The Vineyards and Wine Cellars of California: An Essay on Early California Winemaking. An Essay on Early California Winemaking. First Published in Adelaide, Australia, in 1885
San Francisco: Book Club of California / Yolla Bolly Press, 1994. First Edition Limited to 450 copies. Hardcover. 4to. 65pp. Edited by Thomas Pinney. Forword by Robert Mondavi. Color and black & white photo-illustrations; 12 tipped-in chromolithograph facsimile wine labels and trade cards. Purple quarter cloth and decorated boards; paper spine lable; housed in tan slipcase. 4 page prospectus with single sheet photo-reproduction of pruners in Fresno County laid in. A fine copy in fine slipcase. Another handsome publication from the Yolla Bolly Press. Item #10912
First published in 1885, Hardy's account provides a uniquely detailed and comprehensive account of early California winemaking. It may be regarded as the first book about California wine. No copy of the original edition is known to exist in the United States.
Price: $200.00