Open Air Grape Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Garden and Vineyard Culture of the Vine, and the Manufacture of Domestic Wine. Designed for the Use of Amateurs and Others in the Northern and Middle States. Profusely Illustrated With New Engravings From Carefully Executed Designs, Verified by Direct Practice. By John Phin, Author of "Essay on Open Air Grape Culture," to Which was Awarded the First Premium of the American Institute. To Which is Added a Selection of Examples of American Vineyard Practice, and a Carefully Prepared Description of the Celebrated Thomery System of Grape Culture

PHIN, John (1832-1913)

Published by New York: C.M. Saxton, Agricultural Book Publisher, 1862

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[Agriculture] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2]; 376; 8; [2]. With numerous educational engravings to text. Advertisements to rear. Yellow endpapers. Publisher's dark green cloth to boards with blind embossing to upper and lower. Gilt titles and tooling to spine. Leaves are toned throughout with light foxing and various marks, including a dark stain to page 262. Gutter is visible in a few areas. Owner inscription in pencil to a preliminary. Toning to edges and endpapers, front flyleaf cancelled. Cloth binding is rubbed, lightly marked, and frayed to extremities. Overall, very good. John Phin, enticed by a wide variety of subjects, sought to reconcile Christianity with nineteenth-century science with works such as his 'Natural History of Hell' and 'The Chemical History of the Six Days of Creation.' However, he was also skilled in the art of wine-making, this being his comprehensive guide to the novice. Seller Inventory # 63752

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Title: Open Air Grape Culture: A Practical Treatise...

Publisher: New York: C.M. Saxton, Agricultural Book Publisher, 1862

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition