Bibliotheca Vinaria : Enlarged Edition [augmented with additions from Simon's Office Copy]

London: The Holland Press, 1979. This Holland Press edition, limited to 600 numbered copies, is by far the BEST available (please keep reading). BRAND NEW in perfect condition (having been protected since day 1 by a plain glassine jacket which is still present but has chips and tears). NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. The best edition of the best wine bibliography. This Holland Press edition has 680 pages, double the number found in the original 1913 edition and reprints of it. This 1979 edition is the only one that is reprinted from Simon's own interleaved "office copy" which "served as a record of the author's efforts to update" the book. Over a period of more than 50 years, Simon added about 1000 new titles to the 6,500 he described in the original catalogue. Simon's handwritten notes and additions on the interleaf pages are reproduced here exactly as he put pen to paper. There is also a New Foreword by Hugh Johnson. Subtitle: "A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Dealing with Viticulture, Wine-Making, Distillation, The Management, Sale, Taxation, Use and Abuse of Wine and Spirits." Handsomely bound in the publisher's beige cloth stamped in bright gold over dark red panels on the spine and front cover. 7.75" wide by 10" tall by 1.75" thick. Gabler G36580: "This edition... is much more complete than the original 1913 edition. This work was published in a limited edition of 600 hand-numbered copies and is beautifull bound." Besterman 6548.. Enlarged Edition [680 pages] Limited 600. Hardcover. New/Worn and chipped dust jacket. viii, 680pp. (including interleaves). Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.