Wit, Wisdom, and Morals, Distilled From Bacchus
Whittaker & Co., 1878.
First edition. Original green cloth titled and decorated in black to the upper cover and gilt to the spine. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the front blank, "Edwin Isak Esq... with the Author's Compts". Title page printed in red and black. A very good copy indeed with a little light wear to the corners. Hinges slightly tender, but internally fresh.
Tales and anecdotes on wine from ancient times to the contemporary, with sections on wine in literature and poetry and on punch and mulled wine.
Stock ID: 33068