Les Grands Vins de Bordeaux Poëme Précedés d'une leçon de Professeur Babrius intitulée De l'influence du vin sur la civilisation
Paris: Typographie Plon Frères, 1849. Pauquet and Daubigny etchings. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. Pp. (4), lxv, (1), 73. Engraved pictorial title page. Illustrated with 40 etchings from illustrations by Pauquet and Daubigny. Text in French. Late 19th C. maroon cloth covered boards, spine with gilt stamped morocco lettering piece and decoration, green silk bookmark ribbon and original illustrated pale yellow wraps bound in. Light foxing to untrimmed edges and scattered throughout. Very Good. Item #12635
The poem is in two parts: "Les Vins de Médoc" and "Le Vin Blanc de Bordeaux." P. Biarnez is claimed to be a pseudonym of J. Arthaud, author of De la vigne et de ses produits (1858.).
Price: $350.00