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201827037<p>Wine Literature . Wine Reads. A Literary Anthology of Wine Writing. Edited by Jay McInerney. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. In this anthology Jay McInerney novelist and wine columnist selects over twenty pieces of memorable fiction and nonfiction about the making selling and of course drinking of fine wine. Including excerpts from novels short fiction memoir and narrative nonfiction Wine Reads features big names in the trade and literary heavyweights alike. We follow Kermit Lynch to the Northern Rhône in a chapter from his classic Adventures on the Wine Route. In an excerpt from Between Meals long-time New Yorker writer A. J. Liebling raises feeding and imbibing on a budget in Paris into something of an art form and discovers a very good rosé from just west of the Rhone. Michael Dibdin's fictional Venetian detective Aurelio Zen gets a lesson in Barolo Barbaresco and Brunello vintages from an eccentric celebrity. </p> Atlantic Monthly Press, hardcover
19624330New York 1962. Large folio unpaginated 22 leaves printed rectos only. Printed text from a hand-lettered original; columns for handwritten prices not entered. An early wine list from the legendary Manhattan restaurant Lutèce 1961-2004. The list opens with an introductory statement to diners from the restaurant’s founder André Surmain who thanks the restaurant’s seven suppliers a rare credit on modern wine lists and Alexis Lichine the author of The Wines of France. Displaying a fine selection of Bordeaux Rouges & Blancs; Bougognes Rouges; Roses Loire; Alsace Rhône; and Champagnes including Lafite Rothschild dating to the 1890s Haut Brion from the 1930s and pre-depression era Mouton. Throughout each selection lists producer as well location of the vineyard. The three Alsatian wines on the list have been credited as the primary genesis of the Alsatian wine market in the United States. Julia Child Playboy Magazine and Zagat each proclaimed Lutèce the best restaurant in the United States; the New York Times gave the restaurant four stars. Spiral bound in gilt-stamped blue wrappers. Wine sections are thumb-indexed. The list was never used and thus the wines remain unpriced. Very near fine. Signed by head chef André Soltner “En Souvenirâ€. unknown
18609034New York: Lith. of W. Faust 105 Nassau St 1860. Broadside wine list 25.5 x 15.5 cm. 1 page. Porcelain card decorated in chromolithograph with text in blue and red. A very early wine list from an important New York hotel and dining establishment. The hotel was at the corner of Broadway and Eleventh Street across from Grace Church and Rectory. Both the hotel and the church were designed by the architect James Renwick Jr. Named for its original owner Denis Julien the St. Denis Hotel opened in 1853 just in time for the Crystal Palace Exhibition. The building was leased to William Taylor in 1875 who incorporated the Taylor Saloon into the facility. The list features Clarets from Finke Merman of Bordeaux mostly from 1847 and 1848. And French whites including 1847 Latour Blanche and 1847 d'Yquem. Champagne Sherries and Madeiras are also included. A solid piece of printing from a firm more known for fruit labels. Verso contains an unattributed primitive pencil drawing of a horse. Some darkening to the top edge of the recto. Lith. of W. Faust, 105 Nassau St unknown
189326348Rochester NY 1893. Paperback. Very good condition. Magazine for growers and dealers in nursery stock centered on Western New York. Lead article "The Grape industry Oldest Grape Growing Region in the United States". Sml. folio 12pp frontis & 3pp adverts. October 1893 issue Volume 1 number 9. Handsome original wrappers with embossed gilt scrolling on cream which is dusty & marked. Some staining of two leading corners. paperback
199727002<p>Pownal:: Storey Publishing 1997. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine price-clipped dust jacket. Mancuso provides simple techniques for transforming store-bought or homemade wines into savory cooking wines. As easy as mixing herbal vinegar the process flavors white red and rose wines with herbs fruits and spices. Mancuso tells you how to prepare and use more than 50 combinations and offers more than 100 easy-to-make recipes for every part of the meal with many low-fat and low- or no-salt dishes.</p> Storey Publishing, hardcover
1830M11919Philadelphia:: L. Johnson 1830. 1830. "4th improved edition." 8vo. 385-90 381 pp. Foxed throughout not hindering legibility. Original red cloth spine paper title label; front cover detached but present ffe loose extremities worn spine chipped. Rear free endpaper early ownership signature. As is. RARE. The first volume of a pioneer American health journal published from 1829-33. It features a selection of fascinating perspectives on medicine including analyses of the effects on health of headwear wine and malt liquor consumption mealtimes and water drinking among other things as well as considerations of race and longevity quacks mothering and more. On tobacco: "'A Victim of the Weed' is desirous of knowing whether he can at once abandon his pipe and segars or must part company in a gradual manner. Our advice is to desist immediately and entirely from the use of tobacco in every form and in any quantity however small" 220. On race: "The differences in this respect are primitive in the different races; the mucous body or varnish which constitutes the layer between the true skin beneath and the outer covering or cuticle being white or nearly so in the European or Caucasian races; yellowish in the Mongul or African; and black in the African" 146. On the education of girls: "Under twelve years of age it should be an invariable rule that the hours of close application should never exceed those of amusement and exercise" 267. Contains nos. 1-24: September 9 1829 through August 25 1830. L. Johnson, 1830. hardcover
19343748Firenze: Casa Vinicola Barone Ricasoli 1934. Eight octavo booklets 15; 34; 20; 39; 23; 14; 14; and 14 pages. FIRST EDITIONS. Complete set of individually authored instructional booklets for the Italian hospitality industry for use in the promotion of gastronomical tourism in Tuscany. Subjects include characteristics of “genuine†wine; where to find the best Italian wines; the wine production process; and how to best present wine to customers. Published by the Barone Ricasoli winery notably a continuously run family business since 1141 and still in operation today. Baron Bettino Risacola Italy’s second prime minister wrote the modern formula for Chianti wine in 1872. In variously colored wrappers with some chipping and discoloration otherwise very good. Rare. OCLC locates no copies. Casa Vinicola Barone Ricasoli unknown
171521224London 1715. Broadsheet 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. 1p. plus printed docket title on verso. Disbound. Early folds and early stab holes in left margin. Upper margin trimmed close with slight loss to first line of text. Two-inch closed tear in body of text. Small portion of inner margin excised with no loss to text. Minor foxing. A early political leaflet petitioning on behalf of tobacco and wine merchants for relief from interest on duties owed during the War of the Spanish Succession. The document is among the earliest examples of commercial lobbying literature which first began proliferating during the major changes in British government in the mid-1710s. ESTC records only two copies at the British Library and Harvard.<br/> <br/> Hanson 2065. unknown
1572LL 290<p>Provisioni et ordini della Gabella del sale & del modo di vender VINO a fiaschi. Et che non si possa portar vino da luogo a luogo senza licentia. TOGETHER WITH: Bando che non si possa comperare VINO per Rivendere. Et a chi e permesso & quanto sono obbligati li VINATTIERI Florence: Giunti 1572 and 1575. Two scarce Bandi on wine dated 1572 and 1575. First Edition. Together 2 pamphlets small 4to. Ad 1: 10 pp. integral blank leaf foliated in MS in upper right corners: "303"-"308." Ad 2: 4 pp. foliated in MS in upper right corners: "322"-323." Later marbled wrappers. Both Bandi with large Giunta printer's device on title-page. Very good. Ad 1: Provisions on the salt tax gabelle; selling wine in flasks; and transporting wine from place to place without a license. This Bando references regulations from 13 October 1481 1541 1542 and 1550. Scarce: FirstSearch and KVK searches produce only the much later 1616 edition and this in a single copy only BYU plus five Italian library according to EDIT16 CNCE 67599. Raffaello Uccelli Contributo alla bibliografia della Toscana no. 5339. Ad 2: Prohibiting the purchasing of wine to be RESOLD and with orders concerning the legal methods of sale of wine. Of this edition according to FirstSearch and KVK there are copies at BYU and Columbia plus 4 Italian libraries acccording to EDIT16 CNCE 67224. The Bibl. Nazionale centrale de Roma BnF Yale Law and UPenn have a Bando with this title printed in the same year by Giorgio Marescotti priority indeterminate.</p> Giunti
1883254871883. Very good condition. A letter and money draft from Armstrong Bushee & Co. - wholesaler for whiskey wine beer cigars based in Grand Forks North Dakota - on letterhead paying for wine from the New Urbana Wine Co. of Hammondsport New York Finger Lakes. These were sent six years before Statehood and 13 years after the founding of Grand Forks. <br /> <br /> The Urbana Wine Company was established in 1865 and known as the Urbana Wine Company until 1881 when it was reorganized under the name of "New Urbana Wine Company". Renamed "Urbana Wine Company" in 1896 and reorganized during Prohibition and named Gold Seal Products Company until the repeal of Prohibition when the company changed its name back to "Urbana Wine Company Inc."<br /> <br /> During Prohibition the company produced sacramental wine. The company applied for the Gold Seal trademark in 1887. After Prohibition Edwin Stewart Underhill Jr. President of the company went to Rheims France and brought Charles Fournier from Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin where he served as Production Manager. He became the winemaker and production manager of Urbana Wine Company and although intending to stay just a few years remained employed there the rest of his life. He introduced several important French-American Hybrid grape varieties into the production of wine. He was made president of the company in 1951. The company was known for introducing the European Vitis vinifera grape to the United States and for its production of Finger Lakes champagne. Wikipedia. <br /> <br /> 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" cream lined paper original folds. unknown
1987131355Adelaide: G. Gramp and Sons 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Adelaide G. Gramp and Sons 1987. Quarto 79 pages with numerous illustrations most in colour and many full-page plus colour pictorial endpapers. Pictorial papered boards; a fine copy with the slightly creased dustwrapper. Signed in ink by K.J. Swann S.W. Gramp Colin R. Gramp and one more Gramp on the half-title. From Johann Gramp's first wine in 1850 'Messrs. G. Gramp & Sons Ltd. was to grow into one of the giants of the Australian wine industry by the 1930s' 'Pioneer Vignerons' website; today 'the winery continues under the label Jacob's Creek' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. G. Gramp and Sons hardcover
1772117<p>Extraordinary rare first edition of the famous treatise on Cyprus wine by Giovanni Mariti</p><p>A complete analysis on wines grapes vines and production technique</p><p>Mariti Giovanni. <em>Del vino di Cipro ragionamento di Giovanni Mariti socio corrispondente dell'Accademia dei georgofili di Firenze: Rei agrariae avgendae</em>. Firenze : G. Cambiagi MDCCLXXII 1772.</p><p>8vo 220 x 155 mm original printer cardboard pp. 2 XVI 127 1 illustrations along the text engraved title page before the dedicatory letter at leaf a1r a chalcographic vignette with coat of arms of the dedicatee Lord Nassau Clavering signature a⸠πa1 A-Hâ¸.</p><p>xylographic illustrations along the text one full page plate depicting tool for wine production</p><p>In his treatise <em>Del vino di Cipro</em> About the Cyprus Wine published in Florence in 1772 by Cambiagi Mariti dedicates an ample analysis to the wine of Cyprus discussing a lot about the types and varieties of the vines and wines produced in the different regions of the island and reporting its own "observations" made in the countryside around Larnaca where it draws indications and procedures to follow in Italy too to reach the maximus possible efficiency of the crops as Mariti himself well describe in the Preface to the volume:</p><p>"In questo mio Ragionamento ho avuto il riflesso di appagare non solo la curiosità di qualche dilettante de i grati e generosi Vini di Cipro e di dar la norma per qui allignarli ma ancora di poter giovare alla Coltivazione alla Manifattura e alla Conservazione de i nostri Vini Toscani e particolarmente per migliorare alcuna sorta di quegli che oggigiorno sogliono qui farli in scelta maniera il che mi lusingo possa ottenersi dal genio de i nostri Agricoltori Mariti 1772 p. 3. In this reasoning I had the will to satisfy not only the curiosity of some amateur of the grateful and generous Wines of Cyprus giving the rules to list them but also to be able to improve the Cultivation the Manufacture and the Conservation of our Tuscan Wines and particularly to improve the quality of the wines produced there using the support from the genius of our Farmers"</p><p>More in details he starts addressing the issue of the poor resistance of Tuscan wines to navigation deepening the observations already published in the first volume of his "Travels in Cyprus". Mariti studying grapes and winemaking processes in use in Cyprus gives an account of the island's wines distinguishing them by types based on the quality of the grapes the length of the aging process and their conservation and also giving data and figures relating to the sale of the product both in the East and in the West.</p><p>Mariti dedicated this essay on the wines of Cyprus to Lord Clavering whose arms are engraved at the top of the first leaf of the dedication. The preliminary leaves also include an account of the <em>Accademia dei Georgofili</em> devoted to the study of agriculture which was founded in Florence in 1753 and is still active today.</p><p>Giovanni Filippo Mariti 1736 –1806 he was an Italian antiquarian scientist and historian. Intellectual with multiple interests he became famous in Europe mainly for his travels in the East.</p><p>Mariti became interested since his youth in natural sciences cultivating botany and especially agronomy studies and in 1772 he became a corresponding member of the <em>Accademia dei Georgofili</em> founded in Florence on July 4 1753 by Ubaldo Montelatici under the impulse of that renewal of agriculture that the Habsburgs-Lorraine hoped for and promoted to remedy the problems that arose in their lands starting from the first decade of the second half of the century regarding crops and food supplies.</p><p>Mariti lived for seven years at Larnaca in Cyprus becoming honorary British vice-consul and became increasingly familiar with the wine-making process of the island. A shortened version of this treatise was included in the French translation of his "Travels in the Levant".</p><p>Beside <em>Del Vino di Cipro</em> he is remembered for the treatise titled <em>Della Robbia sua coltivazione suoi usi</em> Florence 1776 dedicated by Mariti to the Grand Duke of Tuscany Pietro Leopoldo concerning a plant the <em>Robbia</em> Madder cultivated in the East and used for the colouring of clothes which Mariti hoped to introduce in Europe and for <em>Odeporico o sia itinerario per le colline pisane</em> which was published in Florence in two volumes between 1797 and 1799.</p><p>The first volume of this work which remained partly unpublished deals with the agricultural history of the Tuscan hills the second is dedicated to the history of the water bath today Casciana Terme. The two volumes are divided into chapters that take the form of letters written to an imaginary friend.</p><p>George Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper 1739 - 1789 was an English nobleman and politician. In 1780 he purchased Villa Palmieri in Fiesole with a splendid view of Florence. Skilled diplomat and politician he decided to obtain prestige by turning a blind eye on the relationship that his wife had established with the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo from which he managed to obtain the title of Prince of Nassau d'Auverquerque.</p><p>The art collection that Count Cowper built during his years in Florence was a great investment of time and money for him. Among the most important works that were part of his collection we mention two paintings by Raphael the first known with the name of <em>Piccola Madonna Cowper</em> and the other as <em>Madonna Niccolini-Cowper</em>.</p><p>Conditions: fine copy untrimmed in its original printer paper board small restoration at spine.</p><p>Provenance: I. Ownership signature dated 1868 at rear inside board. II. Handwritten title at front board and spine.</p><p>References: Lastri p.82; Sormanni p.79; <em>Bibl. </em><em>Vinaria</em> p. 139; Andre Simon Bibliotheca Gastronomica page 97 No 1002</p> G. Cambiagi hardcover
197412351Sussex; San Gabriel; Zurich N. Y.: T. & M. McKirdy; Marion L. Gore; Jonathan Hill; H. U. Weiss. Very Good. 1974-1991. Softcover. Very ocassional margin notes except for Hill #86 with pen lines in most margins; minor wear on a few catalogs. ; Stapled illustrated wrappers. Including: 14 Cooks Books in a broken run #45 to #67; 4 Marion L. Gore 1974-91; 2 Jonathan Hill 1994-95 cats 86 & 96 ; 3 Bibliotheca Gastronomica 1988 1989 1999. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . T. & M. McKirdy; Marion L. Gore; Jonathan Hill; H. U. Weiss paperback
1800D8852France likely the late 1800s. Ephemera. Near Fine. Group of 5 full-color illustrated cards captioned in French showing children tasked with wine-making tending the vineyards guarding the vineyards harvesting the grapes getting sloshed. Each is about 3x4.25 inches with a thin white border. Some pencilled markings on the verso; one with some scuffing on the verso and a small closed tear at the edge likely removed from an album; otherwise fine. <br/><br/> unknown
1979739Vineland NJ: City of Vineland NJ Graphics Office 1979. First edition. Fine. Octavo. Golden stapled wrappers green dandelion decoration. Map on lower wrapper. Twelve unnumbered pages. OCLC locates four copies in institutional libraries. This is the 9/79 edition as indicated on page eleven. Illustrated throughout by Shirl Russo in green on antique white paper. Introduction by then current mayor of Vineland Patrick R. Fiorilli. <br /> <br /> First edition. More dandelion is grown as a salad green in Vineland New Jersey than anywhere else in the nation. This booklet offers 13 easy recipes including Dandelion Wine utilizing this "weed" that is rich in Vitamins A C and Iron the mayor assures "the ladies of the house". OCLC: 28564795. City of Vineland (NJ) Graphics Office unknown
198912906Santa Rosa CA: Graphic Concepts 1989. Broadsheet cartoon map 22.25 x 16.75 inches with printed information on verso intended as a brochure but in this case unfolded. Some dampstaining along bottom portion mostly visible on verso with old tape at each corner of verso from previous mounting likely removed from a wall or bulletin board long ago. Otherwise minor wear. Good plus. Rolled. A lovely illustrated map of Napa Valley highlighting one of the region's most distinctive and iconic characteristics -- its robust viticulture industry. Numerous vineyards and wineries dot the fertile valley epitomized by an idyllic scene in the upper right corner. Notable names include Robert Mondavi Charles Krug Beringer Stag's Leap Sutter Home and Charles Shaw the source of Trader Joe's "Two Buck Chuck". The design and layout were executed by Ron Morales with artwork by Susan Clifford. This is one of several similar wine maps created by Morales though the emphasis on Napa Valley is an uncommon characteristic. The notice in the bottom margin reads "Copyright 1989 by Graphic Concepts" of Santa Rosa California. Charts on the verso lists the wineries by county and their various amenities and operating hours as well as local accommodations entertainment restaurants and so forth. This work was intended to be folded as a brochure for easy transport but the current example was never folded; it was likely posted at a winery or local business in Napa Valley and taken off the wall at some point. OCLC records just two copies of this delightful map fit for the wall of any wine enthusiast at the Library of Congress and the University of Utah though it is difficult to believe copies don't reside at various California especially northern California institutions. Graphic Concepts unknown
19381721Los Angeles 1938. Very good. 18pp. Narrow 12mo. Original gilt wrappers stapled. Light wear. Promotional brochure for the Regina Winery in Etiwanda California operated by the Ellena Brothers. Established in 1906 by Claudio Ellena a descendant of an Italian winemaking family. Claudio's sons eventually took over the business marketing their wine under the brand Regina Queen of Wines. The vineyard primarily produced sparkling and dessert wines and also operated a vinegar plant. The present work showcases wine labels as well as a sparkling wine dispenser so you can pour bottles of champagne "on tap." The brochure gives a history of the family and vineyards and strives to "acquaint you more fully with the many ways to really enjoy the goodness of fine wines without the burden of responsibility of minute details or formality." It also includes recipes for several champagne cocktails. unknown
198312907Santa Rosa CA: Graphic Concepts 1983. Cartoon map of California wine country 22.25 x 17 inches eight panel brochure on verso. Folded minor creasing tiny losses at cross folds. Very good condition. A rare and display-worthy map of California wine country depicting over a hundred wineries across four different counties: Lake Mendocino Napa and Sonoma. Small illustrations show many of the most recognizable structures atop an otherwise stylized road map and nondescript scenery. The map shows the area from Redwood Valley south to Petaluma then west to Mill Creek and east to Pope Valley with illustrations denoting such award-winning wineries as Parducci Korbel Charles Krug and Chateau Montelena along with more popular makers such as Mondavi Sutter Home and Berlinger. Chateau Montelena is most famous for its Chardonnay which won the white wine section of the "Judgement of Paris" wine competition. The verso includes a detailed table with winery information organized by county. The map was designed and illustrated by Ron Morales and published in Santa Rosa California by Graphic Concepts in 1983. Graphic Concepts unknown
198512908Santa Rosa CA: Graphic Concepts 1985. Cartoon map of California wine country 22.25 x 17 inches eight panel brochure on verso. Folded minor creasing and wear short separations along a couple of fold lines. Good plus condition. A rare and display-worthy map of California wine country depicting over a hundred wineries across four different counties: Lake Mendocino Napa and Sonoma. Small illustrations show many of the most recognizable structures atop an otherwise stylized road map and nondescript scenery. The map shows the area from Redwood Valley south to Petaluma then west to Mill Creek and east to Pope Valley with illustrations denoting such award-winning wineries as Parducci Korbel Charles Klug and Chateau Montelena along with more popular makers such as Mondavi Sutter Home and Berlinger. Chateau Montelena is most famous for its Chardonnay which won the white wine section of the "Judgement of Paris" wine competition. The verso includes a detailed table with winery information organized alphabetically by county. The map was designed and illustrated by Ron Morales and published in Santa Rosa California by Graphic Concepts in 1985. Graphic Concepts unknown
19606299San Francisco: Grabhorn Press 1960. 35x26cm 18pp. Wine regions of France map on inner front cover California wine map on inner rear cover. Printed in black and red with gilt title. Loose folded sheets in plain wrappers likely meant to be housed in the restaurant's folder or covers of some sort. Fine condition. <br /> <br /> A very uncommon and beautiful wine list from the Alexis Restaurant in Nob Hill San Francisco which was around from the 1950s-70s. This list we believe was likely printed by the Grabhorn Press. OCLC locates two copies at the Library of Congress and Book Club of California. [Grabhorn Press?] unknown
15447Porto Portugal. 1844. 3pp. folio. Bifolium. In fair condition on aged and worn wove paper watermarked 'RUSE & TURNERS 1834' with a few short closed tears to crease lines. The first page is headed 'Porto em 31st. December 1844' and the other two 'Porto the 31st. December 1844'. The account shows substantial sums paid in by various English wine merchants and a final balance of 428504 Reis 355 Dinheiro. Begins with 'Profit & Loss Dn. to Sundries' of 3887R 467D. Entries include: Brandy Account; Wines on Consignment; Casks Account; Bills Payable; Warehouse Utensils. Names include: Bell Rannie & Co; Bartlett & Mogg; L. Hart & Son; Hope Gibb & Bruce; Charles Reid & Son; Frederick Hunt & Co; Davis & Stainton; Downs & Rhodes; Sainsbury Brothers & Co; Patrick Black; Dingwall Portal; Thomas Morgan & Co; John Allen; Morgan Saunders & Co; Hope Bruce & Co.; John Ormerod & Son; John Smith; William Watson & Co; Scott & Allen; George Carroio & Co; John Wintle & Son; Martin & Washbourne; George Sanderson; W. & H. G. MacFarland; Duncan MacGoun; Alfred Phillips; Jose d'Almeida Dias; Thoma Elder; Thomas Neighbour & Son; Francis Woodley. The third page carries a 33 cm table written lengthwise headed 'Wines Shipt in 1844'. Porto [Portugal]. 1844. unknown
1940793Lacine Quebec Canada: Bright's Wine Ltd. N.D. Circa 1940's. First printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 28. Small 8vo measuring 17 cm. Illustrated card covers with red background illustrated with cheese board knife and grapes. No detectable flaws contents bright clean and unmarked with tight sound binding; fine. Sections include: Wine with soups meats poultry fish wine sauces wine with desserts quick wine recipes dinner party recipes wine drinks and Bright's Wine List. OCLC #: 938026682 with WorldCat indicating one copy of this housed amongst the collections at Library & Archives Canada. <br/><br/> Bright's Wine Ltd. paperback
8371Paris: J. Barreau Imp. Edit.; Paris Lyons and Mediterranean Railway No Date. Quarto-sized booklet stapled in wrappers 26.5 x 19 cm. 19 1 pages. Illustrated with two maps in black and red and with two color plates and many black and white illustrations in the text. The text is a review of towns and cities in the Jura and Burgundy with small inset photographic images of famous buildings in each. In illustrated beige wrappers decorated and titled in dark green burgundy and gilt. Fine. J. Barreau, Imp. Edit.; Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean Railway unknown
11189Derbyshire; between 12 July 1702 and 13 January 1711. 15 pp narrow folio 14.5 x 38 cm in the remains of a volume which has been reused and cut up see below. Although aged and dogeared the eight pages carrying the accounts are in reasonable condition with all texts clear and complete although the last leaf of the eight has the lower third cut away. In remains of original vellum binding with '17 Maij j683' on front board. The pages are variously paginated in a contemporary hand between 245 and 274. Among the accounts are those of Thomas Stanhope; William Sacheverell; Samuel Chase churchwarden of Strapton; Alderman Carter; Reginald Cynder; Captain John Every; William Cavendish of Dovebridge; Mr Beaumont of Barrow; churchwardens of Feston; John Harpur; Brooke Boothby; Mr Moseley of Roulston; Samuel Orme churchwarden of Broadfall; Mr Charles Cogge of Yeildersley; Hill Francis of Derby; Henry Keys; 'ffor ye funerall of Mr James'; John Bainbrigge; 'ffor ye: funerall of Mr Sheppard'; Mr Mellor of Ashborne; 'ffor the funerall of Mr Burton of Weston July 9o: 1710:'; William Gilbert; Robert Bingham; Captain Hopkinson; William Chambers; Simon Dogg. The itemised entries include charges for 'Lisbon' 'Canary' 'wt: wine' 'french wine' 'Vinegar' 'Rhenish' 'Lemons' and 'Galetia wt: wine'. Substantial sums are spent with a couple of accounts totaling around £40 and one containing about fifty items. A great number of other pages of the volume have been cut out and the eight surviving leaves of accounts are followed by one complete leaf and three parts of leaves on which the semi-literate family of John Smith whose signature is on the back cover has recorded births and other family events between 1772 and 1821. The first entry reads 'Joseph Smith Build sic my House In the Year of our Lord 1772 Paid Mr. Ford For Bricks 16 Thousand At 18 Shillings Per Thousand £8 18s 0d Flour Bricks £1 1s 0d In Total All £40 0s 0d'. Derbyshire; between 12 July 1702 and 13 January 1711. hardcover
21462Jeudi le 2 Septembre 1965. One page MS sm. folio from an album verso the recto has remnants of other printed material list of restaurants in London perhaps. Menu Gastronomique listed on left columnised from L'Abandance des Pates through Les Quenelles Le Canard others Le gigot froid La Salade Verte Les Fromages de France Le Baba aux fruits frais concluding with Le Moka. Attendees have signed the right hand column headed by John Hoare Secretaire General but not including Simon 17 signatures. Jeudi, le 2 Septembre 1965 unknown
