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147 - GERVAIS (Jean-Antoine). A short treatise on winemaking, disc…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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GERVAIS (Jean-Antoine). A short treatise on winemaking, discussing the shortcomings of the methods commonly used in the production of wines, and the advantages of the process devised by Mlle Elizabeth Gervais, who was granted a government patent by order of His Majesty Louis XVIII for the same purpose. Montpellier, J.-G. Tournel’s Printing House, 1820, 8vo, paperback with a plain contemporary cover. A genuine first edition, quite rare. A fine copy, bound as published.
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