starting at the front joint. "God" written in pencil on the front pastedown; heavy foxing throughout. A scarce and early treatise on wine history, cultivation and making by Alden Spooner (1783-1848), a prominent printer in Brooklyn. Item #140946432
Price: $3,000
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