1878 Wit, Wisdom, and Morals, Distilled from Bacchus

Description

Author's Presentation Copy, First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed

First edition. Scarce work. The author's presentation copy, signed with ink inscriptions to the front endpaper and title page that reads "from his friend and the author" and "with the author's regards". A detailed and comprehensive study on wine through the ages, with philosophical writings on the wines of the ancients. Offering a collection of poetry, essays, and anecdotes on wine and wine drinking, as well as drinking habits of the past, Irish tales, Bacchanalian lyrics, and stories for the dinner table. Distilled from Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, agriculture, and fertility, often seen with vines of grapes with him. Written by Charles Tovey, an English wine merchant and writer on wines.