xviii, 237, [2] pp. Approx. forty-six illustrations from early woodcuts and other sources. (4to) 28.8x23 cm (11¼x9"). Cloth-backed boards, jacket. First Edition. Number 143 from an edition limited to 250 numbered copies.
Mr. Simon was not content with describing works on viticulture, the art of wine-making, table manners, drunkenness...but goes much farther; he has included numerous rules of health, medical books...from all of which he has extracted the wine interest. From 1972 reprint flap.
