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ROBINSON, James.

The Whole Art of Making British Wines,

The Whole Art of Making British Wines,

cordials, and liqueurs, in the greatest perfection: as also, strong and cordial waters: to which is added a collection of valuable recipes for brewing fine and strong Welsh ales, and miscellaneous articles connected with the practice.

Stock Code 115358

London, Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1848

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The first edition of this scarce manual containing over 250 recipes for making a variety of fruit and herbal wines, whiskies and liqueurs, with recipes also for classic fortified wines such as Maderia (made with the 'best Malaga raisins'), Port and Sherry, cordials and flavoured waters.

First edition, first printing; small 8vo (16.5 x 10.5 cm); bookplate to front pastedown, ink stamp to half-title, erased ownership inscription in pencil to title, purple advertisement endpapers, half-title and colophon a little browned, a little staining to title; publisher's stab-sewn cloth boards, covers blind ruled, upper cover lettered in gilt, expertly rebacked preserving original spine, very good; xx, 275, [1]pp.

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Provenance: F.V. Bassermann Jordan (bookplate).

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